Oct 14 Watch Indiana Looks to Get Out the Youth Vote Special correspondent Betsy Stark reports from Indiana, a rust belt state, where there is a battle to get out the youth vote. This is the first report of a new series from Patchwork Nation project. Continue watching
Oct 14 The Gender Gap and the Midterms Ever since women won the right to vote in 1920 -- was it only 90 years ago? -- there's been guessing about whether women and men vote differently. This speculation reached a high point during the presidential election year 1980,… Continue reading
Oct 14 Advertising Spending in House and Senate Races Approaches $200 Million Candidates, political parties and outside interest groups have spent an estimated $198 million on advertising for U.S. House and Senate races in the past five weeks, according to a study released Wednesday by the Wesleyan Media Project. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch California to Let Voters Decide on Marijuana Legalization Judy Muller of KCET reports from California on the a ballot initiative in the state to legalize marijuana. Continue watching
Oct 13 The Morning Line: Michelle Obama Hits the Trail for Embattled Democrats First Lady Michelle Obama is headed to Wisconsin and Illinois Wednesday in what is the beginning of an eight state, two-week campaign tour on behalf of embattled Democrats. As is often the case with first ladies, Mrs. Obama… Continue reading
Oct 12 Big Third Quarter Fundraising Jackpot for Sharron Angle It appears former Assemblywoman Sharron Angle is poised to be the big jackpot winner of the money race for third quarter donations. The tea party backed Republican candidate for Senate in Nevada announced Tuesday that she took in a… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch Outside Groups Spend Big on Campaign Ads Third-party groups on both sides of the political aisle are spending big on advertising this fall - but not at the same rate. Judy Woodruff talks with Evan Tracey, founder of the Campaign Media Analysis Group, for details. Continue watching
Oct 11 What Voters Talk About When They Talk About the Economy As Patchwork Nation often notes, the diversity of communities in the United States makes it difficult to identify a single economic story. National GDP and unemployment numbers are not encouraging, but no one in American experiences those U.S. averages… Continue reading
Oct 11 Dems Target Outside Ad Spending; Nevada Senate Race Heats Up In this week's Political Checklist, Judy Woodruff and David Chalian explore the Democratic Party's decision to make a major issue of the political advertising coming from pro-Republican groups, particularly groups that are not affiliated with the official GOP. Continue reading
Oct 08 California Governor’s Race: a Hot Campaign Sans Obama, Tea Party In the troubled and debt-ridden state of California, two strong, well-known candidates are vying for the dubious honor of becoming the next governor. But something is missing in this extremely political year. Republican Meg Whitman, the former head of eBay,… Continue reading