Good evening with two weeks to go to the 2022 midterm, the race for control of Congress

and key statewide offices across the country is still changing day by day.

There is no better example than the contest for Pennsylvania's open Senate seat between

the 10th Governor John Federman and Dr. Mehmet As, who's first in only debate just got

underway in Harrisburg.

A few hours ago, the independent challenger, Everett Stern pulled out of the race through

his support behind Lieutenant Governor Federman, quoting from his tweet, announcing the decision

I'm pulling around 3% which places democracy at risk.

It's not clear what Pennsylvania voters will make of that notion, but it's certainly

one more thing for them to consider, along with what they see from the two main candidates

tonight in a race that could decide control the Senate and perhaps Congress for the next

two years.

It's true as well that voters nationwide have more factors to weigh than in most midterms,

not just the economy of all the other domestic and foreign challenges of the moment, but

things never seen before like the armed civilians in camouflage and tactical gear lurking

and polling places in Arizona.

Or candidates saying they'll only consider the outcome legitimate if they win.

We'll have new reporting a bit later on the alleged voter intimidation as well as a

conversation with the top Arizona Republican about the threat he sees to democracy.

Also the latest polling on the issues driving voters.

We begin however tonight in Pennsylvania, seeing that Jeff Zellini is in Harrisburg

for us.

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