html {
	margin: 0; /* setting border: 0 hoses ie6 win window inner well border */ 
	padding: 0;
}
body {
	font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size: 12px;
	font-weight: normal;
	line-height: 17px;
	color: #000000; 
	background: #FFFFFF; 
	margin:0px;
	padding:0px;
}

.clear		{clear:both; height:0px;}

#container 	{width:1000px; background:#ffffff url('http://realclearpolitics.com/images/container_bg.gif') 0 0 repeat-y;}

hr{ color: #CC0000; background-color: #CC0000; height: 1px;}

a { color: #CC0000;  text-decoration: none;  font-weight: bold; }
a:hover {  color: #CC0000;  text-decoration: underline;  font-weight: bold; }
a:visited {  color: #CC6600;  font-weight: bold; }
a img { border: 0; }

#left{width: 220px; margin: 0px; padding:0px 0px 25px 0px; float:left; background-color:#4c4c4c;}
#right {width:775px; margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; float:right; }
#alpha {width: 469px; float: left; margin:0px; padding: 6px 0px 50px 0px; }
#beta {width: 302px; float: right; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; }


caption {caption-side: top; padding-left: 6px; margin:2px 0px 2px 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; }

table {}
td.home{background-color:#F5F5F5; width:100%; border-width: 0px 0px 2px 0px; padding-left: 6px; border-style: solid; border-color: #cccccc; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; }
td.pop{border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: #003399; background-color:#dddddd; }

ul {margin-left: 0px; padding:0px 6px 0px 24px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; list-style-type: none; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: url(/mt-static/images/arrow_black.gif); }
li {font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 14px; margin-bottom: 4px; }

#left ul.promos { margin: 0; padding: 0 5px 5px 5px; /*background: #ddd;*/ background:#e6e6e6; list-style: none; }
#left ul.promos li a {padding: 0; background: none; text-transform: uppercase; color: #000; font: bold 11px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;}
#left ul.promos li a:hover {color: #CC0000;}
#left ul.promos li { background: none; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 0 0; width: 210px; text-transform: uppercase; font: bold 11px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;}
#left ul.promos li ul {margin: -3px 0 0 0; padding: 0; list-style:none;}
#left ul.promos li ul li { padding: 0 0 0 9px; margin: 2px 0 1px 0; width: 201px; background: url(/mt-static/images/arrow_black.gif) no-repeat 0 1px; line-height: .9;}
#left ul.promos li ul li a {text-transform: none; font: bold 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;  color: #CC0000; padding: 0; margin: 0;}
#left ul.promos li ul li a:visited {color:#CC6600;}


form { padding: 0px; margin: 0px; }
input.big {width: 150px; border: 1px solid #003399; font-size: 10px; padding: 3px; }
input.small {width: 60px; border: 1px solid #003399; font-size: 10px; padding: 3px; }

h1 {font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 34px; font-weight: normal; color: #333333;  margin-bottom: 2px; }
h2 {font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 30px; font-weight: normal; color: #666666;  margin-bottom: 2px; }
h3{font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; text-transform: capitalize;  color: #4C4C4C; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px; }
h3  a:link,  h3  a:visited, h3  a:hover { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: normal; text-transform: capitalize; color: #4C4C4C; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 10px;}
.h3-home {font-size: 26px; font-weight: normal; text-transform: uppercase; color: #666666; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 2px;}
.h3-home  a:link,  h3  a:visited { color: #666666;}
h4 { padding-left: 6px; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; }
h5, h6 { font-weight: normal; }
h5, h6, p, ol, ul, pre, blockquote{ margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;}

.bold{color: #CC0000; font-weight: bold;	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;}
.bold:hover {color: #CC0000; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;}
.bold:visited{color: #990000;	font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;}

.smallbuzz{color: #CC0000; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;}
.smallbuzz:hover {color: #CC0000; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: normal;}
.smallbuzz:visited{color: #990000; font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;	font-size: 10px;}

#logobox {width: 220px; background-color:#fff; padding:5px 0px 0px 0px; float:left; clear:both;}

#homebox_topics {	font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; display: block; background-color: #dddddd;	width: 220px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 0px; float: left; margin-top: 12px;}


.sidebar{font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #CC0000; }
.sidebar:hover {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; color: #CC0000;}
.sidebar:visited{color: #CC6600;}
.sidebar-header{color: #4C4C4C; padding-left:0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; background-color: #C1C1C1; display: block; text-indent: 5pt; } 
.sidebar-header:hover{color: #003399; text-decoration: underline; } 
.sidebar-header:visited{color: #4C4C4C;} 
.sidebar-header-pop{color: #FFFFFF; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; background-color: #003399; display: block; text-indent: 5pt; } 

.subtopic, .subtopic:visited {font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin:6px 0px 3px 1px; color: #000000; display: block; padding-left: 4px; text-transform: uppercase; }

#ad-banner { margin: 15px 0px 10px 0px;  width:468px;  display: block; padding: 2px 0px 2px 0px; border-width: 1px 0px 1px 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color:#FFFFFF; text-align:left; }
#ad-banner div {height:auto !important;}
#ad-home-left-box{text-align: center; margin-top: 8px; width: 220px; }
#ad-home-left-box div {height:auto !important; }
#ad-leaderboard {margin: 1px 1px 0px 1px; width:772px; height: 98px; padding: 5px 0px 0px 0px; position:relative; display:inline; float:left; line-height:0px; /*z-index: 1000;*/}
#ad-leaderboard div {height:auto !important;}
#rmm_container { padding: 0; margin: 0; top: 0; }
#rmm_expandable { padding: 0; margin: 0; }

#ad-leaderboardtag {margin: 1px 0px 0px 0px; width:15px; height: 98px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; display: inline; float: right;}

#homebox_topics {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; display: block; background-color: #dddddd; width: 220px; padding:0px 0px 2px 0px; float: left; margin-top: 12px;}

#most-read-box{ margin:15px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px 8px 10px 12px; text-align: left; background:#cc0000; width: 200px; float:left;}

#right-box-ad{width: 300px; margin-top: 5px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style: solid; border-color:#ccc; /*overflow : hidden;*/}
#right-box-ad div {height:auto !important;}

#searchbox {width: 294px; height: 25px; background:  #CC0000; padding: 4px 2px 2px 5px; margin: 5px 0px 0px 0px; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: #CC0000; }

.dateline { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; color: #CC0000; text-transform: uppercase; }

#home-dates-container { background-color: #CC0000;  width:33px;  padding:0px 2px 0px 0px; margin-bottom: 5px;  border-right-width: 2px; border-right-style: solid; border-right-color: #FFFFFF; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #CC0000; float: left; text-align:center;}

#current-date-container {background-color: #000000; width:33px; padding:0px 2px 0px 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; border-right-width: 2px; border-right-style: solid; 	border-right-color: #FFFFFF; border-bottom-width: 1px;	border-bottom-style: solid;	border-bottom-color: #000000; float: left; text-align:center;}

#home-dateline {width: 210px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: #cc0000;	float: left; }

.home-dates { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.home-dates:hover {	color: #FFFFFF;	text-decoration: underline;	font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold;}
.home-dates:visited {color: #FFFFFF;}


.most-read {color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: none; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 6px; line-height: 14px;}

.most-read:hover { color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline; }

.most-read:visited {color: #FFFFFF; }

.most-read-head { font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 32px; font-weight: normal;  color: #FFFFFF; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: .05em; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 16px;}

.most-read-sub-head {font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #333333; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .05em; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 6px; }

.most-read-text {font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;}

.red  {color: #CC0000;}

#story  {display: block; width: 469px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; }

#featurebox{font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; display: block; background: #e8e8e8 url('/dev/mt-static/images/feature_right_mod_bg.jpg') top center no-repeat; width: 299px; padding: 1px 1px 1px 0px; margin: 3px 0px 3px 0px; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px; border-style:solid; border-color: #444;}


#footer{height: 15px; text-align:center; background: #4C4C4C;  border: 1px solid #cccccc; font-size: 90%; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 4px 4px 4px 30px; margin:0px 0px 0px 0px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;}

.footer {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF;}
.footer:hover{color: #FFFFFF; text-decoration: underline;}
.footer:visited{color: #FFFFFF;}


.newfeaturebox	 {margin:5px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;}
.newfeaturebox_top {width:302px; height:26px; padding:0px; margin:0px; background: url('/images/RC_Top_Mod_Bg_dGrey.png') 0 0 no-repeat;}
.newfeaturebox_top .ftext {padding:4px 0px 0px 10px; margin:0px; font-size:12px; font-weight:bold;  color:#fff;}
.newfeaturebox_top .ftext a {text-decoration:none; color:#fff;}
.newfeaturebox_top .ftext a:hover {text-decoration:none;}

.newfeaturebox_box {width:298px; border:1px solid #ccc; margin:-1px 0px 0px 1px; padding:0px; background: #e8e8e8 url('/dev/mt-static/images/feature_right_mod_bg.jpg') top center no-repeat; font-size:10px;}
.newfeaturebox_box .ctext {padding:5px 10px 5px 10px; line-height:1.3em; color:#555;}
.newfeaturebox_box .ctext a	{text-decoration:none;}
.newfeaturebox_box .ctext a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}
.newfeaturebox_box .ctext ul {margin:0px 0px 0px 20px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}
.newfeaturebox_box .ctext li {padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; margin:0px; list-style-position:outside;} 
.newfeaturebox_box .ctext li a{ font-size:10px; font-weight:normal;}
.newfeaturebox_box .ctext hr	{height:1px; width:100%; color:#ccc; background-color:#ccc; border:0px;}
.newfeaturebox_box .ctext .footermiddle {text-align:center; padding:5px 0px 0px 0px;}
.newfeaturebox_box .title {}
.newfeaturebox_box .title a	{text-decoration:none;  font-weight:bold; font-size:11px;}
.newfeaturebox_box .title a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}


.RC_VIDEOS	{border:1px solid #999; float:left; width:100%; padding:2px;}
.RC_VIDEOS .column	{width:83px; border:1px solid #ccc; margin:0px 5px 0px 0px; padding:2px; float:left; text-align:center; background-color:#FFFFFF;}



	/*#### SCROLLER ####*/	
	div#listScroller {width:100%; position:relative; height:145px; overflow:hidden;}
	
	div#listScroller .leftArrow {position:relative; top:0px; left:0px; width:11px; height:145px; display:block;	cursor:pointer; z-index:177; background: url('/dev/mt-static/images/feature_right_mod_bg.jpg') 0 0 no-repeat; }
	div#listScroller .leftArrow img {margin:0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 2px;}
	
	div#listScroller .rightArrow {position:absolute; top:0px; right:-1px; width:11px; height:145px; display:block; cursor:pointer; z-index:178; background: url('/dev/mt-static/images/feature_right_mod_bg.jpg') 0 0 no-repeat; }
	div#listScroller .rightArrow img {margin:0px; padding:0px 2px 0px 0px;}
	
	div#listScroller .scrollingContent {height:145px; top:0px; left:0px; position:absolute; display:block; overflow:hidden;}
	
	div#listScroller dl {float:left; width:83px; padding:0px; margin:10px 3px 0px 1px; background-color:#fff; border:1px solid #ccc; height:120px; padding:2px; overflow:hidden;}
	div#listScroller dl * {margin:0px; padding:0px;}
	div#listScroller dl dt {color:#000; padding:1px 0px 1px 0px;}
	div#listScroller dl dt a {}
	div#listScroller dl dd {text-align:center; line-height:1.1em;}
	div#listScroller dl dd a {}
	div#listScroller dl dd a img {border:none;}
	
