Polling Report [5.17.12]

There is something to be said for polling averages, as it calms you down and cures your whiplash after reading through each new poll. For example, here are TPM’s polling averages for key states and nationally at the moment:

The TPM Poll Average this morning stands at Obama 45.1%, Romney 44.6% — a .5% margin for Obama.

TPM Poll Average, North Carolina: Romney +.2.7.
TPM Poll Average, New Hampshire: Obama +10.1.
TPM Poll Average, Virginia: Obama +8.8.

What can I say, I like chaos. Speaking of polling chaos…

NATIONAL–PRESIDENT (Fox News): Obama 46, Romney 39

NATIONAL–PRESIDENT (Gallup Tracking): Obama 45, Romney 45

NATIONAL–PRESIDENT (Rasmussen Tracking): Romney 47, Obama 46

NATIONAL–PRESIDENT (Washington Times): Romney 44, Obama 43

NORTH CAROILINA–PRESIDENT (PPP): Obama 48, Romney 47

NORTH CAROLINA–PRESIDENT (Rasmussen): Romney 51, Obama 43

NEW HAMPSHIRE–GOVERNOR (PPP): Ovide Lamontagne (R) 40, Maggie Hassan (D) 39; Lamontagne 38, Jackie Cilley (D) 38; Hassan 37, Kevin Smith (R) 31; Cilley 37, Smith 32

NEW HAMPSHIRE–GOVERNOR–DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY (PPP): Maggie Hassan 23, Jackie Cilley 20

NEW HAMPSHIRE–GOVERNOR–REPUBLICAN PRIMARY (PPP): Ovide Lamontagne 53, Kevin Smith 13

NEW JERSEY–SENATOR (Quinnipiac): Sen. Robert Menendez (D) 45, Joseph Kyrillos (R) 35

There are no changes in our map today.