“Amid the ongoing war within the GOP, the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm is signaling a more aggressive approach in trying to get its favored candidates through contentious primaries in 2014,” NBC News reports.

“The approach is a switch from previous cycles, when the NRSC has stayed out of open contested primaries. A number of hard-line conservative candidates won primaries in 2010 and 2012 but went on to lose general elections. And this time, the GOP is facing several potentially messy primary fights — and again staring down third-party groups that are working to elect more conservative or Tea Party-backed candidates instead.”

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) told CNN that Mitt Romney called him immediately when news broke that someone had leaked details about the 2012 vice presidential vetting process to the authors of Double Down.

Said Christie: “Mitt called me right away, and I could tell he was really embarrassed and outraged about it… It’s very disappointing. I think it’s a complete violation of trust of me and the spirit within which I entered that process.”

Roll Call: “The midterm elections are one year away, but it’s already clear that days are numbered for some endangered House members. The reasons vary, from scandal to primary problems, strong opponents or the changing politics of individual districts.”

Harry Enten: “There are many reasons to think that election night 2013 may not be the most exciting of affairs. Even the historic election of the first white mayor in Detroit in 40 years is almost a foregone conclusion, with Democrat Mike Duggan up by 25 points. Yet there are also a few reasons that you should pay attention. These three races may not be close, but all can offer lessons.”

Polls close at 7 pm in Virginia, 8 pm in New Jersey and 9 pm in New York City.

Despite a poll yesterday showing Greg Abbott (R) leading Wendy Davis (D) in the Texas gubernatorial race by just 6 points, a new Public Policy Polling survey finds Abbott ahead by 15 points, 50% to 35%.

“I’m working on my acceptance speech right now.”

— New York City mayoral candidate Joe Lhota (R) when asked by Politicker if he’s dismayed by being down over 40 points in the public polls.

A top aide to Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), “who has been dealing with a series of plagiarism allegations in recent days, acknowledged Tuesday that Paul’s staff in some cases failed to properly attribute and quote content pulled from other sources,” the Washington Post reports.

Patricia Murphy: “If Gov. Chris Christie wins reelection Tuesday by even a fraction of the margin predicted by New Jersey pollsters, he’ll owe his easy victory to one group in particular–national Democrats, who all but ignored his race against Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono.”

“The calculation was two-fold, they said. First, the money required just to land a punch on Christie in the pricey New York and Philadelphia media markets could fund an entire campaign somewhere or sometime else when a Democrat had a chance of winning… Second, Democrats firmly believe that no matter how strong Christie looks on Election Day 2013 in New Jersey, the Republican nominating gauntlet will eat his 2016 presidential candidacy alive before he ever gets a chance to face off against a Democrat in a general election.”

“Over two decades in politics, Charlie Crist has developed a reputation as one of the most charming politicians in modern Florida history. But Monday, as the former Republican governor kicked off his Democratic campaign for governor, he left no doubt his challenge of Rick Scott will be anything but gentle,” the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Said Crist: “Governing for the people has been replaced with cronyism and government on the fringes. The voice of the people has been silenced by the financial bullies and the special interests.”