my opponent tina kotek has been in charge.as linked arms with governor kate brown in these last six years and has driven our beautiful state, our great state of oregon into the ditch and oregonians themselves resist deserving better. the fact that good morning america would view it as dangerously close. >> laura: uncomfortably close. >> our chance to turn it around is tomorrow. >> laura: uncomfortably close. yes or no that ballot measure pushing for stricter gun control pass? yes or no? >> i say no. >> laura: that's the only one of its kind in the country and a very odd response to the crime rate going up in your state. christine we are very proud of this campaign you ran and we're going to be watching this race very closely tomorrow night. best of luck to you. thank you >> just hours away from the polls opening, final thoughts on this wild last year when we return. ♪ ♪ [christmas music] ♪ ♪ ♪ weathertech gift cards have the power to wow everyone on your holiday list. offering a variety of american made products. weathertech!

. >> babies have to watch their backs because of tina kotek.gon. >> trevor: i'm sorry, what? babies have to watch their ba backs? if you are a baby watching that, you are crapping your pants. more than usual. you are shitting yourself. i've never seen an attack ad trying to scare babies, just like, "watch out, babies." "tina kotek is here." and now she's not; and now she's here; and now she's not. and now she's here. and by the way, i know there are some people who are thinking, oh, but trevor, don't i deserve to know the bad things about someone who is running for office? yes, i think you do and ideally you would get that information from america is responsible, objective news media pair for that is where you should be getting it from. doesn't need to be an attack ad. here's the thing. in my opinion, these ads do not help. they don't attack policy. they portray opponents as evil, inherently evil monsters, that poisons the entire country. what happens to bipartisanship after that? do people ever think of that? you can't be like, "yes, i said my

self.and that iand that is why o important to elect tina kotek. b pleaseal get that ballot in and vote for tina kotek for oregon. orgovernor . and >> let's get this done. abortion and democracy. no wonder eastern oregon wants to secede to idaho with that. >> its tone deaf. t it is tone deaf. com yoplu have to be completelyous o obliviou ws to what life is like in oregon to come here and make a national dc elite pitchtely to oregon voters right now is completely tone deaf. oregonians across our state arei talking about kitchen table issues. e the things that actually affet real people, inflation, rising costinsts,s, rising crime, lowes quality of life across cer our state. and certainly educationunder standards that have plummeted under democratdeadership leader my opponent, tina kotek, hass li been in charge. she has linked arms with gov.las kate brown in these lastix dri six years and has drivenve our beautiful state, our great state of oregon into the ditch.h and oregonian's themselves are demanding better the fact that good morning america woul

. ♪ governor's seat but he goes to democrat tina kotek.or the conversation with veterans and their families this morning we want to start with leo shane from the military times to talk about military veterans and the midterm election results. how many veterans were running the cycle? guest: almost 200 veterans, the largest field we have seen since 2012. it shows some of these younger veterans are starting to come into politics, work their way up through state races and local races and put an impact on the national scene. guest: what issues were they running on? guest: it's funny. this is a big part of their campaigns and identity but veterans don't usually run on that many veterans issues or military issues. it's another line in the resume. quite a few campaigns talked about v.a. care and access. the pact act, the toxic exposure legislation was a key point in a lot of materials. for the most part they are running on the economy and public safety, the same issues we are seeing other candidates run on. it's a matter of getting to tell people

just give up. >> todd: for tina kotek running for governor in oregon didn't want to be outdone so shed. she wants it so much she put an exclamation point in her tweet, there you go. jimmy, whether an insult, a lie, making a debate over before it started, good night, everybody. how do these candidates survive this? >> i don't know that they did or that we did appear they made it to the finish line but i don't see putterman winning this thin. although in his defense if you think like his speech patterns can be a little slow, wait until you see the vote count in pennsylvania. we will be fighting thanksgiving day over football in the voting count. everybody election day, okay, happy election month. >> this is crazy. >> we don't know what is going to happen with the results. but 40 million people have already cast their vote early. >> what! >> carley: as people are saying the republicans are trying to undermine -- >> we do so down. i got my mail and pallet and a plate down weight and sideways i couldn't find democracy on the ballot. mine is fudged or something but i didn't see it on the ba

