an election related party so do you take a different position from the republican point of view in your counterparts and democrats? >> personally, no i don't and i find though conversation about open and closed primaries not terribly meaningful. i should say that the republican party itself in 2020 past rules and i think it hasn't gotten much attention which closes off the presidential primary to register republicans. now that is a pretty drastic move in favor of closed primaries. that is a platform position. it covers the conducting primaries. >> so no republican primary could be in open primary. it reads they have to be registered republican or non-registries should state for affiliation with the republican party. for the presidential purposes, the republican national committee in all its wisdom and based on its stellar results has decided to close it up but it's worth looking at the nominees produced by open versus closed primaries. closed states included nevada, secretary of state pennsylvania governor and didn't work so well. the open primary states also didn't work so well. arizona with the secretary of sta

i'm sorry democrats went 1.5 republicans one about one point to. democrats then won a slight majority of the overall seats. in 2010, you had a republican wave. and not surprising that the took control of the state legislature and this of course gave governor scott walker the opportunity to control the redistricting process. in 2012 under the new republican boundaries, the result of the popular vote was remarkably similar to what it was in 2008. democrats won a slight majority of the popular vote, 1.4 million votes to right around one point to. but the result was very different. instead the slight democratic majority, 52 -- 46 that you got into thousand eight, and 2012 democrats despite winning the popular vote, 139 seats to the republican 68. and that alignment has been pretty much glued in placee evr since in all of the elections had been held here in wisconsin since the 2010 redistricting. and that creates the situation i was cautioning against at theni beginning. the republicans who controlled the wisconsin stateat legislatue know theiran majorit

sorry, democrats won 1.5. republicans won about 1.2. democrat then won a slight majority of the overall seats seats in 2010. you a republican wave and. not surprisingly, the gop took control of the state legislature, and this, of course, gave governor scott walker. the opportunity to control the redistricting. in 2012 under the new republic and boundaries. the result of the popular vote was remarkably similar to what it was in 2008 that democrats won a slight majority of the popular vote, 1.4 million votes to around about 1.2. but the result was different instead of the slight democratic majority of 52 to 46 that you got in 2008, in 2012. democrats, despite winning the popular vote won 39 seats to the republicans, 60. and that alignment has been pretty much glued in place since in all of the elections that have been held here in wisconsin since the 2010 redistricting. and that creates the situation i was cautioning against at the beginning the republicans who control the wisconsin state legislature know that their majorit

republicans won about 1.2. 1.2. democrats then one a slight majority of the overall seats. 010 you had a republican wave, and not surprisingly the gop took control of the state legislature and this of course gave governor scott walker's the opportunity to control the redistricting process. in 2012 under the new republican boundary, the result of the popular vote was remarkably similar to what it was in 2008. democrats won a slight a slight majority of the popular vote, 1.4 million votes to around about 1.2. but the result was very different. instead of the slight democratic majority, 52-46 that you got in 2008, in 2012 democrats, despite winning the popular vote, 139 seats to republicans 60. and that's a line has been pretty much glued in place ever since in all of the elections that have been held here in wisconsin since the 2010 redistricting. and that creates the situation that i was caution against at the beginning. republicans who control the wisconsin state legislature know that their majority is safe. the individual politicians who have been drawn into these safe seat

it may be too small on the line and republicans 1.5, republicans want about 1.2. democrats then won a slight majority of the overall seat. in 20:10 o'clock there's a republican wave and not surprisingly the gop took control of the state legislature and this of course gave governor scott walker the opportunity to control the redistricting process. in 2012 on the new republican boundary, the result of the popular vote was remarkably similar to what it was in 2008. the round about 1.2 and the result was very different and because of all the slight democratic majority of 52-46 you got in 2008 and in 2012, democrats winning the popular vote and won 39 seats to the republican 60. that alignment has been pretty much glued in place ever since. in 2010 the01 redistricting. that creates the situation that i was cautioning against the legislature and know that there's majority drawn into the safe seats. all they have to do to winpr reelection is the primary electorate and it's no longer responsive to changes and have an election where republicans win a majority and an election where d

