Nov 04 Watch Economy, Demographic Changes Impact Election Outcome Demographic changes in some states and worries about the economy have shifted the electoral map this campaign season. Amy Walter and Stuart Rothenberg discuss these significant changes and which voter groups may have had the biggest impact on the presidential… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch Youth Voters Take Active Role, but Turnout Is Uncertain While record numbers of young and first-time voters are engaged in the political process this year, questions remain as to how strong their turnout will be at the polls. Kwame Holman reports on the youth vote in Virginia and how… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch Candidates Focus on Battlegrounds, Spar on Tax Plans Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama campaigned in key swing states Wednesday, including Virginia and Ohio, as the race for the presidency enters its final weeks and the global stock market remains tumultuous. Spencer Michels reports on the latest news… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch In Republican Stronghold of Va., Democrats Make Inroads In the second in a series of reports on the election battleground of Virginia, Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the Hampton Roads area in the southeastern part of the commonwealth, a traditionally Republican stronghold. Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch Va. Gov. Time Kaine Looks to Rally Dems at Invesco Field Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, a rumored running mate possiblity for Sen. Barack Obama, urged the crowd at Denver's Invesco Field to "move mountains" during his speech on the last night of the Democratic convention. Following is text of his address. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Former Va. Gov. Mark Warner’s Keynote DNC Speech Following is the text of Virginia Gov. Mark Warner's keynote address to the 2008 Democratic convention, during which he struck a largely bipartisan tone while outlining the Democratic vision for the presidency. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Mark Warner Previews DNC Keynote Address Judy Woodruff speaks with former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner about how he plans to lay out the case for the Democratic presidential bid during Tuesday's keynote address at the DNC convention and his views on the election fight over the… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch Obama Looks to Turn Virginia into Blue State With Sen. Barack Obama's focus concentrated on Virginia early in the general election, many wonder if 2008 will be a year of new battleground states. Kwame Holman reports on the effort to get Virginia to back a Democrat for president… Continue watching
May 06 Watch Mildred Loving, Key Figure in Civil Rights Era, Dies In 1967, the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Loving v. Virginia that laws against interracial marriage were unconstitutional. Mildred Loving, a black woman married to a white man, had been prosecuted under one such Virginia law in 1958… Continue watching
May 03 Watch Historians Eye Jamestown’s Legacy on 400th Anniversary England's Queen Elizabeth II visits the historical settlement of Jamestown Friday to mark the 400th anniversary of the town's founding. Three historians discuss the settlement's significance and how views of its history have changed over time. Continue watching