Nov 04 Outgoing Speaker Pelosi Has ‘No Regrets’ By Terence Burlij Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Photo by Douglas Graham/Roll Call via Getty Images. Despite losing the speaker's gavel in an election that saw Republicans gain at least 60 seats and take control of the House of Representatives, Rep. Nancy Pelosi told… Continue reading
Nov 03 Tallying the Tea Party’s Wins and Losses DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s4507qfc4', 'sJnP5K8JQkU', '29'); One of the big questions leading up to Tuesday's election results was, "How will the Tea Party fare?" Tuesday's was the first national election since Tea Partiers became a political identity in the spring of… Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch Shields and Brooks on Trouncing of Democratic Moderates Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks speak with Judy Woodruff about moderate Democrats' widespread losses on Tuesday, and how President Obama will have to change his administration's political strategies with the House headed for GOP… Continue watching
Nov 03 Aside from Capitol Hill, GOP Also Built Big Clout in State Capitals Across U.S. As tempting as it is to focus only on what the Republicans accomplished in the midterm elections in Congress - taking control of the House of Representatives, and adding at least six Senate seats, it's just as important to… Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch Obama on Midterm Shellacking: ‘It Feels Bad’ President Obama said he was humbled by the Republican gains in the House and talked of bipartisanship in his post-election news conference Wednesday at the White House. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Boehner: Smaller Government is What America Wants Republican wins have shaken up control of Congress and Rep. John Boehner is poised to become the next House speaker in January. But it's no time for Republicans to celebrate with so many challenges ahead, Boehner said at a Wednesday… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Republicans Score Biggest House Takeover in 70 Years A day after Republican victories across the country took back House control, pledges came from the GOP to cut spending and shrink government. Meanwhile, Democrats pledged cooperation and took stock of their losses. Gwen Ifill and David Chalian wrap up… Continue watching
Nov 03 Midterm Election Pitted Keynesians Vs. Hayekians, Again "It's the economy, stupid." Bill Clinton, 1992 "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" Ronald Reagan, 1980 "Defeat the New Deal and its reckless spending."Alf Landon, 1936 "Hoover we trusted, now we're busted." FDR campaign,… Continue reading
Nov 03 Ask Political Editor David Chalian Your Vote 2010 Questions Election night 2010 was swirl of net gains and losses, poll numbers, precinct percentages and Congressional power shifts. In the end, the GOP took over the House, the Democrats retained an edge in the Senate, Republican governors racked up… Continue reading
Nov 03 President Obama: ‘I’ve Got to Do a Better Job’ President Obama held a White House press conference Wednesday after the GOP swept to new gains in the 2010 midterm elections. Updated 4:42 p.m. ET NewsHour correspondent Kwame Holman was at the White House for the presser. He… Continue reading