Dynasties “R” Us  —  The names to watch in Georgia are Carter, Nunn, and Perdue.  —  Republican governor Nathan Deal has spent much of his race for reelection talking up Georgia's progress since he took office in 2011: targeted tax reform, economic development, a bigger education budget.

How Independents Could Seize Control of the Senate  —  As the bulk of close election observers have pointed out, the odds favor the Republicans capturing enough Senate seats to make a majority next year.  Of course, it is not a certainty (to any except the election modelers at The Monkey Cage).

The Real Party of the Rich  —  The Democrats' three big weapons: money, money, money.  —  Democratic senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina was pounded last winter and spring in TV ads by conservative groups for having voted for Obamacare and echoed President Obama's false claim that people could keep their current health insurance.

Terror connection not ruled out in hatchet attack, police say  —  The NYPD is reportedly investigating whether Islamic extremism played a role in Thursday's hatchet attack on city cops.  —  Officers shot and killed a man identified as Zale Thompson, 32, of Queens, who fractured the skull …