so the democrats could run a primary, the republicans run a primary. they always had different rules. you just reminded us proportional representation, that's a big deal, right? so would you want the democratic primary to be open to independents, or some other tweak of that kind? >> well, let me put a little nuance on this current situation. all right, there's about 30, 311 states that have registration by political party. however, that is not as restrictive as it seems. in new york it is. in new york it's very hard to vote in a primary because you have to, new yorkers always get this -- >> in february jeff to change. >> you have to change way head of the primary date. most states in the united states particularly a lot of seven states, a lot of midwestern states, you may register by party but guess what, on election day you go up and use what a democratic or republican ballot. and that deems you to have a change of registration, but it's not as closed as it was, say, you know, 50 years ago when you had a lot of party machines and you will have registra

and does it depend on who will be the democrats or republicans in power? e such a point here that it is believed that the democrats are the party of financial capital, the republicans of industrial capital. and what trump stands for is to give america back the power in industrial power so that the high-tech industries that have flown abroad, they are developed in the united states but, uh, the military-industrial complex is the most high-tech industry. the most advanced are invested huge in that in the course of work, money was not allocated to ukraine by and large, or little money was allocated, the main money went to the purchase of weapons from american companies that produce these weapons. and they make up. yes, they make plans. uh, already for the next few years, almost for a five-year plan, the production of advanced weapons for ukraine. in addition, the training of specialist instructors for officers, this is also money for american citizens in many respects, and therefore. i think there will be some nuances the details are small. well, something in

republicans. they could still take the house and the senate. how did democratsy did. >> i think there were warning signs for republicans that democrats ended up taking ivant sningag.e wh signs, last year mitch mcconnell failed to recruit republican governors in arizona and new hampshire and maryland, all three of whom would have transformed the map for the republican party. on top of that, they ended up with the most extreme candidates in these races, similar to what happened in gubernatorial races around the country. amy hit the nail on the head, republicans, or democrats rather, were able to make this a choice between a democratic party that was actually working to solve america's problems, versus extreme republicans running for the house and the senate and for governors races around the country, who were more focused on election the nihilism and -- denial and the right of a woman to choose. that didn't provide compelling solutions as to how they would solve problems they criticized democrats four. judy: if that is what democrats were able to do to a degree, w

caller: i'm voting straight republican because of the fuel prices. the democratsnot realize this country runs on diesel. trains, trucks that deliver our products. they don't have diesel. things are going to get short. i also feel like if we don't have a republican majority, blocking some of these wild bills in congress, this country may split wide open. in georgia, is the same way as the rest of the country. split, and then we have state city of atlanta that bodes democrat, and it is hard not to get a republican majority. i hope to see a majority of the republican party. host: what is your view on herschel walker? caller: i'm voting for him. i think you will do all right. he's not going to go up there and not listen to other people. he will go up there and listen to people from tennessee. other republican states, how to do business. host: what is your view of stacey abrams, the democratic challenger? caller: georgia will be split wide open. they will be fighting each other. host: ok. james and georgia with his thoughts. let's go to the debate between the incumbent

they are these republican and democrats usually elections where they try to pick a candidate so that come general election time you have a republican running against a democrat two person race. now stepping back and think about where did this device come from, it was not something used at the founding. it's come about and in the 0 years and it's become increasingly popular. primaries emerged as a tool for selecting candidates around the same time that america stored to see a lot of places adopting things like ballot initiatives, referenda, and recalls of public officials. they also came about from same time that we had the 17th amendment to the constitution which said that people get to pick senators as opposed to having it done through state legislatures. when you think about primaries, they have history and a kind of desire to give more power to the people. they are democratizing type of reform. no doubt we can dig deeper into the history, and john certainly knows plenty of that. so let me just begin a little bit this whole question of what the primary, and one thing want to zip fro

it is a very tough feet for democrats. republicans only need a handful of those seats to flip the majority, but there is still a very narrow path for democrats to retain the majority. this is not a situation that i think any of us anticipated just a week ago, that democrats would be in a position to retain control because of what history has shown us. usually the party in power controlling the white house, president joe biden's party, would typically lose dozens of seeds in their first midterm election. democrats really have defied history here. because of the slow coming california, where a lot of these uncalled races are, we may not know for days, perhaps even weeks. host: erik wasson, on that same question. are you getting a sense that the momentum is for republicans right now, with the way things are falling out? >> it is still possible. it is unlikely, but still possible. it is striking that scott and i are both at the mccarthy victory party on election night when he came out and said that by tomorrow morning, we would know we ar

