Clinton Stumps for Wife's Loyal Backers

Clinton precedent may not help with midterm dilemmas

(NEWSER) - President Obama is far from the first president to see his party humbled in midterm elections, but precedent may not be much help as he wrestles with tough choices in the wake of yesterday's drubbing. Obama—who plans a press conference today and has already spoken to House speaker-in-waiting John Boehner—must now decide whether to move to the center and reach out to victorious Republicans or steer left to reach out to liberal voters, the Wall Street Journal finds. More»

Guess who's No. 1?

(NEWSER) - When it comes to the most covered candidates of the midterm elections, is it any surprise that Tea Partiers claim five of the top 10 slots? The Pew’s Project for Excellence in Journalism analyzed the election stories produced by 52 TV networks, websites, radio stations, and newspapers since Jan. 1 and added up those in which a candidate was featured in more than 50% of the story. Its results:

1. Christine O’Donnell: the lead newsmaker in 160 stories
2. Meg Whitman: 90 stories
3. Rand Paul: 88 stories
4. Joe Sestak: 85 stories
5. Sharron Angle: 80 stories

Rand Paul and Marco Rubio up big, Harry Reid, Sharron Angle too close to call

(NEWSER) - With T-Minus one day to the election, here's where the most-watched races in the country stand:

• Harry Reid and Sharron Angle are locked in a dead heat; the latest Public Policy Polling survey has Angle squeaking ahead 47% to 46%.
• Looks like harping on the Aqua Buddha incident didn't help Jack Conway; Rand Paul is up 55% to 40%, according to Talking Points Memo , thanks to a huge last-minute surge in those with a negative view of Conway.
• Depending on who you believe, Chris Coons has either a 10% edge over Christine O'Donnell or a 21% edge. The Huffington Post breaks down the competing polls.
• Quinnipac has Marco Rubio leading Charlie Crist 42%-35%, with Democrat Kendrik Meek in last place with 15%.

Ex-president 'bewildered' at lack of party message

(NEWSER) - The bulldog is back on the scene: Bill Clinton is tearing from coast to coast ahead of Election Day, and winning over Democratic crowds wherever he goes, writes Philip Rucker in the Washington Post . But the former president is dismayed at his party’s inability to craft a clear message about its accomplishments, with the result being that candidates have become “human pinatas.” More»

Stumps for one-time nemesis Jerry Brown, rallies Dems

(NEWSER) - Bill Clinton gave dazed Democrats a swift kick last night, telling California voters to get out the vote, lest they commit "malpractice on your own future." Stumping for onetime nemesis and would-be governor Jerry Brown, the former president told a UCLA rally to give President Obama and Democrats time to finish the job: "It is not enough to have voted for a new president if you will not help him govern and stick behind the members of Congress who stood for him." More»