	
	
	/*#### SCROLLER2 ####*/	
	div#listScroller2 {width:100%; position:relative; height:165px; overflow:hidden;}
	
	div#listScroller2 .leftArrow {position:relative; top:0px; left:0px; width:11px; height:165px; display:block; cursor:pointer; z-index:177; background: url('/dev/mt-static/images/feature_right_mod_bg.jpg') 0 0 no-repeat; }
	div#listScroller2 .leftArrow img {margin:10px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 2px;}
	
	div#listScroller2 .rightArrow {position:absolute; top:0px; right:-1px; width:11px; height:165px; display:block; cursor:pointer; z-index:178; background: url('/dev/mt-static/images/feature_right_mod_bg.jpg') 0 0 no-repeat; }
	div#listScroller2 .rightArrow img {margin:10px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px 2px 0px 0px;}
	
	div#listScroller2 .scrollingContent {height:165px; top:0px; left:0px; position:absolute; display:block; overflow:hidden;}
	
	div#listScroller2 dl {float:left; width:270px; padding:0px; margin:5px 3px 0px 1px; background-color:#fff; border:1px solid #ccc; height:150px; padding:2px; overflow:hidden;}
	div#listScroller2 dl * {margin:0px;  padding:0px;}
	div#listScroller2 dl dt {color:#fff; font-weight:bold; padding:1px 0px 1px 0px; text-align:center; background-color:#c00;}
	div#listScroller2 dl dt a {}
	div#listScroller2 dl dd {text-align:left; line-height:1.1em; padding:2px;}
	div#listScroller2 dl dd a {}
	div#listScroller2 dl dd a img {border:none;}	
	
	
	
	/*#### SCROLLER3 ####*/	
	div#listScroller3 {width:100%; position:relative; height:165px; overflow:hidden;}
	
	div#listScroller3 .leftArrow {position:relative; top:0px; left:0px; width:11px; height:165px; display:block; cursor:pointer; z-index:177; background: url('/dev/mt-static/images/feature_right_mod_bg.jpg') 0 0 no-repeat; }
	div#listScroller3 .leftArrow img {margin:10px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 2px;}
	
	div#listScroller3 .rightArrow {position:absolute; top:0px; right:-1px; width:11px; height:165px; display:block; cursor:pointer; z-index:178; background: url('/dev/mt-static/images/feature_right_mod_bg.jpg') 0 0 no-repeat; }
	div#listScroller3 .rightArrow img {margin:10px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px 2px 0px 0px;}
	
	div#listScroller3 .scrollingContent {height:165px; top:0px; left:0px; position:absolute; display:block; overflow:hidden;}
	
	div#listScroller3 dl {float:left; width:270px; padding:0px; margin:5px 3px 0px 1px; background-color:#fff; border:1px solid #ccc; height:150px; padding:2px; overflow:hidden;}
	div#listScroller3 dl * {margin:0px;  padding:0px;}
	div#listScroller3 dl dt {color:#fff; font-weight:bold; padding:1px 0px 1px 0px; text-align:center; background-color:#c00;}
	div#listScroller3 dl dt a {}
	div#listScroller3 dl dd {text-align:left; line-height:1.1em; padding:2px;}
	div#listScroller3 dl dd a {}
	div#listScroller3 dl dd a img {border:none;}
	
	.clearfix:after {
	content: ".";
	display: block;
	clear: both;
	visibility: hidden;
	line-height: 0;
	height: 0;
}
 
.clearfix {
	display: inline-block;
}
 
html[xmlns] .clearfix {
	display: block;
}
 
* html .clearfix {
	height: 1%;
}
	
/*********************************************************************************/
/*****************HOME PAGE SLIDE SHOW STYLES*************************************/
/*********************************************************************************/






.dash { margin: 6px 0 0 0; }
.dash .slides { width: 300px; height: 250px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-bottom: none; background: #fff; }
.dash .slide { border: 1px solid #fff; overflow: hidden; width: 298px; height: 248px; position: relative; display: none; }
.dash .slides .ad { position: relative; border: none; width: 302px; height: 252px; background: #eee url('/images/dash_spinner.gif') no-repeat center center; }
.dash .slides .first { display: block; }
.dash .slide .visual { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; z-index: 100; } 
.dash .slide .desc { padding: 0 0 2px 0; width: 298px; position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0; z-index: 200; background: #990000 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif') repeat-x top; color: #fff; }
.dash .slide .desc h3.name { line-height: 1; font-size: 18px; text-align: center; color: #fff; margin: 10px 10px 8px 10px; text-shadow: #660000 2px 2px 0; }
.dash .slide .desc h3.name a { color: #fff; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.1; margin: 0; padding: 0; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; }
.dash .slide .desc p { text-align: center; color: #faeeee; margin: 7px 10px 10px 10px; font: 10px/1.4 Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.dash .slides .ad .desc { position: absolute; top: 0; right: 0; width: 300px; height: 21px; background: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.dash .slides .ad .desc h3.name { font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: right; margin: 0; padding: 4px; background: transparent url('/images/bg_transparent_70.png'); float: right; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(enabled=true, sizingMethod=scale, src='/images/bg_transparent_70.png'); }

.dash .slide .desc p.text { text-align: center; color: #faeeee; margin: 7px 10px 10px 10px; font: 10px/1.4 Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.dash .slide .desc p.links { text-align: center; color: #bc5757; margin: -4px 10px 10px 10px; font: 10px/1.4 Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.dash .slide .desc p.links a { color: #faeeee; font-weight: bold; }
.dash .slide .desc p.author { text-align: center; color: #f1d1d1; margin: -3px 10px 0 10px; font: italic 11px/1.4 Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }


.dash .slide .desc ul { margin: 10px 0 12px 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; }
.dash .slide .desc ul li { text-align: center; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0 10px 7px 10px; font-size: 9px; font-weight: normal; color: #fff; }
.dash .slide .desc ul li a { font-size: 9px; font-weight: normal; color: #fff; }


.dash .controls { position: relative;background: transparent url('/dev/mt-static/images/feature_right_mod_bg.jpg') repeat-x bottom;  border: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: none; }
.dash .controls .pagination { margin: 0; padding: 0; float: left; font-size: 12px; display: block; text-decoration: none; text-align: center; font-weight: normal; border-right: 1px solid #ccc;}
.dash .controls .pagination a { display: block; padding: 1px 5px 2px 5px; border-right: 1px solid #fff; text-decoration: none; }
.dash .controls .pagination a:hover { background: #e3e3e3; }
.dash .controls .play_pause { position: absolute; top: 5px; right: 7px;  }
.dash .controls .play_pause a { display: block; height: 12px; width: 50px; text-align: right; padding: 0 10px 0 0; margin: 0; float: left; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none; font: bold 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.dash .controls .play_pause a.pause { background: transparent url('/images/dash_play_pause.gif') no-repeat  54px -10px; }
.dash .controls .play_pause a.play { background: transparent url('/images/dash_play_pause.gif') no-repeat  48px 3px; }

.dash .controls ul.thumbs { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 0; list-style: none; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none;}
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li { position: relative; float: left; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-right: 1px solid #ccc; }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.glimpse { display: none; border-top: 1px solid #999; position: absolute; bottom: 31px; left: -91px; width: 190px; background: transparent url('/images/dash_glimpse.gif') no-repeat bottom; z-index: 500; padding: 5px 5px 14px 5px; font-size: 9px;  }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.glimpse img.glimpse_image { float: left; margin-right: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.glimpse div.glimpse_body { width: 190px; height: 115px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.glimpse div.glimpse_body h6.glimpse_name { position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0; background: #990000 url("/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif") repeat-x scroll center top; color: #fff; width: 180px; margin: 0; padding: 5px; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }


.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.ad { text-align: center; }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.ad div.glimpse_body { width: 190px; height: auto; overflow: auto; background: #990000 url("/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif") repeat-x scroll center top; color: #fff;}
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.ad div.glimpse_body h6.glimpse_name { position: relative; font-size: 10px; background: none; margin: 5px 0 3px 0; padding: 0; }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.ad div.glimpse_body p { margin: 2px 0 5px 0; padding: 0; }

.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.short { text-align: center; }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.short div.glimpse_body { width: 190px; height: auto; overflow: auto; background: #990000 url("/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif") repeat-x scroll center top; color: #fff;}
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.short div.glimpse_body h6.glimpse_name { position: relative; font-size: 10px; background: none; margin: 5px 0 3px 0; padding: 0; }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li div.short div.glimpse_body p { margin: 2px 0 5px 0; padding: 0; }


.dash .controls ul.thumbs li a { font-size: 12px; display: block; text-decoration: none; text-align: center; font-weight: normal; padding: 3px 5px; border-right: 1px solid #fff;  }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li a:hover { background: #e3e3e3; }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li.on a { position: relative; z-index: 300; background: transparent url('/images/bg_dash_arrow_gray.gif') no-repeat top; border-right: none; color: #333; margin-top: -10px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 14px; }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs li a.activeSlide { position: relative; z-index: 300; background: transparent url('/images/bg_dash_arrow_gray.gif') no-repeat top; border-right: none; color: #333; margin-top: -10px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 13px; padding-bottom: 3px;  }
.dash .controls ul.thumbs .desc p.text { position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0;  background: #990000 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif') repeat-x top; color: #fff; font-size: 9px; margin: 0; padding: 2px 3px; width: 70px; }
		
	
#progressbar { border: none; width:300px; height:2px; position:relative; color:black; background: #ccc; }
#progressbar div.progress { position:absolute; width:0; height:100%; overflow:hidden; background-color:#990000; }
#progressbar div.progress .text { position:absolute; text-align:center; color:white; display: none; }
#progressbar div.text { position:absolute; width:100%; height:100%; text-align:center; display: none; }




/*********************END HOME PAGE SLIDE SHOW STYLES*******************************************************************/

/*********************START 2010 MIDDLE ELECTION WIDGET*******************************************************************/

h3.rcp-dash-title {	text-align: center; color: #fff; font: 21px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; padding: 3px 0; margin: 0 0 2px 0; background: #cc0000; }
#rcp-dash-wrap { border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 3px; background: transparent url(/images/bg_home_map.gif) no-repeat bottom; position: relative; /*height: 412px; width: 461px; overflow: hidden;*/ }
#rcp-dash-wrap div.off { display: none; }
#rcp-dash-wrap div.slide { position: relative; height: 383px; }
#rcp-dash-wrap a.prev { text-decoration: none; position: absolute; top: 16px; left: 10px; z-index: 1000; font: 11px "Times New Roman", Times, serif;}
#rcp-dash-wrap a.next { text-decoration: none; position: absolute; top: 16px; right: 10px; z-index: 1000; font: 11px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; }
#rcp-dash-wrap #status { font: 12px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; position: absolute; bottom: 14px; right: 14px; width: 252px; height: 49px; border: 1px solid #ccc; background: #fff; z-index: 600; }
#rcp-dash-wrap #status a { font-size: 9px; }
#rcp-dash-wrap #status p.title { font: 10px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; text-transform: uppercase; color: #fff; letter-spacing: 2px; font-size: 10px; background: #cc0000; padding: 1px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; }
#rcp-dash-wrap #status p { margin: 0; }
#rcp-dash-wrap #status table { width: 100%; }
#rcp-dash-wrap #status table.links { width: 100%; }
#rcp-dash-wrap #status table.links td { width: 84px; border-color: #e2e2e2; border-width: 0 0 0 1px; border-style: solid; padding: 2px 0; }

