A new poll shows the Pennsylvania Senate race going from the toss-up column to the leans-Republican category. Republican Pat Toomey now leads Democrat Joe Sestak by a 7 point margin (45% - 38%) and that's only part of the story. Virtually every indicator in the poll shows this perennial swing state is swinging right.

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South Carolina's candidates, voters and state party chairwomen are shining a strong spotlight on the differences between Republicans and Democrats in the current election cycle. This week's runoff victories by gubernatorial nominee Nikki Haley (R) and congressional nominee Tim Scott (R) proved that their conservative, smaller government message is just what Palmetto State voters want to hear while Democrats are struggling to figure out what their candidates' message might be.

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I wanted to watch Kentucky's Republican Senate Candidate Rand Paul on Meet The Press today. After a week of sound bytes from and about Dr. Paul and his confrontational appearance on Rachel Maddow's program, I was hoping an interview on the more mainstream Sunday morning staple would allow the candidate to give a clearer impression of his views on civil rights and, specifically, the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Unfortunately, he refused to show up.

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Evidently we now need to apply the Regis Philbin rule to statements from our elected officials. In an MSNBC interview two weeks ago, Florida Governor and No Party Affiliated Senate Candidate Charlie Crist said he would "probably" give refunds to donors who don't approve of him leaving the GOP. Today, hours before Crist officially became "NPA" his campaign spokeswoman said there would be no such refunds. She also claimed this was not a flip-flop because, "We have never made an official statement before. It is now the official statement." (source) Is that your final answer, Mr. Crist?

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While Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) tries to redefine himself as something other than a maverick, former congressman and conservative radio host J.D. Hayworth is trying to define their race in the upcoming GOP primary as the tea party favorite versus the same old Washington insider. Unfortunately neither is telling the complete truth.

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