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On the Ballot: Amendment 64 in Colorado would go far beyond current medical-marijuana laws and actually legalize and tax pot. Whether it passes or not — and the last polls were too close to call — expect a lot more where this came from. Many state legislators are starting to question the costs of locking up casual, non-violent drug users, and are hungering for new revenues, too. State Measure 80 in Oregon and Initiative 502 in Washington would also legalize the possession and sale of marijuana.



Pol to Watch: Despite a campaign that has turned nasty in its final days, Arizona’s Senate race features two highly engaging candidates, and whoever wins will emerge as a national star: either Republican Representative Jeff Flake, who puts a smiling facein a tight national race, local organization really matters, and since 2008, Nevada Republicans have collapsed amid scandal and incompetence while Democratic Senator Harry Reid was bolting down every voter the party could find to fend off a tea-party challenger.



Pol to Watch: Mia Love was born in Brooklyn to Haitian immigrants. She earned a performing arts degree in college, has worked as a flight attendant, and is now the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah. She’s pro-life and pro-gun, and against federal funding for special education and school lunches. She happens to be attractive, black, and Mormon. In every way, she is a fantasy candidate for the Republican right. She’s about to knock off Representative Jim Matheson, a well-known Democrat whom Republicans have targeted for years — and there’s