#rcp-dash-wrap a { color: #CC0000; text-decoration: none; }
#rcp-dash-wrap a:hover { color: #CC0000; }
#rcp-dash-wrap a:visited { color: #CC6600; }

#rcp-dash .dash-nav { text-align: center; margin: 8px 0 -3px 0; position: relative; }
#rcp-dash .dash-nav a.title { font: normal 16px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 4px; }
#rcp-dash .dash-nav a span { font-size: 20px; }
#rcp-dash .dash-nav span.value { display: block; letter-spacing: 0; font: bold 12px "Times New Roman", Times, serif; }
#rcp-dash .dash-nav a:hover { font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; }


/*********************END 2010 MIDDLE ELECTION WIDGET*******************************************************************/

/* styles for tip box */
.sideContainer span {float: left; width: 100px;} 
.sideContainer a#showTips {float: right; width: 20px; color: #fff; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold;}
.sideContainer a#showTips:hover {text-decoration: none !important;}




	
/***************** auth pop up ***********************/

.sign_in_form { font: 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.sign_in_form h2 { margin: 0; padding: 8px 15px; font: bold 14px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background: #cc0000; color: #fff;  }
.sign_in_form label { display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 17px 15px 3px 15px; }
.sign_in_form input { margin: 0 15px; padding: 5px; }
.sign_in_form p { margin: 0 15px; }
.sign_in_form p.info { margin: 15px; }
.sign_in_form p.sign_in_fp { }
.sign_in_form p.sign_in_fp a { font-size: 10px; }
.sign_in_form button { margin: 15px; }
.sign_in_form p.sign_in_na { margin: 15px; }

.author_archives_links {font-size:11px;}
a.active {background-color:#cc0000; color:#fff;}

.bgcolorlinks a {padding:1px 2px; font-family:arial,century gothic;}
.bgcolorlinks a:hover {background-color:#cc0000; color:#fff; text-decoration:none;}
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	    	#videos { height: 123px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent url('/dev/mt-static/images/feature_right_mod_bg.jpg') repeat-x;  border: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: none; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0px; position: relative; }
        	#videos:after { content: "."; display: block; height: 0; clear: both; visibility: hidden;}
			#videos .slide { /*display: none;*/ margin-left: 23px; }
			#videos .video { float: left; position: relative; width: 97px; margin: 8px 0 5px 5px; overflow: hidden; height: 105px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #990000; /*padding: 3px;*/ }
			#videos .video img.tmb { width: 97px; /*float: left; margin-right: 4px;*/ }
        	#videos .video img.icon { position: absolute; top: 7px; left: 6px; }
			#videos .video p { margin: 0; background: #990000 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif') repeat-x top; padding: 5px 5px 0 5px; border-bottom: 5px solid #990000; overflow: hidden; width: 87px; height: 28px; position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0;
			 }
			#videos .video p.all { height: auto; }
			#videos .video p a { color: #fff; font-size: 9px; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; }
			.last  {  }
			#videos #nav { display: block; float: left; width: 452px; text-align: center; clear: both; margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 4px; }
        	#control { position: relative; text-align: center; height: 12px; border-left: 0px solid #ccc; border-right: 0px solid #ccc; padding: 2px 0 2px 0; border-bottom: 0px solid #ccc; }
			#control:after { content: "."; display: block; height: 0; clear: both; visibility: hidden;}
			#slide_nav { display: inline; }


	#slide_nav a { background: transparent url(/images/pager3.gif) no-repeat 2px 0; height: 0; margin-top: 4px; width: 3px; display: block; text-indent: -9000px; float: left; overflow: hidden; }

	#slide_nav a.activeSlide { background: transparent url(/images/pager3.gif) no-repeat 2px -11px; }

	
	#move { position: absolute; right: 4px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both; width: 45px; }
	#move a { height: 10px; margin-top: 0; width: 10px; display: block; text-indent: -9000px; float: left; overflow: hidden; }
	a.video_nav { height: 18px; width: 17px; display: block; text-indent: -9000px; position: absolute;  top: 54px; }
	#videos a#prev { background: transparent url('/images/hp_icon_video_navigation.png') no-repeat 0 0; left: 5px;  }
	#videos a#prev:hover { background: transparent url('/images/hp_icon_video_navigation.png') no-repeat 0 -18px; }
	a#video_more { text-transform: none; color: #fff; letter-spacing: 0; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; position: absolute; top: -6px; z-index: 500; color: #fff; font-size: 9px; font-weight: normal;left: 187px; text-decoration: none; }
	#videos a#next {  background: transparent url('/images/hp_icon_video_navigation.png') no-repeat -17px 0; right: 5px;  }
	#videos a#next:hover { background: transparent url('/images/hp_icon_video_navigation.png') no-repeat -17px -18px; }
h3.mini { margin: 10px 0 0 0; height: 12px; position: relative; padding: 4px 7px; font: bold 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif') repeat-x bottom; color: #fff; float: left; width: 455px; clear:both; /*background: #444; color: #fff; padding: 5px 7px; font: bold 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; border-right: 1px solid #ccc; border-left: 1px solid #ccc;*/ }
h3.mini a.title { color: #fff; font: bold 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; }     
h3.mini a.title:hover { color: #fff; }
h3.mini a.title:active { color: #fff; }
h3.mini a.title:visited { color: #fff; }
h3.mini .pagination { position: absolute; right: 4px; top: -3px; }
       	h3.mini .pagination a { color: #fff;  font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; display: block; float: left; margin-right: 6px; width: 5px; height: 5px; border: 1px solid #fff; text-indent: -9999px; }
       	h3.mini .pagination a.activeSlide { background: #fff; }
	 
	 .video_bottom {  height: 9px; margin-bottom: -5px; background: transparent url('/images/bg_hp_video_bottom.gif') no-repeat top; background: none; }   
        
        #ad-banner { margin: 12px 0 15px 0; border-top: 1px solid #999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; }
		
		
		
		
		#e2010 { margin-top: 3px; }
		#e2010 #e2010_container { border: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: none; border-bottom: 3px solid #ccc; }
		#e2010 .header { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_header3.jpg') center; text-align: center; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
    	#e2010 .header img {  display: block; margin: 0 auto; }
		#e2010 .module { font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; float: left; width: 154px; border: none; border-right: 1px solid #ccc; border-left: 1px solid #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid #fff; margin: 0; }
    	#e2010 .first { border-left: none; }
		#e2010 .last { border-right: none; }
		#e2010 .module h4 { font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; padding: 0; margin: 8px 0 3px 0; color: #333; }
    	#e2010 .module h4 a { margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #333; }
		#e2010 .module table { margin-bottom: 7px; }
		#e2010 .module td { border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: center; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
    	#e2010 .module td span { font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; }
		#e2010 .module td.dem { color: #0000cc; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; width: 35px; text-align: right; }
		#e2010 .module td.dem_small { color: #0000cc; font-size: 9px; text-align: left; padding-left: 4px; }
		#e2010 .module td.toss_up { color: #666; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; width: 55px; }
		#e2010 .module td.gop { color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; width: 35px; text-align: left; }
		#e2010 .module td.gop_small { color: #cc0000; text-align: right; font-size: 9px; padding-right: 4px; }
		#e2010 .module img { margin: 0; padding: 0; display: block; }
		
		.RC_88_by_31 { margin: 2px; background: #fff; height: 31px; width: 88px; }
			#e2010 .header table { width: 100%; }
		
		
		
		
		
		
		.ticker_latest_polls { color: #666; background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') repeat-x bottom; padding: 0; text-align: left; font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-right: 1px solid #ccc;  border-left: 1px solid #ccc; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc;/**/ margin: 0 0 0 0; }

.ticker_latest_polls a { color: #cc0000; font-weight: normal; }

.ticker_latest_polls a.title { text-indent: -999px; display: block; width: 10px; height:14px; font-weight: bold; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; background: transparent url('/images/election_latest_polls_arrow.png') no-repeat center center; color: #fff; padding: 5px 9px 5px 9px; }

.ticker_latest_polls span.result { margin-right: 20px; }

#scroller_container {

margin-left: 3px;

 position: relative;

 width: 430px;

 height: 15px;

 overflow: hidden;

}



#scroller {

 white-space: nowrap;

 line-height: 15px;

 font-size: 10px;

}



#scroller a.alt {  color: #333; }



#scroller p {

 padding: 0;

}

p.sbr { background: #ebebeb; padding: 5px; margin: 0; }
p.sbr select { width: 144px; font-size: 10px; }



.module { border: 1px solid #cc6666; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;  }
.module h3 { background: #cc3333 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif'); color: #fff; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 5px; font: bold 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #c6c6c6; }
.module h3 a { color: #fff; }
.module ul { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;  }
.module ul li { float: left; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.module ul li a { display: block; text-align: center; padding: 4px 0; font: bold 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; background: #fff; /*border-bottom: 1px solid #cc6666;*/  border-right: 1px solid #cc6666; width: 98px; }
.module ul li a.activeSlide {  background: #cc3333 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif'); color: #fff; }
.module table { width: 100%; background: #fff; }
.module table a { font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.module table td { padding: 2px 6px 3px 6px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc; border-top: 1px solid #fff; }
.module table td.avg { text-align: right; }
.module table td.avg span { font-weight: bold; }
.module table td.avg a.dem { color: #0000cc; }
.module table td.avg a.gop { color: #cc0000; }
.module table td.avg a.toss { color: #606060; }
.module table td.foot { text-align: center; background: #ddd; padding: 0; }
.module table td.foot a { font-weight: bold; }
.module table tr.alt { background: #f6f6f6; }
.module table tr.even { background: #f6f6f6; }
.module table th { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_sub_header3.gif') bottom repeat-x; width: 149px; font: bold 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #fff; padding: 3px 6px 4px 6px; }
.module table th a { color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }
.module table th a:visited 	{color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }
.module table th a:hover 	{color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }

.module .widget { border-top: 0; }

.card { background: #990000; padding: 4px 4px 5px 4px; }
.card div.container {/*-moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px;*/}
.card div.score { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') bottom repeat-x; margin: 1px; border: 1px solid #d6d6d6; width: 142px; }
.card div.wide { width: 288px; }
.card div.score td { padding: 1px; font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.card div.score td.head { background: #c6c6c6; font-weight: bold; color: #444; font-size: 9px; }
.card table { width: 100%; background: none; }
.card table td { border: none; padding: 0; text-align: center; }
.card table td a { font-size: 10px; }
.card table td span { color: #666; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.card table td.dem { color: #3333cc; }
.card table td.tu {  text-align: center; font-size: 10px; color: #666; }
.card table td.gop {  text-align: right; color: #cc3333; }
.card table td span {  }
.widget span.trend { width: 7px; height: 6px; display: block; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 3px; }
.widget a.trend { padding-right: 12px; }
.widget a.none { padding: 0; }
.widget a.even { padding: 0; }
.widget a.up_republican { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_up_gop.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.widget a.down_republican { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_down_gop.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.widget a.up_democrat { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_up_dem.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.widget a.down_democrat { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_down_dem.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.widget a.up_independent { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_up_ind.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.widget a.down_independent { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_down_ind.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
/*
.widget span.up_republican { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_trend.gif') no-repeat 0 0; }
.widget span.down_republican { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_trend.gif') no-repeat 0 -6px; }
.widget span.up_democrat { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_trend.gif') no-repeat 0 -12px; }
.widget span.down_democrat { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_trend.gif') no-repeat 0 -18px; }
.widget span.up_independent { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_trend.gif') no-repeat 0 -24px; }
.widget span.down_independent { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_trend.gif') no-repeat 0 -30px; }
.widget span.even {  display: none; }
.widget span.none {  display: none; }*/
#widgets .widget { position: relative; display: none; }
#widgets .first { display: block; }
#widgets .widget:first { display: block; }

