those dw correspondent mikaela kutner reporting from washington dc and william garrett, blue croft, his passive, our team here in berlin covering these us mid terms. and william, tell us, what's this electron lots of tie races? we're saying, hey, we're just not sure what is this election gonna come down? take so many things right. there were so many important issues at american voters, a said are big, big for them or drive them out to the polls. or conversely, keeping them home, not making them interested or being unenthusiastic about things you have as we been talking about elections, an economy and inflation, the gas prices, abortion, or lack thereof. matt, in incredible horrible gun shootings, a school shootings that have happened this year. and of course, donald trump looming in the background. questions of democracy. we have to wait to see how all the shakes out, what drove voters to the polls and on what side and for what issues could be a collection of things. we have to remember that things are so tight in the united states. we don't need a red wave, right? it, we're talking abo