For most of this year, we've been focused on the race for president, and the messages coming from both parties' nominees on what they'll do if elected.

But that's not all that's on the ballot this November. And so much of what any president can do in the White House depends on who's in Congress.

So before election day, I wanted to take a look at the down-ballot landscape of 2024.

Who will control the House and Senate?

And what can we learn about both parties when we turn away from the top of the ticket?

From the New York Times, I'm a stead Hearnden.

This is the run-up.

Can you first just introduce yourself and tell us your title?

I'm Amy Walter.

I'm publisher and editor-in-chief of the political report with Amy Walter.

So I called Amy Walter, an expert on competitive races. To follow up on the

conversation we had back in March, I wonder if you get this too, like, I'm sure. Like, my friends

will text me like, all right, it's a week out. Like, you tell me who's going to win. Like, who's

really going to win? Like, all right, give me the real tea, like, who's going to win? And it's always, it's not really disappointing because I keep telling them, like, it's, I don't, it's 50, 50.

Your guess is as good as mine.

Right.

Like, you were not hiding something.

Yeah, I'm like, I don't have like a secret, like, take I'm not putting out there.

Like, it is actually close.

It's really this close.

And I think we've all become humbled by

feeling so confident in the run-up to others. Look at that, the run-up. Yes, yes. I was like,

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