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Profile democratic congress members against one another. caroline maloney and jerry nadler. in the hudson valley a special election for an open house seat is being watched as a bellwether for democrats midterm strategy. that is democrat pat ryan versus republican mark molnaro. while in florida two well known democrats are vying for a chance to unseat governor ron desantis. joining me now from pompano beach, florida, and kingston, new york, and in new york city. pompano beach is my favorite thing...

Campaign. the republican has made it a referendum on president biden. >> the communities, the families, the farmers, the small businesses of upstate new york are fearful about the cost of living, everything from groceries to gas. >> democrats and republicans see the 19th district as the ultimate bellwether. the ultimate swing district to see where both parties will stand come november. martha? >> thanks, brian. lets go to phil keating in florida where voters are headed to the polls in several bi...

Into november because one of the candidates is focusing very heavily on abortion. what are you hearing out there? >> yeah. >> just tell me about it. >> reporter: look, if youre searching for some clues, katy, about which way the political winds are blowing ahead of november come on out and join me in the hudson valley. it is beautiful and, yes, a bellwether. this district, new yorks 19, it has swung from obama to trump to biden but even more significant right now is it could really answer that q...

Candidate is focusing on the economy and controlling inflation. the democrat and the race, pat ryan says he will preserve abortion rights. so right now i want to look at a new fox news of pole on the most important issue to voters. 41% we pop it on the screen, 41% said inflation is most important while 14% set abortion with border security, climate change and guns all at 7%. so given all of this who stands to win in this very tight hudson valley race? >> it is really tight. statistically basical...

Party. her leadership pack is trying help support -- will end up supporting candidates, you akno, who embrace small d democratic values. thats what this is about. were all talking about donald trump and hes been invading these primaries, and it is one thing to nominate a very extreme candidate in wyoming, but when they do it in states like arizona, pennsylvania, michigan, then you start understanding what losing looks like. and the question is how long will republicans want to lose in order to c...

Should be a signal to americans across the country to make their voices heard. congress should also act immediately to pass a law restoring that protections a pro. the only way to secure a womans right to choose nationally. and then to a major victory for abortion rights this week, as voters in kansas decisively defeated a valid measure that wouldve blocked abortion protections in the states constitution. the washington post reports this. nearly 60% of voters ultimately rejected the amendment wi...

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Mentioned either band abortion or they will be moving to ban it out right, and so kansas is very much a bellwether, and there was a huge expectation it would vote to remove vote to pass this amendment to remove the constitutional right to abortion, this is a state donald trump one very easily twice, just to quote the people here i have been talking to, they were quite cautious about it, they didnt think that would go their way, but their view is that this is now galvanising voters this is not a ...

Or very strict restrictions. how much do they continue to listen to those folks who have a lot of money, theyre well-funded, tons of money poured into kansas, but those views are not reflective of where the center of this country are on that issue. and i think this is a moment for the republican party to figure out how much do they continue to cater to that relatively small proportion of even their own base. >> especially in states when people are trying to pass laws without exceptions for rape ...

What took place in kansas and possibly force ballot measures elsewhere? >> its a trick question, yasmin. theres a way in which what happened in kansas is this could be used by people in consistencies to determine what their views are on this subject. i think the broader issue is going to the polls on these issues, thats a second best option for protecting what is a fundamental right. weve never allowed fundamental rights to subject to majoratorian politics. this is an important bellwether