
How Connecticut bucked the nation
Two weeks before election day, an unnamed outside Republican business group poured $1 million into vicious ads attacking Democratic incumbent Rep. Chris Murphy in the 5th Congressional District, claiming he voted for "Viagra for sex offenders."

What the election bodes for immigration reform
The elections were a blow against comprehensive immigration reform.

Fans count down to Olbermann’s return
Fans of Keith Olbermann, the fiery MSNBC host with a hefty liberal bent, are cheering the network's decision to end his suspension.

Corporate agenda gets boost in Missouri
ST. LOUIS - As Missouri and the rest of the country come to terms with the results of the Nov. 2 mid-term elections, the Republican agenda here is already becoming crystal clear.

California ballot measures: ecology wins, marijuana loses
Voters returned decidely mixed results from the nine propositions on the Nov. 2 ballot.

Key Obama ally re-elected in Massachusetts
Massachusetts voters rejected the anti-incumbent, pro-Republican wave that swept much of the country on Tuesday.
Deficits are killing us
That slogan did play a big role in killing us in the 2010 elections.

California defies national election trend
California Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate and state governor trounced their Republican contenders in what a month before the elections were considered toss-up races.

Michigan Republicans win big, but the fight continues
Like in other Midwestern states, Michigan Republicans reversed gains made by Democrats just two years ago, but labor activists here say they have lived to fight another day.

New York election map still blue
New York state is now a redder shade of blue, but Democrats and progressives were able to, for the most part, fend off here the red tide that engulfed much of the country.

