In Nevada, the NRSC released a new ad that reminds voters that Shelley Berkley is one of the most ethically-challenged members of Congress.  The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) today released their latest statewide ad – “Failed” – which reminds voters that not only is Shelley Berkley one of the most corrupt members of Congress, she also supported the failed $825 billion stimulus that has failed to get Nevada’s economy working again. … “Not only has it been reported that Shelley Berkley is one of the most corrupt members of Congress, her liberal policies have resulted in higher taxes and fewer jobs for Nevada,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox.  “Nevadans simply can’t trust Shelley Berkley and it’s why we are confident that next Tuesday, voters will elect Dean Heller to the U.S. Senate.”

• Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports that Dean Heller also believes that Shelley Berkley is one of the most unethical members of Congress.  Heller has called Berkley “the most corrupt” person he’s ever met. Republicans have run virtually nonstop ads pointing to her vote in support of a kidney program at a Las Vegas hospital that benefited her husband’s medical practice and led to a House ethics investigation.

• Finally, Morning Score reports that Crossroads GPS is out with a new ad that tells voters that Berkley has been caught 3 threes in scandals.  ‘Unethical: lacking integrity. Synonym: Shelley Berkley. Berkley’s been caught three times in scandals: first, urging her boss to buy off politicians with cash, then pushing a judge to go easy on a convicted criminal, a big campaign donor to Berkley. Now, Berkley’s under a bipartisan investigation for enriching herself in office.’   

In North Dakota, KFYR reports on yet another poll showing Rick Berg leading Heidi Heitkamp.  The race for the U.S. Senate seat in North Dakota remains very tight, but there has been some movement in this race since our last poll…The NBC North Dakota News latest Mason-Dixon poll of 625 likely voters shows that Republican candidate Rick Berg has opened a two point lead over the Democratic challenger, Heidi Heitkamp. Our poll conducted at the end of September, had the two tied at 47 percent to 47 percent. This poll has Berg ahead 47 percent to 45 percent.

• Meanwhile, the Dickinson Press reports on Rick Berg’s stop at Trinity High School while on this Drive to Restore the American Dream Tour.  Lefor didn’t waste much time asking her question — what Berg believes is the most important issue for young Americans like herself. “I think it’s the deficit,” Berg answered. “Today in Greece, they didn’t balance their budget and they got upside down and had problems. Today, their interest rate is 18.5 percent. Just think if you wanted to buy a car and had to pay 18.5 percent. “A strong economy is the most important issue for young adults today and, to make sure we have a strong economy, we need to get our spending and our budget under control.”

• Finally, Politico’s Morning Score reports that Crossroads GPS is out with a new ad reminding voters that Heidi Heitkamp would be a roadblock to a President Romney’s efforts to get America working again.

In Massachusetts where Hurricane Sandy is on everyone’s mind at the moment, the Boston Herald reports on the cancellation of the last Senate debate.  The local TV stations are off the hook — thanks to U.S. Sen. Scott Brown.  A consortium of media, which includes Channels 2, 5, 7 and New England Cable News, had planned to decide this morning whether to hold tonight’s final debate between Brown and challenger Elizabeth Warren — as the Storm of the Century dominates the news….Brown made the decision an easy one when he bailed out of the debate yesterday. “The focus for all of us before, during and after the storm needs to be on emergency response and disaster relief, not campaigns and politics,” his campaign said in a statement.  Warren later followed suit, with her campaign manager saying the “focus now must be on public safety and ensuring people get the help they need during the storm and in its aftermath.”

In Montana, the Billings Gazette reports that Denny Rehberg is still criss-crossing the state encouraging people to vote.  At Magnum Development, 220 W. Main St., Rehberg kicked off the most recent version of his Liberate Main Street tour across Montana, which he described as a grass-roots-style effort to build enthusiasm among his supporters.  “That (enthusiasm) is then going into the neighborhood and having a rally effect,” he said.  About 30 people gathered at the Laurel business, which engineers foundations for manufactured homes.  Laura Musseter, who owns Magnum Development with her husband, Mike, briefly spoke to the crowd. She told them she has seen businesses struggle and people have trouble getting loans through “ridiculous, senseless regulation” from the government and wants less federal involvement, a common talking point with Rehberg.  “Get the government the hell out of our business,” Musseter said.

• Meanwhile, the Daily Caller reports on the increasing desperation from Jon Tester’s side.   A group controlled by Democrats is running ads in the Montana Senate race telling voters to vote for the Libertarian candidate, Dan Cox, in what appears to be an attempt to split the vote between him and the Republican candidate — and help propel Democratic Sen. Jon Tester to re-election. According to Open Secrets, Montana Hunters and Anglers has spent $1,089,694 this cycle attacking Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg, who is challenging incumbent Tester for his Senate seat.  The latest ad attacks Rehberg and goes on to tell viewers, “Vote Cox: the real conservative.”  But the leadership of Montana Hunters and Anglers, according to its website, is not made up of the conservatives or libertarians that one would expect from a group running that type of message. Rather, it is made up of Democratic donors, one Democratic state senator, and several donors to Tester.

