It’s Tuesday, and just seven days remain until mid-term elections. Republicans are looking to take control of the House, Democrats are desperately fighting to hold the Senate, and The Tea Party is looking to increase its political clout ? and everyone is out on the ground trying to get out every last vote.
The Takeaway’s Washington correspondent, Todd Zwillich, has been monitoring Get Out The Vote operations each party is doing.
Michael Shear, chief political reporter for The Caucus Blog at The New York Times, is following President Bill Clinton’s attempts to help the Democratic Party on the campaign trail.
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