The minority leader is up against Clinton Family friend, Allison Grimes. They tried to drown out the clinton length with comparisons to president obama. At a polling station there. Are you seeing democratic groups turn out for grimes today . So Allison Grimes is going to need nothing short of a miracle. She needs to see this look more like 2012 or 2008 where the president supporters came out for him here even though he didnt win the state. In Jefferson County where there has been extraordinary turn out, poll workers say it doesnt look like a midterm. It looks more president ial. She needs to run up the numbers with africanamerican voters to beat the fact that the polls show a widening chasm in Mitch Mcconnells favor. For grimes there, thanks for following that for us. Lets go from kentucky to iowa. Over there a 2ke78 krat is fighting hard to keep the seat for the party. Bruce braley is in a tight race with joni ernst with pig castration and taylor swift comparison ads. Ernst was ahead and that was unexpected. How large is that looming over the braley camp today . With certainty that Des Moines Register poll is looming large over the campaign. There have been two and seven that showed a much closer race, but the polls considered the best and he has taken to stumping around the state with the false headline. They are all smiles and very confident into tonight. All bets are off and we appreciate it today. Thats the effect for the first time today. Lets look at how it plays out. Kay hang in versus the tom tillis for the candidate. Are black voters responding today . The voter said they are voting against what they say has been an attack. They would like to use this as a referendum. Its not about whats happening nationally here on the ground. Tom tillis has pushed through the legislature with a slew of new laws that have been nothing but repressive and aggressive and turning the table back on black voters. Thanks. Your reporting is always incredible. Lets stay in the south and head to georgia next. They are predicting that the senate race could go to a run off and be in limbo for a long time. Standing by is susie kim. With talk of the run off, are voters hunkering down for a long wait . I think that voters here are ready for a fight. I talked to them here who understand and know that it will take a lot of work to fight an even more uphill battle. The coordinator who is heading up to coordinate democrats here. Michelle nun needs to reach out to three key blocks to keep it for a run off. The democrats here in the state are thinking that through. On to colorado depending on which poll you look at, democratic incumbent. We have the story in denver. There is a big latino population and a lot of analysts are saying that could swing things here. Thats a democratic vote. Is that group in udahl awe corner today . The udall campaign expects to win by a wide margin. Then democratic senator won 80 of the vote on the way to an upset win. Republicans are playing pretty good here where voting is good for you. Appreciate your reporting on this. Thanks to our reporters. Stick around. Up next. And we will talk to a rising democratic star. Joaquin castro about the loan star state that could change the stakes. Today we are celebrating all of you. Taking selfies before or after voting. Not in the booth please. Use the hash tag ro nation. Before heading to the polls, eric stamps proudly wearing his i voted sticker after visiting his polling places. There a lot of good ones. Keep the tweets coming. We will have more. Stay tuned all day to the coverage here on msnbc as well as prime time coverage with our Favorite Team in the business that kicks off at 6 00 sharp. Still ahead, this election day, that rising democratic star castro on the challenge of turning out the latino vote and why that could make or break results way beyond the lone star state. Look at yall in ro nation voting in texas specifically. 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She is looking to be the first woman since ann richards to win the office. Technical problems resulting in long lines at polling stations in houston. It must be easier to vote in kazakhstan than here. How long did it take . About an hour and 15 minutes, i think. Standing by in houston is zachary roth. Are people lined up for an hour or more to vote . Do you get the sense that problems are isolated to houston . These problems are not isolated. Here at the westside in houston, they seem to have gotten more machines working as you showed. People were waiting this morning an hour and 15 minutes because there were two machines working. We had reports from other parts of houston about another site being down for an hour because of electrical problems. They say voters were not offered the chance to cast a ballot if they had to leave early. Statewide, the secretary of states Voter Registration system has been down for much of the morning so people have been unable to access that to find out registration status and find out where they should be voting. We spoke to the office and they downplayed the problem saying one fewer option for voters to find out. That is causing serious confusion too. The backdrop is the states strict voter id law which we know will disenfrance chiz the number of people. We spoke about the enormous bureaucratic headaches they have gone through in an unsuccessful effort. Its just a clue upon problems here on the ground. Onest first times we are seeing the laws in action. Zack roth, appreciate your following us. Walking castro is a rising star of the democratic part and campaigning for wendy davis and he knows the heat well. Congressman castro, i wanted to get your reaction to the problems in the houston area today. The spokesperson is this is a communication problem. What in your view if anything needs to change . Mistakes on election day like that that cause people not to be able to vote are inexcusable. Both the Harris CountyElections Department and the secretary of state need to take a close look today and after this election is over. The processes and what they are doing wrong. The secretary of states website being down like that, that is just one more thing in a string of incompetence in texas State Government whether its the cronyism, the corruption, the fraud. This is one more thing. Congressman castro, we heard our reporter talk about the impact of these stricter voter id laws. Do you see them keeping people away from the polls . We had stories and anecdotes about people who were turned away and folk who is had to cast ballots because something on their id didnt match. Certainly we have been getting the stories. It will be interesting to go back after the election is over and i requested that the federal government do this. The gao do a study to figure out how the voter id laws affected voters. Congressman, you have been campaigning as we mentioned with wendy davis in some of the earlier polls a couple of days ago. She was down in the doubledigits. We are not reporting early results today. But in your opinion from what you are seeing on the ground, do you think she can pull through . Wendy has a fighting chance. She has been working hard and she is excited and a new base of voters in texas. We know, for example, by looking at the early vote that the voter pool is more diverse now and a lot of people have been inconsistent or nonvoters coming out to vote. I hope that that is more true than on election day. She has a fighting chance and has done a Wonderful Service for the state of texas. Speaking of important and often overlooked, a lot of talk about the pivotal latino vote. 7. 