Runoff which wont happen until december. Reporter in kentucky, Mitch Mcconnell survivedded a challenge from Alison Lundergan grimes. If the g. O. P. Wins back the senate, its a safe bet he will become the next majority leader. We have a long way to go tonight in the most expensive Congressional Election in u. S. History and were just getting started. Pelley its application night on cbs. Make no mistake, these policies are the ballot. Im back every square inch of the Republican Party knows whats at stake. We cant run this country one crisis to another. I think the 10 seats that you said are close, yould cou see 10all go republican. Theere hs. I we got it. Thank you. We were going to win this time. Gore toing win who is going to fight for you . This election is about making the country better. Campaign 2014, Election Night. Analysis from Bob Schieffer and charlie rose. Gayle king and Anthony Mason with our cbs news exit polls. Nancy cordes is following congressional races. John dickerson at the decision desk. Bill whittaker on the the governors and report reports frm correspondentcorrespondents in y battleground states. Now, from cbs news election headquarters in studio 57, here are scott pele and norah odonnell. Pelley good evening, we came into this night with all 435 seats in the house and 36 seats in the senate up for grabs. The republicans will control the house for two more years. The senate still to be decided. Pelley Bob Schieffer the mood of the country tonight seems to be the deciding factor in a lot of these races. The mood is nasty. The mood is exactly what weve been talking about all week. Its now being reflected in the exit polls. People dont like the way things are going. They are despair about the government. They dont like republicans and they dont like democrats. This is not just a referendum on obama. Its a referendum on want whole political system. Charlie, the democrats wanted to keep these as local races. The republicans wanted to nationalize it, make these races about president obama and his low Approval Ratings. Has it worked for them . Indeed it has. I mean, republicans are driving this election, and those that are driving elections are most upset about the president. A pickup on what bob just said. There is a kind of sullen, sour attitude there, and theyre taking it out on the president. Its a question of leadership. Its a question of washington. And theyre blame him. And those democrats didnt want to mention him, and all the republicans wanted to talk about was barack obama. Many of these democrats you couldnt even find the word democrat under their name in many of these contests. Pelley lets have a look at a couple of the races that are still too close to project tonight. Were going to have a look, first of all, at the state of georgia, where david purdue, the republican, is inching ahead with 54 of the vote in at this point. It is likely, according to our cbs news estimates, likely to go republican, brut it is still too soon to estimate that race. Now, lets have a look at the state of iowa. We are our cbs news estimate is this is leaning in the direction of joni ernst, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa National guard, the republican candidate, joni ernst, cbs news is estimating that it is leaning in her direction, but still, too close to make a projection. And lets take a look at the closely contested state of colorado. Cbs news says this is a likely republican win for them. But still too soon to call there. And lets take a look at the state of North Carolina. It is too early to call this race. Look how close this is. The most expensive race in the country. Nancy, i know youve been to many of thees raises, and you were also in North Carolina. I was and heres some good news were finding in the exit polls for kay hagan the democratic incumbent. We looked at how moderates are voting tonight. This is one of the few states where the moderates are swinging her way, the democrats way, two to one. You talked about localizing races. Kay hagan was probably better than any other democrat when it comes a caim to localizing this race. She hammered her opponent about education cuts in North Carolina. Hes the state house speaker. This is something that all north carolinians can israel to northa very personal level. Pelley this race cost 100 million for a single senate seat in the state of North Carolina. You know, it looks like that mary landieu is headed for a runoff in louisiana. They spent 50 million on that, and they think theyll spend another 50 million just on the runoff. Theyre talking about 100 million race in, governors race in florida. This thing is just the floodgates are open. There are no longer any more campaign laws. You know whats kind of interesting about our whole campaign law system . I think there were Something Like 41 members of the Nixon Administration who were indicted for one kind of financial maneuvering or another. All of the thing that those people went to jail for are now legal. And the point is, theyre spending all this money and its all about negative campaigning. It is not a great debate and discussion about where to take this countrye countryed for. Pelley all you can tell from the campaign ads is everyone running for congress is an evil, terrible person who hates women and children, apparently,. Thats sort of to sum it up. Pelley a pox on all of their houses, the democrats and republicans thats what people are saying