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In this episode, we hear from Nathan Brand, deputy communications director of the RNC, on the GOP's chances ...

These are parts of the country where democrats normally have comfortable leads. lets focus on your race right now. over the last week, the dccc spent big to defend you, more than $600,000 for on-air ads. how worried are you about your chances on tuesday? >> right. well, spent big. so, $600,000, lets remember, republican groups have spent 10 million trying to beat me. so, of course were going to defend the seat. and what im telling you is im going to win this race, and republicans are going wish ...

Oversee get into this position where youre defending so many seats that i would think would be strong democratic districts? >> well, lets calibrate that a little bit. weve always had competitive seats in the hudson valley. i had to beat a republican to come to congress. its not a surprise to me that this is a competitive part of the world. so, were going to do what we always do, go out and make our case based on a record of getting real results. and weve always known this was going to be a compe...

Washington - Six days ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, President Joe Biden issued a fresh warning about the threats posed to the country’s democ

The November midterm is five days out and Thursday Michigan’s Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson doubled down on her promise that this election will be safe, secure and accurate.

Six days before the first national elections since Donald Trump’s coup attempt of January 6, 2021, Joe Biden addressed the nation in primetime to warn that the midterms may bring “chaos,” “violence” and “disunion.”

Constituents seem to express concerns not just about democratic races nationwide but your own seat in deep blue new york. after the campaign arm you oversee, the democratic campaign committee,, where the dccc, get into this position where you are defending so many seats that i would think would be strong democratic districts? >> well, lets calibrate that a little bit. we always had competitive seats in the hudson valley. i had to beat a republican to come to congress. it is not a surprise to me ...

It two years in a time. it has always been a competitive seat for me. that is nothing new. i dont know why anybody is surprised that we have to play a little defense in the first midterm of a new presidency, with a war in europe, and all of the damage done by the trump years, and the pandemic. we have not fixed all of the problems yet. but the difference is, we have a plan for your future, and the other team has a ploy, and a trick to try to win power for themselves. and if you can tell me what ...

Presidency. >> steve: keep in mind historically, whoever the president is during his first term, first midterm, they always lose seats. but for a wild, it looked as if the democrats were going to -- e heard back when inflation started to go through the roof in november, december, january, february. it was going straight up and there was going to be blue ebb because a red tsunami. well, then, gas prices started going down. now, they put so many eggs into the abortion basket in the month of august...

Enforcement of an access to abortions clinic law. i want to read you a quick key line. jordan writes that committee republicans intend to continue to examine these matters including into the 118th congress if necessary. clearly they are putting these agencies on notice and making crystal clear that republicans plan to use their subpoena power if they have it in order to obtain these documents. remember, jim jordan is poised to chair the powerful judiciary committee if they win power. that will h...