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Candidates weigh last-minute spending decisions before midterms

Nov 2, 2018
Campaigns entered the final stretch with record amounts of cash, but must strike a delicate balance of how much to spend in order to win.
U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Beto O’Rourke talks to supporters during a campaign rally at Harvest Run Park November 2, 2018 in Carrollton, Texas. 
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¿Por qué los comerciales políticos en español son tan diferentes a los inglés?

Nov 2, 2018
El mes pasado, el Senador Ted Cruz de Texas lanzó una serie de anuncios en inglés que destacan la industria del petróleo en Texas, insisten que los atletas deben mantenerse de pie durante el himno nacional y critican a su advesario, el Representante Beto O’Rourke, de querer aumentar los impuestos. Pero sus anuncios en español […]
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), left, and Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) shake hands after a debate at Southern Methodist University in Dallas in September. Both candidates for the Texas Senate seat have ads in English and Spanish. 
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It's getting harder and harder to keep national politics out of the office

Nov 1, 2018
Companies aren't just dealing with office politics anymore.
An American flag carried through an office building. 
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Political ads en español: more than simple translations

Oct 31, 2018
Campaigns are trying to engage the growing Hispanic voting bloc through ads in Spanish.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), left, and Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) shake hands after a debate at Southern Methodist University in Dallas in September. Both candidates for the Texas Senate seat have ads in English and Spanish. 
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Political ads en español: more than simple translations

Oct 31, 2018
Campaigns are trying to engage the growing Hispanic voting bloc through ads in Spanish.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), left, and Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) shake hands after a debate at Southern Methodist University in Dallas in September. Both candidates for the Texas Senate seat have ads in English and Spanish. 
Photo by Tom Fox-Pool/Getty Images

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California voters to have their say on gas tax hike

Oct 29, 2018
Gas taxes pay for fewer road repairs thanks to inflation and better fuel efficiency.
A sign promotes street repairs being funded by California's year-old gas tax.
Jed Kim/ Marketplace

California voters to have their say on gas tax hike

Oct 29, 2018
Gas taxes pay for fewer road repairs thanks to inflation and better fuel efficiency.
A sign promotes street repairs being funded by California's year-old gas tax.
Jed Kim/ Marketplace

As the midterm elections near, candidates are sitting on mountains of cash

Oct 29, 2018
The average challenger in a House race in the 2014 midterms had about $60,000 of “cash on hand,” as it’s called. The average Senate challenger had about $750,000, according to the Center for Responsive Politics in Washington. Wait until you see what candidates have in their coffers for this election.  Sarah Menendez/Marketplace  
Left: Sen. Bill Nelson, right: Florida Governor Rick Scott. Nelson and Scott are running for a Florida Senate seat. This race has already broken records as the most expensive Senate contest in American history. 
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