Brown opens 10-point lead over Whitman in Field Poll-sacbee.com

Brown opens 10-point lead over Whitman in Field Poll-sacbee.com: With less than a week left before Election Day, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has opened a 10-percentage-point lead over Republican Meg Whitman on the strength of growing support from Latinos, women and independent voters, according to the latest Field Poll released Wednesday.

Tea party antics could end up burning Republicans-washingtonpost.com

Tea party antics could end up burning Republicans-washingtonpost.com: The tea party's volatile influence on this election year appears to be doing more harm than good for Republicans' chances in some of the closest races in the nation, in which little-known candidates who upset the establishment with primary wins are now stumbling in the campaign's final days.

How GOP could win the 10 seats needed to take back the Senate-washingtonpost.com:

How GOP could win the 10 seats needed to take back the Senate-washingtonpost.com: Since 1930, party control of the House has flipped seven times. And each time, Senate control has also switched.