Democrats not only claimed the White House on Tuesday night, but built larger majorities in the House and Senate as well. Democrats have gained at least five Senate seats and could grab a couple more before the night is over. So why did the Dems succeed in most of the battleground races and how will that impact their agenda? What will be their legislative priorities? And what lessons can both parties learn from the fact that a sizable Republican majority four years ago
The 2008 election is breaking right for Democrats at every step on the national level. Barack Obama is on the verge of an electoral vote victory, Democrats are about halfway to a filibuster proof U.S. Senate and their already comfortable lead in the House of Representatives is getting bigger too. Democrats have successfully ousted longtime Connecticut Rep. Christopher Shays, Florida Reps. Ric Keller and Tom Feeney, North Carolina’s Robin Hayes and many more are still fighting for survival.
Stay tuned to this space for more updates on the House races.
Democrats are hoping to build a filibuster-proof majority in the U.S. Senate. They need to pick up nine seats to accomplish that goal. At 10 p.m. Eastern, Democrats have captured seats in New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina and New Mexico. We’re still watching key races in Minnesota, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Oregon and Alaska.
Barack Obama seems on cruise control to victory tonight after winning the critical battleground state of Ohio. Obama is also looking strong in previously red states like Florida and North Carolina. So why did Obama win? Are voters really enamored with him or fed up with Republicans? Does he have a mandate or does he need to lead from the center? We ask longtime Democratic strategist Michael Lewan, a former Chief of Staff to Sen. Joe Lieberman.
Barack Obama may be leading nationally but does John McCain have momentum in the swing states? What’s the latest in Ohio? How about Florida? Is Pennsylvanis locked up for Obama or are his anti-coal comments making that a closer contest? We ask pollster David Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision.
Barack Obama says his energy plan would force companies into bankruptcy for running on fossil fuels and he would be fine with energy consumers paying much higher prices in order to wean the nation off those sources. What exactly is his energy agenda? What would be the impact on our economy? We ask Thomas Pyle, President of the Institute for Energy Research.
We have Tuesday’s top news…What are the final messages to voters from John McCain and Barack Obama? How are the anti-coal comments from Obama playing in the industry? What are congressional Democrats saying about redistributing wealth and bringing back the Fairness Doctrine? We have all the answers as we discuss the biggest stories for Election Day 2008.
Barack Obama may be leading nationally but does John McCain have momentum in the swing states? What’s the latest in Ohio? How about Florida? Is Pennsylvanis locked up for Obama or are his anti-coal comments making that a closer contest? We ask pollster David Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision.
Barack Obama says his energy plan would force companies into bankruptcy for running on fossil fuels and he would be fine with energy consumers paying much higher prices in order to wean the nation off those sources. What exactly is his energy agenda? What would be the impact on our economy? We ask Thomas Pyle, President of the Institute for Energy Research.
As voters take part in the only poll that really matters, the final pre-election surveys show a lead for Barack Obama. How big is his advantage in the final Zogby survey? Is the McCain surge continuing or receding? How high is voter enthusiasm? And what new polling trends have emerged during this campaign? We ask Fritz Wenzel, Director of Communications for Zogby International.
