Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Critical swing states swinging in opposite directions

New polls conducted in the "swing states" for the 2012 race for the White House seem to be traveling on different vectors, as the GOP seems to be edging into a stronger position in Florida but retreating from their previous position a bit in Pennsylvania.

All this happening amid a backdrop of national polls once again not quite syncing with the state ones.

To the numbers:

PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION TRIAL HEATS:

NATIONAL (Gallup Tracking): Obama tied with Romney (46-46)

NATIONAL (Rasmussen Tracking): Obama d. Romney (46-45)

ARIZONA (PPP): Romney d. Obama (50-43)

FLORIDA (Quinnipiac): Romney d. Obama (47-41)

PENNSYLVANIA (Rasmussen): Obama d. Romney (47-41)

VERMONT (Castleton State College/WCAX): Obama d. Romney (59-28)

WISCONSIN (St. Norbert College/Wisconsin Public Radio): Obama d. Romney (49-43)

DOWNBALLOT POLLING:

NM-SEN'D (Manzano Strategies): Martin Heinrich 57, Hector Balderas 29

NM-01'D (GBA Strategies for Griego): Eric Griego 35, Michelle Lujan Grisham 30, Martin Chavez 28

NM-01--D (Manzano Strategies): Michelle Lujan Grisham 35, Eric Griego 34, Martin Chavez 22

PA-SEN (PPP): Sen. Bob Casey (D) 49, Tom Smith (R) 33

WI-GOV (St. Norbert College/Wisconsin Public Radio): Gov. Scott Walker (R) 50, Tom Barrett (D) 45

A few thoughts, as always, await you just past the jump ...