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The polls for the  2018 Midterm Elections  will open  as early as 6 a.m. Tuesday  in some states, so it's officially crunch time for making your final decisions. So whether you have no idea who's running for your district's congressional seats, or you need a quick brush up on the issues heading into the polling booth, there are some quick and easy ways to check what will be on that ballot. If you've been living under a rock and are just realizing that Tuesday is Election Day, you may be in luck —  more than a dozen states allow you  to register the day of. Here are six smartphone apps you can use to get last-minute information before heading to the polls: Vote With Me Vote With Me Vote With Me goes through your contacts to pull their voter registration information and voting histories. The app says the purpose is so you can message your friends (directly through the app) to encourage them to vote, but it has been criticized for its cap...

With the final polls finished, the last ads cut and well over 35 million people already have voted, political operatives in both parties expect Democrats to win back control of the House on Tuesday and make significant gains in state capitals even as Republicans keep narrow control of the Senate. But as President Trump’s victory in 2016 showed, upsets do happen. And in this election, several factors exist that could change the expected results — in either direction. Among the big question marks: How badly will Democrats lose among blue-collar white voters, the group that forms the base of Trump’s support? What will turnout look like among Latinos , who are key to Democratic hopes to win Senate seats in Arizona, Nevada and several House seats in California and elsewhere in the Southwest? “The question is have we engaged the Latino community enough to generate turnout?” said Democratic pollster Mark Mellman. “It’s going to vary from place to place.” And in an election where ...

Recent polls have encouraging news for Democrats hoping to retake the House of Representatives in November — and bad news for those who likewise aspire to capture the Senate. Statistical analysis website FiveThirtyEight gives Democrats an 84.9 percent chance of retaking the House of Representatives, according to an update posted on Sunday morning. By contrast, it only gives the Democrats a 17.3 percent chance of retaking the Senate, even though the Democrats would only need to pick up two additional seats in order to have a majority. The difference is that, because every member of the House of Representatives is up for reelection while only one-third of the Senate is likewise facing reelection, the GOP has an advantage going into the 2018 Senate elections that they don't have for the House of Representatives. The statistical website also noted a major gender divide, with women overwhelmingly preferring Democratic House candidates in 2018 while men prefer Republican House candi...