Oct 28 Polls show runoffs possible in Georgia’s top races By Michelle Wirth, WABE/Public Broadcasting Atlanta Editor’s Note: The GOP must gain six Senate seats to gain full control of Congress this fall, and with so many surprisingly tight races and the potential for upsets in Republican strongholds, victory is not a sure bet. Add to… Continue reading
Oct 28 A week out, here are the most competitive Senate races By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe 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… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch What to watch for in the last week before midterm elections By PBS News Hour Out of 36 states with Senate races, there are 10 where the leading candidates are separated by just a few points. Stu Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Oct 27 5 midterm election myths debunked By Laura Santhanam Political elections create winners, losers and endless speculation about how to predict and interpret the results from all of those votes. The 2014 midterm elections are no different. Continue reading
Oct 27 Courting Republicans, Georgia Democrat tries to keep his seat By Sarah McCammon, Georgia Public Broadcasting For Republicans, Democrats in red states seem ripe for the picking in midterm election years, when the GOP usually has an advantage in voter turnout. One of their targets this year is Rep. John Barrow of Georgia, who faces one… Continue reading
Oct 27 Washington school shooting comes as voters decide gun measures By Austin Jenkins, NW News Network The shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School Friday comes as Washington voters are about to decide two competing gun-related ballot measures. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch the most memorable political ads of 2014 By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe 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… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Shields and Brooks on changes if the GOP takes the Senate By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including what Ebola anxiety says about the national mood, as well as what challenges both parties may face going into the… Continue watching
Oct 24 WATCH LIVE: Colorado’s final Gubernatorial debate By Anya van Wagtendonk The two candidates for Colorado governor will face off for the final time this election cycle at a Denver debate at 8 p.m. EDT (6 p.m. MDT) tonight. Continue reading
Oct 24 Record amount of campaign cash overwhelms election commission By Domenico Montanaro and Associated Press A record amount of money has been spent in this election, some $4 billion. Today, in a message on its website, the Federal Election Commission, the agency responsible for reporting campaign finance data, acknowledged being “overwhelmed” by the amount of… Continue reading