.module table.new_table td { /*padding: 0 6px 0 6px;*/ }
.module table td a.democrat { color: #0000cc; }
.module table td a.republican { color: #cc0000; }
.module table td a.independent { color: #9933cc; }
.icon_chart { margin: 0 0 -1px 3px; }
.more_races_table { display: none; z-index: 4; }
			
#pager { text-align: center; background: #ddd; border-top: 1px solid #cc6666; padding: 2px 0; }
#pager a { font: bold 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#pager a.more { background: transparent url('/images/arrow_more.gif') no-repeat right 5px; padding-right: 10px; }
#pager a.less { background: transparent url('/images/arrow_less.gif') no-repeat right 5px; padding-right: 10px; }
.prev { display: none; }
.module table.rcp-widget { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.module table.rcp-widget td { text-align: center; border: none; padding: 0; font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.module table.rcp-widget td.lean-dem { background: #d7dfff; }
.module table.rcp-widget td.toss { background: #eee; }
.module table.rcp-widget td.lean-gop { background: #ffdbd7; }
.module table#widget_house td { padding: 0; border: none; }
.module table.new_house {}
.module table.new_house td {  padding: 0; border: none; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.module table.new_house td.main_cell { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') repeat-x bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid #fff; padding: 5px 0 0 0; }
.module table.new_house td.big { font-size: 28px; font-weight: bold; }
.module table.new_house td.med { font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #666; }
.module table.new_house td.small { font-size: 10px; color: #666; }
.module table.new_house td.dem { color: #3333cc; }
.module table.new_house td.gop { color: #cc3333; }
.module table.new_house table { width: 100px; background: none; }

#article_body p { font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; }

.widget_upcoming ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.widget_upcoming li { padding: 5px; border-top: 1px solid #e2e2e2; clear: both; font-size: 9px; color: #333; }
.widget_upcoming li a { font-size: 9px; }
.widget_upcoming { border: 1px solid #cc6666; margin-bottom: 10px;  margin-top: 10px; }
.widget_upcoming h3 { background: #cc3333 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif'); color: #fff; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 5px; font: bold 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #c6c6c6; }
.widget_upcoming h3 a { color: #fff; font-size: 11px; }
.widget_upcoming .more { text-align: right; padding: 2px 5px; background: #e2e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 0;}
.widget_upcoming .more a { font: bold 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } 
.widget_upcoming p.date { text-align: center; margin: 10px 0 10px 0; padding: 0; color: #666; font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.widget_upcoming li.alt { background: #f2f2f2; }


ul.video_latest { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; }
				ul.video_latest li { margin: 0; padding: 8px; list-style: none; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: 1px solid #fff;  }
            	ul.video_latest li img { float: left; margin-right: 5px; height: 45px; width: 60px; border: 1px solid #555; }
				ul.video_latest li p { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
				ul.video_latest li p.name a { font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; }
				ul.video_latest li p.name { margin-bottom: 4px; }
				ul.video_latest li p a { font-weight: normal; }
				ul.video_latest li p.description a { font-size: 9px; }
				#video_latest_more { background: #ccc; margin: 0; padding: 1px 6px 3px 3px; text-align: right; }
				#video_latest_more a { font-size: 9px; font-weight: normal; }
				
				
				
				         #latest_polls { background: #fff; }

#latest_polls h3 { background: #cc3333 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif'); color: #fff; margin: 0; padding: 0; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 5px; font: bold 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: 1px solid #cc6666; }

#latest_polls h3 a { color: #fff;  font-size: 11px; }

#latest_polls ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }

#latest_polls li { padding: 5px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e2e2; margin: 0; }

#latest_polls li.alt { background: #f2f2f2; }

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#latest_polls li a { font-size: 9px; }

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#latest_polls td.more_polls a { color: #999; font-weight: normal; }

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#latest_polls td.spread a { font-weight: bold; }

#latest_polls td.spread a span.dem { color: #0000cc; }

#latest_polls td.spread a span.rep { color: #cc0000; }

#latest_polls td.value { text-align: right; width: 15px; font-weight: bold; }

#latest_polls td.name { vertical-align: top; }

#latest_polls td.results div.results_container { border: 1px solid #ccc; width: 125px; background: #fff; }

#latest_polls td.values { padding: 1px 3px; }

#latest_polls td.values a { color: #555; }

/*#latest_polls td.values a span.democrat { color: #0000ff; }

#latest_polls td.values a span.republican { color: #ff0000; }

#latest_polls td.values a span.independent { color: #333; }*/

#latest_polls td.pollster { text-align: left; }

#latest_polls .more { text-align: right; padding: 2px 5px; background: #e2e2e2; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 0;}

#latest_polls .more a { font: bold 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } 



/* videos on hp */
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    /*background: #000;*/
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-direction-rtl {
	direction: rtl;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-container-horizontal {
    width: 411px;
    padding: 0 28px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-container-vertical {
    width: 75px;
    height: 245px;
    padding: 40px 20px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-clip-horizontal {
    width:  411px;
    height: 123px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-clip-vertical {
    width:  75px;
    height: 245px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-item {
    width: 97px;
    height: 105px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-item-horizontal {
	margin-left: 0;
    margin-right: 5px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-direction-rtl .jcarousel-item-horizontal {
	margin-left: 10px;
    margin-right: 0;
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.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-item-vertical {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-item-placeholder {
    background: #fff;
    color: #000;
}

/**
 *  Horizontal Buttons
 */
.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-horizontal {
    position: absolute;
    top: 43px;
    right: 5px;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: transparent url(next-horizontal.png) no-repeat 0 0;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-direction-rtl .jcarousel-next-horizontal {
    left: 5px;
    right: auto;
    background-image: url(prev-horizontal.png);
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.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-horizontal:hover {
    background-position: -32px 0;
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    background-position: -64px 0;
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    cursor: default;
    background-position: -96px 0;
}

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    position: absolute;
    top: 43px;
    left: 5px;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: transparent url(prev-horizontal.png) no-repeat 0 0;
}

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    left: auto;
    right: 5px;
    background-image: url(next-horizontal.png);
}

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    background-position: -32px 0;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-horizontal:active {
    background-position: -64px 0;
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.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-disabled-horizontal:hover,
.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-disabled-horizontal:active {
    cursor: default;
    background-position: -96px 0;
}

/**
 *  Vertical Buttons
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.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-vertical {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 5px;
    left: 43px;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: transparent url(next-vertical.png) no-repeat 0 0;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-vertical:hover {
    background-position: 0 -32px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-vertical:active {
    background-position: 0 -64px;
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.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-disabled-vertical:hover,
.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-next-disabled-vertical:active {
    cursor: default;
    background-position: 0 -96px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-vertical {
    position: absolute;
    top: 5px;
    left: 43px;
    width: 32px;
    height: 32px;
    cursor: pointer;
    background: transparent url(prev-vertical.png) no-repeat 0 0;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-vertical:hover {
    background-position: 0 -32px;
}

.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-vertical:active {
    background-position: 0 -64px;
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.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-disabled-vertical:hover,
.jcarousel-skin-tango .jcarousel-prev-disabled-vertical:active {
    cursor: default;
    background-position: 0 -96px;
}

.video p { height: 27px; }
#videos .slide { margin: 0; }

.newfeaturebox_box dl { background: #fff; border: 1px solid #ccc; margin: 5px; }
	.newfeaturebox_box dl dd { margin: 0; padding: 0; }
	.newfeaturebox_box .ctext { padding: 0 7px 7px 7px; }
	.newfeaturebox_box .title { margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: -1px;  }
	.newfeaturebox_box h2 { margin: 0 0 2px 0; }
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	/* ----------------------------- NAVIGATION ------------------------------------------ */
.navcontainer    {margin: 0px; background-color: #000000; width:775px; height:24px; display: inline; padding: 0px; float: left; }
.navcontainer ul    {border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style-type: none; text-align: center; float: left; }
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.navcontainer a:active   {background: #c60; color: #fff;}
.navcontainer li#active a    {background: #c60; border: 1px solid #c60; color: #fff; }
.navcontainer ul#sub   {border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style-type: none; text-align: center; float: right; text-transform: none;}	
.navcontainer a.nav8:hover   {background-color:#6E9A39;}
.navcontainer a.nav9:hover   {background-color:#003399;}

/* ------------------------SUB NAV STYLES ------------------------------------------------- */
.subnavcontainer               {position:relative; margin:0px; padding:0px; height:0px; clear:both; z-index: 100;}
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.subnav 			     {position:absolute; top:3px; left:0px; z-index:14; } 

.links_navcontainer            {margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; width:100%; height:24px; display: block; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight:bold; color: #FFFFFF; clear: both; }
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.links_navcontainer li#active a{background: #c60; border: 1px solid #c60; color: #fff; }


/* -------------- RCP LIVE NEWS ------------------------ */
	.rcp_live_news_widget {padding:8px; padding-bottom:0px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;} 
	.rcp_live_news_widget .news_item {margin-bottom:4px; clear:both;}
	.more_rcp_live {text-align:right; padding:0 7px;}
	
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	.rcp_live_news_widget .text {text-align:left; padding-left:4px;}	
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	.ttw-img {border:1px solid #ccc; display:block; margin:0 3px 0 0; padding:3px;}
	.new { background: #ffff99; }
	.rcp_live_news_widget .new { }
	
	
	
	
/* RC Election 2010 Widget ---------- */
.election2010_LC_container {background: url('/images/election2010_220w_bg.gif') 0 0 repeat-y; margin-top:10px;}
.election2010_LC_container ul {margin:0; padding:0px 5px 5px 18px;}
.election2010_LC_container ul li {font:bold 10px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; list-style-image:url("/images/white-bullets-red-bg.gif");}
.election2010_LC_container ul li a {color:#fff; text-decoration:none;}
.election2010_LC_container ul li a:hover {text-decoration:underline;}

/************** ELECTION 2010 DAY *****************************/

p.election-day-header {float: left; width: 469px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-size: 24px; color: #444; margin-bottom: -2px;}
.house_count_footer { padding-bottom: 4px; background: #fff; font: 9px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.house_count_footer a { color: #666; font-weight: normal; }
#house_count_dem { background: #eee; height: 24px; border-left: 1px solid #999; border-right: 1px solid #999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; padding: 4px; width: 217px; float: left; margin-left: 4px; }
#house_count_gop { background: #eee;  height: 24px; border-left: 1px solid #999; border-right: 1px solid #999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; padding: 4px; width: 218px; float: left; margin-left: 4px; }
.footer_links { font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; padding: 3px; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; border-right: 1px solid #999; border-left: 1px solid #999; background: #eee; }

