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You're george santos. the other piece of this too, is the politics of this, lindsey. they already have a very slim majority here in the house. they don't want to lose a seat. this is the one that could be in some cases seen as the majority maker because every vote counts here. you know if george santos resigns, given the dynamics of the district, this is theoretically a lighter blue district. it doesn't necessarily trend red. there's concern from republicans that this is a seat that they could lose. think about the millions and millions of dollars that would be poured into this one house race ...

Election year people were not trying to rock the boat, more safe than spicy and our exit polls what are the top issues for republican midterm voters, the economy and inflation, abortion, 5%. so you see immigration gets a modest number there so you got to understand why the republicans want to look at border policy. is there a risk they sound completely out of step, out of touch with what the american people just voted for. >> there is a risk and that's in part the challenge that kevin mccarthy faces in trying to appease so many different parts of his constituency and the republican caucus. if ...

Cortez masters in florida -- in nevada. >> i'm ecstatic. she was an amazing senator, amazing candidate. just so proud of how she just fought so hard in a tough election in emerge victorious. she is now our majority maker. as you mentioned, we're not done. my number one goal is the -- best feature of the fcc is to bring every incumbent back. we have a chance to do that with raphael warnock. we're going to do everything we can to make sure he gets reelected as well. >> i was just about to ask you about that. there might be some democrats out there who think that wow, now with senator cortez mast...

Dana bash, as we prepare for the evening, what are you looking for? >> i'll pick up where john left off, which is in virginia. particularly it's virginia's second congressional district. elaine luria, an incumbent democrat. people have gotten to know her because she is a member of the january 6th committee. she is in a district that has flipped back and forth over the past 20 years, and she was also a so called majority maker in 2018. she was part of the wave of democrats who helped pick up the house for them. she has spent about $11 million in a small congressional district. in a race. and sh...

2024. do you agree with that and why? >> yeah, look, pennsylvania for the senate is the sort of -- the majority maker here. the winner of pennsylvania is likely to take control of the united states senate, and a lot of these senate races that are the key toss-ups right now happen to also be presidential swing states, and few as important as pennsylvania. if joe biden or whoever the democrats nominate in 2024 can't win pennsylvania, they likely don't have a path to the presidency. that's at least the way it was in 2020. and the reason the senate -- the senate and -- for the senate and for presi...