voter decision

Flashback to 2024. Republicans hammered Democrats on affordability. Now, it’s the Democrats’ turn. Two years ago, Democrats pushed social issues like abortion rights and democracy and lost. This year, Republicans are on the defensive about the cost of living and are talking about crime and transgender athletes. It’s a flip-flop of strategies by both parties, and the question is: Will it work the same way?

As Election Day for the midterms inches closer, the polling industry across the country is focused on getting accurate predictions about what will happen on Nov. 3. In recent years, midterm election polling has proven to be more accurate than presidential election polling. We discuss polling methodology, margin of error, how to interpret poll results and more.

Dr. Annie Andrews is a pediatrician and mother from Charleston. She is the Democratic candidate running for the open U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina. No Democrat has won a Senate seat in S.C. since 1998. She discusses her hopes to flip the seat.

Heading toward the midterm election, the North Carolina General Assembly moves to make changes affecting voting access. In a Senate vote along party lines, legislation passed to cut early voting, increase post-election audits, and reduce transparency in campaign financing. Plus, we discuss campaign press access and more.

Federal appeals court judges ruled this afternoon that African-Americans in North Carolina would suffer irreparable harm if parts of the state's election…