News home  Archive Specials Opinion Features News blog Events blog Nature Journal US mid-term elections, 2006 The 7 November 2006 US mid-term elections will decide who holds all seats in the House of Representatives, a third of the Senate seats, and 36 governorships. As Democrats and Republicans war for the hearts and minds of their voters, is science playing a role? And what are the science-based arguments taking a front seat in the debates? LATEST NEWS NEWS FEATURE EDITORIAL COMMENTARY WHAT DO YOU THINK? ARCHIVE EXTERNAL LINKS  LATEST NEWS Watch this space for updates US science meets new paymasters Democratic-led Congress could shake up funding for science agencies. 13 November 2006 Democrats poised to take Senate Committees likely to focus more on climate change. 09 November 2006 Democrats take the reins All change at the head of Washington's science committees. 08 November 2006 Results in the key races 08 November 2006 NEWSBLOG Reports from the field Follow all the ongoing news on the mid-term elections from our US diary reports. 21 October 2006 AUDIO Science Friday Listen to Alexandra Witze, Natures chief of correspondents for America, discuss science in the US elections on US National Public Radio (use the links in the grey box on the right of this page). 21 October 2006 A brief guide to midterm elections As the US goes to vote, news@nature.com rounds up what these elections are all about. 18 October 2006  NEWS FEATURE Showdown for Capitol Hill Can science influence politics in the forthcoming US elections? Nature investigates how Democrats and Republicans are striving to win the hearts of voters. 18 October 2006 Running on science A look at nationwide races reveals three candidates who are challenging incumbents with strong science-based arguments. 18 October 2006 Good times for green energy Reducing fossil fuel use in California. 18 October 2006 A scientist on Capitol Hill Colin Macilwain talks to physicist and representative Rush Holt about science in Washington. 18 October 2006  EDITORIAL A state of flux A fresh start beckons for the politics of US science. 18 October 2006  COMMENTARY Planning for US science policy in 2009 To maximize the resources allocated to science and technology during the next US administration the science community must prepare now, argues Thomas Kalil, former science and technology policy advisor to President Clinton. 18 October 2006  WHAT DO YOU THINK? Are you a working scientist, and would you vote for someone based on their science policies alone? What if a candidate puts the environment ahead of the economy? Would a positive attitude towards stem cell research outweigh, say, questionable policies on education? Let us know on our newsblog.  ARCHIVE 2004 Presidential election special 15 September 2004 A long week in stem-cell politics 26 July 2006 Election fever inflames the US stem-cell debate 24 May 2006 Alternative energy plan criticized 1 March 2006 Governors take the initiative over US carbon dioxide emissions 26 August 2005 US energy bill pushes research but fails to cut consumption 3 August 2005 Senate hearings strengthen calls for US action over climate 27 July 2005 Science shares the limelight as election battle enters final phase 27 October 2004 Scientists slam Bush record 19 February 2004  EXTERNAL LINKS » Scientists and Engineers for America » Pew Center for the People and the Press poll » UCS petition » Rollcall   ADVERTISEMENT

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