jack conway's ad there on the paul allegations is, quote, dangerous because it reaches back to paul's college days. she says it kind of comes close to a line. sometimes candidates who are behind tend to overreach. paul is slightly ahead of him in most pollles. she's really kind of bothered about this genuinely. this is taking a bad -- it's given the democrats a bad rap here. >> yes. a close race in kentucky, but rand paul is slightly ahead. thanks, brian. some people are calling these campaign ads simply outrageous. and we're seeing them, though, across the country in major races. our senior political analyst, glorio borger, is here in "the situation room" with more on this part of the story. >> you know, i'm just going to reiterate what everyone has been saying from jack cafferty to brian todd. it is really getting nasty out there, especially in those close races. take a look smat at some of the wolf. >> why was rand paul a member of a secret society that called the