Here are today's Battleground Dispatches — a roundup of what is going on right now in the year's hottest races, based on reports from local and national media.
• New Jersey Senate: Second new TV ad this week from Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez, portraying him as a fighter against political corruption, the AP reports.
• Iowa Govenor: KCCI-TV poll gives Democrat Chet Culver the lead over Republican Jim Nussle, 48 percent to 43 percent.
• Indiana 9: Research 2000 poll shows Democrat Baron P. Hill leading Republican Rep. Mike Sodrel, 46 percent to 40 percent, Roll Call notes.
• Virginia Senate: GOP Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record) attacks Democratic challenger James Webb over 1979 Washingtonian magazine article Webb wrote that said women should not serve in combat and, Allen said, prompted harassment by male midshipmen at the Naval Academy, the Washington Post reports.
• Tennessee Senate: President Bush to headline fundraiser for Republican Bob Corker on Sept. 27, says the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
• Pennsylvania Senate: GOP Sen. Rick Santorum (news, bio, voting record) airs new TV ad depicting big donors for Democrat Bob Casey Jr. as convicts, says the AP.
• Connecticut Senate: Democratic nominee Ned Lamont has spent $1.5 million of his own money since winning the Democratic primary, the AP notes.
• New York 24: First Lady Laura Bush expected to attend Sept. 26 fundraiser for GOP nominee Ray Meier, News 10 Now reports.
• Florida Governor: Democratic nominee Jim Davis taps former Miami state Sen. Daryl Jones as his running mate, the Miami Herald reports; Republican Charlie Crist chooses state lawmaker lawmaker Jeff Kottkamp, says the Charlotte Sun-Herald.
• Missouri Senate: Republican Sen. Jim Talent (news, bio, voting record) and Democratic challenger Claire McCaskill agree to a fourth debate on Oct. 11, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
• Next on the Calendar: Today's special primary to determine the Republican nominee in Ohio's 18th District, according to CQPolitics.com's Political Calendar.
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09-14-2006, 11:00 AM
