Here's tonight's run-down of the Congressional races: The political attacks today have been particularly rough, with candidates being charged with exporting jobs, crafting legislation to benefit themselves financially -- and writing pornography.

NRSC Ad: Al Franken Jokes About Rape, Physically Assaults People
Wow. The NRSC's new ad against Al Franken doesn't pull any punches, calling him "unfit for office" due in part to the many sick jokes he's told over the years as a comedian:

"Franken writes about committing rape," the announcer says. "Franken writes pornography so vile, Democrats denounced it."

Poll: Minnesota Senate Race A Dead Heat
A new Rasmussen poll confirms just how close the Minnesota Senate race is -- and explains why both sides are busy running the nastiest attack ads they can think of. The numbers: Sen. Norm Coleman (R) 48%, Al Franken (D) 47%, within the ±4% margin of error. Last month, the two of them were tied 45%-45%.

Disputed Mississippi Ballot Released, With Changes
The official Mississippi sample ballot was released today, after a legal battle over the placement of the special U.S. Senate election. Following an effort by Gov. Haley Barbour (R) to bury the race at the bottom of the ballot, the state Supreme Court ruled that it had to be near the top with other federal races.

Poll: Dem On Track For Easy Win In New Mexico Senate Race
The new survey from Public Policy Polling (D) has Democrat Tom Udall easily defeating Republican Steve Pearce in the race for the open GOP-held SEnate seat in New Mexico. The numbers: Udall 57%, Pearce 37%.

GOP's Mike Erickson To Face Debate Tonight
The candidates running for the open seat in Oregon's Dem-held Fifth Congressional district will have a debate tonight. Mike Erickson (R) has been apprehensive to debate following allegations that include using loopholes to take an exotic vacation to Cuba and, as a family values conservative, paying for his younger girlfriend's abortion about eight years ago.

Rep. Musgrave (R) Proposing Peculiar Tax Cut
Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) is backing legislation to lower taxes on precious metal and coin investments, which her Dem opponent Betsy Markey says would benefit a small group of taxpayers -- including Rep. Musgrave and her husband, who have extensive investments in rare gold coins. This comes after an ad from the Musgrave campaign questioning if Markey used her position as a Senate staffer to gain government contracts.

Dems Hit GOP Candidate For Hiring Labor In China
The DCCC is on the air with this ad in New York's open GOP-held 26th Congressional District, attacking GOP nominee Chris Lee for employing cheap labor in China when he could have had factories over here:

"Lee tried to hide the facts, removing all mention of his company employing workers in China from his campaign Web site," the announcer says. This begs an important question: Why in the world would he have put that on his campaign site in the first place???