Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Kentucky Senate race turns bitter in debate (AP)
• Gunmen kill 29 in Pakistan's Karachi as election held (Reuters)
• Obama on nationwide blitz with vote two weeks off (AFP)
• High stakes for US poll battle in gambling mecca (AFP)
• Colorado GOP Senate hopeful stands by gay remark (AP)
• Poll: Those craving for change now look to the GOP (AP)
• Gay marriage surfaces as an issue in state races (AP)
• Obama says no regrets, but admits tactical errors (AFP)
• Senator McCain's daughter calls O'Donnell a "nut job" (Reuters)
• Cornyn: Republicans won’t win a Senate majority (The Upshot)
• GOP tries to seize opportunity with Stupak gone (AP)
• White House anger swells over campaign finance (AFP)
• Poll: Obama voters doubt chance for “change,” less likely to vote in midterms (The Upshot)
• Obama spokesman: Dems will keep control of House (AP)
• O'Donnell says GOP establishment not helping her (AP)
• How the poll was conducted (AP)
• Obama backs governor where key Senate seat fell (Reuters)
• Maes filed for bankruptcy in 1989 (AP)
• As Democrats' message lags, GOP awaits huge wins (AP)

Kentucky Senate race turns bitter in debate (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 04:58 PM PDT AP - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul angrily accused Democratic rival Jack Conway of descending "into the gutter" with a TV ad questioning Paul's faith and demanded an apology during a Sunday night debate that turned personal.

Gunmen kill 29 in Pakistan's Karachi as election held (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 03:27 PM PDT Reuters - Gunmen shot to death at least 29 people in Pakistan's commercial hub Karachi over the weekend, deepening tensions as a by-election was held to replace a lawmaker who was murdered in August.

Obama on nationwide blitz with vote two weeks off (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 01:00 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama on Sunday pursued a coast-to-coast campaign blitz through key battlegrounds, looking to energize Democrats and stave off a likely drubbing in looming midterm elections.

High stakes for US poll battle in gambling mecca (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 12:50 PM PDT AFP - Less than three weeks before crunch mid-term polls, a battle royale is playing out in Las Vegas, as America's top Democratic senator fights for his political life in this glittering desert gambling mecca.

Colorado GOP Senate hopeful stands by gay remark (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 11:55 AM PDT AP - Colorado's Republican Senate candidate, under pressure to defend himself against allegations he has abandoned the far-right in favor of appealing to moderate voters, compared homosexuality to alcoholism in a televised debate with the man he's trying to unseat.

Poll: Those craving for change now look to the GOP (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 11:35 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's winning coalition from 2008 has crumbled and his core backers are dispirited. It's now Republicans who stand to benefit from an electorate that's again craving change.

Gay marriage surfaces as an issue in state races (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 11:30 AM PDT AP - This election will be the first since the 1990s without a measure to ban gay marriage on any state ballot, yet the divisive issue is roiling races across the country during a time of tumult for the gay rights movement.

Obama says no regrets, but admits tactical errors (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 11:17 AM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama admitted having made tactical errors but stood by his accomplishments Sunday in an interview weeks ahead of crucial midterm elections.

Senator McCain's daughter calls O'Donnell a "nut job" (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 11:06 AM PDT Reuters - Senator John McCain's daughter said on Sunday that Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell of Delaware, a Tea Party favorite, is "seen as a nut job."

Cornyn: Republicans won’t win a Senate majority (The Upshot) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 10:59 AM PDT The Upshot - Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the Republican tasked with ensuring his party's electoral success in the Senate, downplayed GOP chances of overtaking his chamber this year. "I'm not predicting we're going to get back the majority," Cornyn, chair of the National Senatorial Campaign Committee, said on Fox News Sunday. "It might be a two-cycle process." Democrats [...]

GOP tries to seize opportunity with Stupak gone (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 09:59 AM PDT AP - Tea party activists rejoiced when Rep. Bart Stupak decided against seeking re-election after helping rescue President Barack Obama's health care plan. Now one of their own hopes to exact the ultimate revenge by winning Stupak's seat.

White House anger swells over campaign finance (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 09:53 AM PDT AFP - The White House stepped up attacks Sunday on what it described as a tidal wave of secret outside money pouring into Republican campaign ads ahead of November 2 midterm elections.

Poll: Obama voters doubt chance for “change,” less likely to vote in midterms (The Upshot) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 09:25 AM PDT The Upshot - Only half of voters who supported Barack Obama for president in 2008 say they will "definitely" show up to vote in the midterm elections on Nov. 2, according to a poll conducted for the Associated Press. That's in contrast to two thirds of McCain voter who say they are sure they'll turnout. The numbers are [...]

Obama spokesman: Dems will keep control of House (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 07:49 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's spokesman caused a political stir this summer when he said Democrats could lose their majority in the House in November. Now he says he doesn't think that will happen.

O'Donnell says GOP establishment not helping her (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 06:47 AM PDT AP - Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell of Delaware is calling out the Republican establishment in Washington for not helping her underdog campaign.

How the poll was conducted (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 05:40 AM PDT AP - The AP-Knowledge Networks Poll is a unique study to find out how the electorate's political views have changed since last election.

Obama backs governor where key Senate seat fell (Reuters) Posted: 17 Oct 2010 05:05 AM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama urged voters in Massachusetts to back the state's governor, Deval Patrick, at a raucous campaign stop on Saturday, pushing for a fellow Democrat who is in a tight re-election fight against a former healthcare executive.

Maes filed for bankruptcy in 1989 (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 10:51 PM PDT AP - GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes, who has touted his business experience running telecommunications and credit reporting companies, says he filed personal bankruptcy 20 years ago.

As Democrats' message lags, GOP awaits huge wins (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 10:19 PM PDT AP - Two weeks before Election Day, Democrats fear their grip on the House may be gone, and Republicans are poised to celebrate big gains in the Senate and governors' mansions as well.

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