Mid-term Elections

MADISON, Wis. - President Barack Obama is returning to the University of Wisconsin to ask young voters who helped propel him to the White House to support fellow Democrats in key races for governor and U.S.

WASHINGTON - Unable to make a sizable dent in unemployment, Democrats are on the political equivalent of a golden oldies tour, pledging support for Social Security, Medicare and other venerable programs while trying to stoke voter fears about Republican intentions.

WHEATON, Md. - Barack Obama on Tuesday sought acceptance of the new health care overhaul law from skeptical seniors, a crucial constituency the White House wants to win over, even as the Gulf oil spill dominates public debate and the president's time.

WASHINGTON - Party-switching Sen. Arlen Specter fell to a younger and far less experienced rival in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary, and political novice Rand Paul rode support from tea party activists to a Republican rout in Kentucky on Tuesday, the latest jolts to the political establishment in a tumultuous midterm election season.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The conventional wisdom goes something like this: Political party takes power, economy tanks, political party loses power.