Obama Up By 3... In North Dakota

Matt is of the opinion that I shouldn't get my hopes up too much lest I end up in a beaten-down fetal position on November 5th, but this is kind of nice:

A poll conducted from August 23-27 by DFM Research of 400 likely voters shows Obama leading 43% to 40% with 5% Other and 12% Unsure (margin of error +/- 5%).

All the standard disclaimers apply: it's an eternity between now and election day, the survey has a high margin of error, etc etc, but being that competitive in a deep red state is encouraging.

Cautious optimism, cautious optimism.