Wave or Ripple? Tight Race to Control Congress

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🗓️ 9 November 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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With several races still too close to project, it's unclear whether Republicans or Democrats have the votes they need for control of Congress. In a special edition of Start Here, Brad asks the team what we've learned so far, and what comes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, November 9th, and don't pack up the house just yet.
0:04.3	We start here.
0:08.0	With millions of votes counted across two chambers of Congress, only one thing is clear.
0:13.2	There are no waves here, just cross currents.
0:15.7	The biggest loser tonight is Donald Trump.
0:19.7	Republicans are still on the precipice of taking over the house, but can they seal the deal?
0:23.7	We will be in the majority, and Nancy Pelosi will be in the minority.
0:27.7	Meanwhile, key Senate races have swung Democrats way.
0:31.1	Thank you, Pennsylvania.
0:32.7	Thank you so much.
0:34.0	But the polls don't matter anymore, and they have no margin for error.
0:37.8	The direction of the country remains in the balance.
0:40.2	Pennsylvania and Michigan, the only states that said abortion was number one before inflation.
0:45.3	And we are on the set of ABC's election coverage.
0:48.1	Guess what?
0:49.1	It's still buzzing.
0:51.9	From ABC News, this is a special edition of Start Here.
0:55.5	I'm Brad Milky.
1:02.5	It's 7.59 pm Eastern time on an election night.
1:11.3	Everyone's got hope.
1:12.5	Only a handful of states have closed their polling places.
1:15.3	Most ballots haven't been counted yet.
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