TODAY'S ABC NEWS - WASHINGTON POST AND CNN - ORC POLLS SHOW A TIGHTENING NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE............

Two major national preference polls in the Presidential campaign today show that President Obama has lost his post Democratic National Convention bounce and that the race with Governor Romney for the White House, is statistically tied.  The ABC News - Washington Post Poll released this morning shows just a two percentage point difference among likely voters nationally, between the candidates - Obama 49%;  Romney 47%;. However, the incumbent's lead over the challenger grows to a twelve percent advantage among likely voters, when the nine swing States are taken into account with Obama leading Romney.  The margin of error in the ABC-WP Poll is 3.5%.  The CNN-ORC released at the top of the this hour, shows a three percent difference in;  preference between the candidates nationally; with Obama at 50%; and Romney 47%; but an eleven percent lead within the swing States; and shows Romney now leading among Independents, 49%; to Obama's 41%;  while maintaining a fifteen percent advantage among White Voters, 56%; to 41%; although as CNN's John King points out Romney needs to cap  Obama's support among White Voters to 38% or less, in order to win the Election himself.  Both of these Polls find that the respondents by nearly a two to one margin, expect President Obama will win the first Debate Wednesday night in Denber, Colorado; even though historically since 1960, the challenger / underdog has usually won the initial face-off between the Presidential standardbearers.  Thus, this Wednesday night looms even larger, as to just how close the choice for President 2012 remains as the final five weeks of the Romney-Ryan, Obama-Biden campaigns stream toward General Election Day November 6th............Fr.  Troy