presidential election

This hour, a chance for listeners to weigh-in on the election with analysis from Midday political analysts.

After the most expensive presidential campaign in American history, some of the most brutally negative congressional contests in recent memory, and several controversial ballot measures in Maryland and other states, our panel of political experts give their analysis, weigh in on the winners and losers and take your questions about the historic 2012 General Election on both hours of Midday.

An analysis of the latest news from the Maryland referendum and presidential campaigns with panelists Karen Hosler, WYPR news contributor;Dedrick Muhammad, executive director of the NAACP's Financial Freedom Center, and Kimberly Moffitt, assistant professor of American Studies at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and co-editor of "The Obama Effect."

 A conversation with former Maryland congressman and NAACP president Kweisi Mfume.

Analysis and commentary on political news. This week, presidential politics and the latest from the campaign trail. And a look at potential VP picks as GOP hopeful Mitt Romney is expected to make his choice in the coming weeks. Guests include political commentator and writer Brian Wendell Morten and blogger Richard Cross, a former GOP press secretary and gubernatorial speechwriter.