governor for 40 years, but that could soon change, a nail biter in the gubernatorial race between tina kotekublican christine drazan that race too early to call. key battleground state nevada democratic incumbent steve select with a lead over his republican challenger and the senate race, democratic inn, cortez masto a lead over g.o.p. challenger adam laxalt, both of those races are too early to call. lastly here in los angeles, billionaire real estate developer rick caruso and are registered as a democrat is trying to win the mayor's race in los angeles in the deep blue state and in a tight race against former veteran congresswoman karen bass. this race has gained a lot of national attention and asked has got a lot of support from celebrities and national democratic leaders including vice president kamala harris. she campaigned for a bass los angeles yesterday afternoon. she said "there was so much about this race. let's vote for karen bass for mayor and restore our democracy. that race and many others on the west coast or too early to call at this point. a lot to keep track of, and of cour

to be >> healey could share the honor of being the first openly lesbian governor with democrat tina kotekon but that race is too close to call. >> sarah huckabee sanders will be the first female governor of arkansas she was white house press secretary in the trump administration and now is following in her father's footsteps. >> nbc news is projecting ron desantis has won another term in office this could be a springboard for desantis to run for the white house in 2024. >> in pennsylvania, nbc news reports that josh shapiro has given democrats a major win. >> and we are still watching the governor's race in arizona where the contest between katie hobbs and republican kari lake is too close to call. and gretchen whitmer will win reelection in michigan defeating the trump-backed tudor dixon >> the most expensive race in the whole nation did not involve an individual candidate at all nbc news is projecting californians will regject proposition 27, which would legalize online sports betting that race cost over $370 million. arizona is voting on whether to tighten voter i.d. requirements. conn

tina kotek wins the governor's race. the republicans thought they may have had a chance for the governor's seat but he goes to democrat tina kotek. for the conversation with veterans and their families this morning we want to start with leo shane from the military times to talk about military veterans and the midterm election results. how many veterans were running the cycle? guest: almost 200 veterans, the largest field we have seen since 2012. it shows some of these younger veterans are starting to come into politics, work their way up through state races and local races and put an impact on the national scene. guest: what issues were they running on? guest: it's funny. this is a big part of their campaigns and identity but veterans don't usually run on that many veterans issues or military issues. it's another line in the resume. quite a few campaigns talked about v.a. care and access. the pact act, the toxic exposure legislation was a key point in a lot of materials. for the most part they are running on the economy

. ♪ governor's seat but he goes to democrat tina kotek.conversation with veterans and their families this morning we want to start with leo shane from the military times to talk about military veterans and the midterm election results. how many veterans were running the cycle?

cnn projects the winner in oregon's governor race, democrat tina kotek. democrats and tina kotek. >> great analysis. >> really worked on that all day. >> republicans had high hope for that race. that's a good hold for the democrats. >> scott is spot on. what's interesting is, i know we all are seeing the party shift a bit from trump. but i would put a little caution on that, because prominent conservatives are trying to place the blame for republicans' loss on the feet of kevin mccarthy and mcconnell. marco rubio, who is generally loyal, somebody on the far right, put out a statement saying the senate should delay leadership races, which that's saying delaying mitch mcconnell leading the senate, which that's notable. if anybody did everything they were supposed to, it was mitch mcconnell. >> you look at the house democrats by comparison. they are waiting to see what nancy pelosi wants to do. the waters part for nancy pelosi. they did better than they anticipated they would do. when you look at what's happening on the republican side, it's just a cat fight

yesterday our local paper named tina kotek the winner. i do not understand why you keep showing that nobody has called that race yet. the democrat won. host: we are going through the associated press results. the calls we talk about here are when the associated press calls a race, that is the numbers we have used, not just the cycle but in our previous cycles. we do not make a call until the associated press makes a call and right now they have not. i will get those numbers up for you in just a second as i try to operate this system. 73% reporting, tina kotek at 46.7, trays and at 43.9%, and the third candidate in the single digits at 8.7%. host: -- caller: she spoiled our race. she got in there and a lot of democrats voted for her and now people think we could end up with republican governor for the first time and i don't know how long. that turns my stomach after everything. one more thing. all of the people who are saying the democrats are liars, they lied. give me a break. he remember during donald trump's presidency when people -- th

