Oct 15 WATCH LIVE: Maine gubernatorial debate By Anya van Wagtendonk Incumbent Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) will debate challengers Rep. Michael Michaud (D) and Eliot Cutler (I) in a gubernatorial debate at 7 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Oct. 15 in Augusta, Me. Continue reading
Oct 15 Roberts, Orman Battle for US Senate Seat in Kansas By Stephen Koranda, Kansas Public Radio In an election season when party control of the U.S. Senate is on the line, the GOP is facing a surprisingly challenging battle for Kansas. What was supposed to be an easy November win for incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts has… Continue reading
Oct 15 Voter turnout may tip the scales on Oregon’s legal pot measure By Kristian Foden-Vencil, Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s marijuana legalization measure looks as if it might pass, according to a new poll by OPB and Fox 12. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch Independently minded Coloradans make Senate race unpredictable By PBS News Hour In Colorado, one of the GOP’s main midterm battlegrounds to take control of the Senate, the candidates seem to be advocating to women to decide the race. But Rocky Mountain voters are just as likely to legalize marijuana as expand… Continue watching
Oct 14 WATCH LIVE: Louisiana Senate debate By Anya van Wagtendonk Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Council for a Better Louisiana will present a live debate for the Louisiana Senate seat on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 8 p.m. EDT from the Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana. Continue reading
Oct 14 Full interview with Colo. Senate candidate Rep. Cory Gardner By Merrill Schwerin This weekend, PBS NewsHour anchor Gwen Ifill spoke with Representative Cory Gardner about his reasons for getting into the race and why he believes he’d make a better leader for Colorado. Continue reading
Oct 14 Full interview with Colo. Sen. Mark Udall By Merrill Schwerin In one of the closest political races in the country,Sen. Mark Udall, a Democrat, faces Republican Rep. Cory Gardner in a fight that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Continue reading
Oct 14 DSCC stops running TV ads in Kentucky Senate race By Adam Beam, Associated Press The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has stopped running TV ads in Kentucky's U.S. Senate race, a severe blow to Alison Lundergan Grimes in her challenge to Republican leader Mitch McConnell. Continue reading
Oct 14 How to watch the 2014 midterm debates By Anya van Wagtendonk With one month left in this year’s midterm elections cycle, debate season is officially upon us. Many of these events promise tension and excitement in a year where control of the Senate is up for grabs. Continue reading
Oct 14 Republicans winning the ad-spending race By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe 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… Continue reading