Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker promised Monday
night that he would file a lawsuit this morning against The Daily Beast,
after the website’s Roger Sollenberger reported that Walker paid for an
ex-girlfriend’s abortion in 2009.

The woman, who was not identified, provided Sollenberger with a receipt
for the procedure, a get-well card signed by Walker and an image of a
personal check signed by Walker for $700. The Beast reported also that
it corroborated the woman’s claims with a close friend who took care of
her after the procedure.

And campaign guru Steve Shepard shifted POLITICO Election Forecast
ratings for 23 House and governor races in a column sent to Campaign Pro
subscribers Monday night. That so many races are in flux isn’t
necessarily surprising with Election Day just five weeks away. What is
surprising is how those 23 races are shifting: Twelve went toward
Republican candidates, while 11 went toward Democrats.

Plus Playbook's Eugene Daniels chats with Maggie Haberman about her new
book, “Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of
America” ($32), released today.

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