eight democrats and two republicans. nathan gonzales saying at this moment that there is still a path for democrats to hold the house. one more tweet for you from ke sherman at punch bowl news, house republicans shellshocked tonight from the top of the party down but they stilleel there is a path to e mid-200 20's without winning in california. a big let down from the wave they expected. more to come this morning. a lot more to come this morning. here is some of the headlines from both sides of the political aisle. on the conservative side, "the daily caller," gop hopes dashed on the rocks," that's the headline. "low tide," from breitbart news," though republicans are favored to take the house. on the left side of the aisle, their news site, "the red whimper is -- whimper" is the headline they went with. from "the daily beast," "we still don't know who won, but the republicans lost. hoping for a red wave, what they got was more like purple rain." host: yesterday's elections are still being determined. the associated press

on the eve of the midterm elections, several statements were made by republicans and democrats in congress, which raised questions about further support for ukraine. thus, the leader of the republican minority in the house of representatives said that ukraine would no longer be receive unlimited aid at the same time the progressive group of the democratic party released the fact that it later retracted the letter to president biden in which he called on the administration to negotiate with putin however, how the congress is monitoring the midterm elections, monitoring the american administration and its expectations regarding the continuation of support for ukraine, we will talk with yulia yarmolenko, who is joining us from the white house. congratulations, leon, congratulations, natalia. so, do they believe in the administration, whether they will have enough support in the new composition congress to continue providing support to ukraine natalya, you know that the composition of the congress is extremely important for the continuation of assistance to ukraine, because it is the congress

republican. good morning. caller: every democrat in this country knows, every republican has heard you cannot fix stupid, stupid. goodbye. host: ray in california. democrat. good morning. caller: i do not think the american people won, i think the american corporations and the churches won. they have is divided more than ever before. host: how did we become more divided on tuesday? caller: you look at how everything came out, the polls were totally wrong, which i predicted. we are voting everything right down the line. it shows what happens with things like citizens united being taken away. let me think the other one -- the fairness doctrine. both of those things rein in corporate money. what we have now is a flood of corporate money controlling your election. the more they keep us divided the more the government cannot get done to help the people. host: we do not know the final results from the house and senate but it is possible we could have a 50-50 divided senate and a 218-217 divided house. if that is the case or it is a number

then in toledo, democratic incumbent marcy kaptur beat j.r. majewski, a trump-endorsed republican participated in the january 6 rally and denied the 2020 election. this morning, he conceded his loss in a tweet, wishing his opponent the best. also accepting defeat was democrat sean patrick maloney, who oversaw his party's national house campaign and saw a message in the overall results. >> i don't think the erican people have given up on democracy, and i think with all of the headwinds and all of the damage from the pandemic and the trump years, there's still a beating heart to american democracy, and i think you saw it last night. lisa: former president trump himself reacted to the election with a rare acknowledgment. saying, in a statement that, "while in certain ways, yesterday's election was somewhat disappointing, from my personal standpoint it was a very big victory." president biden called an afternoon news conference and reflected on where things stand. pres. biden: while the press and the pundits were predicting a giant red wave, it didn't happen. i'm prepared to work with

if democrats win five of them, they maintain control of the u.s. senate. republicans would need to win six. here's where they are now. democrats hold new hampshire, georgia, colorado, arizona, and nevada. republicans hold north carolina, florida, pennsylvania, ohio, and wisconsin, which means republicans have to win a blue state, flip it red to get the majority. they've been so bullish and spent more than a quarter million dollars in georgia, hoping herschel walker can do that. if republicans do, democrats have to win back a red state. that's why there's been so much money and three u.s. presidents in pennsylvania in recent days. all of this hinges on these ten battleground states. >> that's the senate. what about the house? >> talk about close margins. we have those in the u.s. house as well. 218 votes needed for control. republicans have 213, which means they have to win five more. there are more than five endangered democratic house seats in new england, new york, new jersey, and virginia al norah, republicans could be on a pathway to 218 before much of america sit

