After an absolutely brutal seventy-two hour period for Donald Trump, when he fielded numerous calls to drop out of the race from establishment Republicans, Trump's debate performance seems to have turned the tide. On Monday, Rasmussen released a poll taken from Friday to Sunday showing Trump trailing by seven points. The report read, "Donald Trump has been clobbered in the White House Watch survey following the release of a video showing him discussing women in graphic sexual detail." After one day of polling from after the debate was added to the three day sample, Trump's deficit dropped from seven to five. Trump receives 39% to Clinton's 44%. See the poll here.

Daily Oct. Surprise tracker October Surprise After 1 day After 2 days After 3 days After 4 days After 5 days After 6 days After 7 days National Shift --- 1.45 to Clinton 3.4 to Clinton 3.08 to Clinton 3.09 to Clinton 2.51 to Clinton See the full results here The poll dropped his Friday numbers and added Monday's. The poll still includes his worst numbers from Saturday and Sunday, so it's safe to say he polled better on Monday than he did on Friday. It seems likely, based on the results from yesterday, that Trump will continue to close the gap in this poll. If it closes two points a day, he would be back to a virtual tie by Thursday. We just have to wait and see. Follow my new account on Twitter for daily updates on the election!