Really Importantville: Donnelly's axe ad—Bernie in Bloomington—Mel Hall makes gains—Q3 numbers

What's new—and what's next—at the intersection of Indiana politics and business?

By Adam Wren and design by Kris Davidson

Days to Election Day: 18(!)

EXEC. SUMMARY: Sen. Joe Donnelly dropped a pair of ads that became talkers. Mike Braun continued to self-fund. Indiana’s Senate race is a $44 million job so far, a ways away from the $100 million some pundits predicted. Donnelly leads Braun by 10 points in one poll. Bernie begins a nine-…