The
most expensive midterm campaign in American history stumbled into
Election Day on Tuesday with voters’ interest at record lows and their
divisions deep over what they want their government to do in President
Obama’s final two years.
Read more: On Election’s Eve, G.O.P. Is Confident, but Voters Are Sour - NYTimes.com
Republicans
entered the final hours confident they will gain at least six seats and
take control of the Senate, but polls showed several races too close to
call. Likely runoffs in Georgia and Louisiana, along with late vote
counts in Alaska, Colorado and Iowa, will mean Senate control may remain
in doubt beyond Tuesday night.
The same could be true for governors’ races in Colorado, New Hampshire, Georgia and Florida.
Polls
show voter interest in the election substantially lower than four years
ago. The real intensity has been generated by the prodigious spending
of outside groups who have aired more than 1.5 million televised
campaign ads.
Read more: On Election’s Eve, G.O.P. Is Confident, but Voters Are Sour - NYTimes.com
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