#election-day div.summary { height: 52px; text-align: center; font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#election-day div.summary div { width: 155px; float: left; display: inline; background: #fff; border-top: 1px solid #999; border-bottom: 1px solid #999; border-right: 1px solid #999; margin: 0 0 0 0; }
#election-day div.summary div span { font-weight: normal; background: #fff; display: block; float: left; width: 77px; line-height: 1.2; padding: 1px 0 3px 0; }
#election-day div.summary div span.mccain { color: #cc0000; width: 76px; margin-top: 1px;}
#election-day div.summary div span.mccain a { color: #cc0000; }
#election-day div.summary div span.obama { color: #0000cc; width: 79px; margin-top: 1px; }
#election-day div.summary div span.obama a { color: #0000cc; }
#election-day div.summary div span.gop { color: #cc0000; width: 75px; padding-right: 7px; }
#election-day div.summary div span.dem { color: #0000cc; width: 65px; padding-left: 8px; }
#election-day div.summary div span.gop a { color: #cc0000; font-weight: normal; }
#election-day div.summary div span.dem a { color: #0000cc; font-weight: normal; }
#election-day div.summary h4 { margin: 0; font-weight: bold; font-size: 10px; padding: 2px 0 3px 0; background: #555; color: #fff; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; }
#election-day div.summary h4 a {color:#fff; }
#election-day div.summary div span a.number { font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.summary div span a { text-decoration: none; }
#election-day div.summary p { margin: 0; background: #fff; padding: 1px 0; font-weight: normal; font: normal 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }

#election-day h3.title { width: 469px; padding: 4px 0; clear: both; font: bold 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; margin: 4px 0 0 0; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; background: #555; color: #fff; }
#election-day div.results { width: 467px; background: #eee; border: 1px solid #999; margin: 0;  font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#election-day h3.legend { margin: 0; background: #fff; padding: 1px 0; text-align: center; font: 14px Arial Black, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#election-day h3.legend span.dem { color: #0000cc; }
#election-day h3.legend span.gop { color: #cc0000; }
#election-day h3.legend span.other { color: #33cc33; }
#election-day div.results table { background: #fff; width: 466px; text-align: center; }
#election-day div.results table th { padding: 3px 1px; background: #eee; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; }
#election-day div.results table th.alt { background: #eee; }
#election-day div.results table td { padding: 3px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee;  }


#election-day div.results table td a { color: #333; }
#election-day div.results table td.dem { color: #0000cc; }
#election-day div.results table td.dem a { color: #0000cc; }
#election-day div.results table td.gop { color: #cc0000; }
#election-day div.results table td.gop a { color: #cc0000; }
#election-day div.results table td a { font-weight: normal;  }
#election-day div.results table td img { margin-bottom: -1px; }
#election-day div.results table th.divide, #election-day div.results table td.divide { /*border-left: 1px solid #ccc;*/ width: 100px; }
#election-day div.results table th.state, #election-day div.results table td.state { text-align: left; width: 120px; }
#election-day div.results table td.state, #election-day div.results table th.state { padding-left: 4px; }
#election-day div.results table th.cand { width: 30px; }
#election-day div.results table th.percent { }

p.map-legend { margin: 0 0 8px 0;padding: 4px 0; font: bold 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center; background: #ddd; border-bottom: 1px solid #666; border-top: 1px solid #666;}
p.map-legend span.gop { color: #cc0000; }
p.map-legend span.dem { color: #0000cc; }
div.stars {  margin: 0 0 -2px 0; padding: 4px 0 0 0; color: #666; clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 10px; }


#election-day div.parties table td { padding: 2px 0; font: 9px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333; }
#election-day div.parties { overflow: hidden; width: 458px; background: #fff; margin-bottom: 0; padding: 0 4px 1px 5px; background: #fff url('/images/bg_election_night_house.gif') no-repeat 4px bottom; }
#election-day div.parties div { width: 225px; float: left; border-top: 1px solid #999; }
#election-day div.parties div h4 { font: 12px Arial Black, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 1px 4px; color: #fff; text-align: center; }
#election-day div.parties div.dem { }
#election-day div.parties div.gop { width: 226px; margin-left: 6px;}
#election-day div.parties div.dem h4{ background: #0000cc; }
#election-day div.parties div.gop h4 { background: #cc0000; }
#election-day div.parties div td.divide, #election-day div.parties div th.divide { border-left: 1px solid #999; } 
#election-day div.parties div.dem table.dem-hold { width: 225px; float: left; }
#election-day div.parties div.dem table.dem-pickup { width: 225px; float: left; border-left: 1px solid #ccc; }
#election-day div.parties div.gop table.gop-hold { width: 225px; float: left; }
#election-day div.parties div.gop table.gop-pickup { width: 225px; float: left;}
#election-day div.parties div.gop table { width: 226px; }
#election-day div.parties div th.hold { width: 125px; }
#election-day div.parties div th.pickup { width: 126px; }
#election-day div.results table.election th.state { width: 110px;}
#election-day div.results table.election th.cand {  text-align: left;}
#election-day div.results table.election td.cand { width: 130px; text-align: left;}
#election-day div.results table.election td a { color: #333; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.results_footer a { color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.results table.election th.percent { width: 0; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.percent {}
#election-day div.results table.election th.status {}
#election-day div.results table.election td.s2 { color: #0000cc; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s2 a { color: #0000cc; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s3 { color: #0000cc; font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s3 a { color: #0000cc; font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s4 { color: #cc0000; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s4 a { color: #cc0000; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s5 { color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s5 a { color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s6 { font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s6 a { font-weight: bold; color: #000; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s7 { font-weight: bold; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s7 a { font-weight: bold; color: #000; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s8 { font-weight: bold; color: #33cc33; }
#election-day div.results table.election td.s8 a { font-weight: bold; color: #33cc33; }

.module table a.status1 { color: #666; }
.module table a.status2 { color: #0000cc; }
.module table a.status3 { color: #0000cc; }
.module table a.status4 { color: #cc0000; }
.module table a.status5 { color: #cc0000; }
.module table a.status6 { color: #666; }
.module table a.status7 { color: #666; }
.module table a.status8 { color: #33cc33; }
.module table a.status9 { color: #33cc33; }

#bottomOverlayAd a.btn_close {background-color:#000000; color:#fff; padding:3px;}

.module.social_network { border: none; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; }
.module.social_network .module_content { background: #fff url('/images/bg_hp_sn.png') bottom repeat-x; padding-left: 32px; padding-top: 10px; }
.module.social_network .module_content .icon { margin-right: 16px; }

/*** AUTHOR WIDGET ***/
.beta_module { border: 0px solid #ccc; font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; }
.beta_module h3 { border-bottom: 1px solid #4c4c4c; background: #cc3333 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif') repeat-x bottom; background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; font: bold 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding: 5px 10px 4px 10px;  }
.beta_module .beta_module_content { border: 1px solid #ccc; }
.beta_module ul#opinion.items { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; list-style-type: none; list-style-image: none; }
.beta_module .loading { padding: 5px; }
.beta_module ul#opinion .item { border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: 1px solid #fff; padding: 5px; background: #fff url('images/bg_election_spread.gif') repeat-x bottom; background: #f9f9f9; margin: 0; }
.beta_module ul#opinion .item .photo span { background: #ccc; display: block; border: 1px solid #fff; width: 45px; height: 45px; overflow: hidden;}
.beta_module ul#opinion .item .photo span img { width: 45px; /*height: 45px;*/ }
.beta_module ul#opinion .item .photo { display: block; width: 47px; height: 47px; float: left; border: 1px solid #ccc; }
.beta_module ul#opinion .item .info { width: 233px; float: right; color: #666; line-height: 1.4; border: none; padding: 0; }
.beta_module ul#opinion .item .info p { margin: 0; }
.beta_module ul#opinion .item .info p.author { margin-bottom: 2px; margin-top: 0; }
.beta_module ul#opinion .item .info p.author a { font-size: 12px; color: #008000; }
.beta_module ul#opinion .item .info p.article a { font-weight: normal; font-size: 11px; }
.beta_module ul#opinion .item .info p.date { color: #999; font-size: 9px; margin-top: 3px; }
.beta_module .more { text-align: right; padding: 3px 6px; margin: 0; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; background: #ddd; }

/*** ELECTION 2012 MIDDLE COLUMN GOP NOMINATION WIDGET *****/
.election_widget .election_widget_header { background: #990000 url('/images/bg_election_2012_header.png') repeat-x top; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: center; }
.election_widget .election_widget_header p { color: #fff; margin: 1px 0 0 0; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; font-size: 10px; }
.election_widget h3 { text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 16px; margin: 0; padding: 10px 0 0 0; }
.election_widget .election_widget_inner { border: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: none; position: relative; background: #fff; width: 467px; overflow: hidden; }        
.election_widget .election_widget_chart { margin-top: 5px; }
.election_widget .election_widget_legend { position: absolute; top: 16px; left: 365px; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 430px; font: 9px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333; z-index: 10; }
.election_widget .election_widget_legend td {}
.election_widget .election_widget_legend span { font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; display: block; float: left; color: #fff; background: #000; padding: 0; margin-top: -1px; margin-right: 3px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; width: 24px; text-align: center; }
.election_widget .election_widget_legend td { padding: 2px 0 1px; }
.election_widget .election_widget_nav { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; list-style-image: none; width: 500px;}
.election_widget .election_widget_nav li { float: left; background: #fff;  border-right: 1px solid #ccc; margin:0; }
.election_widget .election_widget_nav li.on { background: #fff url('/images/bg_election_spread.gif') repeat-x bottom; border-bottom: none; }
.election_widget .election_widget_nav li.on a { padding-bottom: 6px; }
.election_widget .election_widget_nav li a.activeSlide { padding-bottom: 6px; background: #fff url('/images/bg_election_spread.gif') repeat-x bottom; border-bottom: none;  }
.election_widget .election_widget_nav a { border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; font: bold 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; display: block; padding: 5px 26px; font-size: 10px; padding: 5px 7px; }
.election_widget .election_widget_nav li.last { border-right: none; }
.election_widget .election_widget_nav li.last a { padding-right: 25px; }
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container { padding: 3px; background: #e9e9e9; height: 162px; }
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2 { display: none; position: relative; border: 1px solid #ccc; background: #fff; padding: 0 5px 5px 5px; height: 155px; width: 449px; margin: 0; }
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_link { position: absolute; background: transparent url('/images/no_exist_for_ie.gif') repeat-x bottom; top: 0; left: 0; height: 160px; width: 459px; z-index: 1000; zoom: 1; display: block; text-decoration: none; }

.election_widget .election_widget_chart_sub_links { position: absolute; background: transparent url('/images/no_exist_for_ie.gif') repeat-x bottom; top: 50px; left: 365px; height: 60px; width: 200px; z-index: 1100; zoom: 1; display: block; text-decoration: none; }
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_sub_links a { font: 9px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }

.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2.activeSlide { display: block; }
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_title { position: absolute; font: bold 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;  top: 9px; left: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; color: #444; }





.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container { padding: 0; margin: 0; background: #fff; }
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2 { display: block; width: 233px; height: 221px; float: left; border: none; padding: 0; border-right: 1px solid #ccc; }
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2 a.cover_chart { display: block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 233px; height: 221px; }
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2 h4 { margin: 0; padding: 5px 0 3px 0; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; font: 10px bold Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 1px; /*background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif') bottom repeat-x;*/ }
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2 h4 a { color: #666; font: bold 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.election_widget .election_widget_legend { position: relative; left: 45px; top: 2px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0; }

.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container { height: 221px; }