in liberal oregon, christine drazen is down 3% from radical leftist tina kotek in the governor's race there. obviously, there's more work that needs to be done. but from oregon to new york and of course in florida, we made big progress. since we know democrat policies are only going to drive crime and the cost of living higher in all of these states in the next few years, republican prospects and recruiting should just continue to improve in all of the states. third, there is no reason to believe that a more establishment approach would have done better in most of the senate races. now, while many trump-backed candidates did lose, mcconnell's favorite candidate in colorado, joe o'dae got annihilated. and think about this, mike lee, he fought off romney's candidate in utah, the trump hater edwin mcmuffen. murkowski is behind in alaska but j.d. vance won in ohio. fourth, the runoff in georgia could well decide who controls the senate and whether biden gets another supreme court nominee. so, anyone who thinks of himself or herself as a major player in the gop should be planning to go dow

i am voting for tina kotek and the democrat in my congressional district. i am 78 now.e time has gone so quickly. what gets me is that my family, like most families, have have publications and democrats. all my grandparents were republicans. my folks were depression impacted new deal democrats. we used to say "crown my good with brotherhood, america, america, god shed his grace on me". we need to get together. i family, my mom's side and my dad's side, have both lost loved ones in our foreign wars. to see right now that we could actually have a blatant lie about the last election, that it was stolen and all, is not acceptable for us. we need to get together. not a red wave were blue wave. like obama said, a red, white and blue country. host: you talked about voting for tina kotek for the governorship in oregon. what has changed? the washington post said that cook tech for governor meets organs -- that tina kotek for governor meets or gone's -- caller: some of the richest people in oregon with humongous checks to a woman named betsy johnson who declared she is unlikely b

are bright spots republicans are celebrating this morning and if christine drazan 44.7% against tina kotekported in right now, if christine drazan can pull that up, that will be bright spot for republicans moving forward. thank you for waking up with us, we appreciate it. >> leo: my pleasure, thank for having me. >> carley: governor ron desantis sailing to victory and making a statement with big win in blue miami dade. >> americans have been voting for many years now with their feet, the woke agenda has caused millions of americans to leave these jurisdictions for greener pastures, florida is where woke goes to die. >> todd: winener florida last night, cory mills, flipping his district red for first time in years. cory mills joins us live after this. vo: it's a new day. because now updated covid vaccines protect against both the original covid virus and omicron. just in time to say, “oh, you bet i'll be there!” a whole lot more. when moderate to severe ulcerative colitis persists... put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when uc got unpredictable,... i got rapid symptom relief wit

meanwhile, democrat tina kotek has won a narrow victory in the oregon governor's race. she joins maura healey of massachusetts as the first openly lesbian elected governors in the united states. ukraine's military says it has reclaimed control over 100 square miles of territory in the kherson region over the last 24 hours, including dozens of settlements. ukraine's latest battlefield gains came as russian officials said all troops have withdrawn from kherson city. kherson is one of four ukrainian territories russian president vladimir putin claimed to have annexed in october. elsewhere, officials in the city of mykolaiv say russian attacks on a residential building killed six people overnight. this week, top u.s. general mark milley estimated more than 100,000 soldiers on each side of the conflict have been killed or wounded. his remarks came as the wall street journal reported south korea will for the first time sell artillery shells destined for ukraine's military through a confidential arms deal between seoul and washington. the saleomes afterorth korea's governme de

. >> tina kotek, one of a record number of lgbtq candidates winning up and down the ballot.ore than 400 30, according to the lgbtq victory fund, an organization working to elect these candidates. they will be the first two lesbian governors in history. shattering the so-called lavender ceiling. >> tonight, i want to say something. to every little girl and every young lgbtq person out there -- [applause] i hope tonight shows you that you can be whatever, whoever you want to be. >> we fight for our freedoms. >> with their reelection of jerry polis in colorado, restates will be led by lgbtq chief executives. the highest number ever. >> a colorado forll where there is room and a place for erybody to be themselves. >> and another milestone2022 marked the first time eir work on the ballot in all 50 states. it features two gay candidates in a head-to-head race. republican george santos to fetid robert zimmerman. the first openly gay republican elected to a first term in congress. there are at least four new lgbtq representatives heading to washington. including backup balance, a de

