U.S. Voters Head to Polls to Determine Who Controls Congress --- Voters Tuesday will determine control of Congress for President Barack Obama ’s final two years in office in a midterm election that has seen huge sums spent but drawn low interest from an American electorate distracted by worries about the economy, Washington dysfunction and unrest overseas. -- There are at least nine Senate seats that either party could win and 14 competitive governor’s races. -- With 11th hour polls showing a number of tight races, Republicans still appear poised to capture a Senate majority for the first time in eight years, an achievement that would give the GOP control of Congress and increased leverage to push ahead on policy aims. Victory would also boost pressure on the party to overcome internal divisions to advance an agenda. -- The election looks set to remake the political landscape for Mr. Obama in the last quarter of his presidency, reducing his room for maneuver but also potentially opening new areas for compromise. -- The president will have to decide how far he’s willing to bend to make legislative deals with Republicans: whether to seek deals with a party he’s spent four years battling, or to maintain a confrontational approach with the aim of helping a Democratic successor win the White House in 2016. -- Read More, WSJ, http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-voters-head-to-polls-to-determine-who-controls-congress-1415102831
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