Instead of running away from the issue, Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) is touting his vote for the Affordable Care Act in a new ad for his tight re-election campaign.

Greg Sargent: “The spot represents an effort to shift the debate over the law away from the land of GOP talking points where it has resided so long — in this and so many other Senate races — and back to one of the fundamental moral imperatives driving health reform, i.e., protecting the sick and vulnerable from insurance industry abuse.”

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The Upshot says that GOP chances for taking control of the Senate are rising primarily because the party is increasingly likely to hold onto Georgia.

“With these developments, our rating in Georgia has steadily progressed from Tossup to Lean Republican to Likely Republican, and now gives Michelle Nunn only a 12 percent chance to win in November. For several months, Georgia had represented a possible window of opportunity for Democrats in a midterm cycle in which most Democrats are playing defense. Although Ms. Nunn cannot yet be counted out, this latest polling suggests that window may be closing.”

A new USA Today/Suffolk poll in North Carolina finds Sen. Kay Hagan (D) is clinging to a 2-point lead over challenger Thom Tillis (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 45% to 43%, with Libertarian Sean Haugh at 5%.

“As Cuyahoga County executive, Ed FitzGerald (D) has disciplined employees for not holding a valid driver’s license – something the former FBI agent and Democratic candidate for governor himself lacked for years,” the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

“In 2013 his administration punished at least eight employees, with penalties ranging from a written reprimand to a five-day suspension without pay.”

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), “fresh off an indictment and then a brief stop Tuesday at a Texas courthouse to be fingerprinted and released, is shining up his boots to stage a New Hampshire comeback tour this week,” the Boston Globe reports.

“Yet in an odd political twist, Perry’s clash with the law may prove to be a valuable selling point in his bid to run for the GOP presidential nomination.”

A new WPRI 12/Providence Journal poll in Rhode Island finds Gina Raimondo (D) leading the Democratic primary for governor with 32%, followed by Angel Taveras (D) at 27% and Clay Pell (D) at 26%.

“Dan Sullivan, the former Alaska attorney general and natural resources commissioner, declared victory early Wednesday in one of the most divisive Alaska Republican primaries in decades, while Fairbanks lawyer Joe Miller ran 8 points behind in second place. Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell trailed third in the fight to take on Democratic Sen. Mark Begich in the fall,” the Alaska Dispatch News reports.

Roll Call: “Sullivan ran as the most qualified of the group to defeat Begich. His nomination has been the expected outcome for months, but the general-election race couldn’t start in earnest until Sullivan dispensed with his Republican foes.”

A new Quinnipiac poll in New York finds Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) way ahead of challenger Rob Astorino (R) in the race for governor, 56% to 28%.

Harry Enten: “It’s a tantalizing theory for the right and a fun story for the media. But the data suggests that the senator from Kentucky has his work cut out for him. So far, Paul isn’t doing much better among young voters than the Republican nominee in 2012, Mitt Romney, or than Chris Christie, the New Jersey governor, is currently doing.”