Oct. 26: State Poll Averages Usually Call Election Right  —  The FiveThirtyEight forecast model has found the past several days of battleground state polling to be reasonably strong for Barack Obama, with his chances of winning the Electoral College increasing as a result.

Obama did not deny requests for help in Benghazi: Aide  —  The White House on Saturday flatly denied that President Barack Obama withheld requests for help from the besieged American compound in Benghazi, Libya, as it came under on attack by suspected terrorists on September 11th.

Barack Obama for Re-Election  —  The economy is slowly recovering from the 2008 meltdown, and the country could suffer another recession if the wrong policies take hold.  The United States is embroiled in unstable regions that could easily explode into full-blown disaster.

The Two Polls That Have Chicago Terrified  —  For all of the polls that are flying out almost hourly now, there are two common trends emerging: Mitt Romney is leading independents by healthy margins, and who holds the overall lead is entirely dependent on the party split within the sample.

The progressive case against Obama  —  Bottom line: The president is complicit in creating an increasingly unequal — and unjust — society  —  A few days ago, I participated in a debate with the legendary antiwar dissident Daniel Ellsberg on Huffington Post live on the merits of the Obama administration …

Romney lands key endorsement in crucial swing state - Iowa  —  (CNN) - The Des Moines Register, Iowa's largest newspaper, endorsed Mitt Romney for president Saturday, reversing its 2008 support for President Barack Obama and marking the first time the paper has endorsed a Republican in 40 years.

Losing from Behind  —  On September 11, 2012, Rasmussen Reports had President Obama's job approval at 52 percent approve, 47 percent disapprove.  Today, October 27, the numbers have reversed—47 percent approve, 52 percent disapprove.  The economic news over these past six weeks …

GOP's Bartlett in fight for political survival in district tailored for Democratic challenger  —  Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett has defeated more challengers than he can count in his two decades in Congress.  —  But the odds are higher than ever that the latest contender could be his last, and Bartlett knows it.

David Axelrod On 2012 Campaign: Trajectory Of Race Is Set … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Elections 2012, David Axelrod, Barack Obama , Video, 2012 Campaign, Obama Axelrod, Obama Election, Obama Game Change, Axelrod Campaign, Politics News  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama campaign sees no major event …

House elections spell a Republican story and victory  —  President Obama remains at least an even bet to win reelection.  Democrats are favored to hold on to the Senate — an outcome few prognosticators envisioned at the beginning of the year.  And yet, with a little more than a week to go …

Colin Powell's Former Chief Of Staff: ‘My Party Is Full Of Racists’  —  Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, the former Chief of Staff to General Colin Powell, appeared on The Ed Show Friday night, where he responded to Romney surrogate John Sununu's recent remark that Powell's endorsement of the President may be based on race.

Todd Akin draws closer to Claire McCaskill in Missouri Senate poll  —  • By Kevin McDermott kmcdermott@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8268  —  ST. LOUIS  • Congressman Todd Akin has dramatically narrowed the lead of Sen. Claire McCaskill in Missouri's nationally watched Senate race, according to a new poll.

VA chief in Las Vegas questioned in Berkley ethics probe … The top official for the Department of Veterans Affairs in Southern Nevada has been questioned by the House Ethics Committee in its investigation of allegations that Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., used her office to boost her husband's medical practice.