With conference season and the end of recess in sight, the question preoccupying many bloggers is: Can Cameron turn things around?
His mammoth Newsnight interview, here, gave commentators plenty to chew over.
Sky's Adam Boulton, back from his holidays, described the style of interview as the "gangbang", and thinks it made the BBC journalists look middle class, liberal and elite.
There were plenty of cheerleaders for what was widely thought to have be a confident performance, with the Mail's Ben Brogan - much missed during the slow August months - saying Cameron looked strong and in control.
On the surface Friday's YouGov poll in the Telegraph made ugly reading for the Conservatives, showing a sustained Labour lead.
However a closer examination shows the field work was done near the end of July before a series of bad headlines for Labour.
Brogan says internal Tory polling paints a different picture, while Political Betting speculates about the accuracy of the YouGov survey.
New Tory activist site Platform 10 seems to be finally getting off the ground, and showers praise on Cameron's performance here.
Jonathan Calder at Liberal England wonders if the reviews of the Newsnight performance focus too much on style over substance. While we're on the subject of Lib Dem blogs, nominations for this year's best - in a competition jointly run by the party - close at the end of today.
Lib Dem voice also has a list of of the 100 most-read posts by Lib Dem bloggers, what it calls "the golden ton".
Cameron's comments on immigration were probably the standout feature of the interview, and have led plenty of commentators to wonder: Is he moving to the right?
Iain Dale says no, Tim Montgomerie says it is a move to core issues but not a lurch to the right, while the BBC's Nick Assinder writes this thoughtful post - but is ultimately undecided.
Matthew D'Ancona at the Spectator's Coffee House thinks his choice of words on immigration was a mistake, arguing: "My own view is that the proposition he should be making again and again is that the Labour government has managed the immigration system incompetently rather than the quite separate contention that there are too many immigrants in Britain."
And the Guardian's Michael White at Comment is Free thinks "he will not fall off the tightrope on the right hand side of the wire", and says Cameron is still a plausible contender come the next election.
In London mayoralty news, Compass has responded to an attack by the Evening Standard's Andrew Gilligan on the left-wing group's criticism of Boris Johnson.
The contest between Ken and Boris has already proved it can inflame opinion like no other, and with some blogs like Coffee House already well dug in the scene looks set for a personal, bitterly fought online war come 2008.
