On the Radar: October 20, 2010

Talk Grows of Third-Party in 201
By Naftali Bendavid, The Wall Street Journal
Could the political turbulence of this unusual year yield a serious third-party bid in 2012? Read more

Pulse of the American Voter
By John Harwood, CNBC
A new NBC WSJ poll shows the GOP are poised to make significant gains across the country. Watch video

Democrats bank on early voting to bridge enthusiasm gap
By Shailagh Murray, The Washington Post
Walter Grimsley woke up Saturday morning and remembered he had an errand to run. He had to go vote. Read more

Losing it: Politics goes nuts
By John A. Harris, POLITICO
American politics, which has been hovering on the edge all year, has finally gone flying off it. Read more

Man Down
By John Dickerson, SLATE Magazine
Politics claims another casualty in its war against clear language. Read more

Obama's suddenly bumpy road to relection
by Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
The news of the past few weeks, especially on the economic front, has raised early warning signals about President Obama's prospects for reelection. Read more

Meg Whitman's $139 million could turn California governor's vote
by Karen Tumulty, The Washington Post
To spend any time at all in California these days is to feel the gale force of Meg Whitman's money. Read more

Jobless benefits about to crash
By John Maggs, POLITICO
With no end in sight to the nation’s high unemployment, the government program to help the jobless is heading for a crash. Read more

CIA Was Told About Bomber of Afghan Base, Inquiry Finds
By Mark Mazzetti, The New York Times
Three weeks before a Jordanian double agent set off a bomb at a remote Central Intelligence Agency base in eastern Afghanistan last December, a C.I.A. officer in Jordan received warnings...Read more

Posted: Wed, 10/20/2010 - 12:06pm