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Election 2012: Insight: In California, the Mungers haunt Jerry Brown

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10/3/2012

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Insight: In California, the Mungers haunt Jerry Brown

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown has a problem. Call it the Munger problem.

Michelle Obama rallies supporters as early voting opens in Ohio

CINCINNATI, Ohio (Reuters) - First lady Michelle Obama rallied supporters to back her husband as early voting began on Tuesday in the key electoral swing state of Ohio where the Democrats hope to take advantage of a lead in opinion polls.

Who's the undecided voter? It may be the "Walmart mom"

Sometimes seen as the great prize of U.S. electoral politics, this elusive citizen is more likely to be female, white, lacking a college education and earning less than $25,000, according Reuters/Ipsos polling data accumulated over the course of 2012.

Pennsylvania judge: Voter ID law a no-go for November 6

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday blocked Pennsylvania from requiring voters to show photo identification in November's U.S. election, a decision that could influence turnout in a top electoral prize in the presidential race.

Analysis: How opponents held back the voter ID tide

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania judge's decision to block a voter ID law on Tuesday is only the latest in a series of setbacks for new state laws that require voters to show identification before voting.

Federal review to keep Mississippi voter ID law on hold for election

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi's controversial new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls will not be in effect for the November general election while federal officials review whether the measure is discriminatory, the state said on Tuesday.

Analysis: Romney would send consumers healthcare bill, with benefits

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has a prescription for controlling soaring costs within the $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare system, partly by making consumers pay more of their own medical bills.

Romney arrives in Denver for debate, wins Elway's endorsement

DENVER (Reuters) - John Elway won Super Bowls. Now he's trying to help Mitt Romney win the White House.

Obama takes a break from debate prep – at the Hoover Dam

U.S. President Barack Obama took a break from preparing for Wednesday night's debate with a quick visit to the Hoover Dam. Like everything else in the heat of a presidential election campaign, it prompted some political chat.

The "likability" factor

Is Mitt Romney "likable enough"? The eve of the first 2012 presidential debate is a good time to revisit that concept, made famous in an exchange between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton during a primary debate in 2008.