Monmouth University Polling Institute  —  Ohio  —  Tight Race for Prez; Portman Widens Senate Lead  —  Kasich's anti-Trump stand still popular  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Hillary Clinton holds a slim 2 point lead over Donald Trump in the perennial battleground state of Ohio, compared to a 4 point lead in mid-August.

VP Picks Favored More than Trump and Clinton in Fairleigh Dickinson University National Poll;  —  Results Put Clinton Over Trump by Double Digits  —  In the race for the White House, the most recent national survey of likely voters from Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind finds …

‘That Mexican Thing’ Takes On Life After the Debate  —  In the grand digital tradition of American political debates, the audience tends to seize upon singular phrases or gestures that, at least for a few hours, seem to define the evening's discussion.  —  After Tuesday evening's vice …

Kaine lost the night but won the morning  —  It wasn't pretty, but he got the job done.  —  Tim Kaine's performance in last night's vice presidential debate was not always easy to watch.  He interrupted the moderator and his opponent, Mike Pence, too often.  His points were repetitive and occasionally came off as overly scripted.

Pence edges Kaine in VP debate instant poll  —  (CNN)Mike Pence scored a narrow win over Tim Kaine in the vice presidential debate Tuesday night, according to a CNN/ORC instant poll, with 48% of voters who watched the debate saying Pence did the better job while 42% think Kaine had the best night.

How the Clinton campaign is making #ThatMexicanThing a thing, explained  —  Sen. Tim Kaine made a point during the vice presidential debate of reminding the American public of that time Donald Trump called Mexican immigrants rapists and drug dealers.  —  “He started his campaign with a speech …