numbers today. their national tracking poll putting president obama up by one point nationally. thgall tinllti prent obama up by three points today nationally. that s in big picture perspective of what s going on in the presidential race. for an even bigger picture perspective on those nationa numbers, i should poinout you that of the last 20 national presidential polls, of the 20 national polls taken in the month of september, every single one of those it 20 polls shows president obama winning nationally. rava fonin up to eight points in some other polls. but 20 straight national polls showing president obama ahead. that s what you call a trend. now ether or not that trend is es tpuan whether it fires them up to try to do better for their candidate, honestly the wisdom is that one of the most consequential things that can happen because of polling like thrks one the the this th poinn e ha c have a fatal affect on fundraising. it s interesting. politico.com had a big picture