Labor Day has always been considered the unofficial end of summer, and during election years, it?'s also known as the beginning of the serious campaign season as candidates ratchet-up their ads, campaign appearances and fundraising. With us today to look at where things stand now in the major Ohio and Kentucky races are Dr. Gene Beaupre, assistant director of Xavier University's Philosophy, Politics, and the Public Honors Program; Cincinnati Enquirer Politics and Kentucky Government reporter Scott Wartman; and Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau ChiefKaren Kasler.