if you're a democrat you're very happy. if you're a republican, just wait, it's going to take a while. why is charlie crist ahead? because the only votes we have from florida are from heavily democratic broward county. miami-dade is just to the south, traditionally a big republican area. miami-dade is also part of a theme we'll be following this night is how much are republicans improving their margins when it comes to the latino vote? >> absolutely. and it's a different latino population in florida than it is in arizona or nevada. that will be a dynamic throughout the night, throughout the week. in the months after analyzing the election and what happened tonight. the reason charlie crist is ahead right now is because of broward county. you could say on the one hand just calm down. on the other hand, if charlie crist is to be competitive, he needs to run it up if broward county. when you see these early results, if you come back to the presidential race in 2020, donald trump won the state. but joe biden got 65% in broward county. even if charlie

democratic opponents. in the race for governor, republican kari lake is going up against democrat katie hobbs, and democratic senator mark kelly is fighting off a challenge from republican blake masters. cbs's kris van cleave has more from phoenix. >> reporter: tonight, closing out a hard-fought campaign. volunteers for arizona senator mark kelly went door to door for votes. >> i trust the voters in arizona. the contrast between me and my opponent could not be more stark or clear or obvious. >> reporter: kelly is locked in a tough re-election race against republican blake masters, who's gotten an last-minute bump by appearing with g.o.p. candidate for governor, kari lake. the trump-endorsed former local news anchor is a rising star on the right, campaigning last night with steve bannon. >> we're going to rip them to shreds... ( cheers ) on november 8! >> reporter: the key races appear to be a dead heat, leaving voters divided on the issues. >> my social security, my-- my whole life, is at stake. and all the rights of children and grandchildren... you know, i feel responsible. >> the economy, more than anythi

democratic traditions are in danger. and then "the washington times," biden warns magda republicans -- maga republicans on a path to danger. opening the phone lines again this morning, democrats (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. we will go ahead and let you call in as we hear more from president biden last night. [video clip] >> because democracy is on the ballot, even in our darkest moments we have fundamental values and beliefs that unite us as americans and they must unite us now. what are they? i think first we believe that the vote in america is sacred. to be honored, not denied. respected, not dismissed. counted, not ignored. a vote is not a partisan tool to help your candidates and then tossed aside when it doesn't help. second, we must in an overwhelming voice stand against political violence and voter intimidation. stand up, speak against it. we don't settle our differences in america with arius. a mob -- with a riot. a mob. a bullet or a hammer. we settle it peacefully at the ballot boxed. we have to be honest with ourselves, though. we have to face this problem. we can't

the anticipation that republicans were so democrats were so soured on biden they would break republican. it might be even if they broke evenly, that was enough to help democrats just hold off in some of these close races. i don't know, to me, the story about the independent voter, and what they want, is really something to dig into. >> we may have under polled young people. i think there's something happening because i'm hearing from people who are still standing in line on campuses waiting to vote. biden perform for young people when you talk about student loan stuff, marijuana, climate. there is that concern about abortions out there. we miss something. whether the independent voters or the young voters or something out there. but i cenk we're gonna look at tomorrow morning, something is gonna go back more in their direction. i think everybody is gonna look in the mirror and say i don't think we understand what the american people are going to. this much economic pain should have resulted in a revolt against it. >> back to your remark about young people. there is enormous lines in mic

you talk about the difference between democrats and republicans. i am reminded of what al gore used to quote, probably butchering the pronunciation of them from california, senator, and allegedly the difference between democrats and republicans is they see a man drowning 50 yards offshore, and so the republicans throw him a 25-yard wrote and safe swim for it, it will do you good. and the democrats throw a 100-yard wrote and then rather than pulling him in go off to do other good deeds. either way, they guy drowns. that would be the difference between democrats and republicans. there are important differences i do think, but there's also the common ground and we seem to have lost the capacity with so many now to look for that common ground. what we need is not just people who can blow -- harry truman said any jack you know what can kick down a bar. it takes a real carpenter to be able to build one. right now we've got a lot of you know what's kicking down barns and very few building them. >> you've got too many people on both sides who hate the peopl

