CQPolitics.com - 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, with 15 days remaining until Election Day.
- Tennessee Senate: Democrat Harold Ford Jr. shows up at press conference held by Republican opponent Bob Corker, the AP reports; YouTube.com has a clip of the incident from Memphis' WMC-TV.
- New York 24: Democrat Michael Arcuri and Republican Ray Meier both criticize National Republican Congressional Committee ad accusing Arcuri of billing taxpayers for a call to a phone-sex line, the AP reports, noting that Arcuri's campaign said an associate misdialed the number, which has the same last seven digits as the number for the state Department of Criminal Justice Services, which was dialed the minute after the first call was made.
- Montana Senate: Rasmussen Reports poll shows Democratic challenger Jon Tester leading GOP Sen. Conrad Burns (news, bio, voting record), 48 percent to 46 percent, putting Burns within the survey's margin of error.
- Wisconsin 8: Republican John Gard and Democrat Steve Kagen to debate today in Oneida, the Appleton Post Crescent reports.
- Ohio Senate: Cincinnati Enquirer endorses GOP Sen. Mike DeWine (news, bio, voting record) over Democratic challenger Sherrod Brown.
- Connecticut House: The Hartford Courant endorses Democrats Joe Courtney (2nd District), Diane Farrell (4th District) and Chris Murphy (5th District), all over GOP incumbents; Murphy and Courtney were also endorsed by the New York Times.
- Pennsylvania 8: The Philadelphia Inquirer endorses GOP Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick.
- Virginia Senate: The Richmond Times Dispatch endorses GOP Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record) over Democratic challenger Jim Webb.
- Pennsylvania 7: GOP Rep. Curt Weldon (news, bio, voting record) and Democratic challenger Joe Sestak hold their final debate, the Philadelphia Daily News reports.
- Connecticut Senate: Democratic nominee Ned Lamont gives another $2 million of his own money to his campaign, for a total of $12.7 million this cycle, according to the AP.
- Pennsylvania 6: The Philadelphia Inquirer reports on this weekend's debate between GOP Rep. Jim Gerlach (news, bio, voting record) and Democratic challenger Lois Murphy.
- New York 20: Former President Bill Clinton to campaign on Thursday for Democratic challenger Kirsten Gillibrand, says the Glens Falls Post-Star.
- Nevada Governor: The Reno Gazette-Journal reports on the final debate between Republican Jim Gibbons and Democat Dina Titus.
- New Hampshire 2: The Concord Monitor endorses Democrat Paul Hodes over Republican Rep. Charles Bass (news, bio, voting record).
- Minnesota 1: The Minneapolis Star Tribune endorses Democrat Tim Walz over Republican Rep. Gil Gutknecht (news, bio, voting record).
- Michigan Governor: The Detroit Free Press endorses Democratic Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm, while The Detroit News backs Republican challenger Dick DeVos.
- Florida 16: The Palm Beach Post and the Sarasota Herald Tribune endorse Democrat Tim Mahoney over Republican Joe Negron.
- Iowa Governor: KWWL-TV reports on Saturday's debate between Republican Jim Nussle and Democrat Chet Culver, including Nussle's allegation that Culver planned to bring back controversial touch-screen lottery machines; the Des Moines Register reports that current Gov. Tom Vilsack, a Democrat, has rushed to Culver's defense on the matter.
- Next on the Calendar: The deadline for House and Senate candidates to file pre-election fundraising reports with the Federal Election Commission on Oct. 26, according to CQPolitics.com's Political Calendar.
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10-23-2006, 12:20 PM
