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- Marc Ambinder rounds up the "known unknowns" about the election and turnout, and it's a pretty good list. See also his breakdown of key counties in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Nevada, Colorado, and Florida, Virginia, and Ohio. Last Ambers item: is Arizona realistic for Obama?
- Sarah Palin decides to spend her last day on the campaign trail promoting a message of unity and hope for America: "What do they [the Democrats] think? Do they think that the terrorists have all of a sudden become the good guys, and changed their minds? No! The terrorists still seek to destroy America and her allies and all that it is that is that we stand for: Freedom, tolerance, equality."
- The GOP is staying classy until the bitter end. John Boehner calls Barack Obama a "chicken shit" while stumping for McCain in Ohio, and the Republican Jewish Coalition sends out a mailer in Pennsylvania that asks, "Concerned about Barack Obama? You should be. History has shown that a naive and weak foreign policy has resulted in tragic outcomes for the Jewish people." In the interest of balance, however, this gay-bashing flyer accusing Mitch McConnell of not being "straight" with Kentucky is pretty disgusting.
- Unlikely allies: Esquire looks at white supremacist support for Barack Obama.
- Harry Reid guarantees that should Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens be re-elected, his tenure in the 111th Congress will be short indeed: "The reality is that a convicted felon is not going to be able to serve in the United States Senate. And as precedent shows us, Senator Stevens will face an ethics committee investigation and expulsion, regardless of his appeals process."
- Don't miss Sean Quinn's look at the difference between the campaign offices of John McCain and Barack Obama at 538.com.
- Obama supporter and Burkean conservative Jeffrey Hart explains why Barack Obama is the real conservative in the presidential race.
--Mori Dinauer
