Lamar Alexander (R) is pretty safe for the Senate. My b-i-l, a Democratic insider, says his sources say Bredesen will win the governor's race.
The lottery? Too many people don't take the time to be really educated and the proponents seemed to have successfully painted opponents as just uptight religious people. If it is defeated, it's probably because not enough people voted on that one, but right now the "yes" votes are in the lead and improving.
Arkansas to extend voting hours
A judge in Arkansas has ruled that polls must stay open an extra 45 minutes in Pulaski County, which includes the Little Rock area -- a Democratic stronghold.And this after Republican incumbent Tim Hutchinson had pulled ahead in early returns over Democrat Mark Pryor, son of former Sen. Dale Pryor. Mark Pryor had been favored in the latest polls.
Also, Republicans Saxby Chambliss in Georgia and Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina have pulled ahead in early returns from those states.