Politics Nov 04 What could you buy instead of an election? Nearly $4 billion dollars has been spent on this election -- more than any other midterm in history. Here is what you could buy with the amount that was spent for Tuesday’s races.
Politics Nov 04 Why do we vote on the first Tuesday of November? While it might not be the most convenient day in present time, November Tuesdays were the best day to vote in the 1880s. A look at the history of election day and modern efforts to change it.
Politics Nov 04 The record-setting money behind this year’s midterm TV ads This election has seen more ads than any other midterm election in history. Here are a few of the most telling political ads of the season.
Politics Nov 04 Your election night cheat sheet Tune into the PBS NewsHour tonight for more than seven hours of live election coverage. You also can download our 2014 PBS Election Briefing Book and learn about which states' political parties spent the most in campaign ads in Tuesday's…
Politics Nov 03 Morning Line’s final Top 10 Senate races Over the weekend, a rash of polls were released -- all pointing to a Republican edge. There are still some key questions for Election Night. One big one -- will it end on Election Night? Republicans need to net six…
Politics Oct 31 Forget 2014, everyone wants to talk about 2016 already The presidential election has begun already, right? We are still four days from voting happening Tuesday to decide these much poured-over midterm elections. And yet, there are a slew of headlines already about the next presidential election.
Politics Oct 30 The six bellwether counties of 2014 Some of us can’t wait for Election Night. Instead of pundit talk, we get actual raw vote. There’s a lot to keep track of, especially for what to watch in the race for the Senate. There are several counties to…
Politics Oct 29 President Obama knows where he’s not welcome President Obama largely has been missing from the campaign trail during this 2014 campaign. And the places where this campaign is playing out, where the most competitive Senate races are, are in states he lost by double-digits during the 2012…
Politics Oct 28 A week out, here are the most competitive Senate races We’ve written a lot about the top takeovers, with Republicans needing to net six seats to take control of the U.S. Senate. But what about the closest races? And a lot of them are close. Of the 36 states where…
Politics Oct 27 Watch the most memorable political ads of 2014 More than $1 billion has been spent in this campaign on TV ads. There were several that stood out this year for different reasons — from the issues they brought up to the, sometimes strange, attempts at getting attention. We…