caller: i chose tina kotek. i am normally a republican. but ot hpy with the republican party, actually ider independent, but i voted for governor out of pocket, let's say. host: why did you pick tina kotek over christine drazen or ms. johnson? caller: i'm so glad you asked. when i go to look at what they tell us, what therefore, i check way back what they were doing before. i judge my candidates on their morals, character, honesty and the way they carry themselves. if i went into my job and started calling people names and doing things out of ordinary, out of disrespect, i would not have a job any longer. i think government people should be held to the same accountability if they are on tv putting people down. i also collect data i am a teacher and behavior specialist. i collect data. my data tells me when it say negative things about another candidate. that means they're trying to make themselves look good. i want the candidates that make themselves -- tell me what you're going to do and how you will do it. that's the way i do my thing. h

oregon tight race between tina kotek and republican christine drazan in a five candidate field.es that had senate races arizona and nevada g.o.p. candidate for governor than senate counterparts. democrat katie hobbs is leading republican kari lake in arizona but it is still a very tight race. in nevada, republican joe lombardo is leading the incumbent governor steve sisolak. >> this race is very close. we have done a significant amount of work the last 18 months in this campaign to bring us here tonight. and with all your help, and all your support, it brings us in a razor thin race. >> another surprise was how quickly new york governor kathy hochul rolled to victory over republican lee zeldin. republicans were hopeful that zeldin's tough on crime stance with crime being seen as the number one issue would give him a strong chance to win new york but hochul after replacing former governor andrew cuomo now becomes the first woman elected governor of new york. >> yes, the glass ceiling, like the one that's above us here today has finally been shattered in the state of new york and

she faces former state representative tina kotek and the democrat turned independent betsy johnson expectedo take some votes away from kotek in this race that along with strong fundraising on the republican side really gives driveway zan a good shot here out in oregon. let's take you now to nevada and this governor's race clark county sheriff, republican gubernatorial candidate joe lombardo challenging incumbent governor steve sisolak. lombardo has held a lead in recent polls leading to election day. sisolak lost a major endorsement from a top teacher's union. if we stay in nevada and turn over to the senate races, there is a close one out here, and that is republican laxalt taking on the incumbent cortez masto for the democrats. each one of these races is going to be a major battle because they are all very, very close and you can see how the breakdown happens. these are four toss-up states nevada being one of them. arizona, georgia, pennsylvania. the others are as we put them red or blue based on republican or democrat. if, let's say, laxalt picks up nevada, and the recent polls are right

tina kotek of oregon becoming the country's first lesbian governor.d georgia and illinois. and your reaction to these historic winds in what it means for democracy going forward? >> it's one of the greatest signs of the strength of our democracy. so many. -- democracy has always been about solving a problem. of how we live together across our differences. and solve our problems. what we have seen is candidates to know and understand that. also know the experiences of a much more diverse walk of people. and one thing i think we should know even in the gubernatorial race is that when you look at in michigan. gretchen whitmer is obviously a very strong candidate. and governor. but she also had her lieutenant governor, a black man as someone who was also younger and also going to represent that. and in maryland, not only is it a big deal that 44 year old west one. but he chose as his running mate for lieutenant governor. a room in. miller who is the first immigrant woman of color. to serve as lieutenant governor of maryland. and for what it shows us is ex

tina kotek wins the governor's race.he republicans thought they may have had a chance for the governor's seat but he goes to democrat tina kotek. for the conversation with veterans and their families this morning we want to start with leo shane from the military times to talk about military veterans and the midterm election results. how many veterans were running the cycle? guest: almost 200 veterans, the largest field we have seen since 2012. it shows some of these younger veterans are starting to come into politics, work their way up through state races and local races and put an impact on the national scene. guest: what issues were they running on? guest: it's funny. this is a big part of their campaigns and identity but veterans don't usually run on that many veterans issues or military issues. it's another line in the resume. quite a few campaigns talked about v.a. care and access. the pact act, the toxic exposure legislation was a key point in a lot of materials. for the most part they are running on the economy an

