Mike Murphy: Obama’s firewall is on fire

“It’s a picket fence…”

Meet the Press October 21.

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Here are the latest Ohio numbers…

Ohio: Obama 47%, Romney 47% (Gravis)
Ohio: Obama 49%, Romney 48% (Public Policy Polling)

Nationally, even NBC News, whose polling is conducted almost entirely at Code Pink rallies, has the race even 47-47…

Gallup: Romney 52%, Obama 45%
NBC News/Wall Street Journal: Obama 47%, Romney 47%
Public Policy Polling: Obama 48%, Romney 48%
Rasmussen: Romney 49%, Obama 47%