THE NUMBERS: A Newsweek survey done Thursday and Friday found a majority of voters–53 percent–want Democrats to win enough seats Tuesday to take control of Congress. And among independent voters, who can play a swing-vote role, 51 percent said they will vote Democratic, 26 percent Republican. The poll had a 3 percentage point margin of error.
ACT II: A University of Virginia law student who earlier last week was manhandled by supporters of Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) was handcuffed by authorities and taken away from another rally Saturday. Mike Stark, 38, said he was not charged. At the rally in Weyers Cave, Va., Allen supporters formed a human wall to block Stark’s access to the senator, who is in a tight election race with Democrat Jim Webb. As Stark tried to sidestep the wall, he brushed the side of a supporter, who fell. A deputy sheriff then grabbed Stark.
HELPING OUT: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice seems to be pitching in to help Republicans on the home front by doing interviews with conservative radio and television hosts. She did 12 interviews in 11 days through Friday.
