• Democratic strategist Karl Frisch calls in from Maine at 10am ET / 7am PT for a preview of today’s Election Day

• Charlie Pierce of Esquire’s Politics Blog calls in from Iowa at 10:30am ET / 7:30am PT for a preview of today’s Election Day

Nichols• John Nichols of “The Nation” calls in from Wisconsin at 11am ET / 8am PT for a preview of today’s Election Day

• Bob Cesca of “The Daily Banter” calls in at 11:30am ET / 8:30am PT to talk about who the real winner in today’s elections will be

• The battle for control of the U.S. Senate is coming down to the wire, as Democrats and Republicans have made their last-minute pushes. Tight races for the governor’s seat in Florida, Wisconsin and Colorado have prompted campaign spending that has surpassed Senate races by millions.

• Vice President Joe Biden defended President Barack Obama on the eve of the midterm elections, saying criticism of his management style is “unfair” and downplaying candidates’ decisions not to campaign with him.

• A needle-free Ebola vaccine protects monkeys 100 percent of the time from the virus, even a year after they’ve been vaccinated, researchers from the University of Texas reported Monday. However the research is now dead in the water without further funding.