Aug 29 Obama’s immigration delay derails midterm election strategies By Josh Lederman, Erica Werner, Associated Press Democrats who were bracing for the impact that Obama's long-awaited announcement would have on their campaigns are now rethinking aspects of their strategy for the fall. Republicans who were considering legislative attempts to block Obama must reconsider whether that's the… Continue reading
Jul 28 100 days out from Election Day By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe It is 100 days until Election Day (well, 99, but who’s counting). There are going to be 15 primaries in August, but the general-election fields in the dozen competitive Senate races are pretty much set. Continue reading
May 19 Low voter turnout expected for Georgia, Kentucky primaries By Bill Barrow, Associated Press ATLANTA — A relatively small slice of the electorate will participate in Republican primaries in Georgia and Kentucky, despite international attention and eye-popping sums of money heaped on races that will help determine which party controls the Senate during the… Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch Wednesday, December 18, 2013 he Federal Reserve announced it would begin to taper its monetary stimulus… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch What Obama’s new health care offensive could mean for midterm elections What Obama's new health care offensive could mean for midterm elections… 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 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 11 Watch Outside Groups Spend Big on Campaign Ads Third-party groups on both sides of the political aisle are spending big on advertising this fall - but not at the same rate. Judy Woodruff talks with Evan Tracey, founder of the Campaign Media Analysis Group, for details. Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Shields, Brooks on Sept. Jobs Report: ‘Another Blow’ for Democrats Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's top political stories, including the latest jobs numbers, the resignation of National Security Adviser Jim Jones and special-interest influence in this election. Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Economic Pessimism Pervades Heated California’s Governor Race As much of the nation's focus has been on congressional races in the upcoming midterm elections, 37 states will elect governors as well. Correspondent Spencer Michels takes a look at the expensive race for California's top job amid the state's… Continue watching