Nov 12 Watch Moving on from midterm losses, what’s next for Democratic leadership? By PBS News Hour Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of Democratic National Committee, says that American voters support Democrats on the issues, even if their candidates didn’t fare well in the midterm elections. As Congress gathers to begin the lame duck session, Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch What campaign funding trends will carry over to 2016? By PBS News Hour Voter turnout for this year’s midterm elections was the lowest since 1942, but spending for congressional elections spiked at a record $4 billion. Political director Domenico Montanaro takes a look at who donated and how money was spent, while Judy… Continue watching
Nov 10 2014 midterm election turnout lowest in 70 years By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Final numbers are still being tallied, but at this point it looks pretty clear that turnout in these midterms was the lowest overall in 70 years. Turnout of the voting-eligible population was just 36.4 percent, according to the projection from… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch Impatience with Washington drove off-year electorate By PBS News Hour House Speaker John Boehner said that his job is to listen to the priorities of the American people. The GOP leadership outlined their new agenda, including authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline and revising the Affordable Care Act. Gwen Ifill talks… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch Economic issues prove popular at the polls, while many social issues slump By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch What midterm lessons politicians can learn for 2016 By PBS News Hour Even as a long midterm campaign season comes to a close, politicians don’t have much time to breathe before the race for the White House in 2016. With a new party in control of Congress, what will the next big… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch North Carolina, Georgia go red at midterm despite demographic changes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch Why the Democrats’ playbook didn’t work in 2014 By PBS News Hour How did Republicans deliver their big win on election night? How did Democrats miss their goals on promoting issues and mobilizing voters? Gwen Ifill talks to Stu Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report and Amy Walter of The Cook Political… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch RNC chair: We won’t advance Obama’s agenda, but we’ll seek common ground By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch After election, McConnell promises end to gridlock and dysfunction By PBS News Hour Continue watching