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Anderson Cooper 360

Polls Close In TN Race

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

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4.13.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Polls have just closed in a key special election that could say a lot about Democrats' chances in the midterms. We've got results as they come in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Now, 360, polls have just closed in a key special election that could say a lot about Democrats' chances in the midterms.

0:07.3

We've got results as they come in over the course of this hour.

0:09.9

Plus, President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speak out on the second strike of an alleged drug vote off Venezuela.

0:16.4

They reportedly killed two survivors clinging to the boat.

0:19.9

This is more Republicans demand answers

0:23.1

about what Hegseth knew. And a blistering verbal attack from the president against Somali

0:27.8

immigrants in America saying he doesn't want them in the country. More on that. Good evening. Thanks

0:32.4

for joining us. All eyes on Tennessee at this hour where the polls have just closed in what in theory should

0:38.4

not be a tight election, but what has nonetheless turned out to be much more competitive

0:42.6

than expected, and a potential bellwether with national implications.

0:47.0

Now normally, an off-year race to fill a congressional vacancy, particularly in a reliably

0:50.8

red state, would not draw so much attention. But in the wake of last month's Democratic victories in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial

0:57.4

races and the New York City mayoral race, Republicans are looking to head off any notion

1:02.0

that President Trump's messaging, particularly on affordability, is depressing GOP turnout

1:06.8

while energizing progressives and center-left moderates.

1:10.0

Here's the president earlier today at the White House.

1:12.6

I watched today where they have a race going on right now in Tennessee,

1:16.6

and this woman goes, affordability, affordability.

1:19.6

They're the ones that caused the problem.

1:22.6

The prices were way high. We're bringing the prices down.

1:25.6

But they're like scam artists. They scam artists. I call them con men and

1:30.4

women. Well, the two frontrunners in tonight's race are Republican Matt Van Epps and O'Hugh's a

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