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2010 Elections

2010 Elections News
J. Scott Applewhite, AP

Obama Continues Outreach with Message to Black Newspapers

Mary C. Curtis

He urges journalists to tell readers about the administration's accomplishments and to ignore "a bunch of TV ads" that attack his policies with sound bites.

Round-Up of Senate and Governor Races in 14 States

Bruce Drake

Today's round-up of polls on governor and Senate races around the nation includes California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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AP

Richard Burr Holds On to Lead Over Elaine Marshall in North Carolina

Bruce Drake

Marshall is being helped by the fact that her fellow Democrats are getting more engaged as Election Day approaches. But Burr's support remains close to the 50 percent he needs to win the Senate seat.

Patti Longmire, AP

Jack Conway Closes Gap on Rand Paul in Kentucky Senate Race, New Poll Says

Bruce Drake

Paul has led Conway in the majority of surveys conducted since mid-August. But the Democrat's attacks on Paul's tea party views may be having some impact.

AFP/Getty Images

Obama on the Campaign Trail: Are Democrats Better Off With Bill Clinton?

Bruce Drake

President Obama can still draw a crowd and pack a fundraiser. But his sagging popularity is damaging his value on the campaign trail in many races, and one poll says Bill Clinton is a bigger asset.

Robert Craig, AP

Christine O'Donnell on 1st Amendment: Where Is 'Separation of Church and State'?

Tom Diemer

The tea party favorite seems surprised when told during a debate with Democrat Chris Coons the Constitution bars the government from establishing any organized religion.

Tim Sloan, AFP/Getty Images

Democrat Joe Sestak Catches Up to Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania Senate Race

Bruce Drake

Sestak is benefiting from greater engagement by fellow Democrats and has wiped out the huge advantage his Republican rival held among independent voters.

Mark Ralston, AFP/Getty Images

Midterms Jump Shark: Handcuffed Reporter, Canadian Terrorists, East Germany as Role Model

Jill Lawrence

Senate candidates suggest terrorists come from Canada and that East Germany is a good border-enforcement role model. Plus, an editor in handcuffs. Yikes.

Spencer Platt, Getty Images

Palin Warns GOP Leaders: Stay on Message or You're 'Through'

Tom Diemer

Sarah Palin tells CNN "the machine within the GOP will realize the 'we the people' message is rising and is resonating . . . because it's so full of common sense."

Kathy Kmonicek, AP

New York Governor Debate: The Circus Is in Town (and 'the Rent Is Too Damn High')

Frank A. Sicoli

Mario Cuomo and Carl Paladino may have been the front-runners, but what voters will likely remember from the debate are the antics of third-party candidate Jim McMillan.

Andy Morrison, AP

Ted Strickland Running Out of Time in Ohio Governor Race Against John Kasich

Bruce Drake

Kasich has about the same size lead over Strickland in a new Quinnipiac University poll that he had in early September. Voters unhappy with the state's economy remain firmly in Kasich's camp.

David Smith, AP

Manchin Runs From Obama, Raese Calls Global Warming a Myth in W.Va. Debate

Patricia Murphy

The match-up pitted West Virginia's two-term Democratic governor, Joe Manchin, against Republican businessman John Raese, along with Jesse Johnson and Jeff Beck.

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