Hey, it is time to vote. I'm Brian Stelter and this is a special edition of Reliable

sources live from Washington, D.C. with the U.S. midterm elections already well underway.

More than 30 million people have already voted

and the polls will open nationwide on Tuesday.

Turnout is so high, enthusiasm is so high

that newsrooms are treating this like a presidential election.

The networks are adding hours and hours of special coverage and covering nail-biters from Florida

to California.

So this hour, we're going to go behind the scenes with

top editors and critics. We're going to ask how reliable the polls are this time

around and what Tuesday's big surprises could be. Plus with President Trump holding rallies all over the

country sinking to new lows with his line and fear-mongering, one of the busiest

reporters in America will join me to break it down.

His name is Daniel Dale.

He's a full-time Trump fact-checker,

and at this point he deserves some hazard pay.

All right, so the stage is set.

There are at least three big storylines heading into Tuesday's midterm

showdown. Number one this election is clearly a verdict on President Trump.

That's how it's shaping up. It's how it's being framed as the year of the woman, really the

year of the women.

So many female candidates running for office this year and so much energy and enthusiasm, so

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