Afternoon Fix: Judge rules against law limiting early voting in Ohio

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Friday, August 31, 2012 EARLIER ON THE FIX Could Rehberg's comments about lobbying hurt in Montana Senate race? Candidates strive to move from Congress to the governor's mansion Is Mitt Romney right about the country's economic pessimism? The most cringe-worthy lines of the 2012 GOP convention (that didn't involve Clint Eastwood) Why 2008 Obama is Mitt Romney's best friend WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED * In a victory for Democrats, a federal judge has ruled that all Ohio voters may vote in person during the final three days leading up to Election Day. Republican lawmakers had previously helped pass a law limiting in-person voting during the final 72 hours to military personnel. Democrats challenged that rule. Now, the state's Republican attorney general says he will appeal the Friday decision. * President Obama will visit Louisiana on Monday to to take stock of the recovery effort following the impact of Hurricane Issac. Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) has called Mitt Romney's Friday trip to Louisiana to review storm damage a 'hypocrisy' because a House GOP plan would have gutted disaster relief. Romney adviser Stuart Stevens responded: "The thought never occurred to me that it would be inappropriate to come and see people." * Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) is up with a new TV ad attacking Rep. Shelley Berkley (D) for voting for Medicare cuts. The ad references several Berkley votes, including a vote for Obama's health care law, which rolled back Medicare payments to hospitals and insurers, but did not cut benefits. * Former senator George Allen's (R) Virginia Senate campaign has canceled its ad reservation for next week. Allen campaign adviser Dan Allen said it was part of the "constant adjustments being made to our ad schedule." Democrats, on the other hand, speculate the move is a consequence of a fundraising deficit to former Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine. WHAT YOU SHOULDN'T MISS * Embattled Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) is back on the campaign trail. He appeared Thursday at the Northwest Missouri state fair and offered the GOP presidential ticket some praise it would probably rather do without. "I totally support the Ryan, Romney ticket," Akin said. "I'm completely on board. I think they're great. I've worked with Paul Ryan. He is excellent. Best guy on the budget of anyone in the Congress that I know of. And I think they're fantastic and I am looking forward to working with them." * Vice President Biden was the latest high-profile Democrat to criticize Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) GOP convention temarks blaming Obama for the closure of a GM plant that was slated to be shuttered before the president took office. "What he didn't tell you is the plant in Janesville actually closed when President Bush was still in office," Biden said at a campaign stop in Lordstown, Ohio. * A Democratic poll conducted for House Majority PAC/SEIU/AFSCME/Friends of Democracy shows the race between freshman Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-Minn.) and former Democratic congressman Rick Nolan is about even, with Nolan at 47 percent and Cravaack at 44 percent. * Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) says Romney's convention speech left him skeptical. "I remain very, very skeptical of hearing anything that will change the course of history. We have a debt problem. We have a spending problem, but how many things did he list to cut?" he said. THE FIX MIX Happy Friday! With Aaron Blake and Rachel Weiner Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 © 2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy