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.
• Zogby/Reuters Senate Poll: Results from the latest Zogby/Reuters poll on competitive Senate races: Virginia - Allen (R) 48%, Webb (D) 37%; Ohio - DeWine (R) 41%, Brown (D) 41%; Missouri - Talent (R) 43%, McCaskill (D) 39%; Tennessee - Corker (R) 40%, Ford (D) 40%; Pennsylvania - Casey (D) 48%, Santorum (R) 36%; New Jersey - Menendez (D) 46%, Kean (R) 35%; Connecticut - Lieberman (I) 51%, Lamont (D) 40%; Montana - Tester (D) 46%, Burns (R) 42%; Rhode Island - Whitehouse (D) 45%, Chafee (R) 41%; Maryland - Cardin (D) 45%; Steele (R) 37%.
• Foley Scandal: Kirk Fordham, a former chief of staff to to ex-Rep. Mark Foley (news, bio, voting record) who resigned his position in NRCC Chairman Tom Reynolds office Wednesday, says Speaker J.
Dennis Hastert's office knew about Foley's inappropriate behavior three years ago, ABC World News reports.
• Massachusetts Governor: Democratic nominee Deval Patrick helped pay for a DNA test to help a convicted rapist exonerate himself, the Boston Globe reports; a new ad by Republican Kerry Healey criticizes Patrick for helping halt the execution of a man convicted of killing a Florida state trooper as a lawyer for the NAACP, the Boston Herald reports.
• Pennsylvania 10: The Times Leader reports on last night's debate between GOP Rep. Don Sherwood (news, bio, voting record) and Democratic challenger Chris Carney.
• Rhode Island Senate: Arizona Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record) headlines fundraiser for GOP Sen. Lincoln Chafee (news, bio, voting record), according to the Providence Journal.
• Pennsylvania 7: First Lady
Laura Bush attends fundraiser for GOP Rep. Curt Weldon (news, bio, voting record), according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
• New Jersey Senate: Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind poll shows Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez leading GOP challenger Tom Kean Jr., 42 percent to 37 percent, the AP reports.
• Maryland Governor: GOP Gov. Robert Ehrlich and Democratic challenger Martin O'Malley agree to Oct. 14 debate to be taped at WJZ-TV and aired two days later, says the Baltimore Sun.
• Ohio 1: First Lady Laura Bush to appear at fundraiser for GOP Rep. Steve Chabot (news, bio, voting record) next Wednesday, says the AP.
• Virginia Senate: Democratic challenger Jim Webb announces his campaign raised $3.5 million between July and September, the Washington Post reports; former President
Bill Clinton to attend Webb fundraiser on Oct. 19, says the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
• New Mexico 1: Albuquerque firefighters and police unions endorse Democratic challenger Patricia Madrid, KRQE-TV reports.
• Missouri Senate: National Republican Senatorial Committee's new ad brings them above $2 million in spending on the race, Roll Call notes; actor Michael J. Fox will campaign for Democrat Claire McCaskill today and promote embryonic stem-cell research, says the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
• Colorado Governor:
President Bush campaigns for Republican nominee Bob Beauprez, the Denver Post reports; the Post also reports on last night's debate between Beauprez and Democrat Scott Ritter.
• Connecticut Senate: Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (news, bio, voting record), running as an independent, proposes $2,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers, the AP reports.
• Next on the Calendar: The deadline for House and Senate candidates to file quarterly fundraising reports with the
Federal Election Commission on Oct. 15, according to CQPolitics.com's Political Calendar.
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10-05-2006, 12:11 PM
