The momentum in the race for president has clearly been on Mitt Romney's side the past couple of weeks, but a series of battleground state polls indicate that's no longer the case.
Although some pollsters have suggested that Florida is already in Romney's hands, a new Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News poll shows President Obama up by one, 48-47.
That same polling group has Obama up by five in Ohio (50-45), and by two in Virginia (49-47).
Public Policy Polling has Obama up by five over Romney in Iowa.
Before those polls were released, Jim Messina, the campaign manager for Obama For America, sent out this YouTube video with his take on the race six days out:
This article appears in Oct 25-31, 2012.