Oops, forgot-to-blog Monday!

Quick round-up, since it's so late:

• Election speculation:
  
  
  
  1. Regional voters appear motivated.
     
     
  2. Santorum continues spreading gloom and fear.
     
     
  3. John Grogan is tired of petty mud-slinging and profiles one of the biggest slingers.
     
     
  4. Heck, even made-up organizations are getting into the game, to add fog for voters.
     
     
  5. Lynn Swann has an uphill run for governor. deep.
     
     
  6. Stu Bykofsky puts down his bet that Brady won't run for mayor. I dunno; when asked by a committeeperson a week ago, he said "who's to tell me I can't?!" and showed more animation than at any other point in a lengthy appearance. But Stu has more years with the tea leaves than I do...
     
     
  7. YPP offers a view from the ground in the P. Murphy campaign, and another offers a list of reasons to vote against Santorum for anybody who's unearthed an undecided voter.
     
     
  8. More newspaper endorsements: Inquirer picks Greenleaf in the 12th State Senate race; Daily News taps Rendell for governor; the Inquirer has preferences in the race for an office I don't even understand, Gloucester County Freeholders. whee.
  
  
• Other news (no, really)
  
  
  
  1. Yay for good news: a North Philly elementary school is getting national recognition for dramatically improving the performance of its students.
     
     
  2. A citizen group demands release of documents surrounding Gaming Board decisions.