America’s Attention Not on Mid-Term Elections, Dems Delighted

With one month until the mid-term elections, it is shocking how little play the 2014 election is getting in the national media. It seems that ISIS and Russian belligerency, not to mention fall football and the baseball play-offs, have captured headlines and airwaves. This is making Republicans fret and giving Democrats hope. Why?

A great deal is at stake on November 4. All seats in the House of Representatives, thirty-six governorships, and thirty-six U.S. Senate races are on the ballot. The result could amplify or curtail the legacy of Barack...