Midterm Update: Stressed in the West
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🗓️ 10 November 2022
⏱️ 25 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | It's Thursday, November 10th, and this is becoming a red rip tide. |
| 0:03.8 | The more you struggle, the more you stay in place. |
| 0:06.5 | Start here. |
| 0:07.5 | It's a movement target right now, but it's going to be very close. |
| 0:12.3 | As votes continue to be tabulated, the more it looks like control of Congress will hinge |
| 0:16.5 | on just a few races. |
| 0:18.4 | If they have a majority, it is going to be a slim one and a slim one by historic standards. |
| 0:23.3 | We've got the latest from our partners at 538. |
| 0:26.2 | President Trump wasn't on the ballot, but Trumpism was. |
| 0:29.2 | President Trump advisor told me, quote, this is a sinking ship. |
| 0:32.3 | So has a tough 2022 already reshaped 2024? |
| 0:36.1 | And for some voters, the candidates were the least interesting part. |
| 0:39.9 | What we're seeing is that a majority of voters do support abortion rights. |
| 0:43.9 | We'll walk through the ballot measures that will affect millions. |
| 0:48.7 | From ABC News, this is Start Here. |
| 0:51.3 | I'm Brad Milky. |
| 1:00.8 | If a game goes to overtime, you usually don't see the coach taking a victory lap. |
| 1:05.2 | But that was exactly the vibe yesterday from President Biden and other top Democrats. |
| 1:09.9 | While the press and the opponents are predicting a giant red wave, it didn't happen. |
| 1:16.6 | If you look at the Senate map, for instance, ABC News has this color coding system. |
| 1:20.4 | That is Republican Blues Democrat, of course. |
| 1:22.5 | And if a seat flips, it gets this extra shading. |
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