Republicans Cut Democratic Lead in Campaign's Final Days  —  Democrats Hold 47%-43% Lead Among Likely Voters  —  Summary of Findings  —  A nationwide Pew Research Center survey finds voting intentions shifting in the direction of Republican congressional candidates in the final days of the 2006 midterm campaign.

Gallup Sees Same Slide  —  The USA Today/Gallup poll just out gives the Reps a perfect trifecta in the polls as, again, a huge lead is cut.  Today the Dems only enjoy a meager 7 percentage point lead over the Reps. A month ago it was a 23 point lead, and two weeks ago it was 13 points.

GOP within four on Pew's generic ballot, Pelosi preemptively alleges vote-rigging; Update: Gallup sees Dem lead shrink by six  —  This, combined with that WaPo poll released this morning, makes it a two-alarm fire with Gallup still to come later tonight.  If we're close there too …

Botched  —  Assessing the damage done to Democrats-and his own chances in '08-by John Kerry's epically flubbed joke.  —  Chuck Schumer got right to the point.  On Thursday afternoon, the New York Senator, who's leading the Democrats' efforts to win back the Senate, called John Kerry and let him have it.

Disgraced Haggard: I am a "deceiver and a liar"  —  In a letter of apology read to the congregation of New Life Church Sunday morning, Ted Haggard confessed to sexual immorality and described himself as "a deceiver and a liar."  But in baring his soul to an outside investigative board …