This trend may or may not mean much, but Obama's  numbers appear to have peaked a few days back. Whether Congressman John Lewis's racist comments have had anything to do with this, is unclear.  The markets appear a bit more settled. That of course helps McCain.  Here are the latest tracking numbers snd the Obama leads:Gallup: 11% lead among registered voters, down to 7% (5% among likely voters)Rasmussen: 8% lead down to 5%.Among smaller sample tracking polls:Zogby/Reuters: 6% lead down to 4%Diageo/Hotline: 10% lead down to 6%Battleground: 8% lead, still 8%Research 200/Daily Kos tracking is worthless (Obama up 12%).   Any survey that shows a 25-30% difference in Obama /McCain net approval ratings is not a serious survey.    Sample has too many Hispanics, and young voters, and probably too many Democrats.So McCain is likely a bit closer -- but huge structural advantages remain for him. To begin, there is an enormous advertising edge in the ...(Read Full Post)