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 Ad Buys Show Mainly Republicans, Not Democrats, are Running on Reform With less than a week left to go before Election Day, a new round of ads is hitting TV screens targeting health care reform and the politicians who voted for it. The ads are the latest salvo in… Continue reading
Oct 27 How Does 2010 Political Climate Compare to 1994 GOP Midterm Wave? _pap_embeddable('news01s44caqf90',482,304,{ pap_usecache:true }); In 2010, all the polls and predictors indicate it will be a good year for the Republican Party: they have a good chance to regain control of the House of Representatives and stand to gain… Continue reading
Oct 27 Brown, Whitman Challenged to Pull Negative Ads in California Governor Race By David Chalian Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks as gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown, right, look on during a discussion moderated by "Today" show host Matt Lauer. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. The cheers that welcomed Meg Whitman at an event Tuesday… Continue reading
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 26 Political Checklist: GOP Expands House Races in Play; Obama Told to ‘Shove it’ DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s44beqf90', 'LP3dwVrP49A', '29'); Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondent Gwen Ifill take a look at the national dynamics a week before the 2010 midterms in this edition of the Political Checklist. David and Gwen highlight the fact… Continue reading
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 25 New Diversity Districts Appear Safe for Democrats, at Least for Now By Victoria Edwards Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., speaks during a DNC news conference in July; Photo By Tom Williams/Roll Call via Getty Images If Democrats are looking for safety this year, they have it in the New Diversity districts that dot… Continue reading
Oct 22 Largely Overlooked Nationally, N.C. Senate Race Offers Voters Clear Choices Political reporters are like Willie Sutton in at least one respect: legend had it that he said he robbed banks because that's where the money is (he actually didn't say that); we gravitate to the most competitive political… Continue reading
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