Candidates have been making their final push with the polls opening this morning in these crucial midterm elections.

Many in the states say this election is one of the most consequential in their lifetime.

At the top of people's minds, inflation and abortion.

Well, Republicans are banking on a red wave to carry them back into power this election day, according to most polls.

This is going to be a wake-up call to President Biden, and I hope he answers it.

This is a tough election season. It's a midterm election, but I still see a pathway for us to maintain control of the Senate.

Again, we heard six months ago it's going to be a massive red tsunami.

Then we heard Democrats were going to hold their own.

The outcome is going to shape our country for decades to come.

And the power to shape that outcome is in your hands.

Welcome to The Lost Debate, a show for Politically Ecclectics.

I'm Robbie Gupta, and it is 12.30 a.m. on the East Coast election night and this is a special

episode. I'm going to do the Stephen A. Smith style just on my own to give you 10 takeaways from what

we know so far about these races across the country. And let me start with the biggest one, which is a lot

of people thought I thought most

people in my life, most people on TV thought this was going to be what they call a red wave,

which is traditional, is that whenever the president's in power, whoever the party out of power

is usually has a really good night in that first midterm election. And actually in the 22

midterm elections from

1934 to 2018, the president's party has averaged a loss of 28 House seats and four Senate seats.

What we know right now is there is no way that Joe Biden and Democrats are going to perform

anywhere near that average. They are outperforming the historical

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