Campaign roundup: The mystery of the state's unemployment numbers

Look for the Dems to crow that the state's unemployment rate is down and the Republicans to thunder about how the number of jobless increased. The Globe attempts to explain how that could happen; the Herald gleefully predicts the crushing job-loss news will crush Deval Patrick's chances.

Associated Press reports the four candidates for governor split on the death penalty in their debate somewhere west of Worcester last night. Globe: Patrick is one happy warrior.

The Herald really can't stand Barney Frank: It calls him a lying liar and lovingly notes that Sean Bielat is a Democrat whose party left him.

The Herald also, finally, notes the Jeff Perry saga: GOP rallies around Jeff Perry.

Punditocracy: Scot Lehigh is disappointed in vague Carla Howell and says Question 3, which would cut the state sales tax by more than half, goes too far. Brian McGrory gets his Andy Rooney on and complains about campaign ads on TV. The Herald's token Republican operative doesn't like Tim Cahill.