There was much hand-wringing

July of that year was a real nail biter … and Obama went on to win by 4 points.
How about 1992?

G. Elliott Morris of 538 (formerly the Economist poll) has this to say about that new NY Times poll, dropped coincidentally on the night before the debate, showing Trump up 6 among registered voters. (Biden is ahead among likely voters,.)
Caveat emptor
It ain’t over til it’s over.