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49% support of likely voters. youngkin close behind with 48%. democrats have taken the lead in early voting ahead of tuesday. according to a democratic data firm, target smart, at least 937,000 virginians have submitted ballots. that's 54% of those voters so far, likely democrats. the u.s. is one step closer to vaccinating young children against coronavirus. the fda approving emergency use authorization for pfizer's vaccine. last hour congresswoman kim shrier told us how critical this would be. >> i know parents are so excited. as a pediatrician, i'll be going to school vaccination sites givin...

Gerrymandering. why is that so important? well, a new analysis shows that republicans could retake the house, in 2022, just with their control of redistricting, in just four southern states. that is according to the democratic firm, target smart, as first reported by mother jones. the republican-controlled legislature in north carolina could draw one or two new gop-controlled districts. in texas and georgia, it could be up to three, each. in florida, it could be as many as five. according to the political report, when redistricting begins, republicans will be in charge of redrawing congression...

Control of redistricting, in just four southern states. that is according to the democratic firm, target smart, as first reported by mother jones. the republican-controlled legislature in north carolina could draw one or two new gop-controlled districts. in texas and georgia, it could be up to three, each. in florida, it could be as many as five. according to the political report, when redistricting begins, republicans will be in charge of redrawing congressional lines for 187 districts. democrats will control 75 districts. joining us, now, is charlie cook. he is an msnbc special units politic...

US Republicans push ahead with attacks on voting rights In the latest assault on the democratic rights of millions of people, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a Trump acolyte, signed Senate Bill 90 into law Thursday after it passed the Republican-dominated Florida legislature earlier this week. The anti-democratic measure is one of hundreds that have been advanced by Republican-led state legislatures across the country following former President Donald Trump’s attempted coup on January 6. Ron Desantis speaking at the 2018 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach Co...

About this age tax. that race looks pretty good for the democrats right now. >> karen tumulty -- well, let me get to karen in just a second. 85% of likely democratic voters expressing a high level of interest in the midterms and 82% for republicans. according to data from targetsmart, nearly 35 million americans have voted early or absentee nationwide. so that could bode well, you never know. karen, talk about the gubernatorial races and how important they are, and what they're looking like. >> they are extraordinarily important, and i really think they haven't gotten the attention this electi...