Another quiet day on the data front today, with only a smattering of new polls. Moreover, any efforts to draw hard conclusions from today’s set will be an exercise in frustration. Gallup stays consistent, while the House of Ras is behaving … well … much like you’d expect them to behave. One state poll looks pretty lousy for the president, while another one, quite frankly, looks too good.

On to the numbers:

PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION TRIAL HEATS:

NATIONAL (Gallup Tracking): Obama d. Romney (46-45)

NATIONAL (Rasmussen Tracking): Romney d. Obama (48-44)

NATIONAL (YouGov): Obama d. Romney (44-42)

MICHIGAN (Foster McCollum White/Boudoun): Obama d. Romney (47-45)

NEW JERSEY (Rutgers/Eagleton): Obama d. Romney (56-33)

DOWNBALLOT POLLING:

WI-SEN (Rasmussen): Tommy Thompson (R) 52, Tammy Baldwin (D) 36; Mark Neumann (R) 45, Baldwin 43; Eric Hovde (R) 44, Baldwin 42; Baldwin 44, Jeff Fitzgerald (R) 43

A few thoughts, as always, await you just past the jump …

Daily Kos