Seeing red: How Bruce Rauner won Illinois
November 9, 2014
Filed under Election 2014, Focus
Governor-elect Bruce Rauner (R-Winnetka) called for bipartisan solutions to the state’s problems as he declared victory last week in the state’s gubernatorial contest against incumbent Pat Quinn (D-Chicago). Read More »...
The red dawn: Republican midterm gains have sweeping policy ramifications
November 9, 2014
Filed under Election 2014, Nation & World
By the end of the 2012 elections, Democrats were riding a momentous wave. President Barack Obama won re-election by a fair margin. Democrats won seven of the 11 governor seats up for grabs. Although Republicans retained House control, Democrats gained two seats in the Senate to slightly widen their h...
Storify: 2014 National Midterm Elections
November 4, 2014
Filed under Election 2014, Multimedia, Nation & World
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The electoral battleground: National midterms 2014
October 26, 2014
Filed under Election 2014, Nation & World
This year’s Nov. 4 midterm elections will occur across a heated political battleground. Currently, Republicans hold a majority in the House, while Democrats hold a slim majority in the Senate with key seats in states traditionally hostile to Democrats. Additionally, 29 states have Republican gov...
