Oct 08 The Risks and Rewards of Party Purity If you want to sum up the challenges facing mainstream Democrats and Republicans this campaign season, hop a plane to Kentucky. That's what I did this week, and when I got there I discovered the political world must be a… Continue reading
Oct 07 Kentucky Dispatch: How Do You Know It’s Election Season? Turn On the TV Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway talks to Senate candidate Rand Paul and Sen. Mitch McConnell at the 130th annual Fancy Farm picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky. Photo by Gage Skidmore; Flickr Creative Commons LOUISVILLE, Ky. | Election Day is… Continue reading
Oct 06 2010: The Year of the Vanishing Candidate: Now You See Them, Now You Don’t This year, mostly you don't. Once upon a time, not so long ago, candidates in competitive races sought out the news media to help get their messages across to the voters, and they scheduled frequent public events so they could… Continue reading
Oct 01 Heartland Palpitations: Democrats Find Little Comfort in Small Town America By Lee Banville One trend that is becoming clearer as the midterms approach is that Democrats are struggling to hold on in the heartland. These big-in-size, small-in-population districts throughout the Midwest, known in our Patchwork Nation project as Small Town… Continue reading
Sep 30 Calif. Candidate Whitman, Former Housekeeper Trade More Accusations SAN FRANCISCO | Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for governor of California, can't seem to shake charges that she knowingly employed an illegal immigrant in her home as a housekeeper and nanny for nine years. In a second day… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Pelosi: Democrats Expect to Keep House Majority, ‘Battle-Tested’ for Campaign In an interview with Judy Woodruff, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi predicts Democrats will retain a majority in the House despite a hostile political environment and weighs in on the battle over extending Bush-era tax cuts. Continue watching
Sep 30 Boehner: House Is in a ‘State of Emergency,’ Does Not Function The man who would become Speaker of the House -- should Republicans regain control of the arm of Congress -- said Thursday the institution is in a state of emergency. "The House finds itself in state of emergency," Boehner… Continue reading
Sep 30 Pelosi: Middle Class’ Future at Stake in Midterms, Democrats Proud of Record House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi spoke with the NewsHour's Judy Woodruff Thursday about tax policy and the 2010 midterm elections. In this clip, Pelosi describes what she sees as the choice facing voters in the November elections. Her Democratic Party… Continue reading
Sep 29 Calif. Candidate Whitman Responds to Illegal Immigrant Hiring Revelation Updated 8:12 p.m. ET SAN JOSE, Calif. | Revelations that Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate for governor in California, employed an illegal alien as a housekeeper for nine years have made waves in a tight campaign here. At a… Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch Democrats Look to Reinvigorate Youth Vote for Midterms Young voters only made up 12 percent of the 2006 midterm electorate but voted overwhelmingly for Democrats. Judy Woodruff gets three views on the battle for the youth vote and the potential impact in the upcoming elections. Continue watching