than 30 years elect a republican governor as the way the vote stands right now, it looks like the tina kotekis in the lead. but mayor ali, as you can see, christina christine drazan, 44.7%, the republican challenger with about two-thirds of the vote counted so far. so there's still a ways to go and it is a dead heat. we'll have to see what oregon decides here as the last votes are counted. flor florida. yeah, that was the other 2 ron desantis with a resounding it didn't take long for the state to be called in his favor. 59.4% of the vote against the former governor, charlie crist, the democrat who was a republican, but then switched parties. he only got 40% of the vote. what does this say about the state of florida and about ron desantis is style of politics. as we know things have gotten a little contentious between him and former president donald trump with the santa is not willing yet to declare that he would serve a full term as governor. we do have that 2024 presidential election right around the corner and he's been heavily intimating. he may very well consider a run. and that is not s

h on the other side of covid and tina, kotek will be for more years of the same.and oregonians can't live with that. oregon themselves are saying no to four more years of kate brown through by rejecting tinoco tax policies. she has completely misguided in her values. she's completely misguided in her focus for the state and for this race. right now, oregonians want safe streets, good schools, affordable places, want sa to lh and frankly, they want our quality of life back .t this is an amazing state and they deserve for portland t to be livable again. we deserve to have good jobs and strong communities across our entire state. we will onlywely get that if we choose change on november eight . >> so for most people's inflation, it's record high gas prices, it's open borders, it's, law and order, defund o the police, dismantlpee the police, no bail laws. and then, of course, woke education versus traditional education. which of those issue ws are most prominent in oregon? >> you have to add homelessness in oregon. t homelessness is the numberpromin one issue and home

this is a three-way race between these three women, tina kotek, -- and former democrat turned independentjohnson, who could play spoiler for the democrats tonight, opening the door for training to become the first republican in 40 years to become governor of oregon. but right now, coaches in the league by about 13,000 votes with 60% of the vote in, as we send it back to jake tapper only one percentage point difference in that race, jake. >> thanks so much, force, we appreciate it. kate baldwin is in pennsylvania in newtown specifically outside of phillies, she's at the headquarters of republican senate candidate dr. mehmet on. first of all, kate, that is not exactly the site of a jubilant celebration. it looks like a high school dance, just past minute. and i'm wondering what you're hearing from the office folks. >> yeah, i will tell you that exactly was gonna tell you, this party, for all intents and purposes for tonight, is completely shut down. but i will say noteworthy about 90 minutes ago, adolescent 30, mehmet oz came out to speak to his supporters to thank supporters for being here

tina kotek, christine drazen, and then independent betsy johnson. who has spent a lot in this race.ocratic legislature, she was taking votes away from co-tech allowed drazen to sleep -- slip in there. democrats are feeling a little better about that race, but it still could be very close. you had to send the president to oregon to help shore up some of this. the new york governor race is also one that has been tightening. the vice president and hillary clinton campaigning there yesterday. host: within tennessee, independent. >> thank you for taking my call. i have been finding interesting, to wrap this whole campaign year is that democrats took control of congress and everything. all the people that voted for them, it is almost like there is some voter remorse now, people going from a good economy to a bad economy. host: let's take that notion, voter remorse. >> i am hearing a lot of this. -- ♪ ♪

the democrat his to bring in bernie sanders and elizabeth warren and president biden to stump for tina kotekthese red meat issues to which the democrats simply don't have an easy answer. it's one reason why the current governor, kate brown has one of the lowest approval ratings of any governor in the country and throw into the mix nike's billionaire founder, phil knight has given $4 million to the independent candidate and 4.5 million to the republican governor. he said he would do anything to prevent the democrat kotek from winning and amy, tomorrow, it looks like for the first time in 40 years that could happen. >> all right. >> lots of historic races out there. matt gutman, thank you. >> coming up our exclusive with bachelorette emily maynard, she's candid with welcoming the baby to the family. >> how mindfulness can help you lower your blood pressure without medication. >> plus the host of hollywood's biggest night and we have the announcement this morning and becky will kick off our science of you series. what do we have, becky? >> hey, george. keeping your blood sugar level and avoidin

