Despite a resurgence of hot-button topics for Republicans, Democrats continue to defy odds and keep races close
Daniel James Devine | In Iowa, the charm and farm-girl persona of GOP candidate Joni Ernst could win a U.S. Senate seat
A modest pro-life amendment in Tennessee has galvanized pro-abortion forces nationwide
Jamie Dean | In a string of Senate races across the South, pro-abortion groups are spending big to promote a shaded agenda
Lynde Langdon | Independent Greg Orman is giving incumbent Sen.
Emily Belz | The underestimated political engine: state legislatures
Emily Belz | The underestimated executive power: judicial appointments
J.C. Derrick | National security concerns are an election force after a decade-long absence
Kiley Crossland | Voters from neither party will likely decide the close Senate race in Colorado