tonight, scott. Theyre mad at all of them. Theyre not satisfied with anything. Thats in addition to obama. It really is against washington and against the way the country is going and working. I mean, the president s Approval Ratings are at 44 . In the exit polls, we get the same kind of sense 44 of the people dont approve of washington and the leadership in washington. Pelley now, lets talk about some of more of these races. John dickerson, our political director, is back there at the decision desk oh, im sorry. Hes over here. Pelley john, youve been back there all night because thats where we crunch the numbers and where the business end of all of this is. I get a lot of my information from him. I want him as close to me as i can get. Pelley absolutely, me, too. Im glass gladyoure here. Tell us about some of the races are a little too tight to make a prediction on. Who knows where ill be at the end of the night. Pelley asleep. No matter what im looking at no matter where i am, the four states we talk about as president ial battleground states. North carolina is one of them. Its so close. I was talking to them at the decision desk, and i said why dont we know whats happening in North Carolina . Is there no conclusion . They said just because its too close. What seems to be happening in North Carolina, kay hagan, the democrat, appears to have done what democrats are trying to do across the board which is make the electorate this year look like the electorate in the obama years. We talked about all this money that was spent superpower thats where a lot of the money has been spent, which is trying to get the electorate to turn out for the democratic voters. In colorado, the democrats are having a tougher time of it. Theyre trying to turn out Younger Voters to match the older voters who voted for the republican in colorado. Its not happening, and the exit polls in 2012, 20 of the young vote turned out for barack obama or 20 was the share of the total vote. Its only 15 for mark udall in colorado, and that may be the problem. I want to talk about gender politics, but at the same time, barack obama was on African American radio stations in North Carolina being interviewed trying to reach out in the last several days. Pelley and the North CarolinaAfrican American vote and the georgia African American vote very high, which would suggest good news for the democrats there. Thats right. High. It looks like that vote looked for barack obama, and thats the goal for democrats, why theyre doing well in that state but not in others. And as we talk about the effect of president obama in some of these campaigns, we should talk about our exit polls, too, because cbs news talked to voters as they left the polls today and we telephoned some who voted early to find out what was on their minds as they cast their ballots. Gayle king and Anthony Mason are in studio 47 tonight to tell us what we all learned. What did you find . It may not surprise you, norawhen you hear the numbers. The president didnt Even Campaign for fellow democrats in any of the nine Senate Battleground states that were covering tonight. And eye number of democrats have been trying to distance themselveses from the president and his policies. And its easy to see why when you look at these numbers. 54 of the people we talked to today disapprove of the job that president obama is doing. Nearly 60 of republicans in our exit poll told us their vote for the house today was a vote against the president and his policies. And the president s support among democrats was also weak. Only 40 said their vote was in support of the president and his policies. As charlie pointes. As charlie pointed out earlier, the president has really been a drag on his own party today, scott. What did you both find about congress . Norah, congress isnt doing so well, either. One recent poll said people preferred brussel sprowts and root canals to congress. Congress is even more unpopular than the president. 78 disapprove of the job that congress is doing. Thats among the highest weve actual lean seen in our cbs news exit polling. The late democratic senator robert byrde once said, is it any wonder why the Approval Rating of Congress Goes up every time we go into recess. Pelley i think weve maligned brussels sprowts unfairly here tonight. We want to talk about some of the governors races. There are more than 30 governors races happening tonight. Those are the races that are really going to be affecting peoples lives in a significant way. Lets have a look at one of those races, one of the most interesting and important races tonight. Its the race for governor of wisconsin. And, well, actually what we have up right now is governor for florida, 97 of the vote in, rick scott, look at that, squeaking ahead of Charlie Crist. Rick scott, the republican. And Charlie Crist, of course, a former republican who was running for governor in florida this time as a democrat. Rick scott slightly ahead. But cbs news has not projected a winner there. Now lets have a look at the state of wisconsin. Governor scott walker well ahead at this point of the democrat mary burke, 17 of that vote has been tabulated so far. Bill whittaker is following the governors races for us tonight. Bill. As you were saying, in florida, with 97 of the vote counted, its still really too close to project. Now, that has been one of the nastiest and certainly the costliest. As bob said, these guys spent about 100 million bashing