I’ve mentioned a few times that there’s a pattern in the Ohio polls. The premium polls seem to consistently show better results for Obama than the others. Now ‘premium’ can mean a lot of things. But in this case I mean in part a subjective read of the pollster’s quality and reputation and also the ones who use live interviewers and are thus allowed to call cell phones. We did a systematic look at all the Ohio polls. And it’s true. The premium polls — which means the ones who can call cell phones — show a consistently larger lead for President Obama. See the chart.
Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) was taken to University Medical Center in Las Vegas this afternoon after his security motorcade was involved in a multi-car accident.
There is no information currently available on Reid’s condition.
Late Update: Subsequent reports are that Reid was able to walk into the emergency on his own feet and is apparently fine. We’ll bring you updates as we receive them.
Indulge yourself with today’s update to Polltracker’s top races.
Best sign that Richard Mourdock is in a world of trouble in Indiana? His own campaign today released a poll today showing him tied.
DARPA plows ahead with its effort to spur the development of humanoid robots.
Our Brian Beutler just sat down for his Live Chat at TPMPrime. Get your questions in now.
The TPM Electoral Scoreboard right now shows Obama 251, Romney 206. Keep in mind, the map is based on the latest polling in PollTracker, so the numbers are always changing. It’s a snapshot.
Among the notable changes in recent days: Pennsylvania moved from leaning Obama to toss up back to leaning Obama; Michigan and Wisconsin have both moved from leaning Obama to toss up.
Toss up is defined as a margin of 2 points or less separating the candidates in the PollTracker average of polls for that state. Take a look.
You try to be a pro-GOP, pro-same-sex-marriage super PAC, then a candidate you gave a few hundred thousand dollars to equates same-sex marriage with bigamy and polygamy.