It’s Election Day in Philadelphia, where Mayor Nutter will be reelected easily; in Ohio, where God willing the anti-worker SB 5 will be rejected soundly by he voters; in Kentucky, where Democratic Governor Beshear is expected to win in a landslide; in Mississippi, where there is a gubernatorial election to replace Haley Barbor and a vote on that evil yet stupid personhood amendment; as well as legislative races in Virginia and New Jersey. If you live in any of those places, you have no excuse not to vote.
You know what the title of Jerry Sandusky’s auto-biography is? Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story I am not joking.
Another poll confirms what we saw yesterday in Iowa. A new JMC Enterprises poll in Iowa shows Herman Cain and Mitt Romney tied at 20% each, with Newt Gingrich at 16%. The rest of the field is at 6% or below.
The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows Mitt Romney leading by 1 point nationally over Herman Cain, 28% to 27%, followed by Newt Gingrich at 13%, Ron Paul at 10% and Rick Perry at 10%. The remainder of the field received less than 5% support. In the same poll, President Obama leads Romney by six points, 49% to 43%, and tops Cain by 15 points, 53% to 38%.
Democrats in North Dakota score a recruiting coup, and the race to replace retiring Senator Kent Conrad is now a toss up to lean Democratic. Former Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp (D) has announced she will run, The Hill reports.