Steve Kornacki of The New York Observer has a piece today talking about the optimism supporters of a losing candidate have until the very end. That describes McCain supporters, Kornacki observes. Not a bad piece until he gets to this:

In reality, there remains no evidence that Mr. Obama’s lead is wilting. Even a slight tightening this week in the averages of all national polls is, as the Washington Post’s Ben Pershing pointed out, easily explained: There were a few polls released last week that gave Mr. Obama a double-digit lead, but they have since “expired” and are no longer being factored in to the national averages. But among the daily tracking polls (which are always a part of the national averages), the numbers haven’t moved at all and Mr. Obama enjoys the same healthy advantage now that he did a week ago.

Apparently Rasmussen Reports doesn’t count to Mr. Kornacki. McCain is down by just 4 in today’s daily tracker. He had the same position yesterday, sure, but before that he’s been down by at least 5 since September 25th.

Via HAH.