Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof


Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee New Ad Slams Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Murdock on his controversial comments on rape and pregnancy.

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Duckworth Up By 10 Points in Illinois - Democrat Tammy Duckworth has taken a double-digit lead over incumbent Republican Joe Walsh in the race for Illinois’s Eighth Congressional District, according to a new poll from the Chicago Tribune.  You can read more here. 

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Obama Up In New Hampshire - one of the seven remaining swing states.  The two latest polls show President Obama leading Romney 48% - 45% and 49% - 46%.  The state's 4 electoral votes could loom large in such a close race.  You can read more here.

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Obama Continues Media Interviews - following his appearance with NBC Brian Williams, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, the President will sit down Saturday in New Hampshire with "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough.  Obama also taped a radio interview with "The Michael Smerconish Show" and sits for a live interview with MTV.

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GDP Up 2% in Third Quarter, Boosts Obama Campaign - the Commerce Department report released today was for the period from July through September.  You can read more here.

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Will Hurricane Sandy Impact Election? - the storm is bearing down on the East Coast with forecasters labeling it "Frankenstorm".  Currently, it appears the battleground states of Florida and North Carolina will be spared with high winds and heavy rains hitting the northeast states.  The swing states of Virginia and New Hampshire could be affected in a big way by this storm.

Depending on the devastation the storm leaves behind, voter turnout could be impacted.  You can read the latest on the storm's path here.

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In this new ad for President Barack Obama, Lena Dunham, creator and star of HBO's "Girls," says: "Your first time shouldn't be with just anybody. You want to do it with a great guy."

She's talking about voting, of course.

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