In Virginia, two new statewide ads from the NRSC and Crossroads GPS hammer Tim Kaine for his record of cutting education funding and supporting cap-and-trade.

In Ohio, the Toledo Blade reports that Treasurer Josh Mandel released his 10-point plan to repeal Sherrod Brown’s job-killing healthcare law.  Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, on Monday issued a 10-point plan for health-care reform, beginning with repeal of the Affordable Care Act.  Mr. Mandel, who is challenging Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, held a news conference at a Sylvania Township surgical office with podiatrist Dr. Bruce Saferin.  The plan, labeled “Healthcare: Quality, Access & Affordability,” advocates a series of steps using tax benefits, transparency, tort reform, health savings accounts, and other measures to replace the law passed in 2010, commonly known as Obamacare.

• Meanwhile, Politico’s Morning Score reports that Crossroads GPS is up with a new ad telling voters that we need to stop liberal Democrat Sherrod Brown and his job-killing policies.  ‘With Sherrod Brown in Washington, Ohio has its share of ups and downs. Taxes on Ohio manufacturers and job creators go up, Ohio jobs go down. Nearly 290,000 jobs lost. Wasteful government spending and federal debt go up, Ohio’s economy goes down. Sherrod Brown’s support for Obama goes up to 95 percent, Ohio’s economy goes down.’

• Finally, Governor Kasich tells Politico that because of Josh Mandel and himself, the Buckeye State has begun their economic rebound.  Ohio’s resurgence is also being championed by Republicans — though, unsurprisingly, with a different twist.  Republican Gov. John Kasich, who joined Mandel for a stop at a chicken processing company Thursday, told workers that the state has gained 112,000 jobs in recent years and “we’re starting to hit our stride.”  Yet Kasich argued that the progress is in spite — not because — of Washington. Mandel grabbed that baton and ran with it.  “In Washington, it’s been over three years since the United States has passed a budget. But here in Ohio, Gov. Kasich and the Legislature, they took an $8 billion operating budget shortfall and balanced the budget and now they have a billion-dollar surplus,” Mandel said inside the company’s warehouse.

In Wisconsin, Politico’s Morning Score reports that Crossroads GPS is up with a new ad asking voters if extreme politicians like Tammy Baldwin are really making a difference?  ‘Are extreme politicians like Tammy Baldwin really making a difference? So far Tammy’s voted to raise taxes, to cut $700 billion from Medicare spending, for trillions in new debt, and Washington is more broken than ever.’

• Meanwhile, the Associated Press reports that Tommy Thompson continues to hammer Rep. Baldwin on her vote against September 11th.   The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks remained a focus of Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race for a second week, as Republican Tommy Thompson released another ad on the topic in the waning days of the campaign against Democrat Tammy Baldwin. … Thompson first brought up the Sept. 11 attacks last week in an ad criticizing Baldwin’s 2006 vote against a resolution to honor victims.

In Arizona, the Arizona Republic’s editorial board writes that given the flack Richard Carmona has received for his misleading ad, it’s probably safe to assume that Democrats might like a do-over.   If political campaigns were allowed to have “do-overs,” we’re guessing Richard Carmona would like a mulligan for his TV ads that make Arizona’s Republican Sens. John McCain and Jon Kyl appear to be endorsing the Democrat’s race for the Senate.  They are not. They back Jeff Flake to replace Kyl. The ad in question features McCain and Kyl saying nice things about Carmona when he was up for his appointment as surgeon general.  Neither McCain nor Kyl is saying nice things about Carmona now. They’ve unveiled pro-Flake ads. …  The fake endorsements were bad. The defense of the ad made it worse. Time for a do-over.

• Meanwhile, Senator McCain and Senator Kyl are in a new ad reminding voters that they support Jeff Flake for the U.S. Senate.  McCain:  Richard Carmona’s latest ad is the most shameful of all, implying Jon and I support him – we don’t.  Kyl:  We helped Carmona 10 years ago, but found he’s not the kind of man to represent you in the U.S. Senate.  McCain:  It’s not just that he supports the Obama agenda.  His ads prove Carmona lacks integrity.  Kyl:  We support Jeff Flake.  He’s a proven reformer, and he’s honest.

