cmahtesian

I get my news from a variety of different sources -- newspapers/blogs/mags/RSS feed. I think it's important to graze pretty widely. I find Twitter essential for flagging emerging trends/storylines and provides a good lens, as long as you understand that it isnt in any way representative of what the general public is thinking

I feel for you. There are a handful of states that are just flat out boring this year, with no statewide races of note and no real action on the ballot. I'm kinda old school when it comes to civics. I come from a family of immigrants who loved this country, put flags on the front lawn, went to war to protect our values and way of life. I think voting is a responsibility, an honor and really not that much to ask given the fortune we have to live here.

I think that's contingent on how both parties interpret the election results. The GOP understands that it's got a presidential race coming up in 2016, and just as important, a Senate election cycle where the math puts them on the defensive. SO there is some impetus for productive governance. Likewise, the President will need to think through what he wants his last two yrs in office to look like, and what exactly he wants to accomplish

I dont see that race as a bellwether; more like an outlier. There are too many factors unique to Kansas there.

Ebola? The rise of ISIS? I think those were issues that no one could have foreseen at the beginning of the election cycle. In terms of races, I certainly didnt envision that Republicans might lose a Senate seat in Kansas