republicans. will catherine quarter master for the democrats. i think the republicans are going to take that seat very interesting indeed. okay, so what do you think then with the republicans expected to win over the house of representatives? what's joe biden's last 2 years and office got to look like just very briefly the last minute that we have you know, even if that, if the senate still stays democratic with the house, turning republican, his agenda will basically be forwarded. he will not be able to do any more work. he might not be able to fund ukraine on most of his policies will not get passed. he still might be able to have the courts nominate democrats, but otherwise i think a lot of his agenda is going to be at a standstill. ok, elizabeth anger. it's been a fantastic having you on board. thanks very much for joining us from d. c. along with all, excuse me, all our guests tonight we are looking forward to much longer nights tomorrow night . so more bringing all the results. well that's it from me laura kyle. and this look ahead to the u

democrats and republicans now have won 49 seats each but democrats are closer than republicans to winning senate control. they need only one more seat to lock up a majority because vice president kamala harris has the tie breaking vote in the senate. there is also a very exciting fight playing out right now for control of the u.s. house of representatives and we can now make a new projection. cnn projects that democrat greg stanton is reelected to a third term in arizona in a district biden carried by ten points. look at the balance of power in the house where it stands now. democrats inching up to 203 seats, republicans holding at 211 seats. that's seven short of the 218 seats needed to win control of the house but democrats continuing to make gains tonight. let's go to john king who is taking a closer look at the battle in the house of representatives that's unfolding right now. so john, tell us a little bit more. >> so, just wow. i keep trying to find a better word for it but wow. this is not the math republican expected and actually, let's be honest. it's not the math many democrats w

republicans only need six of those 35 tossups to win the house. democrats need 30 of the 35 to keep the house. republicans have had key advantages all along. not only a slight enthusiasm gap according to polls, but they benefited from redistricting, which might give them four of the five seats they need for the majority. they also benefited from a higher number of vulnerable democratic open seats. more democrats retiring in the house from swing seats. 19, 6 for republicans. republicans have had a much stronger recruitment cycle with candidates than in the senate, led by kevin mccarthy's efforts to recruit candidates who are women, minorities, veterans. 70% of republicans and the most vulnerable districts are at least one of those things. that list of vulnerable democrats includes big names. people like katie porter from california, abigail spanberger and elaine gloria, some of their national security stars. the chair of democrats campaign committee, sean patrick maloney in new york. >> he's one to really watch because he's the head of the d triple c. i want

democrats and republicans now have won 49 seats each but democrats are closer than republicans to winningl. they need only one more seat to lock up a majority because vice president kamala harris has the tie breaking vote in the senate. there is also a very exciting fight playing out right now for control of the u.s. house of representatives and we can

democrat, republican, we don't know. put someone on the ballot and do not know if it is a democrat or republican, because i'm voting straight up and down democrat because democrat republic is on the mind. host: mandy zoch? guest: i would say that for measures or even for candidates, your state election office and website has information on that. so you can use the internet and find out what they have to say about that. i am not sure quite what you mean by nonprofit on the ballot. i wonder if that is nonpartisan, in which case someone would be running not as a democrat or republican. in that instant, i would encourage you to check out the candidate's webpage and see what they stand for. host: does the organization ever look at this from the voters upon repointing view? in terms of her struggling to understand what the measure means, we all get pamphlets, a voting guide, the voters guide, and the language is pretty straightforward and pretty legislative, for lack of a better term. guest: yes, ballot measures can be so confu

the balance of power. 220 republicans in the house, 213 democrats. there are two undecided seats yet to be called. those two seats are leaning one republican in colorado, one in california. jeff on the independent line, your view on divided congress. caller: it is definitely the wrong approach for the house and the senate. the goal of the elected officials is to do what is best for the country. it is not about whether somebody is a democrat or whether somebody is a republican. we seem to get caught up in those titles. there are some motives behind all of that. it is not really about that. it is about the american people. american people are going to have to decide whether or not they want a country that is united against tyranny, that is united against foreign enemies and domestic enemies for that matter. we are going to have to decide. there are things we can do in this country. the politicians are playing us from an emotional standpoint by getting us caught up in whether somebody is a democrat or republican. it is not about, it is about the person.

