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2014 midterm elections
Exclusive: Women Turned Out for Hillary in the Midterms
By Jay Newton-Small
The Woman Behind the New Senate Leader
By Jay Newton-Small
This Election Proves That Our Country Is Stuck
5 Election Comedies to Get You Ready for the Polls
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2014 midterm elections
Would-Be Senate Leader Makes Closing Argument
He could lose the title of Senator on Tuesday, or gain the title Majority Leader
By Jay Newton-Small / Hazard, KY
November 3, 2014
These 9 Slides Show the Surprisingly Low Impact of Libertarian Candidates
Despite growing numbers of candidates, they almost never even succeed as spoilers by throwing the race to one candidate or another.
By Chris Wilson
November 3, 2014
Obama Rallies Wisconsin Democrats for Mary Burke
Burke gambles that Obama will drive out the base more than he drives away those unhappy with him
By Jay Newton-Small
October 29, 2014
No, Republicans Aren’t Yet Winning the Women's Vote
One poll doth not a trend make
By Jay Newton-Small
October 22, 2014
Pelosi and Hillary Join Forces to Rally Democratic Women
The event brought together Clinton and Obama supporters from 2008
By Jay Newton-Small / San Francisco
October 20, 2014
Democrats Run From Obama
There's a reason the President isn't often seen on the campaign trail
By Jay Newton-Small
October 14, 2014
Midterm Elections See Surge in Tough-to-Lure Candidates: Young Moms
“It is a big change. Women in the Club”
By Jay Newton-Small
October 13, 2014
Democrats See Obamacare Silver Lining for 2014
From fierce opposition to a "fading issue"
By Jay Newton-Small
October 8, 2014
Bill Clinton Makes Homecoming Trip a Rescue Mission
The former President is playing big in several races in his home state
By Jay Newton-Small
October 6, 2014
Georgia Libertarian Could Force Senate Run-Off
Libertarian Amanda Swafford considers forcing a Jan. 6 run-off in the Peach State’s Senate race a victory for third party candidates everywhere
By Jay Newton-Small
September 30, 2014
Drugs, Minimum Wage and Gambling: Inside 2014's $1 Billion-Plus Ballot Initiatives
Bored with the midterms? There’s a lot of (expensive) drama on the ballot that doesn’t involve candidates
By Jay Newton-Small
September 26, 2014
Hillary Clinton Calls for a Women’s 'Movement'
“These issues have to be in the life blood of this election and any election”
By Jay Newton-Small
September 18, 2014
Georgia Senate Race Becomes a Battle of the Bushes
The former President endorses the Republican in the race while his son attacks
By Jay Newton-Small
September 17, 2014
What Voters Care About Most: Economy, Healthcare and Terrorism
A new poll from Pew Research sheds light on key issues in the upcoming midterm elections
By Denver Nicks
September 12, 2014
Georgia Democrat Accuses Opponent of Pay Discrimination
Michelle Nunn courts women in a close Senate race
By Jay Newton-Small
September 12, 2014
Women Could Finally Make Up 20% of Congress This Year
Despite fewer women running for office in 2014
By Jay Newton-Small
September 11, 2014
'War on Women' Could Spur Voter Turnout
Democrats are betting they can turn out women and minorities to the polls
By Jay Newton-Small
September 9, 2014
Alaska Voters Prep for the Polar Primary
Alaskans vote to pick which Republican will take on Democratic Sen. Mark Begich
By Jay Newton-Small
August 19, 2014
Obama’s Approval Rating at All-Time Low in New Poll
The NBC News/
Wall Street Journal
poll shows even lower support for congressional Republicans
By Denver Nicks
August 5, 2014
Lobbyist Contributes a Campaign Ad To Thad Cochran
Did former Mississippi senator Trent Lott film an ad for his endangered former colleague because he's a good friend, or because he's trying to keep his gravy train on the tracks?
By Jay Newton-Small
June 12, 2014
'A Serious Wake-Up Call'
A stunning upset for the history books
By Jay Newton-Small
June 10, 2014
White House Tries To Get Working Dads Some Time Off
As more women work, dads are taking up some of the slack at home — and yet still face stigma at work for making family a priority
By Jay Newton-Small
June 9, 2014
Republicans Eye Revenge Against Ted Cruz
Now that primary season is almost over, some Establishment Republicans are looking for retribution
By Jay Newton-Small
June 8, 2014
Joni Ernst Successfully Plays the Female Candidate's Handbook in Iowa
The Republican senate hopeful, surging in Iowa, shows how GOP women can get elected
By Jay Newton-Small
June 2, 2014
Oregon Race Is A Fight for the Soul of the Senate
More than any other race in the country, Sen. Jeff Merkley’s re-election battle with GOP candidate Monica Wehby is about political dysfunction and who’s better to fight it
By Jay Newton-Small
May 21, 2014
The Republican Woman Loses, Again
It's starting to look like the GOP won't have many female candidates left standing by November
By Jay Newton-Small
April 23, 2014
McConnell's Democratic Challenger Outraises Him in First Quarter
Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has outpaced the Senate minority leader in fundraising for the second time — though McConnell still has over twice as much cash in the bank
By Jay Newton-Small
April 15, 2014
Dems Woo Women Voters
Democrats are reaching out to capture the support of single women voters who could help sway results of the upcoming midterm elections
By Jay Newton-Small
April 7, 2014
Conservative Women Propose A Solution To Income Inequality: Marriage
Feminism hasn't just failed, says a Heritage Foundation panel of prominent female conservatives. It's actually made women more miserable
By Jay Newton-Small
March 31, 2014
The Tea Party is Running Out of Steam
The movement is struggling as primary races slip away
By Jay Newton-Small
March 28, 2014
Exclusive: McConnell Would Govern Like This Democrat
The Senate Minority Leader tells TIME who he would aim to emulate the most should he become Senate Majority Leader next year. He also talks partisanship, the importance of congeniality and how Kentucky has changed over the last 29 years
By Jay Newton-Small
March 27, 2014
McConnell's Duke Ad Flub Isn't a Gaffe
McConnell should probably fire his ad maker, but no one doubts he’s an avid Kentucky sports fan
By Jay Newton-Small
March 25, 2014
Pollsters Say 2014 Will be a 'Pox on Both Their Houses'
Voters are unhappy with incumbents irrespective of party, according to a new George Washington University Battle Ground Poll
By Jay Newton-Small
March 25, 2014
House Democrats Plan Pre-Emptive Strike on Ryan Budget
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has told members that he plans a full House vote on the measure, despite iffy support from conservatives in the caucus. Democrats, meanwhile, smell an opportunity
By Jay Newton-Small
March 24, 2014
Nate Silver Has Good News for Republicans
Silver's data-driven journalism website FiveThirtyEight made one of its first major political predictions since its relaunch: Republicans will take back the Senate in the midterm elections behind held later this year
By Eliana Dockterman
March 23, 2014
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