Here's tonight's run-down on the Congressional races:

New Tinklenberg Ad: "Michele Bachmann Represents The Worst Of Washington"
El Tinklenberg, the Democrat running against Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), has this new TV ad declaring that Bachmann "represents the worst of Washington," and replays part of her McCarthyesque comments on Hardball:

Tinklenberg has already rolled out a positive ad introducing himself, and now has an interesting challenge: How to spend the $1.45 million he's received in online donations since her Hardball appearance, with less than two weeks to go in the election. The campaign is confident they can get in their spending through TV, radio and expanded phone banks.

Charlie Cook: House Dems On Track For Gains In The Mid-Twenties
The Cook Political Report released its latest set of ratings, notably moving three open GOP-held seats in Minnesota, New Jersey and New Mexico from "Toss Up" to "Lean Democratic." Cook's analysis also points to another big years for the Democrats: "All the signs of another big 'wave' election are apparent, and our current outlook is a gain of 23 to 28 seats for House Democrats."

Hillary Tapes Ad For Franken
Hillary Clinton has cut a new ad for Al Franken, an outreach to those Democratic voters in the state who have been leery of Franken and his colorful persona. The ad asks Minnesotans to help the Democrats reach 60 Senate seats:

"Now any single Republican can block the progress we need," Hillary says. "Al Franken could very well be that 60th vote. I've known Al for 15 years, and I know how committed he is to helping people."

Another Poll Shows Franken Ahead
A new Rasmussen poll gives Al Franken a narrow lead in the Minnesota Senate race: Franken 41%, Sen. Norm Coleman (R) 37%, and Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley 17%. Two weeks ago, Franken was up 43%-37% in Rasmussen's polling. Along with other polling, Franken appears to have grabbed a small but consistent lead after trailing in almost all the other polls this cycle.

NRSC Rolls Out New Ad In Colorado
The NRSC, which worked last week to quash reports that they were quitting the Colorado Senate race, has this new ad attacking Democratic nominee Mark Udall as a "Boulder liberal" serving San Francisco and Nancy Pelosi:

This sort of attack, along with the "Real America" line from Sarah Palin, are the sort of thing you don't see from Democrats: That is, to run down various geographic locales of the country in order to advance a culture-war political agenda. But it's often worked for the GOP in past elections, so the question is whether their luck is running out this time.

Poll: Chambliss Barely Ahead In Georgia
Another poll shows Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), who was deemed safe until just the past few weeks, in a tight race against Democratic challenger Jim Martin. The new numbers from Rasmussen: Chambliss 47%, Martin 45%, within the ±4.5% margin of error. Two weeks ago, Chambliss was up 50%-44%.

Poll: Landrieu Up Ten Points In Louisiana
The new Rasmussen poll in Louisiana gives Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) a solid lead of 53%-43% over Republican challenger John Kennedy. This race was the one place where the Republicans seemed to have a real shot at a pick-up this cycle, but it's stalled out -- and they've gone back and forth on whether to pull out entirely.