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Marked the official end of the 2022 midterms. we want to look at what we learned from the set of hand picked counties we here at nbc news used to try all across the country to examine how different segments of the electorate voted this cycle. younger voters, rural african americans, evangelicals, working class voters, chamber of commerce republicans. so let me start here with rural african americans. this was a key place to look to see, could democrats lift north carolina? well, you could see in...

All of the blue areas on the map. >> all the population centers. >> all the population centers, exactly. >> that means he did better in these population centers last time, even though he came up short, then he is doing tonight. >> with the asterisk, to be fair to him, we need to double check that when we get to 100 and. but at the moment, that is his problem, that so far in the night, you are underperforming in the places where the people are. the toxicity in the suburbs of the trump brand, and ...

>> this is warnock? >> thats what, or sorry. lets go back and hit the lead there. walker over performing. this is where walker is over performing in the general election. but its true, i was looking at this earlier. he is running by percentages. it is a tiny, modest amount. >> hes doing better in more places then he was a month ago then walkers was doing a month ago. >> right, by a very tiny amount of these really are, is that a tiny amount. exactly, thats exactly the right expression. because h...

Do you know? >> technically, we will not be done until december the 9th, to be honest. because of those -- ballots. but this evening, i feel confident, comfortable that we are likely to finish earlier than we did last month for the general election. i am hoping probably between 11 pm and midnight. >> 11 pm and midnight. thank you so much for the update. you are hopeful. we are hopeful. thank you for your time, we know youre busy. youre actually working in the back here. john a.j., will throw bac...

0 the estimated vote in, incumbent democratic senator raphael warnock is up with 50.1% of the vote, trailing just barely behind a, with 49.9%, just 0.02 percentage points behind, republican herschel walker. that is a lead right now of warnock of 9026 votes. now, why does this race matter? lets talk about the overall balance of power in the u.s. senate. democrats currently hold 50 senate seats, including when they picked up in the great commonwealth of pennsylvania. republicans have 49. theyre ho...

Done. i was kind of trying to think through the challenges that both of the candidates, you were talking about the strengths and the challenges that both of these candidates are facing, that is slightly maybe different than what they were up against in november. and i was thinking that well walker this time, he doesnt have governor brian kemp, the popular republican governor at the top of the ticket or other republicans to help maybe draw swing voters. you tell me if you agree. and then warnock,...

>> slush fund at least $500,000. >> you mean theres a $500,000 loan out there and theres no records of it? >> they indicated they could not find the records in the documentation. now, weve asked for that and weve also asked ed what other liabilities can there be, how many other unsecured loans did they give. and how many loans that their underwriters raise issues about did they still give? and they wont turn over the records. >> ruth connif how much of a problem is this? >> well walker has been ...

On the part of scott walker as you see it? >> well walker is trying to shift now so that he can run in the republican primary nationally, so hes taking all these right wing positions. he really was one of the most pro-life politicians to ever come out of wisconsin. he soft pedalled that when he was in campaign mode. on immigration, it is just not as a big of an issue in this northern state of wisconsin as it is for a lot of the republican base and the borders. so he has changed his position ther...

Smartphone or tablet from comcast. visit comcast.com/wireless to learn more. welcome back. were back with our panel. cpac has happened and once again rand paul won the straw poll. what does it mean? >> he has a strong organization. 12,000 people participate. diehard activists come to this 3,000 of them vote. he won with 25%. its a national media story. pretty darn good. i think walker had a good show. >> that was the surprise. how well walker did it. >> equally as important this group conserva...

Day americans and we will leave the nonsense to the media on the side. >> reporter: that seems to be working for now. in a dead heat for second place, senator rand paul at 13%. ben carson and mike huckabee at 11%. what about that guy that walker seemed to be jabbing at this nashville appearance? >> unlike some out there, i didnt inherit fame or fortune from my family. >> jeb bush is in fifth plate with 10%. thats the race with 622 days to go. 622 days to go. lets bring in cnn chief political ana...