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more republicans than democrats have cast early votes. e that is not the full picture, it is adding to republicans' hopes that they can flip this county, once a democratic stronghold. a key reason for that is the gains they have made with tino voters, not just cuban-americans but also south americans that trump made gains with in 2020. for the first time ever, we have more registered republicans than democrats in this state. many are feeling like governor ron desantis will win by an even larger margin than donald trump and that would help him kickstart a presidential campaign if he decided to run. there is already an ad he is putting out that's getting a lot of attention. it depictsim has being a fighter for god. clearly they are appealing to the religious right, painting democrats as liberals trying to take away people's individual freedoms. there will be a lot of eyes on how ron desantis does, someone who is currently behind donald trump as number two in a hypothetical republican primary. laura: let's go to georgia, where joe biden be do

kelly's win brings the senate to a tie, 49 republicans to 49 democrats. ight, republicans had to win a total of three outstanding seats in order to control congress. one of them is georgia, right? georgia's races heading to a runoff. that's not gonna happen until december 6th, which means, tonight, right now, 8 pm eastern, all eyes are on nevada. the battleground state is a hotly contested senate race between incumbent catherine cortez masto and republican adam laxalt. let's go to steve kornacki right now. i see he's got something going on. what's happening, steve? >> yeah, we just got a major update. it's not in our board yet, but i'm gonna take you through. we've been talking about maricopa county and those 80,000 plus votes. we've gotten them. 85,000 votes just came in in the governor's race here. and let me give you the numbers. they will pop up on the screen. these numbers you are seeing here, this is the maricopa county, these are the maricopa county numbers. they're gonna change, probably, as i am typing these out. but this new batch of votes, kari

democrats tend to do better with that early mail vote that you'll see first. the republicans do better with the same-day. but it's not -- we don't see huge splits, but typically expect the first number you see in counties in florida to be the high water mark for democrat. one of the places we'll pay attention to, miami-dade. this was the shift we saw in 2,020 in miami-dade 2016, hillary clinton won miami-dade by almost 30 points 2020, trump brought that down to a single digit loss for republicans. this is 2.75 million people. 70% hispanic. this has a lot to do with the national story line we have been following the last couple years about are hispanic voters moving the bid away from the democrats toward republicans. want to see what miami-dade look like tonight. republicans have been talking about outright winning miami-dade county in the senate and governor as race. there's also a competitive house race there. so we'll be keeping an eye on that at 7:00. also 7:00, critically closing in, georgia. the governor's race and the senate race everyone's talking about here. the conve

democratic races from in real trouble. it is true, you could see where it happened. republicans 14 seats in 2020 they didn't expect to win, that is why democrats had a small margin, dem retirements were up this year. they tried to redistricting that did not work it is come back to bite them, recruitment for republicans on house side is expect. republicans are in a good position. bret: a lot of time l look where money is, democrat spending double digits. >> all right not just house and senate, some hot races for governor that is next. >> we think that silent madge majority will come out, we'll have a great night on tuesday night. hard to build a better future. so we're hard at work helping them achieve financial freedom. we're proud to serve people everywhere, in investing for the retirement they envision. from the plains to the coasts, we help americans invest for their future. and help communities thrive. blendjet■s black friday sale is on now. save up to 25% on the number one gift this holiday season. blendjet 2 portable blender gives you ice-crushing, big blender power on-the

the 2000 presidential election, democrats with 47.8% of the vote, republicans 47.6%. 2004, democrats 49.7 percent, republicans 49 3%. 2016, democrats with 46.5% of the vote, republicans 47.2%. we are talking about really close races here. guest: that's right. you could add to the mix the governor's election four years ago with tony devers by just a point. the last presidential election when joe biden was victorious by about a point. what stands out in that history are the two obama elections in 2008-2012 where he wind by large margins, he won by double digits 2008. it seems hard to imagine any candidate doing that in wisconsin now, both sides have really dug in in ways that prevent either party from running up the score far. host: how did they do that? what has been the strategy in wisconsin? guest: i think during the 2000, particularly during the governorship of scott walker, there was increasing partisanship on both sides. republicans developed a very good get out the vote machine that relies on call centers, volunteers who go to republican offices and make phone calls to feller vot

