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. >>> senior editor with the cook political report joining me now, david wasserman.k a red wave is possible? probable? or likely, in this midterm election? >> it depends on your definition of a red wave. we think the likely gain is a dozen seats but not the 54 seats that the republicans gained in 1994 or the 63 states gained in 2010. but in this polarized era, that's still enough to tip the house to them. and as ali alluded, there are a lot of vulnerable democratic seats in some pretty blue states and districts. california, new york, connecticut, rhode island, these are where democrats are heading to election day with big problems with open seats and more retirements that are more in the democrats than the republicans. and there are also a number of democratic incumbents who have said things to make themselves more vulnerable. and so a number of them are dealing with redistricting challenges from taking on a whole lot of new constituents under these new lines. >> i'm hoping you can clear this up as we head state by state and bellwether races. we will start with penns

it reminds me of david wasserman who has done an analysis of cracker barrel and whole foods voters.en a pattern pertaining to the communities that have one or the other. they don't often build in the same place. final thought from you, andrew? >> that driving really does explain this. but we see this across any driving related variable. it can even be walkability. or drivability of an area, or proximity to a highway. because highways and chain restaurants have a long and storied relationship in america. >> andrew van dam, thank you for being here, really a great talker. so, thanks. >> thank you so much. >>> checking in on more social media from the world of twitter, i believe. what do we have -- he's popular in most areas aside from the narrative-driven democratic media, i am surprised you don't see outside the bubble. you seem pretty smart. not really. as an uoutsider watching this, am shocked by how dumb so many americans are to still support biden. you got in four or five points there. are you interested in it, when you sort of doing an overlay of where there's fast food, you fou

we will get the latest from the political reports' david wasserman. >>> adidas ending their ties with kanye. >>> new reaction from brittney griner's teammates after the russian court today rejected her emotional plea, pleading from jail for a shorter sentence. she now faces eight more years in jail. unless vladimir putin agrees to a prisoner swap. >>> we begin this hour with politics right here in pennsylvania. that big senate debate tonight with two weeks until the midterms. joining us, dasha burns in harrisburg, michael nutter and pennsylvania democratic congressman brendon boyle. we have learned that a key republican super pac aligned with mitch mcconnell is going to pour another $6 million into pennsylvania to try to put dr. oz over the top. just ahead of this key debate. let's talk about that. even as fetterman, as you have been reporting, tried to lower expectations with an extraordinary memo saying, he is the tv doctor, he is the tv celebrity, i'm not used to debating and trying to lower any expectations of his performance tonight. >> reporter: yeah, andrea, this is such a high

david wasserman top election political report says this about you, he is now pretty much alone as a conservative the house. do you worry people who hold your positions are being squeezed out of the democratic party is there place for you? >> you know, i am a democrat, i am ace conservative democrat work in a bipartisan way i work with senator cornyn the party has the extreme but we have the extreme left. we have the extreme rights. some of us are not standing up to washington to make political statements. we sent to washington to do the hard job. that is governed pretty got to work with democrats and republicans like my friend tony gonzalez. we sit on appropriations and we work together. michael mccaul is another person, we work together. our ways of working together. i think there is definitely room for a conservative moderate democrat like myself. shannon: congress and you are in a close race were watching house districts along the border. your opponent cassie garcia we mention she brought up the fbi raid in your home back in january. is there anything you can clarify or explain that investiga

is usa today's washington bureau chief susan page and the cook political report senior editor david wasserman. david, when the times gives this analysis, 370 candidates out there who have questioned the 2020 election. you and i talk to much about policy and the numbers and where people's heads are at, but this is an election that is again not about policy and an election that is about conspiracy. >> well, and it is, and the certification process could be a real nightmare this cycle. it could drag on for weeks, especially in states with races that are exceptionally close, and we are going to have many of those because we have such a hotly-contested senate and house battlefield, but i met many of these candidates on the republican side, and it's become a litmus test in republican primaries. keep in mind that many of them, first half, spend money against each other and run far to the right before running against democrats and it hasn't been a case where democrats top message against these republicans is january 6th or failure to believe in democracy. democrats have will to find other opposition

guest: i do not own it or run it anymore, but i think david wasserman has done 15 or 20 changes in thetwo weeks. i know jessica taylor just moved -- where did she just move a few days ago? the thing is, i have in my mind what does the newsletter do, and in my mind, sometimes i have -- in my mind, i think ohio is a tossup. other people do not. everybody is a little bit different. host: so what do you have for your mind in pennsylvania? guest: i think democrats needed to push federman out -- fetterman out. this is a little snarky, but people ask me who do you think will win in pennsylvania? my thought is i think the state of pennsylvania will lose, because each party nominated their weakest candidate. had democrats nominated conor lamb, had republicans nominate david mccormick, the parties would be much better off. host: what do you think about georgia? guest: it hit me a couple months ago that each party should have one month out a political mulligan, where they get to switch out a nominee. my guess is republicans would really like to have replaced herschel walker, and democrats probabl

guest: i do not own it or run it anymore, but i think david wasserman has done 15 or 20 changes in thetwo weeks. i know jessica taylor just moved -- where did she just move a few days ago? the thing is, i have in my mind what does the newsletter do, and in my mind, sometimes i have -- in my mind, i think ohio is a tossup. other people do not. everybody is a little bit different. host: so what do you have for your mind in pennsylvania? guest: i think democrats needed to push federman out -- fetterman out. this is a little snarky, but people ask me who do you think will win in pennsylvania? my thought is i think the state of pennsylvania will lose, because each party nominated their weakest candidate. had democrats nominated conor lamb, had republicans nominate david mccormick, the parties would be much better off. host: what do you think about georgia? guest: it hit me a couple months ago that each party should have one month out a political mulligan, where they get to switch out a nominee. my guess is republicans would really like to have replaced herschel walker, and democrats probabl

host: david wasserman, always a pleasure to have you on. cookpolitical.com. follow on twitter. we appreciate your analysis. host: we will bring you up to the house. they are doing a brief pro forma session. we will bring you up to the house now. thank you for watching c-span. we will see you back here tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [crowd talking] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2022] representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, lisa wink schultz. the chaplain: almighty god, we acknowledge your creativity in the changing of the autumn leaves. we know that there's a time for everything, a season for every activity. as our lawmakers face another election season, may they rest knowing that your purposes will be established. lord, abide in them as they a abide in you for apart from you we can do nothing. provide generous grace and peace to all who work in this chamber and to the capitol police who protect us day and night. we pray in yo