candidate sharron angle are in a statistical tie. those are your fast five headlines. it is a neck-and-neck race in california as senator barbara boxer fights for her political life. new polling shows the democrat leading the republican challenger carly fee rena by a single point. boxer had a four-point lead earlier this month. john harwood is fresh back to washington from california. john, explain what are the key issues keeping carly fiorina so close on the heels of barbara boxer? >> the general unhappiness americans feel over the economy, over what's happening in washington and the growth of spending in government. california is not immune to that, even though the water level is higher for democrats. president obama has an approval rate over 50%. but it is under 50% in most of the rest of the country. and the response from barbara boxer against carly fiorina a former chief executive says to