Nov 06 Watch Democrats, Republicans Fight for Control of the House Democrats need a net gain of 15 seats currently held by Republicans to win control of the House. The senior political editor for The Cook Report discusses the chances of a switch in power. Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Poet Robert Wrigley Reads Verse About Partisanship Robert Wrigley, Professor of English at the University of Idaho, casts his vote in the county fair building in a peaceful corner of rural Idaho, but that has not enabled him to escape the anger or passion of partisanship. Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Senate, Governor Races Battle to the End Democrats need to gain six seats to win control of the Senate, and Republicans are defending 22 governorships in the 36 states holding gubernatorial elections this year. Political journalists discuss the upcoming gubernatorial and Senate races. Continue watching
Nov 06 Shiites, Kurds Celebrate Saddam Death Sentence; Sunnis Protest By PBS News Hour Saddam Hussein was convicted of crimes against humanity Sunday and sentenced to hang for the 1982 killings of 148 people in a Shiite town, prompting thousands to spill into the streets in either jubilation or protest. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch Analysts Discuss Recent Polls, Reactions to Kerry Remarks Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks react to recent polls, prospects for the midterm elections, Sen. John Kerry's botched joke, and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman's op-ed on President Bush's handling of Iraq. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch National Party Heads Debate Issues in Midterm Elections With the hotly contested midterm election in less than a week, Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee, discuss the challenges that lay ahead for their respective parties. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Engaging Iraq’s Neighbors in Dialogue Could Ease Violence, Expert Argues In the conclusion of a series on U.S. strategy in Iraq, James Dobbins, director of International Security and Defense Policy Center at the Rand Corporation, discusses how engaging Iraq's neighbors in dialogue could stabilize the war-torn country. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Polls Show Voters Favor Change of Iraq Strategy, Prefer Democrats With the midterm elections less than a week away, polls show that voters support a change of U.S. strategy in Iraq and favor Democrats on a generic ballot. Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center discusses what Americans want on… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Electronic Voting Raises Fears of Glitches, Fraud After the problems of the 2000 presidential elections, electronic voting machines were designed to make casting and counting ballots easier and more accurate. But recent problems encountered in several states using the new machines have raised concerns about their reliability… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Supporters of Virginia Senate Candidates Speak Out Once considered a safe Republican Senate seat, the battle between GOP incumbent George Allen and Democrat Jim Webb is gaining intensity in the final days before elections. Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine and Republican Attorney General Bob McDonnell debate the issues. Continue watching