by Laurel Wamsley

In this week's It's All Politics podcast, NPR's Ken Rudin and Ron Elving look at the outcomes from the McCain-Obama town hall debate (that one!) and check the forecast for an October Surprise. They also discuss the polls in unexpected battleground states (North Carolina, New Hampshire...Missouri?) and check in on tightening Senate races, including the third-party candidate in Minnesota who could help elect Al Franken:

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