RADIO MR/FLO: Politics

Eleven point nine billion dollars: the estimated cost of this midterm cycle, the most expensive election in American history. Marcus and Claire on who pays, what the money buys, and why the loudest voice is not automatically the most honest one.

Election Day afternoon in America, and the price of everything is on the ballot. Marcus and Claire on the polling that shows three quarters of voters dissatisfied with the economy, why personal finances matter more than national figures, and what the winners inherit tomorrow morning.

In Britain, a government can fall in a single evening on one vote. Marcus and Claire on votes of no confidence, the night Callaghan's government fell by one vote in 1979, and how other countries handle the same test.

One senator, talking while the Senate waits. Marcus and Claire on the filibuster, the sixty-vote cloture rule, the silent filibuster, and why a minority of forty-one can block legislation a majority supports.

One hundred and seventy-three independents are running for the House, and more than four in ten adults call themselves independent. Marcus and Claire on the candidates beyond red and blue, and whether they can matter without winning.

From Brussels to New Delhi, capitals are watching today's vote. Marcus and Claire on what Congress control means for Ukraine, trade, alliances, and the world's view of American democracy.

Thirty-six states ask for identification, and seven states are voting on ID measures today. Marcus and Claire on fifty different rulebooks, from strict photo ID to no document at all.

Millions of Americans are voting for the first time today. Marcus and Claire on registration deadlines, campus voting, what to bring, and why a first vote often decides a lifetime of voting.

The polls close, but the count is just beginning. Marcus and Claire on how results come in county by county, why some races take days, and the difference between a media call and an official result.

Below the Senate and governor races sit the offices that shape daily life. Marcus and Claire on judges, sheriffs, school boards, and district attorneys, and why the bottom of the ballot is decided by so few voters.