off your butts and go to the polls. let s move on to the senate where some new polls out tonight show republicans are protecting the seats they need to keep in gop hands. yet, still hard to find a clear path to the ten pickups the republicans need to capture the majority. here are the new numbers beginning in florida. republican marco rubio is opening up a lead among likely voters. he s now at 46% in a three-way race there. in ohio, republican rob portman holds a comfortable lead. in alaska, a dead heat between joe miller and write-in candidate lisa murkowski, the incumbent senator that miller beat in the republican primary. senator marurkowski will join u later. those races are all seats where republicans are leading and republicans currently hold. let s look finally at our new poll in arkansas. it shows blanch lincoln trailing badly. let s look at the senate balance of power. this is the senate now. 59 for the democrats. 41 for the republicans.
when we re talking about reducing spending, let s not deceive people into thinking if you eliminate earmarks, all of a sudden, we will not be operating at a deficit. we ve got to be more realistic when it comes to dealing with our entitlements and that level of spending. but right now there s a lot of very simplistic solutions out there to some very difficult and complex problems that we face as a state and as a nation. i want to be able to deal with those in a manner that is realistic, pragmatic, thoughtful, reaches across the lines, works to build consensus. consensus should not be a dirty word in the political process. and yet there is some who believe we should never be reaching across the aisle. i couldn t disagree more. senator marurkowski. appreciate your time tonight. what s your favorite constitutional amendment? pete on the street s exploring