• Finally, National Democrats are under fire for a tasteless tweet.  As the Daily Caller reports:  A Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) official described a new ad featuring Sen. John McCain and Sen. Jon Kyl as a “hostage video” — a somewhat unfortunate choice of words given Sen. McCain’s military history.  DSCC Communications Director Matt Canter tweeted Monday afternoon that, “The new McCain & Kyl #azsen ad is awful. Talk about a hostage video. Why not admit we like Carmona a lot but now he has a D after his name.”  McCain was held hostage in the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.

In Indiana, the Indianapolis Star reports that Richard Mourdock called on Republicans to join him in defeating Joe Donnelly and keeping Harry Reid from being majority leader next year.  Richard Mourdock told a crowd of the state’s most influential Republicans on Monday that his battle with Democrat Joe Donnelly for a seat in the U.S. Senate is a fight for the future of the nation…”We’re eight nights away from making Harry Reid as insignificant in the United States Senate as we made Pat Bauer in the Indiana House of Representatives,” Mourdock said of the Senate majority leader…. Pence told the crowd that Indiana must elect Mourdock so the GOP can control the Senate. “This election is not about party,” he said. “It’s about our country.”

In Maine, Morning Score reports that Crossroads GPS is up with an ad telling voters that Angus King is an influence peddler who only helps himself at the expense of Mainers. 

In Florida, the Naples Daily News reports that Connie Mack continues to make inroads with voters in the Sunshine State.  Before Monday, all Norma Quijano knew about U.S. Rep. Connie Mack came from the attack ads she’d seen on television.  After listening to Florida’s Republican U.S. Senate nominee for 10 minutes, Quijano’s opinion changed. She was sold. Mack was her man.  “I’m a Republican supporter, but I was doubtful of him because of the advertising campaign out there,” said Quijano, 52, a Cuban-American school teacher from Hialeah, outside Miami. “I see now the sincerity in the things he’s saying.

• Meanwhile, the Tampa Tribune reports that later this morning Governor Mitt Romney will join Connie Mack on the campaign trail.  Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, accompanied by U.S. Senate candidate Connie Mack IV, will hold an airport rally in Tampa on Wednesday morning.  The event will be at the Landmark Aviation terminal at 2450 N. Westshore Blvd., near Tampa International Airport. The rally will begin at 10:45 a.m., with doors opening at 8:45 a.m.

In Nebraska, Deb Fischer’s campaign is hammering liberal New York Democrat Bob Kerrey for telling voters that his first vote in the U.S. Senate will be for Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid.  Today, on KFAB’s The Good Morning Show, Bob Kerrey was asked whether he would vote for Harry Reid for U.S. Senate Majority Leader.  Kerrey replied, “Yes.”  “Harry Reid and Bob Kerrey cut a secret deal that prompted Kerrey to suddenly move from his home in New York to run for Senate in Nebraska. And now, Bob Kerrey says he’ll vote for Harry Reid for majority leader,” said Fischer spokesman Daniel Keylin. “What exactly did Harry Reid promise Bob Kerrey? And what did Bob Kerrey promise Harry Reid? Nebraskans deserve to know.”

In New Mexico, the New Mexico Telegram reports that a new poll has Heather Wilson leading liberal Congressman Martin Heinrich.  The former Rep. Heather Wilson campaign released a poll showing she has a narrow lead over Rep. Martin Heinrich — 44 percent to 43 percent. The poll shows that Independent American Party candidate Jon Barrie takes six percent of the vote and that seven percent are still undecided.

• Meanwhile, New Mexico Watchdog reports that the largest Native American tribe in the country is supporting Heather Wilson over Heinrich.  The Navajo Nation Council has declared its support for Heather Wilson for U.S. Senate.  An October 17, 2012, letter signed by Johnny Naize, the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council, while not explicitly calling upon tribal members to vote for Wilson, sends a clear message that the leaders of the largest Native American tribe in the country support her over Democratic opponent, Rep. Martin Heinrich.  They left nothing to guess when they wrote to Wilson, “Our Nation and our Navajo people are in dire need of leaders such as you who can advocate for sensible solutions and sustainable economic development.” 

In Michigan, the Flint Journal and its sister papers endorsed Pete Hoekstra for Senate.  Hoekstra appears to have a better grasp of how national politics should shape the federal agenda today. The country must move away from huge government spending on stimulus programs, war and a policy of short-term budgeting by default. The most pressing issues right now are tax reform, taming federal spending and generating some new energy in Congress to end an environment of political gridlock. Hoekstra’s reputation is as a politician who isn’t afraid to ruffle feathers, even within his own Republican ranks. That’s refreshing. Yet he realizes that compromise is the key to political wins in Washington. For example, he worked on the budget committee in the House during the 1990s that reached agreement on spending and welfare reform amid polarizing political figures Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich.