Oct 31 Connecticut House Candidates Ratchet Up in Final Days By Admin, PBS News Hour The final weeks of the House race in Connecticut's 4th District have seen an increase in partisan vitriol but only a slight shift in polling numbers. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Analysts Discuss Campaign Ads, Gay Marriage, Iraq Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and National Review Editor Rich Lowry discuss the role that negative campaign ads, violence in Iraq and the New Jersey gay marriage ruling will play in the Nov. 7 midterm elections. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Ads Charge Opponents with Loose Morals, Fiscal Failures and Perversion With the midterm election approaching and control of Congress at stake, bitterly-fought campaigns have led to a number of controversial negative ads making the news. Analysts discuss the impact of charges of emotional pandering, financial chicanery and loose morals. Continue watching
Oct 27 Pennsylvania's 8th District Race a Fight to the Finish By PBS News Hour High-profile appearances and low-blow campaigning play prominently in Pennsylvania's 8th District where Republican Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick is trying to defend his seat from political newcomer Patrick Murphy. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch Voters Express Concern Over Iraq, Terror Ahead of Casting Ballots The NewsHour met hundreds of voters along the campaign trail who have expressed an array of opinions on the critical issues that will decide the election. Gwen Ifill sat down with eight likely voters to discuss the war, security, the… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Experts Debate Fence Along Mexico Border, Immigration Policy in the U.S. President Bush signed a bill to build 700 miles of fence along the U.S. border with Mexico. Experts debate the controversial immigration policy. Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Pew Survey Paints Bleak Picture for GOP Even before the first ballot is cast, dozens of political polls will have tried to predict the outcome of this closely fought midterm election. Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center, reports on his own survey and some of the… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch Journalists Gauge Possible Fallout of Bush Speech on Elections President Bush said the United States is "winning" in Iraq and urged against a fixed timetable for withdrawal from the country. Political journalists E.J. Dionne and Rich Lowry discuss the possible political ramifications of the president's policy. Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch Democrats, Republicans Optimistic in Midterm Elections Two weeks before the midterm elections, Democrats are confident they will retake control of the House and Senate. Two political analysts provide an update on the election landscape and speculation over a 2008 presidential run for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch Deadly Month in Iraq Bolsters Calls for Withdrawal Eighty-six U.S. soldiers died in Iraq in October, making it one of the war's deadliest months. Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies considers a withdrawal of U.S. troops in this first part of a series on Iraq views. Continue watching