• Election Night Guide
    Monday - 11/03/2014 - 10:33 AM

    DailyKos has an excellent hour-by-hour guide to watch Election Night returns.

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  • How Obama Dragged Democrats Down
    Monday - 11/03/2014 - 09:10 AM

    Washington Post: "Obama's journey from triumphant, validated Democratic hero to a political millstone weighing on his party's chances is a tale of a second-term president quickly and repeatedly sidetracked by a series of crises -- some self-inflicted -- and the widely held perception that the White House has not managed them well."

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  • Why a GOP Senate Won't Matter
    Monday - 11/03/2014 - 04:59 AM

    Jonathan Chait: "The legislative dynamics in Washington are very simple. Gridlock exists because Obama and House Republicans cannot agree on legislation. If Obama and the House could agree on legislation, their deal would be approved by a Democratic-controlled Senate or by a Republican-controlled Senate.

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  • Perdue Ahead of Nunn in Georgia
    Monday - 11/03/2014 - 04:11 AM

    A new SurveyUSA poll in Georgia finds David Perdue (R) leading Michelle Nunn (D) by three points in the U.S. Senate race, 47% to 44%.

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  • Crist Edges Scott in Race for Florida Governor
    Monday - 11/03/2014 - 01:33 AM

    A new Quinnipiac poll in Florida finds Charlie Crist (D) edging Gov. Rick Scott (R) in the race for governor, 42% to 41%, with Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie at 7%.

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  • Sullivan Just Ahead in Alaska
    Monday - 11/03/2014 - 12:24 AM

    A new Public Policy Polling survey in Alaska finds Dan Sullivan (R) leading Sen. Mark Begich (D) in the U.S. Senate race by just one point, 46% to 45%.

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  • Quote of the Day
    Monday - 11/03/2014 - 01:48 AM

    "A wave just doesn't happen. Waves happen when every single member of a cause or a movement come together. This is our time, we need to crush it and push their heads under over and over and over again until they cannot breathe anymore."

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  • Crist Widens Lead in Florida
    Sunday - 11/02/2014 - 02:08 PM

    A new Zogby poll in Florida finds Charlie Crist (D) leading Gov. Rick Scott (R) in the race for governor, 45% to 38%, with Libertarian Adrian Wyllie at 8%.

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  • Flood of Late Spending Comes from Unknown Sources
    Sunday - 11/02/2014 - 03:20 PM

    "A stealthy coterie of difficult-to-trace outside groups is slipping tens of millions of dollars of attacks ads and negative automated telephone calls into the final days of the midterm campaign, helping fuel an unprecedented surge of last-minute spending," the New York Times reports.

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  • The Economy Elects the President But Not the Congress
    Sunday - 11/02/2014 - 07:47 AM

    Lynn Vavreck: "In presidential elections, if the economy grows during the election year, the incumbent president (or the incumbent's party) is more likely to be re-elected. The correlation is so impressive that political scientists often refer to national economic conditions as part of the structural or fundamental conditions that drive election outcomes."

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  • No White House Shake Up
    Monday - 11/03/2014 - 10:02 AM

    President Obama "is not preparing a dramatic overhaul of his staff in the event of a disastrous midterm election," The Hill reports.

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  • Most Influential Billionaires in Politics
    Monday - 11/03/2014 - 07:38 AM

    Darrell West has updated his U.S. Billionaires Political Power Index to include recent election activism, campaign donations, and influence leading up to the 2014 midterms.

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  • Republicans Aren't Playing Expectations Game
    Monday - 11/03/2014 - 05:40 AM

    National Journal: "In the game of expectations, it's typical for parties to remain cautiously optimistic before a major election even when everything looks to be going their way. Republicans, however, are nearly gloating."

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  • What It Takes
    Monday - 11/03/2014 - 03:09 AM

    One of the all-time great election books, What It Takes by Richard Ben Cramer, is available for just $1.99 today from Amazon.

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  • Malloy Holds Narrow Lead in Connecticut
    Monday - 11/03/2014 - 01:34 AM

    A new Quinnipiac poll in Connecticut finds that with independent candidate Joe Visconti out of the race for governor, Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) still leads challenger Tom Foley (R) by three points, 47% to 44%.

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  • An Election About Obama
    Monday - 11/03/2014 - 01:41 AM

    The Hill: "Less than 24 hours before Election Day, Republicans have what they want: a referendum on President Obama. GOP candidates are training their closing arguments on Obama, full of confidence that voter dissatisfaction with the White House will punch their ticket to a Senate majority."

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  • Voters Favor GOP By Narrow Margin
    Sunday - 11/02/2014 - 02:42 PM

    A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds Republicans "hold a narrow edge on the question of which party likely voters want to control Congress signaling that the GOP heads into Tuesday's balloting with a breeze, but not a strong wind, at its back."

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  • Snyder Just Ahead in Michigan
    Sunday - 11/02/2014 - 02:28 PM

    A new Public Policy Polling survey in Michigan finds Gov. Rick Snyder (R) just ahead of challenger Mark Schauer (D), 46% to 45%.

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  • Another Staffer Accuses DeMaio of Harassment
    Sunday - 11/02/2014 - 03:03 PM

    Just days before Tuesday's election in the tight race for San Diego's 52nd Congressional District seat, a second former staffer for Republican candidate Carl DeMaio is accusing him of sexual harassment, KPBS reports.

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  • Clinton Allies Say She Should Wait
    Sunday - 11/02/2014 - 06:24 AM

    "Veteran Hillary Clinton advisers say she shouldn't accelerate her early 2015 timetable for announcing whether she'll run for president, despite calls from prominent backers of President Obama for her to enter the race soon after Tuesday's congressional elections," Bloomberg reports.

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