A lot of polls have been released in the last few days;
pollsters have concentrated their efforts on the swing states
that will determine the Presidential election. In the newer
polls, we can see the initial effects of Hurricane Sandy upon
the respondents.  Here are the latest swing state polls from
Real Clear Politics:  2012 Swing States Polls, 10/28  State Mitt
Romney (R) Barack Obama (D) Electoral Votes Current Leader CO
47.7% 48.6% 9 Obama +0.9%  FL 49.1% 47.9% 29 Romney +1.2%  IA
46.2% 48.2% 6 Obama +2.0%  MI 44.7% 47.7% 16 Obama +3.0%  NV
47.3% 50.0% 6 Obama +2.7%  NH 47.0% 49.0% 4 Obama +2.0%  NC
49.8% 46.0% 15 Romney +3.8%  OH 46.6% 48.9% 18 Obama +2.3%  PA
44.8% 49.4% 20 Obama +4.6%  VA 47.9% 47.4% 13 Romney +0.5%  WI
45.0% 50.0% 10 Obama +5.0%  There are some notable features
about these results when compared to those from a couple of days
ago. First, typically when a disaster strikes, whether natural
or man-made, we see an increase in a President’s popularity
unless he has performed incompetently.