He’s been under fire from liberal pundits and pollsters for showing the presidential race so close, but Scott Rasmussen said that his competition is now catching up to where he’s been for months: the race is tight and starting to trend in Mitt Romney’s direction.

“There are two bits of common ground,” he said. “First, the numbers have shifted in Romney’s favor. Second, the president’s support is between 45% and 49%. That suggests a close race as we have been reporting for months,” he added.