Is this ad for Chuck Grassley in Iowa the best Senate Republican ad of the cycle?

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Yes, that is Ben Stein, reprising his role in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, mocking Democratic Senate candidate Patty Judge’s poor attendance record in official duties. “Judge… Judge…”

Elsewhere in the last Morning Jolt of the week, a quick roundup of developments in other Senate races:

In Indiana, Democratic candidate Evan Bayh is about to have another uncomfortable news cycle:
Evan Bayh says that his Indianapolis condominium has long been his home, and that he has spent “lots and lots” of time there since deciding to run for his old Senate seat. But a copy of his schedule shows Bayh did not stay overnight there once during his last year in office in 2010.
The schedule provided to The Associated Press shows the Democrat spent taxpayer money, campaign funds or let other people pay for him to stay in Indianapolis hotels on the relatively rare occasions he returned from Washington, D.C.
During the same period, he spent $3,000 in taxpayer money on what appeared to be job hunting trips to New York, despite the assertion of his campaign that the trips were devoted to official media appearances.
The revelations raise new questions about Bayh’s ties to Indiana and his use of official funds as he campaigns to help Democrats retake the Senate.
In Florida, the largest Spanish-language paper in the state endorses Marco Rubio for reelection to the Senate. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is pulling its ad spending for Rubio’s Democratic rival. Turn out the lights… the party’s over…
In Ohio, Democrat Ted Strickland is just throwing stuff against the wall and hoping it will stick…
The two also argued about the Black Lives Matter movement, with Strickland accusing Portman of supporting “stop and frisk” — a policy that was struck down by the Supreme Court that allowed police to stop anyone suspected of a crime. Strickland was referring to a bill Portman introduced in 1994 as a member of the U.S. House. That bill never made it out of subcommittee.
Man, when your big “gotcha” is an un-adopted amendment from 22 years ago… What, Strickland couldn’t find any good opposition research from this century?