In his closing ad before Mississippi’s U.S. Senate seat run off, Mike Espy (D) deftly ties Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s (R) “public hanging” remarks to potential harm to Mississippi’s state economy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20QQuTlO8pA

Exclusive to Political Wire from Cornell University professors Peter K. Enns and Jonathon P. Schuldt: We interviewed a nationally representative sample of 957 likely voters in early July and late October. Each survey asked likely voters how they planned to vote in the election for the U.S. House

“As the leader of the squad, it’s up to you to make sure these people are ready to vote.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P-hw7AtbxY

I’ll be on a great panel at Harvard’s Kennedy School with Rick Wilson, Asha Rangappa, Clare Malone and Chris Riback today at 4 p.m. ET. You can watch the live steam below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTeObl7b-DQ Thanks to the Institute of Politics for hosting the event.

Kentucky congressional candidate Amy McGrath’s closing ad of the general election: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOk5JRfvTUM Playbook: “Democrats believe McGrath, who is running against Kentucky Rep. Andy Barr (R), has shown a path for how to run in a district that favors Republicans. And this