.election_widget .election_widget_legend td { padding: 2px 20px 1px 0; }

.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2.election_map table { margin: 0 auto; }
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2.election_map td {
	border:none;
	padding:0;
	margin:0;
	text-align:center;
	font:12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2.election_map td span {
	font-weight:normal;
	font-size:12px;
}
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2.election_map td.dem {
	color:#00c;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size:16px;
	width:35px;
	text-align:right;
}
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2.election_map td.dem_small {
	color:#00c;
	font-size:9px;
	text-align:left;
	padding-left:4px;
}
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2.election_map td.toss_up {
	color:#666;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size:12px;
	width:55px;
}
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2.election_map td.gop {
	color:#c00;
	font-weight:bold;
	font-size:16px;
	width:35px;
	text-align:left;
}
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2.election_map td.gop_small {
	color:#c00;
	text-align:right;
	font-size:9px;
	padding-right:4px;
}
.election_widget .election_widget_chart_container_2.election_map img {
	margin:0;
	padding:0;
	display:block;
}
        
.election_widget .election_widget_small_header { padding-bottom: 5px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; border-right: 1px solid #fff; background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') bottom repeat-x; }





/***** ELECTION 2012 GOP NOMINATION RIGHT COLUMN SLIDE ****/
.dash .board { color: #666; font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; width: 100%; }
.dash .board td { text-align: center; border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc; border-top: 1px solid #fff; padding: 2px 6px 3px;  }
.dash .board td.no_pad { border: none; padding: 0; }
.dash .board span.date { color: #bbb; }
.dash .board td.race, .dash .board th.race { text-align: left;  padding-right: 0; }
.dash .board td.race, .dash .board th.race { width: 90px; }

.dash .board td.spread, .dash .board th.spread { text-align: right; width: 95px; padding-left: 0; }
.dash .board td a { font-weight: normal; }

.dash .board a.trend.up_ { padding-right: 12px; background: url("/images/bg_election_2010_trend_up_ind.gif") no-repeat scroll right 3px transparent }
.dash .board a.trend.down_ { padding-right: 12px; background: url("/images/bg_election_2010_trend_down_gop.gif") no-repeat scroll right 3px transparent }


.dash .board a.trend { padding-right: 12px; }
.dash .board a.none { padding: 0; }
.dash .board a.even { padding: 0; }
.dash .board a.up_republican { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_up_gop.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.dash .board a.down_republican { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_down_gop.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.dash .board a.up_democrat { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_up_dem.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.dash .board a.down_democrat { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_down_dem.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.dash .board a.up_independent { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_up_ind.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }
.dash .board a.down_independent { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_down_ind.gif') no-repeat right 3px; }




.dash .board th { background: url("/images/bg_election_sub_header3.gif") repeat-x scroll center bottom transparent; color: #fff; font: bold 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; padding: 3px 6px 4px; }
.dash .board tr.alt { background: #f6f6f6;  }
.dash .board_title { width: 298px; background: url("/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif") repeat-x scroll center top #990000; }
.dash .board_title h3 { padding-top: 40px; padding-bottom: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 3px; color: #fff; text-align: center; margin: 0; font-size: 23px; text-shadow: 2px 2px 0 #660000; }
.dash .board_title h3 span { font-size: 28px; }
.dash .board_title h3 span.number { font-size: 32px; }
.dash .board_title h4 { color: #fff; text-align: center; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 40px; letter-spacing: -1px; font: bold 16px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.dash .graphic { width: 298px; height: 108px; height: 73px; overflow: hidden; }
.dash .graphic img { margin-top: -10px; margin-top: -37px; }

          	.dash .graphic.iowa { height: 78px; }
			.dash .graphic.sc { height: 126px; }
			.dash .iowa .board { /*font: bold 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;*/ background: #fff; }
          	.dash .iowa .board td.spread a { /*font-weight: bold;*/ }
			.dash .iowa .board td.right_border { border-right: 1px solid #ccc; }
			.dash .iowa .board tr { background: #fff; }
			.dash .iowa .board td { border: none; }
			.dash .iowa .board td.top { padding-top: 5px; }
			.dash .sc .board td.top { padding-top: 3px; }
			.dash .iowa .board td.bottom { padding-bottom: 4px; }
			.dash .iowa .board td.end { background: #fff url('/images/bg_election_spread.gif') repeat-x; border-top: 1px solid #ccc; font-weight: bold; }
			.dash .iowa .board td.end a { font-weight: bold; }
			.dash .iowa .board a.trend.up_ { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_2010_trend_up_ind.gif') no-repeat scroll right 3px; }
			
			.dash .election_slide { width: 298px; height: 248px; background: url('/images/bg_hp_dash_gop_nom.png') no-repeat; }
			.dash .election_race.iowa { width: 134px; float: left; margin-left: 10px; height: 140px; /*background: #fff;*/ }
			.dash .graphic.iowa img { margin-top: -10px; }
			.dash .graphic.sc img { margin-top: 0; }	
			
			.dash .graphic.graphic_2 { height: 77px;  }
			.dash .graphic.graphic_2 img { margin-top: -35px; }	
			
			
			
			.more_content { height: 12px; overflow: hidden; }
		.more_content div { width: 286px; }
		.more_content table { width: 100%; }
		.dash .more_content td { padding: 0; text-align: center; border: none; }
		.dash .more_content td.race { width: 100px; }
		.dash .board .more_content td.spread { text-align: right; width: 100px; }
		.dash .board td.spread, .dash .board th.spread { width: auto; }
		.dash .board th { background: #990000 url("/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif") repeat-x scroll center top; }
      	.dash .board th a { font-weight: bold; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; }
		.dash .board td.highlight { background: #ddd; }
		.dash .graphic.graphic_2 { height: 95px; }
		.dash .graphic.graphic_2 img { margin-top: -27px; }
		
		.dash .graphic.graphic_2 { height: 80px;  }
			.dash .graphic.graphic_2 img { margin-top: -33px;  }
			
			.dash .graphic.graphic_2 img { margin-top: -20px; }
           .dash .graphic.graphic_2 {  height: 75px; }
           .dash .graphic.graphic_2 table { width: 100%; }
           .dash .graphic.graphic_2 td.gop { text-align: right; }
           .dash .graphic.graphic_2 td { padding: 3px; }
		   .dash .slide_map_header {font: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: 1px solid #fff; background: url("http://assets.realclearpolitics.com/images/bg_map_scorecard_header.gif") repeat-x scroll center bottom #F2F2F2;}
		   .dash .board td.race, .dash .board th.race { width: 102px; }
		   .dash .board td.spread, .dash .board th.spread { width: 94px; }
		   .dash .board th.candidate { width: 50px; }
			
			
.dash .board td { padding: 1px 6px 2px; }
		.dash .graphic.graphic_2 { height: 55px; }
		.dash .graphic.graphic_2 img { margin-top: -17px; }
		.dash .board td.race, .dash .board th.race { width: 102px; }
      	.dash .board.mini_board { display: none; }
		.dash .board.mini_board td.race { width: 102px; }
		.dash .board.mini_board td.spread { width: 120px; }
		.dash .board.mini_board td { width: 49px; }
		.dash .board.mini_board.on { display: block; }
      	.dash .board td .mini_board_button { color: #E97F8A; }
		.dash .board td .mini_board_button.on { color: #cc0000; }

/************************/
/*Live Results on homepage*/
/*************************/
.live_results { font: 10px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1px solid #ccc; margin-top: 6px; padding: 1px; color: #666; }
.live_results .results table { width: 100%; }
.live_results .header { position: relative; background: url("/images/bg_election_2012_header.png") repeat-x scroll center top #990000; text-align: center; padding: 6px 0 7px 0; }
.live_results .header a.refresh { width: 11px; height: 12px; display: block; background: transparent url('/images/icon_refresh.png') no-repeat; position: absolute; top: 7px; right: 7px; }
.live_results .results td { text-align: center; padding: 2px 5px 3px; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; border-top: 1px solid #fff; }
.live_results .results td.race, .live_results .results th.race { text-align: left; }
.live_results .results th { background: url("/images/bg_election_sub_header3.gif") repeat-x scroll center bottom transparent; color: #FFFFFF; font: bold 9px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; padding: 3px 4px 4px; }
.live_results .results tr.alt { background: #f6f6f6; }
.live_results .results tr.bottom td { border: none; }

	
	#beta .results.clearfix { border: 1px solid #ccc; clear: both; width: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; }
	#beta .results .result { width: 296px; height: 71px; margin: 0; float: left; border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 1px; }
	#beta .results .header {  padding: 2px; color: #fff; background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') repeat-x bottom; color: #666; }
	#beta .results .header td { font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;  }
	#beta .results .header td span.delegates { font-size: 11px; }
	#beta .results .header td span.delegates a { font-weight: normal; }
	#beta .results .header td.percent_in { text-align: right; font-size: 11px; }
	#beta .results table { width: 100%; }
	#beta .results .data { font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666; }
	#beta .results .data th { padding: 3px; background: transparent url("/images/bg_election_sub_header3.gif") repeat-x scroll center bottom; color: #fff; font-size: 10px; font: bold 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
	#beta .results .data th.candidate, #beta .results .data td.candidate { text-align: left; }
	#beta .results .data td { text-align: center; padding: 2px 3px; }
	#beta .results .results_header { position: relative; background: #990000 url('/images/bg_election_2012_header.png') repeat-x top; padding: 8px 5px; text-align: center;}
	#beta .results .results_header a.refresh { width: 11px; height: 12px; display: block; background: transparent url('/images/icon_refresh.png') no-repeat; position: absolute; top: 10px; right: 10px; }
#beta .results .data td.winner { background: transparent url('/images/icon_check_mark.png') no-repeat 2px 5px; padding-left: 12px; }


/*****************************/
/*MIDDLE COLUMN LIVE RESULSt
/****************************
#alpha .results { border: 1px solid #ccc; clear: both; width: 466px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
#alpha .results .result { width: 229px; height: 71px; margin: 0; float: left; border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 1px; }
#alpha .results .result.race_148322891 { height: 116px; }
#alpha .results .result.race_99475294 { height: 116px; }

#alpha .results .header {  padding: 2px; color: #fff; background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') repeat-x bottom; color: #666; }
#alpha .results .header td { font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;  }
#alpha .results .header td span.delegates { font-size: 11px; }
#alpha .results .header td span.delegates a { font-weight: normal; }
#alpha .results .header td.percent_in { text-align: right; font-size: 11px; }
#alpha .results table { width: 100%; }
#alpha .results .data { font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666; }
#alpha .results .data th { padding: 3px; background: transparent url("/images/bg_election_sub_header3.gif") repeat-x scroll center bottom; color: #fff; font-size: 10px; font: bold 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#alpha .results .data th.candidate, #alpha .results .data td.candidate { text-align: left; width: 80px; }
#alpha .results .data td { text-align: center; padding: 2px 3px; }
#alpha .results .data td.winner { background: transparent url('/images/icon_check_mark.png') no-repeat 2px 5px; padding-left: 12px; }
#alpha .results .results_header { position: relative; background: #990000 url('/images/bg_election_2012_header.png') repeat-x top; padding: 8px 5px; text-align: center;}
#alpha .results .results_header a.refresh { width: 11px; height: 12px; display: block; background: transparent url('/images/icon_refresh.png') no-repeat; position: absolute; top: 10px; right: 10px; }
#alpha .results .data th.votes { width: 30px; }*/
h2.caps_on_caps { font: 32px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; letter-spacing: 4px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center; position: relative; }
h2.caps_on_caps span { font-size: 40px; }

