Who will win Tuesday's special election to fill Teddy Kennedy's old Massachusetts Senate seat? No one has any idea. Which is why the battle between State Senator Scott Brown and Bay State Attorney General Martha Coakley has become the most exciting political story in the land.
The notion that a Republican opposed to the health-care reform that Ted Kennedy championed could actually win Kennedy’s seat has Democrats running scared in the final days before the Jan. 19 special election in Massachusetts.
Nov. 4: Senior White House Adviser David Axelrod discusses whether Tuesday’s election results are a reflection of the first year of the Obama administration.
Nov. 2: The Huffington Post’s Lawrence O’Donnell talks about Sarah Palin’s effect on the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races as well as the one in New York’s 23rd district.
It’s easy to pinpoint the off-year elections that have clear national implications — because there are so few of them. And this year, a special election in New York has generated lots of attention, and drama. Full story
Oct. 31: Republican Dierdre Scozzafava ends her campaign in the 23rd Congressional District special election. MSNBC's Alex Witt talks with political pundits Joe Watkins and Peter Fenn.
Sept. 24: Paul G. Kirk Jr., former head of the Democratic Party and the man appointed to temporarily replace the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's vacant Senate seat, said Thursday he will not run for the seat in January's special election. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
Sept. 1: A special election has been set for January in Massachusetts to fill Ted Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat as speculation grows over whether his widow, Vicki, will run or be appointed to the position. NBC’s Chuck Todd reports.
Aug. 31: Rachel Maddow reports on the announcement from Gov. Deval Patrick, D-Mass., for a special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat.
Aug. 31: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick set Jan. 19 as the date of the special election to fill the vacant Senate seat of Ted Kennedy. Watch Patrick's entire statement.
OAKLAND, CA - JULY 22: Different strains of medical marijuana are displayed in a three ring binder at Coffeeshop Blue Sky cannabis dispensery July 22, 2009 in Oakland, California. Voters in Oakland, California overwhelmingly approved a measure during a vote-by-mail special election for a special ta
OAKLAND, CA - JULY 22: A bud grows on a marijuana plant at Oaksterdam University July 22, 2009 in Oakland, California. Voters in Oakland, California overwhelmingly approved a measure during a vote-by-mail special election for a special tax on sales of medicinal marijuana at the city's four cannabis
