party can call the shots on the hill for the next couple of years. right now we have a split senate right counsel the middle folks, 50 democrats, 50 republicans with the vice president able to cast that deciding vote. now, bun seat here could really change everything. the biden agenda would hang in the balance. >> bret: voters have been lining up at the polls throughout the day today. georgia's polls close in the next hour and pennsylvania, the hour after that. >> martha: but not all states count and report their votes the same way. here's where it's going to get pretty tricky and we will guide you through this tonight. georgia, pennsylvania, and wisconsin are known to be historically slow counting states. they start opening the mail-in ballots at 7:00 a.m. on election day. other states like florida and texas, they start processing those ballots that come in before election day. therefore, it will happen there probably much faster. >> bret: virginia is quick, too. that's why we always warn against what's called the red or