Susan Collins' favorability sinks to 39%

I remember when she was hugely popular in Maine.
Her support for Kavanaugh and Trump is costing her.
https://twitter.com/williamjordann/status/1047644857152561152?s=21

NJ Senate poll: Menendez ahead by 6%

Farleigh Dickinson university, likely voters.
43-37%

Good news for Menendez given other past tighter polls.
https://view2.fdu.edu/publicmind/2018/181003/

Fred Trump sold Donald a 15.5 million building stake for 10,000 dollars

Now you tell me who's CROOKED:

In December 1991, Fred Trump sold his 7.5 percent stake in the Trump Palace condominium building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side to his son. The stake was worth about $15.5 million, the Times said, but Donald Trump bought it for just $10,000 — allowing his father to dodge millions in tax liability.

New York Times: Trump unlikely to go to jail for his tax fraud

Unfortunately the rich can get away with anything.

According to tax experts, it is unlikely that Mr. Trump would be vulnerable to criminal prosecution for helping his parents evade taxes, because the acts happened too long ago and are past the statute of limitations. There is no time limit, however, on civil fines for tax fraud.

CNN polls: McCaskill +3 in Missouri; Heller down 4% in Nevada

Good news for democratic Senatorial candidates today:
The numbers in the title are for likely voters.
Missouri poll: http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2018/images/10/01/rel1_mo.pdf

Nevada poll: http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2018/images/10/01/rel1_nv.pdf

Washington state senator (Republican Joe Fain) accused of rape today

There are 23 Republican state senators and 25 Democrats in Washington. Republicans could easily take control of the Senate, except now it’s gonna be harder Because now this guy who is running for reelection is in big trouble and should quit ASAP.

“After Watching Kavanaugh Hearing, Woman Decides to Name State Senator She Says Raped Her” - New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/us/joe-fain-rape-candace-faber.html

Arsenic at toxic levels in Neuse, environmentalists say; Duke Energy disputes findings

Source: Raleigh News Observer

Coal ash releases in the Neuse River have caused arsenic levels to be nearly 18 times higher than the state safety standard for drinking water, two environmental organizations said Friday.

The Upper Neuse Riverkeeper and the Waterkeeper Alliance said a coal ash spill at Duke Energy’s retired H.F. Lee Plant in Goldsboro is the source of the arsenic contamination in the river. The organizations said they also found elevated levels of lead and other heavy metals in lab analysis conducted by Pace Analytical in Raleigh.

Duke Energy strongly disputed the activists’ findings, saying its own lab tests show the Neuse River is not contaminated by flooding from Hurricane Florence. Duke further said the riverkeeper activists are fomenting fear to increase public pressure to haul away all coal ash, even from locations where the waste is not posting a public health risk.

“The riverkeeper’s data is irrelevant to drinking water safety, and their continued attempts to misinform are most unfortunate given the devastation many in this community are facing from the hurricane,” Duke Energy spokeswoman Erin Culbert said in an email.

Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article219177785.html