democrats say what the intention is is to make it possible for republicans to exert more control overlections. that, combined with the trump endorsement and michaels has been -- he said he was open to the certifying -- decertifying the 2020 outcome. democrats have tried to capitalize on that. host: scott bauer, our guest talking about the badger state, the other big race at the top of the ticket and the senate race and ron johnson trying to win reelection. mandela barnes is his opponent this cycle. are we seeing the same issues set you talked about in the gubernatorial race for this senate race? guest: we are seeing a lot of the same thing. senator johnson and his allies are hitting mandela barnes on crime. the ads on that have been unrelenting for a long time. mandela barnes has tried to distance himself from the defund the police forces, the abolish ice people, senator johnson has tried to tie into that and say he would be soft on crime. and that he is not a good candidate in this environment. mandela barnes is african-american and is trying to become the first black u.s. senator fr

republican. host: sean trende. the caller is right. it is a heavily democratic district. it is hard to craft a republican district. i think it is -- one of the difficult things about what we have, which is you do not just vote for the party and the -- a lot of other countries have that system. it is called proportional representation. one of the downsides of district-based representation is what this caller describes. it can be frustrating to be a republican and a heavily blue area, or a democrat and a heavily red area, and know that when you vote you will cast your ballot, but it is highly unlikely your preferred candidate is going to win. a lot of people consider themselves independent. that does not mean they are wishy-washy. a lot of independents have very strong views on politics and certain orientations can lean fairly consistent partisan voting. that does not mean they are partisan or that their vote is not up for grabs. they may feel strongly for one party or the other. host: karen in new york, republican. caller: how are you? host: morning. caller: i already voted

democrats increasing. an even greater change in the republicans. m win by smaller and smaller margins over time. in 2020, when arizona voted for biden and r. kelly for senate for the two democratic candidates, we started to realize that arizona had become a swing state. host: help me understand some of these numbers. these are registered voters in arizona, the number from the secretary of state's office. republicans have a distinct advantage, more than 1.4 million rub -- register republicans to under 1.3 free democrats and another 1.4 million other or not registered. who is in that other category? guest: when you look at the registration numbers, republicans have always had a numerical advantage in arizona. it's about 38% republican, 35% independent, somewhere like that. republicans at the top, democrats and independents are vying for second place. it is not necessarily people who don't prefer a party, they are just registering as an independent. that could be because they don't prefer either party, that is pretty unusual. the vast majority of indep

one area where republicans and democrats are very much aligned on is on china birts. and let's say beijing is wary of a republican controlled house because republicans are likely to take a harder stance and push the white house in areas which will intensify already strained relations. most notably on sy, one and according to asia policy experts like sean king of park strategies. it's all to do with how would all look in the race to the white house. even though buying in is pretty much with republicans on the core of time when issues, when stylistic things like this, they may want to embarrass them just to make the republican n 8 look tougher than he is on anything to do with china. and let us come also as tensions arising on the korean peninsula and south korea is looking to washington for support against his hostile neighbor. but a strong republican showing could impact america's military support to the region. because it could take a more isolationist approach to foreign affairs. one other thing that may be brought into question depending on the results of the midter

i'm knocking to stop voting and we've got to do better as democrats in the state because in the house, senate, we got 27 republicansnd only six democrats. so we gotta get busy. this is not working for us. thank you. host: that is sandy out of columbus. jim, you are next. caller: good morning. the lesson here is the democrats have to get their act together. you gotta go more to the center. we are being disenfranchised because there are climate change puppeteers and they don't care about the rising cost of goods and services. we are suffering high inflation, increasing ageist rates, food insecurity, and all this talk about abortion, climate change, they need to get off course and get back to the american people, especially as moderate democrats we have been disenfranchised and high that -- hijacked by the radicals. the message to the democratic party, get your act together and get back to the center like bill clinton. host: lines for democrats, republicans, and independents as we talk about the midterm elections. the midterm elections are not over yet. still a runoff race in georgia that a lot of attention will be pa

