poll. the latest gallup daily tracking poll out shows president obama today with a slim one-point lead. that's down from six points just after the democratic convention. the latest national poll from nbc news that was released yesterday shows the national lead for mr. obama at five points. also of note in the nbc poll, the percentage of people who say the country is headed in the right direction is now at the highest level in this poll since 2009. the very latest national poll that was released earlier today is this poll from pew research. and as you can see, it says president obama with a very large lead, with an eight-point lead. if that seems like a significant lead, less than 50 days out from the election, historically speaking, it is. here's the analysis from pew. they say, quote, an eight-point lead over mitt romney among likely voters, president obama holds a bigger september lead than the last three candidates who went on to win in november, including mr. obama himself four years ago. elections since '98, on bill clinton in '92 and '96 entered