Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness to Release Report Today - chief executives of major companies support President Obama's proposal to fix U.S. infrastructure. They also support increasing foreign capital and being more aggressive in energy. Reuters.com has more here.

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Romney Leads In Two Recent Polls - GOP Presidential Candidate Debate Tonight - NBC News-Marist polls in Iowa and New Hampshire show Mitt Romney in the lead. These two states will lead off the Republican presidential primary calendar. MSNBC.com has more here.

The latest Gallup poll has Romney in front at 20%, Cain in second with 18% and Perry in third at 15%. Gallup.com has more here.

The debate will take place tonight at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire beginning at 8:00 PM ET. Bloomberg.com has more here.

Expect front runner Romney to be a target tonight, with Perry needing a good showing to stop the free fall he has been in and Cain needing to show he is a serious contender.

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Jobs Act in It's Entirety Likely To Fail - a vote this evening in the Senate to end discussion and move forward to a vote is expected to fail. It is unlikely 60 votes are there to end discussion. The more likely scenario is for pieces of the proposed legislation to be ultimately passed. You can read more here.

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Recall Drive Against Walker Begins - not a surprise as Democrats have been unhappy with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker with his anti Union stance.

It will take a huge effort to meet the requirements of 540,208 (25% of votes cast in general election) within a 60 day period. The NY Times has more here.

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Reid explains Senate Rule Change - amidst Republican outrage, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) explains the rule change as being a move to restore senate comity. The Washington Post has more here.

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Warren Raises 3.15 Million - showing she is a candidate to be reckoned with, Democratic Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren raised over three million in just six weeks since announcing her campaign. TheHill.com has more here.

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