democrats border. a big lopsided number for republicans. let's bring in our panel. nese phase editorial director at the daily caller. matthew, as you look at those numbers, you know, what do you see and we are always reading into the tea leaves here in the much change that happens in the final, final days. >> what i see bret, on the issue of voters economy, inflation and crime, republicans have the distinct advantage. if i were oz and walker, i would be a little bit concerned about those independent numbers. as you mentioned, the surveys also showed large numbers of undecided voters heading into the final days. there's a chance that those undecideds and the rest of the independents will break heavily for republicans. and i think that would give us the republican senate as well as an almost assured republican house. >> bret: as we have talked a lot about president biden, he is giving a speech at union station tonight about, again, we believe the maga threat, in his words, much like we saw his previous speech on this. he is not doing a ton of campaigning. he will go to

republicans control 198 of the seats, democrats 178. ok at where republicans are ahead, where republicans are ahead right now this would give them control of the u.s. house. we are not there yet, we have to count all the votes but if things keep going the way they are right now they would get control, but look at that margin. it's barely anything. it's nowhere near what they were hoping for. it would be a good night for them in the sense they take control of the u.s. house, a disappointing night in terms of expectations. i want to look at the competitive seats, 82 competitive seats in the country between cnn and inside elections project that. democrats are leading in 47, republicans in 35, the republican path, though, is much shorter, they only need to win 30 of the republican seats, they are ahead right now in 35. so you can see they're doing what they need to do to take control, but not the night by any means that they were hoping for, don. let me show you some of the states that are very interesting at this hour. let's look at new yor

the senate race there between incumbent democrat maggie hassan and republican don bolduc. hassan won in 2016 by over a thousand votes, making her the most vulnerable democrat up for re-election in this cycle. >> in florida, we can project republican scenario marco rubio has defeated democratic representative val demings with millions of votes in. that's a big win for rubio. was expected, but percentages in miami-dade and other counties where he hadn't won before are stunning. >> very notable what's happening in florida tonight. over to illinois, where democratic senator tammy duckworth has a lead. that race too early to call at this hour. >> schmidt has a lead over trudy valentine. >> in maryland, senator chris van hollen will win his race, defeating the democratic candidate. we can also call the alabama senate race where republican katie britt is projected to win, taking over the seat from senator shelby. >> looks close there. you sure you're ready to call it? >> we're ready. >> two races in oklahoma, both too early to call, but both republican candidates lead at this poin

in the senate democrat or republican. >> democrat. >> republican. >> reporter: okay.this line of about 100 people. these are new friends that just met each other and i hope they stay friends. back to you. >> thanks so much. let's talk about the governor's races. they had a big one in nevada because john, we're looking at the fact that in six states that went for joe biden that voted for joe biden just two years ago, it is possible that when don tonight is over or the week is over, those six states not only have republican governors but some will have governors, republican governors all in on donald trump's election lies. >> right and those states will be critical again in 2024 and for the foreseeable future in american politics when it comes to picking your president and think about the dobbs decision. we'll see how it impacts votes tonight. abortion is a state issue as well. abortion rights, election denial, democracy. let's walk through some of them. one is your home state the commonwealth of pennsylvania. josh shapiro favored in the polls. doug mastiriano tried to

republicans and democrats an alternative use in a robe asked very competitive campaign and a lot of close elections is elections were well-run. and just about everybody was loss has conceded even some very close elections and after president trump on the far right republicans offers to denigrate to trying to tear down the election system and claimed that every time it's unfair when they lose to do see so many publicans and democrats to come together in the house and being able to get a normal election and certainly i'm pleased the democrats did better and the final house numbers they will be a lot more than they expected anything in this was a victory for democracy. that makes me very happy. >> as far as the final numbers coming in and republicans will gain the advantage of the due maybe not as much as they thought about what he think that it does and what do you think he will champion and how to the democrats responding is that. >> yes, really worried about kevin mccarthy becoming the speaker and certainly there's more to be policy differences that is normal we will have that happen with