Nov 04 Long Lines, Broken Machines Reported, But Turnout Appears to be Record Breaking By Admin, PBS News Hour Rain in the battleground states of Virginia and North Carolina caused problems at some polling booths, and long lines discouraged some voters in Missouri, but for the most part, Americans persevered to vote in this historic presidential election. Continue reading
Feb 11 ‘Bradley Effect’ May Continue to Complicate Election Polls, Researchers Suggest By PBS News Hour Going into the New Hampshire Democratic primary last month, Sen. Barack Obama seemed to have a commanding lead over Sen. Hillary Clinton -- pre-election polls showed him some nine points ahead. Continue reading
Apr 16 Nigerian Court Reinstates Key Opposition Candidate as Election Looms By PBS News Hour Nigeria's Supreme Court on Monday cleared Vice President Atiku Abubakar as a valid presidential candidate, less than a week before elections are set to take place. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch McCain Defends His Support of Iraq War Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., once considered the favorite for the Republican nominee for president in 2008, has fallen behind in recent polls and in fund-raising totals. Analysts discuss the ups and downs of his campaign and the impacts of his… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch Polls Reveal Public Concerned About Iraq Four new studies show Americans are uneasy about whether we can fix the situation in Iraq. Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center, discusses the poll results and what they mean about public attitudes on the war with Iraq. Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch Voters Encounter Problems Across the Country In addition to heavy turnout some polling places experienced problems that ranged from malfunctioning voting machines to registration difficulties. An elections expert discusses voting irregularities across the country. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Analysts Discuss Recent Polls, Reactions to Kerry Remarks Analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks react to recent polls, prospects for the midterm elections, Sen. John Kerry's botched joke, and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman's op-ed on President Bush's handling of Iraq. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Polls Show Voters Favor Change of Iraq Strategy, Prefer Democrats With the midterm elections less than a week away, polls show that voters support a change of U.S. strategy in Iraq and favor Democrats on a generic ballot. Andrew Kohut of the Pew Research Center discusses what Americans want on… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch Congress Approval Rating Slides to Lowest Point in 14 Years A recent Wall Street Journal poll shows Congress' approval ratings at its lowest point in 14 years. With midterm elections nearing, public disapproval of the GOP-led Congress may have heavy costs for Republican candidates. Two experts discuss the public's views. Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch Americans Stay Loyal to Parties Despite Recent Events Less than five weeks before the midterm elections, polls suggest that events such as the war in Iraq and the scandal surrounding former Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., are not affecting people's party affiliation, though many say the developments will affect… Continue watching