“John Adler” on The Daily Caller

Pro wrestling’s Linda McMahon was taken down in Connecticut and two former NBA centers went before voters on an Election Day when sports and politics crossed paths. (more)

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Republican Jon Runyan, the former Philadelphia Eagles lineman, beat incumbent Democrat John Adler in a tight New Jersey House race, returning the seat to the party that had long controlled it. (more)

Former NFL player Jon Runyan said in an interview with The Daily Caller that he’s not sweating bullets about whether a third-party Tea Party candidate recruited by Democrats could siphon votes away from his Republican campaign for Congress. (more)

CAMDEN COUNTY — Democratic leaders in southern New Jersey recruited a fake Tea Party candidate to try to draw votes away from a Republican challenger in the 3rd District congressional race, according to a report in the Courier-Post of Cherry Hill. (more)

Today is Election Day in 12 states. Here’s what you should know about the hottest contests: (more)

John Barrow. Heath Shuler. Allen Boyd. Jason Altmire. John Tanner. Suzanne Kosmas. Lincoln Davis. Glenn Nye. (more)

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In news accounts about fights over new regulation, the story is almost always the same. The media portray the drama as that of well-intentioned experts wanting more regulation to protect the public good versus the business lobby ferociously opposed to the imposition of these new rules. (more)