Obama's odds of winning re-election have now hit 79%, according to New York Times polling guru Nate Silver. That's up from 77% yesterday.

Obama's lead on betting markets Intrade and Betfair has also continued to increase.

These assessments come despite the continued release of some national polls, namely Gallup, that look good for Romney. The difference between the national polls and the betting markets, some polling experts say, is that the national polls focus on the popular vote, whereas Silver's odds focus on state-by-state polls aimed at determining the winner of the electoral college--and, with it, the Presidency.

Let's go to the data...

First, Nate Silver now gives Obama 79% chance of reelection. That's up from a post-first-debate low of ~60% three weeks ago, and it's climbing back toward the 80% all-time peak Obama hit just before the first debate.

On Intrade, meanwhile, Obama's odds are now at 66%, breaking out of a range in the low 60s, where they have been for most of the past month.





And, on Betfair, Obama's odds have just hit 75% again.

In short, in everything but some of the national polls (namely, Gallup), Obama has a solid lead in the race for 270 electoral votes. And he has extended it considerably over the past few weeks.

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