Obama doesn't kick puppies. A former acquaintence does. And Obama still hasn't accounted for why he ever met this person. Is that what we want in a president?
Polls say 49-43 C. If undecideds break 5-3 for her, that's an 8 point win. However, I think the sampling error (the quoted margin of error based on sample size) is now less important than the model error -- have they correctly predicted who will turn out to vote, and thus drawn their sample from the appropriate population?
I guess we'll find out soon enough.