Frank Newport of Gallup drops by to school us on just what factors truly effect how we vote for the president. Spoiler alert: gaffes like Romney's "47 percent" aren't one of them.

Outside spending spree spreads to lower chamber in a big way.

The nation's powerful gun lobby has stayed relatively quiet, but is now spending big on ads in Florida, Ohio and Virginia

Karl Rove's Crossroads hits Democratic Senate candidates in Montana, Missouri, others