Republicans and Democrats are calling each other "brain dead," "un-American," "tools of special interests" and "enemies of the Middle Class," par for the course during midterm elections. But this year the stakes are nothing less than control of the Senate during President Obama's final two years. Kentucky, New Hampshire and Louisiana — states that don't always matter -- could help determine the course and content of presidential campaigns in 2016. The ultimate consequences couldn't be higher, for issues including Obamacare, the minimum wage — and your tax bill. We get a preview.
US Senate Elections that Could Make a Difference
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- Alpert on negative ads against Landrieu on Louisiana Senate race
- Charles Koch's WSJ op-ed on character assassination, freedom of speech
- Duffy on the New Hampshire Senate race
- FiveThirtyEight on Senate forecast, giving GOP a slight edge
- Miller on McConnell campaign's 'sputtering'
- Seitz-Wald on Senate Democrats Going after Paul Ryan's 'Koch Budget'
- Washington Post on the eight most pivotal Senate seats in 2014
Credits
Guests:
- Jennifer Duffy - Cook Political Report - @jennifereduffy
- Alexander Seitz-Wald - National Journal - @aseitzwald
- Jonathan S. Miller - RecoveringPolitician.com - @RecoveringPol
- Andrew E. Smith - University of New Hampshire - @smithanh
- Bruce Alpert - Washington Reporter, Times-Picayune - @AlpertDC