Nov 06 Watch Democrats, Republicans Fight for Control of the House Democrats need a net gain of 15 seats currently held by Republicans to win control of the House. The senior political editor for The Cook Report discusses the chances of a switch in power. Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Senate, Governor Races Battle to the End Democrats need to gain six seats to win control of the Senate, and Republicans are defending 22 governorships in the 36 states holding gubernatorial elections this year. Political journalists discuss the upcoming gubernatorial and Senate races. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Television Show Aims to Inform Kids About Politics Linda Ellerbee hosts a current events news magazine program on Nickelodeon for kids. She has used this outlet to inform children about campaign news and this year's midterm election. Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch National Party Heads Debate Issues in Midterm Elections With the hotly contested midterm election in less than a week, Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee, discuss the challenges that lay ahead for their respective parties. 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
Nov 02 Watch Electronic Voting Raises Fears of Glitches, Fraud After the problems of the 2000 presidential elections, electronic voting machines were designed to make casting and counting ballots easier and more accurate. But recent problems encountered in several states using the new machines have raised concerns about their reliability… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Supporters of Virginia Senate Candidates Speak Out Once considered a safe Republican Senate seat, the battle between GOP incumbent George Allen and Democrat Jim Webb is gaining intensity in the final days before elections. Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine and Republican Attorney General Bob McDonnell debate the issues. Continue watching
Nov 02 Once a Republican Target, Ohio’s 6th District Still Leans Democratic By Admin, PBS NewsHour Early on, the National Republican Congressional Committee considered Ohio's 6th District its best chance to pick up a Democratic House seat, but with less than a week to go, the GOP is focusing its resources on other embattled Ohio incumbents. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch Fight to Finish in Tennessee Senate Race The Tennessee Senate race between Democrat Harold Ford Jr. and Republican Bob Corker has taken a nasty turn through negative ads and unplanned confrontations between the candidates. Two editors discuss the race. Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch Missouri Senate Race Garners Nationwide Attention Sen. Jim Talent, R-Mo., and his Democratic challenger, state auditor Claire McCaskill, are in an apparent dead heat leading up to the Nov. 7 midterm elections. Republican and Democratic bloggers discuss the candidates' chances as the race enters its final… Continue watching