As the 2014 midterm election approaches, The Takeaway is looking at key Senate races across the country that could result in a shift of power in Congress. Most Americans agree that Congress is already broken, but if the government becomes even more divided—if Democrats control the executive branch while Republicans control both chambers of Congress—how much worse will it get? What, if anything, will be achieved in the next two years? From the nation's most expensive Senate contest in U.S. history, to the states where incumbents are retiring, leaving the door wide-open for a new candidate, The Takeaway explores the ins and outs of the upcoming 2014 midterm election.
The midterm elections aren't until November, but the stakes are high. Republicans are feeling confident that they can win back control of the Senate, which would put them in control o...
We continue our game of Texas Hold'em —Senate elections style—and take a look at how the battle for the United Sates Senate might go. Today the deck is stacked with races with open se...
Democrats have held the majority in the Senate for almost eight years now, but as the November 2014 elections approach Republicans are feeling confident they can take it back. This we...
Gil Fulbright may have is very own campaign bus, but Gil won’t be featured on the ballot come November, because he’s not even a real person. He’s a satirical character, a product of t...