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House & Senate Races
5:08 pm
Wed March 7, 2012

Longtime Rep. Kucinich Is Down, But Maybe Not Out

The Exchange
9:00 am
Wed March 7, 2012

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Super Tuesday...

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We’re looking at yesterday’s voting in Ohio, Tennessee, Idaho, Virginia, Vermont, Oklahoma, North Dakota, Massachusetts, Alaska and Georgia in the Republican nomination contests.  We’re looking closer at the results and at where the campaigns go from here.

Guests:

Wayne Lesperance: Professor of Political Science and Director for the Center for Civic Engagement at New England College.

Dante Scala: Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of New Hampshire. He tweets @graniteprof.

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Election 2012
3:00 pm
Mon March 5, 2012

Republican Challengers Pile On In Ohio House Race

Credit David Kohl / AP
This Nov. 4, 2008, file photo shows Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt being congratulated by supporters in Loveland, Ohio. Schmidt is up against three other Republicans in the March 6 primary.

Super Tuesday isn't only about 10 states voting for the four GOP presidential contenders. Every seat in the 435-member House of Representatives is up for grabs next fall, and some of that chamber's longtime incumbents are facing off with members of their own party at the polls Tuesday.

In the battleground state of Ohio, Republican Rep. Jean Schmidt is facing more GOP challengers for her job on Tuesday than any other House member.

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Presidential Race
5:03 pm
Sun March 4, 2012

Ohio Is Key Test For GOP Hopefuls

Ohio is one of 10 states holding contests to pick their party's presidential nominee on Super Tuesday, but it has been the main focus of attention for GOP candidates because it will be a major battleground state in the general election this November.

The conventional wisdom has been that whoever takes Ohio in the general election goes on to win the White House, which gives Tuesday's contest a lot of potential momentum for the eventual winner.

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Special Coverage
4:55 pm
Fri March 2, 2012

Live Coverage: Super Tuesday

Credit Credit: NPR
Michigan and Arizona primary coverage.

NHPR will broadcast a two-hour Super Tuesday special from 8 - 10 p.m. on March 6 reporting on the ten states holding Republican contests.

This NPR special will be hosted by Audie Cornish and Melissa Block.  A live-blog of results and commentary from the field will be posted on nhpr.org.

Listen on nhpr and nhpr.org to hear this special coverage beginning at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

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