… Crosscurrents of dissatisfaction, from distrust of politicians to worries about family finances to fears of foreign threats, can be found everywhere in the closing days of Campaign 2014. …
The national environment has been shaped by dissatisfaction with President Obama as much as any other single factor. But there is enough bothering people to have kept many Senate and gubernatorial races close to the end. Republicans continue to be concerned with the party’s poor image and by how many tight races remain in a year that should have them in a stronger position on election eve. Democrats worry about possible slippage away from them in the final hours. CONT.
Dan Balz, Washington Post