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 27 Watch Colorado, Illinois Senate Races May Prove Critical In Colorado and Illinois, Senate candidates are in a dead heat. Gwen Ifill talks with political watchers Floyd Ciruli and Carol Marin. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Candidates Ramp Up Campaigns in Final Stretch Six days before the midterm elections, candidates are making their arguments to voters in final debates and airing a slew of new campaign ads. Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch Federal Spending Front and Center in Pa., Wash. Senate Races With only one week to go before the midterm elections, Republicans need to win 10 seats to gain the Senate majority. Gwen Ifill takes a look at the close Senate races in Pennsylvania and Washington. Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch GOP Leads Among Independents, Poll Says According to a new poll released by Politico and George Washington University, independent voters are more likely to vote for Republicans than Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections by at least 14 percentage points. NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian discusses… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch In Ohio, Job Losses May Sway Election Choices As campaigning enters the home stretch before Election Day, job losses and the economy remain dominant issues in races across the country -- especially in the former manufacturing powerhouse of northeastern Ohio. Special correspondent Betsy Stark reports on one of… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch Jobs, Economy Loom Large in Elections, But Candidates Shirk Specifics How is the economy playing out as an election issue across the U.S. and what are candidates saying about it? Jeffrey Brown gets perspectives from Gene Grant of KNME in Albuquerque, N.M.; Cathy Lewis of WHRV in Hampton Roads, Va.;… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch As Election Nears, GOP Heavyweights Tout Message of Change With just 15 days until the midterm elections, candidates are pounding the campaign trail in hopes of getting voters to the polls on Nov. 2. Gwen Ifill talks to Stuart Rothenberg, editor and publisher of the Rothenberg Political Report, about… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch Kentucky Senate Race Tests Tea Party Clout Tea party favorite Rand Paul is battling Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway to be the state's next U.S. Senator. What does the race say about voter anger in the 2010 midterms? Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch ‘Young Guns’ Look to Chart a New Path for Conservatives Republican Congressmen Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy talk to Ray Suarez about their book, "Young Guns: A New Generation of Conservative Leaders," which they co-authored with their colleague Rep. Paul Ryan. Continue watching