#alpha .results { border: 1px solid #ccc; clear: both; width: 466px; margin-bottom: 10px;  }

#alpha .results .result .data tr:nth-child(n+6) { display: none; }
/*special for top two races*/
#alpha .results .result.race_96769809, #alpha .results .result.race_10369641, #alpha .results .result.race_276972642, #alpha .results .result.race_137655651 { height: 119px; }
#alpha .results .result.race_96769809 .data tr:nth-child(n+7) { display: none; }
#alpha .results .result.race_10369641 .data tr:nth-child(n+7) { display: none; }
#alpha .results .result.race_96769809 .data tr:nth-child(n+6) { display: table-row; }
#alpha .results .result.race_10369641 .data tr:nth-child(n+6) { display: table-row; }
#alpha .results .result.race_276972642 .data tr:nth-child(n+6) { display: table-row; }
#alpha .results .result.race_137655651 .data tr:nth-child(n+6) { display: table-row; }

#alpha .results .result { width: 229px; height: 104px; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; float: left; border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 1px; background: #fff; }
#alpha .results .result a.tweet_result { margin: 0; padding: 0; text-decoration: none; }
#alpha .results .result a.tweet_result img { margin-bottom: -1px; margin-left: 2px; }
#alpha .results .header {  padding: 2px; color: #fff; background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') repeat-x bottom; color: #666; }
#alpha .results .header td { font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;  }
#alpha .results .header td span.delegates { font-size: 11px; }
#alpha .results .header td.percent_in { text-align: right; font-size: 11px; }
#alpha .results table { width: 100%; }
#alpha .results .data { font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666; }
#alpha .results .data tr { height: 16px; }
#alpha .results .data th { padding: 3px; background: transparent url("/images/bg_election_sub_header3.gif") repeat-x scroll center bottom; color: #fff; font-size: 10px; font: bold 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
#alpha .results .data th.candidate, #alpha .results .data td.candidate { text-align: left; }
#alpha .results .data td { text-align: center; padding: 2px 3px; }
#alpha .results .results_header {background: #990000 url('/images/bg_election_2012_header.png') repeat-x top; padding: 10px 5px; text-align: center; position: relative;}
#alpha .results .results_header a.refresh { width: 11px; height: 12px; display: block; background: transparent url('/images/icon_refresh.png') no-repeat; position: absolute; top: 10px; right: 10px; }
#alpha .results .results_header a.refresh.spin { background: transparent url('/images/icon_refresh_spin.gif') no-repeat; width: 16px; height: 16px; top: 8px; right: 8px; }
#alpha .results .data td.winner { background: transparent url('/images/icon_check_mark.png') no-repeat 2px 5px; padding-left: 12px; }



body .top_notice {background-color: #d30015; border-bottom: 1px solid #05092B; font: bold 14px Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center; width: 1000px;}
body .top_notice a {color:#fff; font-size;14px; padding:7px 0; display:block;}
#facebox .soft_alert { width: 400px; }
#facebox .soft_alert h2 { margin: 10px; font: normal 20px Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif; color: #666; }
#facebox .soft_alert p { margin: 10px; }
#facebox .soft_alert ul { margin-left: 30px; list-style: disc; list-style-type: disc; }
#facebox .soft_alert li { margin-bottom: 4px; margin-right: 15px; }
#facebox .soft_alert .browser { display: none; }




       ul#board_nav { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0;  }
 ul#board_nav li { float: left; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
 ul#board_nav li a { display: block; text-align: center; padding: 4px 0; font: bold 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-transform: uppercase; background: #fff; /*border-bottom: 1px solid #cc6666;*/  border-right: 1px solid #cc6666; width: 97px; }
 ul#board_nav li a.on {  background: #cc3333; color: #fff; }
      
      
      .dash .board td.race, .dash .board th.race { width: 126px; }
	  .dash .board th.candidate { width: 30px; }
	  .dash .board.mini_board td.race { width: auto; }
	  .dash .board td.spread, .dash .board th.spread { width: 100px; }
	  .dash .board td { padding: 2px 3px; }
      .dash .board td.avg { text-align: right; }
	  .dash .board th { padding: 2px 3px; }
	  .dash .slides { height: 290px; }
	  .dash .slide { height: 290px; }
	  
	  .dash .full_board { display: none; width: 100%; }
	  
	  .dash .board tbody { width: 100%; }
	  
	  .dash .full_board.on { display: block; }
	  .dash .board.mini_board.on { display: table; }
	  
	  .dash .board.mini_board td.race { width: 152px; }
	  .card { background: #cc3333; }
	  a.democrat {  color: #0000cc; }
	  a.republican { color: #cc0000; }
	  
	  a.mini_board_button { display: block; background: transparent url('/images/bg_battlegrounds_off.png') no-repeat 0 0; text-indent: -9999px; position: absolute; width: 6px; height: 6px; margin: -8px 0 0 0; }
	  a.mini_board_button.on { background: transparent url('/images/bg_battlegrounds_on.png') no-repeat 0 0; }
	  a.mini_board_button_1 { left: 80px; }
	  a.mini_board_button_2 { left: 90px; }
	  
.newsletters { background: #fff; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-top: 6px; }
.newsletters h3 { margin: 0; background: #cc0000; color: #fff; padding: 0 0 3px 0; font: bold 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.newsletters .newsletter_container { border: 1px solid #ddd; border-top: none; }
.newsletters .newsletter { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') repeat-x bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; border-top: 1px solid #fff; padding: 8px; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.newsletters .newsletter table a { color: #666; }
.newsletters .newsletter table { color: #666; }
.newsletters .newsletter input.cb { margin-top: 1px; float: left; margin-right: 5px; }
.newsletters .newsletter h4 { text-shadow: 0px 0px 0 #ccc; margin: 0 0 3px 0; padding: 0; font: bold 14px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #cc0000; }
.newsletters .newsletter p { margin: 2px 0 7px 0; font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666; }
.newsletters .newsletter div.sign_up { margin: 4px 0 2px 0; }
.newsletters .newsletter div.sign_up input { float: left; border: 1px solid #cc0000; font: 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666; padding: 2px; height: 14px; width: 225px; }
.newsletters .newsletter div.sign_up a { font: bold 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background: #990000 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif') repeat-x top; color: #fff; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 3px 4px 3px 4px; display: block; float: left; margin-left: -3px; }

/*NEW NEWSLETTER BOX */
/*.newsletter-signup-container {border:1px solid #ccc; font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;}
.newsletter-signup-container form {padding:8px;}
.newsletter-signup-container form input#list_email {border: 1px solid #cc0000; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666; padding: 3px; height: 14px; width: 215px; float:left;}
.newsletter-signup-container form input#btn_subscribe { font: bold 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background: #990000 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif') repeat-x top; color: #fff; text-transform: uppercase; padding:3px 5px; display: block; margin:-2px 0 0 4px; float:left;}  
.newsletter-signup-container form #opt-in {font-size:11px; display:none;}
.newsletter-signup-container form #think_email {padding:0 2px; color:#cc0000;}
.newsletter-signup-container form ul {list-style-image:none;} */


.daily_sheet { color: #666; padding: 3px; font: 12px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: none; background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_small_maps.gif') repeat-x bottom; }
.daily_sheet div.sign_up { float: right; }
.daily_sheet div.sign_up input { float: left; border: 1px solid #cc0000; font: 10px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #666; padding: 2px; height: 14px; width: 170px; }
.daily_sheet div.sign_up a { font: bold 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background: #990000 url('/images/bg_election_sub_header2.gif') repeat-x top; color: #fff; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 3px 4px 3px 4px; display: block; float: left; margin-left: -3px; }
.daily_sheet span { padding-top: 3px; float: left; }




#election_day_results {font:11px "Times New Roman",Times,serif;}
#election_day_results .Dem {color:#0000CC;}
#election_day_results .GOP {color:#CC0000;}
 
#election_day_results .summary {text-align:center; margin-bottom:5px; position:relative;} 
#election_day_results .summary .processing_div1 {position:absolute; left:0; top:0; height:50px; display:block; text-align:center; z-index:20; width:100%; padding:0; border:none; float:none; margin:0; background:none;} 

#election_day_results .summary div { background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #FFFFFF; border-bottom: 1px solid #999999; border-right: 1px solid #999999; border-top: 1px solid #999999; display: inline; float: left; margin: 0; width: 155px; }
#election_day_results .summary div h4 {background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #555555; color: #FFFFFF; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1px; margin: 0; padding: 2px 0 3px; text-transform: uppercase; }
#election_day_results .summary div h4 a {color:#fff; text-decoration:none;}
#election_day_results .summary div span {background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #FFFFFF;  display: block; float: left; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.2; padding: 1px 0 3px; width: 77px; font-size:12px;}
#election_day_results .summary div p {padding:1px 0; margin:0;}
#election_day_results .summary div div p {color: #0000CC;  font-weight: normal;}
#election_day_results .summary div p span.dem {color: #0000CC; padding-left: 8px; width: 65px;}
#election_day_results .summary div p span.dem a {color: #0000CC;}
#election_day_results .summary div p span a.number {font-size:15px; font-weight:bold;}

#election_day_results div.stars {clear: both; color: #666666; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 10px; margin: 0 0 -2px; padding: 4px 0 0;  text-align: center;}

#election_day_results .results table { clear: both; margin:0; text-align:center;}
#election_day_results .results table.race_table {width:100%; }


#election_day_results .results_container h3 {background-color:#666; color:#fff; font:bold 14px "Times New Roman",Times,serif; letter-spacing:3px margin:4px 0 0; padding:1px 0; text-align:center; text-transform:uppercase; width:100%; margin:0px; margin-top:5px;}
#election_day_results .results_container h3 a {color:#fff; text-decoration:none;}

#election_day_results .results div.result {border-bottom:1px solid #eee;}

#election_day_results .results table th {padding-left:4px; text-align:left; background-color:#dedede; border-bottom:1px solid #ccc; border-top:1px solid #ccc;}

#election_day_results .results table th.candidate, #election_day_results .results table td.candidate {width:34px; padding:1px 2px;}  
#election_day_results .results table td.state {width:116px; text-align:left; padding:1px 2px 1px 16px; background:#fff url('http://assets.realclearpolitics.com/images/electoral_check.gif') 3px 3px no-repeat;}
#election_day_results .results table th.state {width:116px; text-align:left; padding:1px 12px 1px 2px;} 
#election_day_results .results table td.percent_in {paddding:0px;}


#election_day_results .results table.data_table tr.winner.GOP td.state {background:#fff url('http://assets.realclearpolitics.com/images/electoral_check_gop.gif') 3px 3px no-repeat;} 
#election_day_results .results table.data_table tr.winner.Dem td.state {background:#fff url('http://assets.realclearpolitics.com/images/electoral_check_dem.gif') 3px 3px no-repeat;} 


#election_day_results .results_container {position:relative; border:1px solid #ccc; border-top:0px;}
#election_day_results .results table.head_table { width: 100%; }
#election_day_results .results table.head_table th.first { width: 120px; }
#election_day_results .results table.head_table th.second { width: 90px; text-align: center; }
#election_day_results .results table.head_table th.third { width: 90px; text-align: center; }

#election_day_results .results.senate table.data_table {width:100%;}
#election_day_results .results.senate table.data_table td.state {width:120px; }
#election_day_results .results.senate table.data_table td.candidate {width:90px;}
#election_day_results .results.senate table.data_table td.percent_in {width:80px;}


