WaPo Poll: Race close at national level, not in swing states

[Tender Branson]

But: 52-41 for Obama in the swing states.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/tight-race-nationally-as-first-debate-approaches/2012/09/30/82d0d402-0b28-11e2-a310-2363842b7057_story.html

[King]

I wish they'd tell us what they consider swing states for that poll.

I'm guessing Michigan and Pennsylvania are included for +11.

[Tender Branson]

I wish they'd tell us what they consider swing states for that poll.

I'm guessing Michigan and Pennsylvania are included for +11.

That doesn't really matter I guess, because this is only a subsample of about 200 people.

[Eraserhead]

All of these firms need to stop with these horrendous polls of states that they just throw together and deem "swing states". It's a mess.

The head-to-head numbers are good news for Romney, relatively speaking. Although he actually lost a point compared to the last Washinton Post national poll.

The fact that a clear majority of the country expects Obama to win the debate is good news for Romney too.