Mitt Romney has surged one point in the latest Gallup polling numbers, and now leads President Barack Obama by two points among likely voters, 49 percent to 47 percent in the seven-day rolling average.

Tuesday's Gallup tracking is the first time this cycle that the polling firm has differentiated between likely and registered voters.

Romney's slight gain comes off of several days of horrible polling news for Obama. The Gallup poll was expected to be tied today, after Monday's rolling average showed Obama up by 5 points among registered voters.

Here's a quick recap of the disaster for Obama the last 24 hours: