As much as it pains me to give any praise, much less attention, to Democratic staffer Kevin King, his thoughtful words about the plight of Democrat incumbent Bill Heller are worth reading because they actually encapsulate – to a tee — why a wave of Democrats will lose on Tuesday. Nowhere in King’s oh-so-apparent-attempt to be [...]

A new CNN/Opinion Research poll indicates finds Republicans have a 10-point lead over the Democrats in the generic congressional ballot, 52% to 42% — slightly larger than the seven point lead Republicans had in 1994 when they took control of the House of Representatives. Said pollster Keating Holland: “But unlike 1994, when polls indicated the public [...]

From Brent Kallestad of the AP: Charlie Crist is employing President Barack Obama’s famous “Yes, we can” campaign slogan as he heads toward the finish line in Florida’s three-way U.S. Senate race. Crist is running as an independent since leaving the Republican Party in April. He trails Republican nominee Marco Rubio in the polls going [...]

Democratic voters are closely divided over whether President Barack Obama should be challenged within the party for a second term in 2012, an Associated Press-Knowledge Networks Poll finds. That glum assessment carries over into the nation at large, which is similarly divided over whether Obama should be a one-term president. A real Democratic challenge to [...]

Via The Atlantic: We Americans like to consider ourselves unyielding independents who vote for the best candidate regardless of party, but the truth is most Americans have durable allegiances. “I vote for the better man,” Harry Truman once said. “And he is the Democrat.” Independents are unquestionably the key constituency of this election cycle, party [...]

Defeated GOP primary opponent Bruce O’Donoghue hands Dan Webster the microphone at a campaign event. As Webster begins to speak, O’Donoghue approaches a supporter of Alan Grayson and rips a sign from the Grayson supporter’s hands. Of note, is how impressively the Webster staffer defuses the situation. Alan Grayson has scheduled a press conference for [...]

Some really nice pieces from Democrat Stacy Frank: and As well as this mailer: and Republican Dana Young’s mail is a little tougher: and While this mailer is drawing criticism for Young’s Palin-esque photography:

Isn’t this kind of attack what Gelber complained about when Dave Aronberg brought up the issue…

The Cook Political Report (subscription-only) has lowered its prediction for the number of Senate seats Republicans will pick up on Tuesday from 7-9 to 6-8: While it is becoming increasingly likely that Republicans will hold all 18 of its own seats, Democrats’ prospects in three of their 19 seats have improved in recent days. Sens. [...]

On Monday, on Election Eve, Charlie Crist will be returning home after an all-day statewide fly around of Florida cities. Please join the campaign at The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge at the Albert Whitted airport terminal. The Governor’s plane will actually land and pull up on the tarmac behind The Hangar Restaurant. This event [...]