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We made it you guys. The midterm elections are this week. On Tuesday, ballots will be cast, some races will be called, and a new political landscape will start to take shape.

But I totally get it if you haven't been able to follow every twist and turn in each and every race,

there's a ton to keep track of and frankly politics can just be exhausting sometimes.

So today, we're going to get you caught up.

For months, CNN correspondence have been fanning out all over the country, talking to candidates and voters, getting a read of the key races up close.

And in between attending rallies and doing interviews, they've been checking in with us.

So today we're going to take you on a tour of the swing states that could shift the balance of power in Washington and

reshape America's political landscape. From CNN, this is one thing. I'm David Ryan. I want to start with the big picture.

As of today, Democrats control the House of Representatives and have a tie-breaking vote in the U.S. Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris.

50-50 becomes 5150.

On Tuesday, Republicans need a net gain of just five seats to take back the House.

It's even closer in the Senate, just one flip seat will do.

So those are the stakes.

The final outcome will largely decide whether President Joe Biden can get any legislation passed

in the final two years of his term. But remember more often than not, the President's

party loses the midterms. It's happened in 18 of the last 20 midterm elections dating back to

1942. It's as close to a hard and fast rule that we have in politics these days.

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