each other. And what did they get for it . Well, they come in to this evening neck and neck, and our exit polls are saying that most people have an unfaiferl view of both men. It also could be confusion, because the democratic candidate, Charlie Crist, was once republican governor of florida. And we talked to our folks at the exit polls, and theyre telling us that 60 of the voters thought that he had changed parties just so he could win the election. But we also found from our exit polls that hes managed to hold on to the democratic base. Most democrats are voting for Charlie Crist tonight. And also tonight, Charlie Crist petitioned to have the polls in pobulous Broward County held open for a couple of hours because he said the Voting Machines were broken but he said the petition was denied. Are the races for governor different for the races for senate . Are the issues different . The governors are closer to the people. You know, theyve got to bring home they really have to bring home the bacon. And show executive leadership. And show executive leadership. An idea of just how important these races are to both the parties and to the candidates running the races for governor, the candidates for governor have spent 50 million more on these races than the candidates for senate. And the same number are running the same number of seats are up, 36. Bob, i know, as weve been looking tonight, too, is whether the republicans will take the senate. I know you have been talking to a number of republicans. How do they feel at this hour, that theyre going to pull it off . Theyre feeling pretty good about it, quite frankly. But heres the thing. You know, weve been saying they need to pick up six seats to take the majority. But if they do that, theyve also got to hold all of their seats. And the one that the republicans are most worries about tonight right now as of 10 minutes ago is kansas where youve got pat roberts, the longtime senator down there, republican. I mean, i dont think kansas has elected a democratic senator in since what, about 1942, Something Like that 32, 1932. I mean its a now, this is an independent down there thats challenging pat roberts. But most of the republicans dont there think he really is a democrat. And that he will vote with the democrats. Pat roberts, this is the one theyre most worried about right now. Pelley throughout the evening, we will be posting the very latest returns online, of course, on our web site, the address is cbsnews. Com. And on twitter. Our twitter handle is cbspolitics. Congressman paul ryan, the 2012 republican Vice President ial candidate, easily won reelection tonight in wisconsin. Hes being talked about as a president ial candidate in 2016. In fact, well talk to him about just that in just a moment. Hard it can be. How. To breathe with copd . It can feel like this. Copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Spiriva is a oncedaily inhaled. Copd maintenance treatment. 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Thank you. Congressman paul ryan of wisconsin was elected tonight to a ninth termed as chair of the budget committee. He is one of the most members of the republican majority in the house but does he have his eye on the house at the other end of pennsylvania avenue . He joins us tonight from milwaukee. Congressman ryan, thank you for joining us. To be with you charlie. Do you have a message for the president of the United States tonight . Yeah, his policies are arent workinworking and he should worh the republicans. It looks like were going to get the senate and well give him the opportunity to make some decisions because we intend to put legislation on his desk. That raises questions. What is it you want to do and prepared to do to steped for and meet the president halfway . Look, weve passed 380plus bills in the house dealing with job creation, Foreign Policy, securing the border, opening up our energy to create more jobs and energy independence. A whole range of issues. All of which have gone nowhere in the United States senate. You get the senate. Then we can have votes on these issues. We can have these bills contemplated. Maybe they wont all pass. I bet a lot of them will. Then we can put these bills on the president s desk. We can retain the power to put back with congress, and we can give the president a chance to actually make a decision. Harry reid has denied the president the ability to even think about signing legislation because nothings been passing in the senate. I think actually, by getting the senate tonight, which it looks like we are, it in many ways freeze up the gridlock. It breaks a lot of gridlock, and we will give the president an opportunity to work with us on a lot of issues dealing with jobs and the economy, Foreign Policy and many other issues. Well, congressman, i understand the president is invited the leaders of congress to come and meet with him on fridays of this week. When you go to that meeting, what will you say to him . Well, i would encourage him not to take union lateral actions with executive orders that circumvent congress and the constitution. I would encourage him to work with congress, work with us on all the big issues of the country, and lets see if we can put together agreements. I put together a budget agreement with patty murray showing republicans and democrats can Work Together to get things done four constituents, for the country. And i would say dont do the executive order rou