Politics Oct 14 Republicans winning the ad-spending race Conservative outside groups are outspending Democratic-leaning ones, $191 million to $130 million this cycle, the Washington Post’s Matea Gold reported Monday. Overall spending on everything from ads to keeping the lights on, combining both House and Senate races, has hit…
Politics Oct 10 Why (almost) no one cares about this election Today in the Morning Line: Just a third of people have given “some” thought to this midterm And they’re not paying much attention to news about it Why is that? Two possible reasons: The lack of perceptible consequences and…
Politics Oct 09 Democrats’ midterm demographic problem Today in the Morning Line: Supreme Court’s N.C. Voter ID decision highlights Democrats’ midterm demographic struggles 10 million fewer unmarried women showed up in 2010 vs. 2008 Non-white voters underrepresented in midterms by 60 percent Young voters are the…
Politics Oct 08 Why control of the Senate might not be decided on Election Night Today in the Morning Line: Louisiana plus Kansas plus Georgia plus Alaska could equal Election Night chaos Louisiana’s probably headed to a runoff The independent’s ahead in upset bid of Kansas Republican What if Georgia goes to a runoff…
Nation Oct 07 Forget Election Day — voting is already happening Today in the Morning Line: 43 states have some form of early voting What mail ballots could say about the N.C. Senate race About one-in-five expected to vote early More fundraising for President Obama Early voting underway: With less than…
Nation Oct 06 Democrats pour money into ‘firewall’ states Today in the Morning Line: N.C., Colo., Iowa tops in ad spending for final two months of campaign Democrats have edge on the air in all three Republicans spending more in Ark., Alaska, La. New polls show Roberts in…
Politics Oct 03 Morning Line’s October Top 10 Today in the Morning Line: Kansas, Iowa move up the board Are Republicans on cusp of majority? It could be close. Positive jobs report, as unemployment dips below 6 percent for first time in six years Obama expresses frustration…
Politics Oct 02 Obama to defend economic legacy President Obama has been saddled with approval ratings near or at the lowest of his presidency. Of late, he has been focused on foreign policy issues, yet today he tries to shift the narrative to talk about the economy in…
Politics Oct 01 A year after HealthCare.gov rollout, law remains unpopular On the anniversary of the HealthCare.gov launch, it’s worth looking back at how the law has fared with the public. Overall, it has remained unpopular, a notion that solidified with the botched rollout of the website in October 2013.
Politics Oct 01 No single issue breaking through this election When people ask this year, “What’s this election all about?” it’s not an easy question to answer. There’s no one clear issue that has broken through. Remember, this election was supposed to be about health care or, maybe, on the…