The Republicans warn of widespread tax increases if the Democrats win the presidency and wide majorities in Congress.
No Republican holds statewide office in California, and the Democrats enjoy wide majorities in both chambers.The picture is no prettier when it comes to elections for national offices.
At a news conference after the voting, he said that President Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany both governed without wide majorities in both houses.
Two other domestic items on Thursday's ballot -- the abolition of the death penalty, and recognizing the international criminal court -- are expected to pass by wide majorities.
The polls offer a window into the intensity of the campaign in these states, with more than three in four likely voters in each state saying they are paying a lot of attention to the election and wide majorities saying they have been contacted by one or both campaigns.
Last July, the Times and CBS News conducted a poll on race in America, and it found that wide majorities of blacks and whites agreed that race relations in the country were "generally bad" — among the most negative data we'd ever seen on the question.
