by Laurel Wamsley

In this week's It's All Politics podcast, NPR's Ken Rudin and Ron Elving break down what worked for the candidates—and what didn't—in the debates so far. They also give an update of how national events are making for some surprisingly close Senate races (Liddy Dole? Mitch McConnell!) and take a look at the latest polls, which show Obama pulling ahead in some battleground states:

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