At TPMCafe, Kenneth Baer and The New Republic’s Jonathan Chait  will be debating Democrats and ideas over the next few days, Nathan Newman  discusses support for publicly financed elections, and Larry Johnson wonders how he became the bad guy.  America Abroad’s Bruce Jentleson takes a look at state sovereignty and international responsibility,  and Matt Yglesias ruminates about values, interests, and other stuff.  At Election Central, we have the latest polls from Rhode Island,  estate tax news from Washington,  and developments in South Dakota’s abortion ban fight.