Daily Kos: If you are an educator thinking of not voting for Obama, you need to read Diane Ravitch

Daily Kos: If you are an educator thinking of not voting for Obama, you need to read Diane Ravitch:

If you are an educator thinking of not voting for Obama, you need to read Diane Ravitch

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My good friend, Diane Ravitch, has been one of the strongest critics of this administration on educational policy.  Early in its first year, she trained her sharp wit upon the Secretary of Education, describing Arne Duncan as Margaret Spellings (Bush Secretary of Education) in drag.
She has been a constant critic of Race to the Top and the Blue Print on education.
Those who attended my educational panel at Netroots Nation in Providence heard how pointed some of her criticisms can be, and she has served as a key person in organizing opposition to the educational policies of this

Washington Post has Kaine up 51-44

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as you can read in this just posted story.
The Post notes that Kaine is maintaining his lead while the President's has shrunk, meaning he is now running ahead of the President.
A couple of snips:

The two men have raised nearly $30 million combined, and more than $40 million has been poured into the race by outside groups — the most of any non-presidential race in the country, according to the Center for Responsive Politics — with the majority coming from Allen’s allies.

  And that tsunami of negative ads against Kaine has been wasted.  From April until Kaine went on the air in 

Minor changes in Nate Silvers's numbers

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which were not posted until after 2 AM, in part because he was traveling
His Nov,. 6 numbers are
overall  73.6%
EV  295.9
Now- cast is
overall 76.8
EV  295.9
State percentages