the difference, the one element that is the catalyst for innovation, the one element that changes everything is the human element. bret: no grapevine tonight to continue to cover the elections. something we ve been following for several days, alleged voter fraud. eric shawn has the latest on the development. what is going on? we are getting tons of e-mail at the site. voterfraud@foxnews.com. first, the department of justice is going to send 400 election observers to 18 states to make sure there is no voter fraud, voter suppression or intimidation. on top of that, citizens groups around the country, specifically in minnesota, election integrity watch is
official name is actually the state of rhode island and providence plantations. what do you think of when you hear the word plantation ? when i hear the word plantation my mind is flooded with negative thoughts associated with slavery. voters in oklahoma may vote to permanently prohibit the muslim religious la shariah. residents of portland, maine, can give right to vote to non-immigrant citizens. it s counterpoint to what is going on in arizona. it devalues democracy. in a way it s watering down the very thing that immigrants want the most. that is the gift of american citizenship. in new york and elsewhere, douglas kennedy, fox news. bret: two more that could have major implications. voters in california will decide whether to legalize marijuana for personal use. and in colorado, ballot question seeks to define personhood. lay a foundation for a ban on abortion. federal appeals court in san francisco heard arguments
of hurt and confusion, the worst thing we can do is go back to the same policies that caused this mess in the first place. bret: president obama has said at different times talking about the big picture in the election at a rundraiser. he said this part of the reason the politics seem so tough right now, fact and science and argument doesn t seem to be winning the day all the time, we re hardwired not to always think clearly when we re scared and the country is scared and they have good reason to be. what about the big picture in the election cycle and what it means? panel, stephen hayes, stand stand. kirsten powers, new york post. juan williams, fox news political analyst. and brit hume. the poor dumb voters are so confused. the truth is, this election is about as the president suggests, hard times,
instead of months, weeks and days we re down to hours before america votes. we look at the big races, big issues and the big picture. the battle for independent could reshape the washington power structure. we will tell you about the ballot issues that could have ripple effects across the nation. millions of you all over the nation are preparing to get up early, skip lunch or stand in line after work and vote tuesday. candidates are squeezing in their last hours of campaigning today. here is gallup s final generic ballot poll showing republicans with a 15-point lead among likely voters. rasmussen s ballot effort reflects a 12-point lead and that mirrors the fox polling that gives republicans a 13-point cushion. for some historical perspective, before the midterm election in 1994, republicans led democrats by seven points in the egeneric ballot among likely voters. that year the g.o.p. picked up
in connecticut, as other states, independents decide election. we have more democrats than republicans. more independents than either democrat or republicans in the state. independents make up 42% of the electorate, more than any other state. but they account for third of voters in colorado. up to a quarter in delaware and california and a fifth in nevada. in the praguemented society fragmented society, they expect smorgasbord of taylored options and voters are opting out of the party packages. but they couldn t win without the independents. they re getting them so far. reporter: the latest fox news dynamic poll finds the independent voters likely to back the g.o.p. by a margin of 14 points. new taxes is not the answer. i m not going to force people with mental illness to live on the street. they found foley with an