BBC poll: Rest of world favours Obama  —  A BBC World Service opinion poll has found sharply higher overseas approval ratings for US President Barack Obama than Republican challenger Mitt Romney.  —  An average of 50% favoured Mr Obama, with 9% for Mr Romney, in the survey of 21,797 people in 21 countries.

Paul Ryan jabs President Obama on ‘bayonets’  —  Paul Ryan said in an interview that aired Tuesday that he “just doesn't understand” the reference President Barack Obama made to bayonets in Monday night's presidential debate, while Vice President Biden insisted the final face off revealed …

Mitt Romney wins debate season  —  Barack Obama won on points last night.  But that victory may not have been enough to undo the damage done to the president by this year's debate season.  —  President Obama came into the first debate in Denver as a heavyweight champ circling his battered, over-matched foe.

Obama super-PAC debuts new ad targeting Romney's Bain tenure  —  Priorities USA, the super-PAC supporting President Obama, released a new ad Tuesday slamming GOP challenger Mitt Romney over his tenure at private equity giant Bain Capital.  —  The ad features former workers who lost their jobs after Bain took over their company.

Oct. 22: Ohio Has 50-50 Chance of Deciding Election  —  The supposition that Ohio is the most important state in presidential elections is not always true.  The decisive state in the 2000 election, of course, was Florida.  (Al Gore also could have won by carrying New Hampshire or Missouri …

Reality vs. “Reality”  —  Today may be the most important single day of the campaign.  Obama won the debate.  Everyone this side of Charles Krauthammer agrees that Romney was general and platitudinous and not that engaged.  That makes two out of three.  You might think that would mean momentum.