8 Million People expected to vote in the election. Latino voters around the country. Democrats in a wide advantage among latino voters across the board. That does seem to be trending down. A new poll showing diminished since 2012. 57 intending to vote this year down from 66 in 2010. What do you attribute that to . I think of course there were folks that were disappointed with the president s inaction on taking further action on allowing immigrants to stay in the country. I think also republicans have tried to spin a narrative that the democrats are not helping the Hispanic Community including the president. A lot of it is smoke and mirrors. Republicans have been hostile whether through the antiimmigrant rhetoric or refusing to consider an increase to the minimum wage or refusing in many states to expand the Affordable Care act including the expansion of medicaid. A lot of it has gotten caught up in the debate between republicans and democrats. You mentioned disappointment in the president s actions or lack there of on immigration reform. He is in this controversial position of not specifying what he is going to do and pledging to do something through executive action. How is that playing with latino voters that you are talking to . I think people are hopeful. The president should be a plowed for deferred action and the executive action he did take before. I am confident he will take it after the election, but what the community has to realize is just because you are disappointed with the president doesnt make the group of republicans like ted cruise and others angels by comparison. They have still taken positions that are far worse than the i had stannic community than a simple delay in action. Back in 2012, they clinched a full four states in the election for president obama. This time around they could make all the beverage in at least one race, colorado where mark udall is up against cory gardner. How does that demonstrate the latino vote and what would you say about them trying to reach out to the voter block. Democrats and republicans. Its a community that is fundamentally part of the fabric. There a lot of politicians and americans under the impression that all hispanics are immigrants and come from another country. You have a large block of immigrant, but a lot of people who are second and third and fourth and fifth generation americans who are 16 and 17 of the country and their concerns in addition immigration are a lot like the concerns of every other american. Making sure that they can support their families and making sure they have access to health care for students who are aspiring to go into their careers and making sure the pell grant is available and Student Loans and work study opportunities. I would hope that everyone makes an attempt to reach out to the community and make their best argument. Congressman castro, appreciate your clear voice on this. Thank you for taking the time to join. Just ahead, we head into the war room with operatives on both sides. 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As america looks forward to potentially major shakeups in leadership, lets take a look back at the most memorable campaign moments in 2014. We laughed and cried. I am a candidate for the United States senate for the state of new hampshire. I grew up cast rating farms on an iowa farm. When i get to washington, i will know how to cut pork. I have become only the second female democratic gubernatorial candidate since ann richards. Join with me, fight with me. Fight with president clinton and the middle class will rise again. Im not a politician. I dont want to be one. I know there is a lot of long faces here tonight. You have to do it. Governor crist asked to have a fan, a small fan placed underneath his podium. Why are you reluctant to give an answer on whether or not you voted for president obama . Bill, there is no reluctancy. This is a matter of principal. The congressman does not want to talk about the allegations concerning his campaign finances. We wanted to get him on camera. With bikers discrimination, we are cop magnets like a playboy bunny wearing a mini skirt gets hit on all the time. I dont care if hes as goodlooking as david swift or as nice as mr. Rogers, but if she votes like Michele Bachmann she is wrong for the state of wirks wa. I needed to apologize and i accept that apology. As taylor swift says, i will shake it off. By a congressman to a Senate Candidate being likened to taylor swift. The make up of our democratically led senate could look different since the defeat if 2012. They made inroads in key states that is the other side, the republican party. Lets take a look at how they got there and what it could mean for the income two years. Our power house panel, tim pawlenty, shawn spicer and former bushcheney adviser robert. Good to have you back. I will start with you. There a bunch of tight governors races right now. One of the wildest in florida. We all remember fan gate. Crist uses them to lead as a democrat. Whats going on down there. For good reason, the untold story here is how close the races are, governors races are in a good republican year for republican incumbents. I think the republicans are going to pull it out in the key states. The races are a lot closer than they should be. It speaks to the governors races being more localized and what they can bring forward. The very most Expensive Senate race is in north carolina, upwards of 100 million. It was what they were wrestling away from the president. Why are they neck and neck with kay hang in . Thats an interesting state. They have gone republican for many, many years and president obama won in 2008. You mentioned mitt romney in 2012. They are trending more blue given the immigrants coming in and a lot of military individuals as well. Thats a state and they are in the margin of victory. The momentum is on his part. I do think tha