Republicans poised to capture control
WASHINGTON (AP) - Resurgent Republicans appear poised to capture control of the House if not the Senate on Tuesday in elections midway through President Barack Obama's term, reaping a rich harvest of voter discontent with the economy and profound public skepticism about the future.
Drawing strength from the clamorous tea party movement, the GOP also is in line to wrest governorships from Democrats in all regions of the country, according to political strategists in both parties and public opinion polls.
Big-state races in Florida, Ohio, Illinois and California remain intensely competitive into the campaign's final hours.