Republicans Win Control of The Senate

[Oscar Knight]

Republicans Seize Senate, Gaining Full Control of Congress

Republicans secured victory in seven states where Democrats currently hold seats -– Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia. Three incumbent Democratic senators lost their seats – Sens. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and Mark Udall, D-Colo.

abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-elections-2014-republicans-projected-seize-control-senate/story?id=26570135

[Oscar Knight]

The Obama Effect: First Time the President’s Home State Governor has Lost Re-Election Since 1892

In a stunning rebuke of both Barack and Michelle Obama in Illinois, Republican candidate and businessman, Bruce Rauner, defeated Democrat incumbent Pat Quinn for the governorship. With 99.5% of the districts reporting, Rauner has prevailed winning 50.7% of the vote to Quinn’s 45.9%. This despite the fact that Michelle Obama traveled to Illinois to stump for Quinn on Saturday, November 1.

www.tpnn.com/2014/11/05/the-obama-effect-first-time-the-presidents-home-state-governor-has-lost-re-election-since-1892/