From TPM Reader JM …
Your post on Benghazi was spot on correct. It was a well fused synthesis of the history and current reporting… well the timely leak to Ignatius. Beyond the death of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, it is a shame this happened during the general election and one in which the people looking to get in have a serious handicap on foreign policy this cycle. They went all-in on it and the media joined in because it was a story in which the administration, rightly, changed its tune as the days progressed.
I wanted to take a moment to flag some key points this morning about the polls and the state of the race.
Rather than interpret or predict, I’ll stick to flagging key points. Join me after the jump. Read More
Breaking in Wisconsin …
WISN 12 News has learned that a mass shooting has taken place near the Brookfield Square Mall.
WISN 12 News has been told that this is a “mass casualty” situation and that the scene is not secured.
1:19 PM: Abe Lubetkin is a local reporter with WISN-TV on the scene. Twitter feed here.
1:21 PM: Initial reports suggest the shooting occurred at or near the Azana Spa, in a strip mall in Brookefield, Wisconsin.
1:26 PM: Important to note. Only confirmation from reporter on the scene so far is that “multiple people” were shot. So magnitude of incident remains unclear.
1:27 PM: Live video feed from local station in Wisconsin.
1:45 PM: Needless to say, very fragmentary and incomplete reports. But details released so far by local press in Wisconsin: four received at hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Another three sent to hospitals with no details on condition.
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Check out the front page feature story on CNN right now. A eye-popper even in the long sad tale of CNN’s decline. Screen cap after the jump … Read More
TPM Electoral Scoreboard moves to Obama 271, Romney 199 as Ohio moves from Toss Up to Leans Obama.
TPM fave Hans von Spakovsky gets The New Yorker treatment.