chances, and you would let esteemed drazen -- christine drazan, the republican is going to get past tina kotek, who is the democrat. and you are creating this opportunity. she is a very liberal, unabashedly, i will put it this way. if you saw her, you would not think she was from a state other than oregon. i mean that with a lot of love. no one would be like, you are probably from south florida. she is definitely from oregon. the trail mix is real. people are responding to her message which is, we shouldn't have to put up with these blowdried politicians and, it looks like she is taking more from the d band they are. i don't know. i will be watching. >> as a french-canadian, i appreciate your reference. >> we are turning to sean, sean will walk us through the senate races. >> it is always a homecoming coming back to aei. it can't be right i was a research assistant 25 years ago, that would mean that i only have two more months to get my 50 under 50, i don't think it will happen. seriously, further research, it takes like 30 seconds. you will never have a better place to be in your early 20's o

the person in my opinion who is more responsible than anyone else is tina co-tech. kotek. did everything within my power to see that she wasn't re-elected. brian: can you wrap your head around that type of report card that gets you four more years in office and you have two counties who want to leave oregon and go to eyed mow? how do we do this in this country. >> especially in oregon. it's such a special place of my youth. the cocaine -- cocaine is legal. heroin is legal. and plastic straws are not. that was all passed in the same year. it's sad to watch happen. i wanted to try what i could do to keep it from going down hill. i tried, but here we are. brian: you put $2 million into two separate candidates and it didn't work. nike put money into her. does that bother you that the company you founded put manin to a democrat? >> actually it doesn't. he's a little bit to my left. but i understand why they did it. i think they thought she was going to win. so no i'm okay with it. brian: one of the best books i ever trade was about you. i got a chance to now and see what you ac

there could be a second tonight if tina kotek wins the the state of oregon.hat's a significant moment for the state of massachusetts. in maryland, wes moore, what you are seeing is someone that democrats agree is perhaps the future of the party. huge rising star, someone who as boris said never held public office before taking over that governor's mansion from a popular republican governor, i think that's definitely one place i would be watching. >> yeah, there is no question. obviously, here in washington, we see a lot of the ads for wes moore and an impressive candidate. these are two deep blue states, maryland and massachusetts, and the last eight years, both of them have been governed by moderate republicans, larry hogan and charlie baker, both very popular. both moore and healy were advantaged by the fact they have hard right candidates, candidates who were strongly against abortion and strongly for trump. one of them said pence was a traitor and the other one said the 2020 election was rigged. that kind of politics is not going to work in massachusetts.

oregon governor's race, which is very interesting, one it is too early to call between democrat tina kotek, and a republican christine jason. it's worth watching a third party candidate, who may be determinative in that affects, but we shall see. and wisconsin senate, race recapping some of our previous races here, but actually this one is a changing characterization, this one was too early to, call but now it's too close to call, between ron johnson and his democratic how challenger mandela barnes. in the georgia senate race, it is too close to call between herschel walker and raphael warnock, with 86% of the vote in. in the north carolina senate race, with just over 90% of the vote in, it is too close to call between republican dead bug, and democrats cheri beasley. in the pennsylvania senate race, we've got about 71% of the vote in it is too early to call between john fetterman, the democrat, and republican met him at all this. and, in the arizona senate race, the arizona senate race we've got 51% of the vote in, it is too early to call between democratic incumbent mark kelly, and repub

tina kotek was a speaker of the house and an ally of the governor.issue there is homelessness, so interesting to see how that goes. >> thank you very much, chris. we continue to watch that. back in the east, the senate race, richard blumenthal racing for a third term has been re-elected in connecticut. ned lamont has been re-elect as governor in connecticut. we were talking about the michigan governor's race. gretchen whitmer with a lead over tudor dixon with 41% of the vote in, about three points separates the two. and in kansas, the race for governor, still we cannot call it at this point with 84% of the vote in, though the incumbent holding on with a lead there. we are joined by delaware senator chris coons, as we know, a good friend of president biden. senator coons, first of all, thanks for joining us. i know you're watching all the returns come in. how do you think the democrats are faring? are they meeting expectations tonight? >> certainly. by historic standards we're having a strong night. typically a president in his first midterm loses 27