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Question, katy. the metrics in florida still favor republicans, not just by voter registration and performance. republicans continue to win by two to four points statewide. in both the demings race and the ron desanity re-election campaign, are democrats being buoyed by the new moment tell. it could be a post dobbs environment where some say im not as far right as republicans want to take it. is it the revelations of donald trumps involvement in january 6th. hes putting himself back on the ballo...

Of relief isnt just from the american public. it is also from the biden administration. inflation hasnt helped the presidents approval ratings. joining us now with more, member of the "new york times" editorial board, mara, midterms 11 weeks away. i wonder if this helps the democrats. >> well, certainly its a monkey off their back. this is good news not only for the american people as you said but also for the democrats and the president ultimately. who will have a lot of trouble getting anythin...

Voters will choose Tuesday between U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler and U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney in a rare face-off between incumbents due to redistricting.

Voters will choose Tuesday between U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried for the Democratic gubernatorial nominee.

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...

History to get his legacy correct? >> jessica: i hope so, this is a man who has worked for six presidents and someone who until a couple of years ago when i think the demonization of this health bureaucrats went completely haywire circulated on social media with him in the idea that republicans think it will be a good midterm strategy to run on all of the congressional hearings that they will have on hunter biden and dr. anthony fauci when people are concerned about kitchen table issues and thin...

Biden's favorability and popularity are a major drag, and his party knows it.

Right now, is redistricting, right? specifically in florida. how does redistricting help republicans right now, i think, especially when you are thinking about a district like the district 13th, which we saw on the documentary. >> when you look at the 13th district, the story there is less about hispanic voters. its about a hispanic candidate who may be well positioned to win november because of the way the map was redrawn in florida this year, because every state is redrawing its lines in diffe...

With a change, in the liners that made it more a republican friendly district, and the fact that its a democratic president in the midterm, it makes that much more favorable combination for the problem gained. >> one of the thing, carlos, thats not gonna be a lot that we didnt just see right shift in florida. we saw a radical rightward shift in florida, on many of the characters that we met. do you believe this extremism is starting to become the norm among you, republican latino voters? >> i th...

Just 2 points and that is something that has happened over time. and the pollsters pointed to the abortion decision. saying that was something that got voters changing their minds and more energized than they have been before. you have president barack obama, we reported today and coming out and getting out on the the midterm, they have a lot going on and were about to see this democratic party in earnest hit the road and tell their story to the american people about tighter than they were talki...