Yahoo! News: Elections

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• Gallup poll: Likely voters prefer Republicans over Democrats leading country by wide margin (Daily Caller)
• Obama pulls back on 'enemies' remark to Latinos (AP)
• Appeals court hints at tossing part of Arizona law (AP)
• Early clues: What to watch in Tuesday's elections (AP)
• GOP upbeat, Dems brace for losses on election eve (AP)
• Candidates make final push in Alaska Senate race (AP)
• Cuomo casts Dems as "antidote" in NY gov race (AP)
• Appeals court extends life of gay military policy (AP)
• Senate campaigns enter sprint to finish in Calif (AP)
• Voters likely to hand GOP big governorship wins (AP)
• Palin endorses Tancredo in Colo. gov race (AP)
• Opinion: Why Washington Sen. Patty Murray has my vote (associatedcontent)
• Biden rallies Delaware Democrats ahead of election (AP)
• Judge sentences Dallas man who threatened Obama (AP)
• Sleepy judge vote a focal point of Iowa election (AP)
• Mass. gubernatorial candidates wrap up campaign (AP)
• In closely watched races, campaigns hunt for votes (AP)
• Obama makes 11th hour appeal to US voters (AFP)
• Blumenthal, McMahon stump for last-minute votes (AP)
• Obama seeks to blunt Republican attack over comment (Reuters)

Gallup poll: Likely voters prefer Republicans over Democrats leading country by wide margin (Daily Caller) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:52 PM PDT Daily Caller - Voters are heading to the polls tomorrow hoping to send President Obama a message, and a plurality want the commander-in-chief to know that they are not happy.

Obama pulls back on 'enemies' remark to Latinos (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:51 PM PDT AP - A day before the pivotal midterm elections, President Barack Obama pulled back from remarks he made last month when he called on Latino voters to punish their "enemies" on Election Day. In an interview Monday with radio host Michael Baisden, Obama said he should have used the word "opponents" instead of enemies.

Appeals court hints at tossing part of Arizona law (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:51 PM PDT AP - Arizona's immigration law faced tough scrutiny from a federal appeals panel Monday as the state's governor appeared in person to support the controversial provision on the day before the election in which she's seeking her first full term.

Early clues: What to watch in Tuesday's elections (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:51 PM PDT AP - How early will America know if it's a Republican romp or if Democrats somehow minimized their damage? There should be plenty of clues Tuesday evening — and long before bedtime. Final results in some states might not be known for days. But trends could be evident from the Midwest and South — especially from Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia — even before most of the nation has finished dinner.

GOP upbeat, Dems brace for losses on election eve (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:51 PM PDT AP - A takeover of the House in sight, Republicans brimmed with confidence while Democrats braced for losses on the eve of recession-era elections for control of Congress and dozens of statehouses. "The American people are in charge," declared GOP leader John Boehner, vowing to shrink the size and cost of government if his party wins power on Tuesday.

Candidates make final push in Alaska Senate race (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:48 PM PDT AP - Alaska's three main U.S. Senate candidates made their final cases to voters Monday, with high-profile surrogates also weighing in on the hotly contested race that might remain in limbo well after Election Day.

Cuomo casts Dems as "antidote" in NY gov race (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:46 PM PDT AP - Democrat Andrew Cuomo, comfortably ahead in New York's race for governor, energized union voters and other supporters Monday by casting Democrats controlling state and federal government as the antidote to years of lingering problems caused by Republicans.

Appeals court extends life of gay military policy (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:33 PM PDT AP - A federal appeals court on Monday indefinitely extended its freeze on a judge's order halting enforcement of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, heightening pressure on the Obama administration to persuade the U.S. Senate to repeal the law before a new Congress is sworn in.

Senate campaigns enter sprint to finish in Calif (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:27 PM PDT AP - Creating an aura of victory was the strategy Monday for Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina, as the two sought to energize their campaigns for one last day before voters go to the polls.

Voters likely to hand GOP big governorship wins (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:22 PM PDT AP - Republicans are anticipating major gains in governorships across the nation's industrial heartland and in several vital presidential swing states.

Palin endorses Tancredo in Colo. gov race (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:14 PM PDT AP - Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has offered a last-minute endorsement to former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo in the Colorado governor's race.

Opinion: Why Washington Sen. Patty Murray has my vote (associatedcontent) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:12 PM PDT associatedcontent - This midterm election is filled with very passionate campaigning on all sides.

Biden rallies Delaware Democrats ahead of election (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:09 PM PDT AP - Vice president Joe Biden is urging fellow Delaware Democrats to get voters to the polls for the midterm elections.

Judge sentences Dallas man who threatened Obama (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 04:07 PM PDT AP - A judge has sentenced a Dallas man to more than two years in federal prison for threatening President Barack Obama.

Sleepy judge vote a focal point of Iowa election (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:56 PM PDT AP - The last time Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Marsha Ternus was on the ballot, nearly half of voters didn't bother to weigh in on whether she should keep her job. What a difference eight years and a ruling allowing gay marriage can make.

Mass. gubernatorial candidates wrap up campaign (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:54 PM PDT AP - The four candidates for Massachusetts governor made their final pitch to voters Monday, with Democratic incumbent Deval Patrick trying to fend off a serious challenge from Republican Charles Baker amid an anti-incumbent, pro-GOP wave sweeping the country.

In closely watched races, campaigns hunt for votes (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:49 PM PDT AP - If the nation's most closely watched Senate race is a battle, the campaign offices and neighborhoods of recession-ravaged Nevada were the trenches on Monday in the final hours before Election Day.

Obama makes 11th hour appeal to US voters (AFP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:45 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama warned that key US elections Tuesday "will have an impact for decades to come," as his Democratic allies braced for a rout fueled by deep voter anger at the sour economy.

Blumenthal, McMahon stump for last-minute votes (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:40 PM PDT AP - Democrat Richard Blumenthal and Republican Linda McMahon traveled across the state on Monday to meet with committed supporters in their U.S. Senate race while trying to drum up new ones before Tuesday's election.

Obama seeks to blunt Republican attack over comment (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:35 PM PDT Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Monday he should not have used the word "enemies" to describe his political opponents as Republicans sought to make an issue of the comment a day before congressional elections.

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