Tonight: Reid And Angle To Hold First (And Last) Debate
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and his Republican opponent Sharron Angle will meet tonight for their one and only debate. The debate will be held at 6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET).
Obama’s Day Ahead
President Obama and Vice President Biden will receive the presidential daily briefing at 10:15 a.m. ET. Obama will meet with senior advisers at 11:15 a.m. ET, and have lunch with Biden at 12:15 p.m. He will meet at 3 p.m. ET with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner. At 4 p.m. ET, he will participate in a youth Town Hall live on Viacom’s BET, CMT and MTV networks.
Biden’s Day Ahead
Vice President Biden will attend President Obama’s morning briefing at 10:15 a.m. ET, and have lunch with Obama at 12:15 p.m. ET. Then at 1:30 p.m. ET, he will attend a fundraising event in Washington for Indiana Senate candidate Brad Ellsworth. At 6 p.m. ET, the Vice President and his wife Dr. Jill Biden will host a reception at the Naval Observatory, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
American Crossroads To Expand Fundraising Juggernaut To House GOP
The Washington Post reports: “American Crossroads and its nonprofit affiliate, Crossroads GPS, will join two other Republican-friendly groups in a “House surge strategy,” spending up to $50 million in competitive districts over the next three weeks, officials said. The Crossroads groups will also expand their spending in Senate races. The plans pose yet another threat to Democrats’ wavering hold on Congress, as Republicans and their allies expand the playing field into more states.”
Elections Will Determine Haste Of Tax Debate
Roll Call reports: “Democrats and Republicans face a lame-duck dilemma on tax policy, and divisions in both parties are likely to complicate a debate that affects millions of Americans facing higher tax rates on Jan. 1. The task is large. The list of unresolved issues includes extending the 2001 and 2003 Bush-era tax cuts, corporate tax extenders, an expensive “fix” for the alternative minimum tax and an elusive bipartisan deal on the estate tax.”
Mitt Romney’s Plan: Go Big, Go Everywhere
Politico reports: “Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is grinding through the 2010 campaign state by state and district by district, adhering to a go-everywhere, never-say-no campaign schedule that will have recorded visits to 30 states before Election Day. It’s an approach that sets him apart from other 2012 prospects in its plodding, comprehensive, Nixon-in-’66-like pace.”
