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putting this out later, so I'm acting like we're not all here. But appreciate your attention

as we bring two all-stars to the stage when it comes to political reporting. We have Amy Walter,

publisher and editor-in-chief of The Cook Political Report with

Amy Walter and our very own. Allie Mutnick, senior congressional reporter at Punchville News,

who's been all over the country. We're going to be talking about the 2026 congressional elections.

First, I'm sure all of you have seen Amy on TV, read her analysis, but I want to let you have

a quick plug at the top.

Thank you for, thank you. So the Cook Political Report is happy to say we have been around.

We're now going on 42 years. Oh, I got it. Yes, of covering campaigns and elections.

We are really excited for yet another midterm election.

And for those of you in the room, my colleague, Beth Vakata, is here.

She'll put her hand up.

She is waving.

She is waving.

You can stand up and wave.

She has day passes.

If you're not a subscriber, come to her. She can get you a day pass so you can go check out all the great stuff we have on board. Thank you for making that pitch and thank you for having me.

We are proud subscribers and happy subscribers at the Cook's Political Report with Amy Walter. Okay. We are talking 2026, which is, uh, 237 days, I think as of this

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