“In one of the most narrow, dramatic races in state history, Sen. Brian Schatz (D) edged Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D) in their campaign for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate and the inside track to succeed the late Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI),” the Honolulu Star Advertiser reports.

“Schatz finished 1,769 votes ahead of Hanabusa. He had a 1,635-vote lead following Saturday’s primary election that ended with two Hawaii island precincts unable to cast ballots because of surrounding damage from Tropical Storm Iselle.”

A new Rasmussen survey in Wisconsin finds Gov. Scott Walker (R) barely edging challenger Mary Burke (D), 48% to 47%.

Sarah Palin endorsed Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller (R) on Friday, four days in advance of a hard-fought GOP primary election, the Alaska Dispatch reports.

Said Palin: “We said we’d send the good guys in Washington their reinforcements, so, Alaska, here we go! Vote for Joe Miller on Tuesday and shake off the liberal stronghold so we can get on the right track.”

Georgia Senate hopeful Michelle Nunn (D) scored a key endorsement in her effort to pitch herself as a moderate capable of representing a GOP-leaning state, garnering the backing of former Georgia Gov. Zell Miller (D), the AP reports.

Said Miller: “Michelle Nunn gives this old Georgian hope,” adding that Nunn is a “bridge builder, not a bridge burner.”

“A colorful Democrat who famously crossed party lines in 2004 to endorse President George W. Bush for re-election and delivered a scathing keynote address at the GOP convention that year, Miller has long been a popular figure across the state.”

Hillary Clinton’s split with President Obama over a foreign policy “organizing principle” isn’t likely to be the last time differences emerge between the two, the AP reports.

“How she handles those breaks could be among her biggest challenges to a successful run for president in 2016… Clinton will likely seek some separation from Obama if she runs for president — especially if Obama’s approval ratings stay near 40 percent. But decoupling from a two-term president of your own party can be tricky.”

Yahoo News has obtained video showing Iowa U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst (R) warning that the United Nations “could force Iowa farmers off their land, dictate what cities Iowans must live in, and control how Iowa citizens travel from place to place.”

Said Ernst: “The United Nations has imposed this upon us, and as a U.S. senator, I would say, ‘No more. No more Agenda 21.’ Community planning — to the effect that it is implementing eminent domain and taking away property rights away from individuals — I don’t agree with that.”

Agenda 21 is “a community planning provision in a decades-old United
Nations treaty that’s become an object of fear and conspiracy theories
on the right.”

A new Public Policy Polling survey in Kentucky finds Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is in a very strong position if he decided to run for reelection to the Senate in 2016.

Paul would lead even popular Gov. Steve Beshear (D) in a hypothetical match up by 50% to 41%.

A new InsiderAdvantage poll in Georgia finds David Perdue (R) leading Michelle Nunn (D) by seven points in the U.S. Senate race, 47% to 40%.

In the race for governor, Gov. Nathan Deal (R) is ahead of challenger Jason Carter (D), 43% to 39%.

A new Boston Globe poll in Massachusetts finds Martha Coakley (D) leading Charlie Baker (R) in the race for governor by double-digits, 40% to 32%.