Press Play with Madeleine Brand
What you need to know before the midterm elections
We devote the entire show to Tuesday’s midterm elections. We look at the Congressional races in Orange County. How are the candidates doing in the final hours, and what does early voting tell us?
By Madeleine Brand • • 45m ListenWe devote the entire show to Tuesday’s midterm elections. We look at the Congressional races in Orange County. How are the candidates doing in the final hours, and what does early voting tell us? We also look at how Democrats have largely outspent Republicans, and how big money affects the propositions. Most importantly: how are voters feeling?
In this episode
4 storiesHow have the gubernatorial candidates spent the last week ahead of the election?
In some states, the number of people who voted early has passed the number of total voters in the 2014 midterms. California will be crucial to whether Democrats can take over the House.
Read the story16 minChecking in on the close House races in Orange County
In California’s 39th district, Republican Young Kim and Democrat Gil Cisneros are tied in the polls for Ed Royce’s open seat.
Read the story16 minWhich ballots get counted on election night, and which don’t?
We take a quick look at three of the House races in Central California, where Republicans Jeff Denham, David Valadao, and Devin Nunes are fighting to keep their seats. Their Democratic challengers are all first-time candidates.
Read the story9 minCalifornia hits new record for campaign spending
This year, hundreds of millions of dollars have been poured into ballot measure campaigns. Proposition 8, which would limit the profits of dialysis companies, has faced fierce and well-funded pushback from those companies.
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