Nov 02 Watch How Does Outside Money Flow Into Campaigns? Paul Solman tracks the outside money pouring into some campaigns and examines how big of an influence they have. This is all part of his regular reporting on 'Making Sense of Financial News'. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch House Poll Numbers Lean in Republican Favor Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New Times columnist David Brooks will join us through out the night for analysis of election results. Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch Fiorina Returns to Campaign Trail in Bid to Unseat Boxer After a brief stay in the hospital, Republican candidate Carly Fiorina is back in campaign mode in the close California Senate race against Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer. Judy Woodruff talked to both of them during a visit to the Golden… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch Poll Numbers Show Voters Turning Away From Democrats Recent poll numbers show that Democrats are in trouble, even among some voters that supported the president's agenda two years ago. But the Obama administration insists there is no indication that there will be a huge disappointment for the Democratic… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch History Lessons: Midterms as Political Referendum Jim Lehrer gets historical perspective on the 2010 midterms from Professor Beverly Gage of Yale University and Richard Norton Smith, a scholar-in-residence at George Mason University. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Candidates Ramp Up Campaigns in Final Stretch Six days before the midterm elections, candidates are making their arguments to voters in final debates and airing a slew of new campaign ads. Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch GOP Leads Among Independents, Poll Says According to a new poll released by Politico and George Washington University, independent voters are more likely to vote for Republicans than Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections by at least 14 percentage points. NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian discusses… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch Shields and Brooks on Campaign Cash, Juan Williams Firing, Early Voting Pitfalls Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks give their takes on the week's top news, including tight midterm races, the likelihood of Republicans making major gains in Congress and NPR's firing of analyst Juan Williams. Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Political Notebook: New Polls Show Republican Edge in Enthusiasm Political Editor David Chalian speaks with Margaret Warner about a new set of polls showing Republicans leading among likely voters and the midterm campaigning focusing more on President Obama's job performance. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Shields and Brooks on the Tea Party’s Message, Obama’s ‘Shovel Ready’ Jab Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze this week's top news, including the Tea Party's message in the midterms and a New York Times profile of President Obama. Continue watching