Oct 31 Poll: As midterms near, economy, health care lead voters' primary concerns By Nicholas Riccardi, Jennifer Agiesta, Associated Press DENVER — As a season of campaigning enters its intense final weekend, a new Associated Press-GfK poll illustrates the challenge ahead for candidates and their allies trying to rally voters around traditional wedge issues such as abortion and gay marriage. Continue reading
Oct 30 Twitter chat: What are your midterm election questions? By Nora Daly Election day is fast approaching. What burning questions do you need answered before making your way to the voting booth?… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Forget the Senate: These are the midterm contests that will affect people By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch Why Obama has stuck to fundraising and friendly territory ahead of midterms By PBS News Hour Continue watching
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 09 Watch Arkansas Republicans fall in line to support popular minimum wage hike By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 08 Budget deficit drops to lowest level in Obama's six years in office By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The federal government's budget deficit has fallen to $486 billion, the smallest pool of red ink of President Barack Obama's six-year span in office, a new report said Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 07 How will early voting affect the midterm elections? By Andrew Troast As of Oct. 7, 11 states have opened their doors to early in-person voting with Indiana and Ohio beginning today. Forty-two states have already sent out their early absentee ballots. Continue reading
Oct 07 Forget Election Day -- voting is already happening By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: 43 states have some form of early voting What mail ballots could say about the N.C. Senate race About one-in-five expected to vote early More fundraising for President Obama Early voting underway: With less than… Continue reading