Obama May Still Be Riding DNC Wave

Chance of winning the Electoral College now at just over 76 percent

President Obama's position inched forward in the FiveThirtyEight forecast on Thursday. His chances of winning the Electoral College are 76.1 percent, according to the forecast, up from 75.2 percent on Wednesday. Mr. Obama's projected margin of victory in the national popular vote also increased slightly, to 3.4 percentage points.