TPM Reader JB checks in upon arriving in DC:
As we began our descent into DC from Chicago the pilot came on and wished good luck to everyone running in the marathon, “and even better luck to everyone seeking sanity in Washington, D.C.”
As I mentioned the other day, if you’re coming to the rallies in DC this weekend, keep us posted on what you see, hear, and experience. We’re especially looking for photos and video. Thanks in advance.
Sharron Angle sends flyer telling seniors: You may die early if you vote for Harry Reid.
U.S. fighter jets are escorting an airliner from the United Arab Emirates to JFK airport in New York, CNBC is reporting. Not clear yet what the circumstances are there. It’s reportedly Emirates Airlines Flight 201.
The latest snapshots of all the polls in the key races all right here at your fingertips.
After a lot of conflicting reporting, we’re getting a clearer picture on just what happened this morning to ground cargo flights in Philadelphia and Newark. The incident was triggered when suspicious packages bound for the United States from Yemen were found overnight on board two UPS flights, one in Dubai, the other in England, according to a statement from the White House. As a precaution, flights at those two U.S. airports were given closer scrutiny. At this point no devices have been found at either U.S. airport. You can read the entire statement here.
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights was supposed to vote today on its report “exposing” the purported politicization of the Obama Justice Department but one of the Democrats on the commission walked out to deny the majority Republicans a quorum — so instead the commission griped about TPM publishing a leaked copy of the report yesterday.
Voter fraud bamboozlement cross-pollinates with anti-immigrant xenophobia when GOP House candidate warns voters that Democrats are going to bus in Mexicans to steal the election.
The most striking thing about the Illinois Senate race is that neither party is particularly thrilled with the quality of its nominee. That may be one of the reasons the race has not had as high a national profile. But it’s still a very competitive race — tight enough that how well the third party candidates in the field perform could have an outsize effect on the outcome.
Republican sources tell Brian Beutler they expect a relatively orderly and ordinary transition for the new leadership if Republicans win back the House.
