I'm Georgia Howe with Deely Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley.

It's Wednesday, November 2nd, and this is your morning wire afternoon update.

The White House announced that President Biden will deliver a speech this evening addressing

next week's midterm elections from DC's historic Union Station.

According to sources, the focus of his speech will be on, quote, preserving and protecting

our democracy.

Democracy is under assault and we cannot pretend otherwise.

The President will continue to call attention to the threat to democratic integrity and

to public safety posed by those who deny the documented truth about election results.

Unfortunately, we have seen mega, mega Republican officials who don't believe in the rule of

law.

They refuse to accept the results of free and fair elections, and they fan the flames

of political violence.

California Governor Gavin Newsom warned fellow Democrats that the party is losing the messaging

battle against Republicans, while acknowledging that conservatives could see big gains next

Tuesday.

Does it feel like a red wave?

Yeah, of course it does.

I'm not paid to say that.

I'm paid to say, you know, we've phased and feel, I mean, I get it.

Like, I mean, I could be the cheerleader.

I'm also a pragmatist.

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