#election_day_results .results.house table.data_table {width:100%;}
#election_day_results .results.house table.data_table td.state {width:120px;}
#election_day_results .results.house table.data_table td.candidate {width:90px;}
#election_day_results .results.house table.data_table td.percent_in {width:90px;}


#election_day_results .results.governor table.data_table {width:100%;}
#election_day_results .results.governor table.data_table td.state {width:120px;}
#election_day_results .results.governor table.data_table td.candidate {width:90px;}
#election_day_results .results.governor table.data_table td.percent_in {width:70px;}

#election_day_results .results_container h3.legend {background-color:#fff; color:#ccc; margin: 0; padding: 2px 0; font: normal 14px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-transform: none; position:relative; }
#election_day_results .results_container h3.legend span {font-weight:bold; font-size:15px;}
#election_day_results .results_container h3.legend span.dem { color: #0000cc; }
#election_day_results .results_container h3.legend span.gop { color: #cc0000; }

#election_day_results .results_container .processing_div {position:absolute; left:0; top:0; height:300px; display:block; text-align:center; z-index:20; width:100%; padding:40px 0 0 0;}
#election_day_results .results_container .results .legend a.refresh {background:url('/images/icon-reload.png') 0 0 no-repeat; color:#fff; font-size:11px; padding:1px 0px 2px 16px; float:right; position:absolute; right:4px; top:-28px;}




.gamma_module { border: 0px solid #ccc; border-top: 1px solid #333; font: 11px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 15px; }
.gamma_module h3 { border-bottom: 0px solid #4c4c4c; background: #c1c1c1; color: #4c4c4c; font: bold 12px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding: 5px 10px 4px 5px;  }
.gamma_module .gamma_module_content { border: 1px solid #ccc; }
.gamma_module ul#opinion.items { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; list-style-type: none; list-style-image: none; }
.gamma_module .loading { padding: 5px; }
.gamma_module ul#opinion .item { border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; border-top: 1px solid #fff; padding: 5px; background: #fff url('images/bg_election_spread.gif') repeat-x bottom;  margin: 0; }
.gamma_module ul#opinion .item .photo span { background: #ccc; display: block; border: 1px solid #fff; width: 35px; height: 40px; overflow:hidden;}
.gamma_module ul#opinion .item .photo span img { width: 35px;  }
.gamma_module ul#opinion .item .photo { display: block; width: 37px;  float: left; border: 1px solid #ccc; }
.gamma_module ul#opinion .item .info { width: 160px; float: right; color: #666; line-height: 1.4; border: none; padding: 0; }
.gamma_module ul#opinion .item .info p { margin: 0; padding-right:10px;}
.gamma_module ul#opinion .item .info p.author { margin-bottom: 2px; margin-top: 0; }
.gamma_module ul#opinion .item .info p.author a { font: bold 11px Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #222; text-transform: uppercase; }
.gamma_module ul#opinion .item .info p.article a { font-weight: normal; font-size: 10px; line-height:1.1em; }
.gamma_module ul#opinion .item .info p.date { color: #999; font-size: 9px; margin-top: 3px; }
.gamma_module .more { text-align: right; padding: 3px 6px; margin: 0; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; background: #ddd; }


/* SLIDE SHOW STYLES FOR ELECTION WIDGETS */
/* IVAN DELGADO - 6/17/14 */
.slide .widget table.new_table td {height:12px;}
.slide .widget { margin-top: 0px !important;  margin-bottom:0 !important; border:none !important; } 
.slide .widget #pager { padding: 0 0px 4px 0 }
.slide .widget .card { padding: 4px; }		
.slide .widget .new_table tr:nth-child(-n+10) {display:table-row;}
.slide .widget .new_table tr {display:none;}	
.slide .widget .slider_house_map {overflow: hidden; height: 209px;}
.slide .widget .slider_house_map img {padding:10px 0px 0px 2px;}

/*.slide .widget  table { width: 100%; backgroun:none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; }
.slide .widget  table a { font: 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; }
.slide .widget  table td { padding: 2px 6px 3px 6px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc; border-top: none; }
.slide .widget  table td.avg { text-align: right; }
.slide .widget  table td.avg span { font-weight: bold; }
.slide .widget  table td.avg a.dem { color: #0000cc; }
.slide .widget  table td.avg a.gop { color: #cc0000; }
.slide .widget  table td.avg a.toss { color: #606060; }
.slide .widget  table td.foot { text-align: center; background: #ddd; padding: 0; }
.slide .widget  table td.foot a { font-weight: bold; }
.slide .widget  table tr.alt { background: #f6f6f6; }
.slide .widget  table tr.even { background: #f6f6f6; }
.slide .widget  table th { background: transparent url('/images/bg_election_sub_header3.gif') bottom repeat-x; width: 149px; font: bold 9px Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #fff; padding: 3px 6px 4px 6px; }
.slide .widget  table th a { color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }
.slide .widget  table th a:visited 	{color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }
.slide .widget  table th a:hover 	{color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; }*/

/*SPONSORED HLINE CONTENT*/
.sponsored_hline { border: 1px solid #000; padding: 3px; }

/*/////////////////////////////////*/
/* HP Election Results Widget 2014 */
/*/////////////////////////////////*/

/* Basic jQuery Slider essential styles */
ul.bjqs{position:relative; list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden; display:none;}
li.bjqs-slide{position:absolute; display:none;}
ul.bjqs-controls{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;z-index:9999;}
ul.bjqs-controls.v-centered li a{position:absolute;}
/*ul.bjqs-controls.v-centered li a span{position:absolute;}*/
ul.bjqs-controls.v-centered li.bjqs-next a{
	top: 0px !important; 
	right:0px;
	font-weight: bold;
	height:auto;
	background: #cc0000;
	width:79px;
	height:27px;
	display: block;
	font-weight: bold;
	border: 1px solid #fff;
	text-align: center;
}
	ul.bjqs-controls.v-centered li.bjqs-next a span{
		color: #fff;
		font-size:18px;
	}
ul.bjqs-controls.v-centered li.bjqs-next a:hover {text-decoration: none;color: #fff;opacity: 0.7;}
ul.bjqs-controls.v-centered li.bjqs-prev a{
	top: 0px !important; 
	left:0px;
	font-weight: bold;
	height:auto;
	background: #cc0000;
	width:80px;
	height:27px;
	display: block;
	font-weight: bold;
	border: 1px solid #fff;
	border-right: none;
	text-align: center;
}
	ul.bjqs-controls.v-centered li.bjqs-prev a span{
		color: #fff;
		font-size:18px;
	}
ul.bjqs-controls.v-centered li.bjqs-prev a:hover {text-decoration: none;color: #fff;opacity: 0.7;}
/*ul.bjqs-controls li a{position:absolute;}
ul.bjqs-controls li.bjqs-next a{right:0;}
ul.bjqs-controls li.bjqs-prev a{left:0;}*/
ol.bjqs-markers{list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; width:100%;}
ol.bjqs-markers.h-centered{text-align: center;}
ol.bjqs-markers li{display:inline;}
ol.bjqs-markers li a{display:inline-block;}
p.bjqs-caption{display:block;width:96%;margin:0;padding:2%;position:absolute;bottom:0;}

#chart_slider_holder {
  margin-top: 10px;
}
#chart_slider {
  float: right;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;

}
  #chart_slider > ul {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    list-style: none;
  }
    #chart_slider > ul > li {
      background: #E2E2E2;
      font: 12px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica;
    }
      #chart_slider > ul > li .election_scorecard {
        background: #fff;
      }
      #chart_slider > ul > li .map,
      #chart_slider > ul > li .map img {
        width: 100%;
      }
      #chart_slider > ul > li .dropdown {
        text-align: center;
        position: absolute;
        margin-top: -17px;
      }
	      #chart_slider > ul > li .dropdown a {
	        font-weight: bold;
	        color: #cc0000;
	        width: 80px;
	        /*float: left;*/
			font-size: 9px;
	        padding: 6px 0;
	      }
	      /*#chart_slider > ul > li .dropdown a:first-child {
	        border-right: 1px solid #aaa;
	      }*/
      #chart_slider > ul > li .title {
        font-weight: bold;
        font-size: 10px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        text-align: center;
        background: #fff;
      }
      #chart_slider > ul > li .subtitle {
        font-size: 10px;
        text-transform: uppercase;
        text-align: center;
        background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #FFF;
      }
      #chart_slider > ul > li .numbers {
        text-align: center;
        background: #fff;
      }
        #chart_slider > ul > li .numbers a {
          color: inherit;
        }
        #chart_slider > ul > li .numbers a:hover {
          color: inherit;
          text-decoration: none;
        }
        #chart_slider > ul > li .numbers .dems.number {
          color: #0000cc;
          font-size: 18px;
          font-weight: bold;
          margin-right: 7px;
          display: inline-block;
        }
        #chart_slider > ul > li .numbers .gop.number {
          color: #cc0000;
          font-size: 18px;
          font-weight: bold;
          display: inline-block;
        }
        #chart_slider > ul > li .numbers .dems.label {
          color: #0000cc;
          margin-right: 20px;
          display: inline-block;
        }
        #chart_slider > ul > li .numbers .gop.label {
          color: #cc0000;
          margin-right: 7px;
          display: inline-block;
        }
        #chart_slider > ul > li .numbers .tossups {
          color: #666;
          font-size: 18px;
          font-weight: bold;
          margin-right: 20px;
          display: inline-block;
        }
          #chart_slider > ul > li .tossups .title > a {
            display: none;
          }
        #chart_slider_holder #election_scorecard {
        	height: auto;
        }
        #chart_slider_holder #election_scorecard > .title {
        	padding-top: 38px;
        	padding-bottom: 8px;
        	margin: 0;
        }
        #chart_slider_holder #election_scorecard > .numbers > .dems.number,
        #chart_slider_holder #election_scorecard > .numbers > .gop.number {
        	margin-right: 0;
        	width: auto;
        }
        #chart_slider_holder #election_scorecard > .numbers > .gop.label {
        	margin-right: 0;
        }
        #chart_slider_holder #election_scorecard > .numbers > .dems.label {
        	padding-left: 0;
        	margin-left: 4px;
        	margin-right: 10px;
        }
        #chart_slider_holder #election_scorecard > .title a,
        #chart_slider_holder .gop {
        	color: #cc0000;
        }

        #chart_slider_holder #election_scorecard > .title span.year.gov {
        	display: none;
        }

        #chart_slider_holder #election_scorecard > .dropdown {
        	text-align: center;
        	width: 100%;
        }
        #chart_slider_holder #election_scorecard > .dropdown select {
        	width: 154px;
			font-size: 10px;
			margin-top: 5px;
        }
        #chart_slider_holder #election_scorecard > .dropdown > .links {
        	line-height: 1.2;
			margin-top: 9px;
			font-size: 9px;
        }

        #chart_slider_holder .map_nav_left,
        #chart_slider_holder .map_nav_right {
        	background: #fff;
        	width: 81px;
			height:81px;
			position: absolute;
			bottom: 0px;
        }
        #chart_slider_holder .map_nav_left {
			left: 0px;
        }
        #chart_slider_holder .map_nav_right {
			right: 0px;
        }
	        #chart_slider_holder .map_nav_left span,
	        #chart_slider_holder .map_nav_right span {
	        	font-size: 11px;
	        	background: white;
				color: #cc0000;
				text-transform: uppercase;
				text-align: center;
				display: block;
				font-weight: bold;
        		padding-bottom: 4px;
	        }