Nov 02 Politicking from the Pulpit: Should Religious Leaders Endorse Candidates? EmbedVideo(4869, 514, 320); Bishop Harry Jackson of Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, Md., is participating in his third Pulpit Freedom Sunday, a protest against an IRS law that forbids religious leaders from endorsing political candidates. Jackson has declared… Continue reading
Nov 02 Campaigns Prepare to Spin Mostly Positive Jobs Report By Terence Burlij President Obama takes the stage Thursday for a campaign rally in Boulder, Colo. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. The economic mood of the country is pretty well set heading into Election Day, but Friday's Labor Department report showing a… Continue reading
Nov 02 Gwen's Take: Reading Between the Lines By Gwen Ifill The days tick down to a precious few, and partisans on both sides of the political divide are asking the same essential question: What's gonna happen? This question is posed to me at gas stations, in the supermarket, in airports… Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch Pastor Endorses Mitt Romney, Protests IRS Law Pastor Endorses Romney, Protests IRS Law… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Campaigns Push Last-Minute Pleas on Twitter, Track Voter Online Browsing History Campaigns Push Last-Minute Pleas on Twitter, Track Voter Online Browsing History… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Democrat Has Competitive Chance to Win Open Senate Seat in Arizona Democrat Has Competitive Chance to Win Open Senate Seat in Arizona… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Outside Groups Outspending Political Campaigns in Competitive Senate Races Outside Groups Outspending Political Campaigns in Competitive Senate Races… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Candidates, Spouses, Surrogates Stretch Out Across Seven States in Final Push Candidates, Spouses, Surrogates Stretch Out Across Seven States in Final Push… Continue watching
Nov 01 Commentary: Why the Electoral College System Makes Little Sense Today Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, center, carries a ballot box containing the 12 Massachusetts electoral votes for Vice President Al Gore during the Electoral College voting at the Statehouse Dec. 18, 2000, in Boston. Is the Electoral College system outdated?… Continue reading
Nov 01 Battleground Dispatches: Finding a Vote for the First Time in Arizona Daniel Valenzuela and Antonio Valdovinos (right) canvass in Maryvale, an hispanic neighborhood in western Phoenix. PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Antonio Valdovinos lived down the street for 15 years and never met his neighbor. But this week, the 56-year-old neighbor… Continue reading