that campaigns for equal representation in american politics. hello welcome to the programme. so here we are, election day 2022. post pandemic, postjanuary 6, the first real test of american democracy since that bitterly disputed election two years ago. the polls on the east coast start closing in two hours time. i hope you willjoin katty and i for our special programme through the night as we try and make sense of it all. these mid terms don t always attract the same attention as a presidential election, but early voting broke all records and it does feel more important. there are election deniers on the ballot, candidates refusing to say whether they will accept the results. this will set the stage for 202a. and if democrats lose control of the house or the senate tonight, joe bidens agenda will stall. in the end it will come down to turnout, it always does, and last night the two sides made their last appeal. today we face an inflection point, one of those moments that co
reminiscent of 2000 bush gore in miami reminiscent of 2000 bush gore in miami fort reminiscent of 2000 bush gore in miami fort lauderdale florida. what we were miami fort lauderdale florida. what we were looking at is a four for gore we were looking at is a four for gore or we were looking at is a four for gore or a we were looking at is a four for gore or a six for bush. if you are ust gore or a six for bush. if you are just outside gore or a six for bush. if you are just outside of the margin, out it goes just outside of the margin, out it goes it s just outside of the margin, out it goes. it s not surprising that make this is goes. it s not surprising that make this is a goes. it s not surprising that make this is a date on the envelope, it s not on the ballot paper stop ultimately republicans argue here is that where their processes and rules followed, and if not, it that where their processes and rules followed, and if not, followed, and if not, it shouldn
we hung over the rnc building. then when the attack we hung over the rnc building. then when the attack came we hung over the rnc building. then when the attack came and said, wait a second, when the attack came and said, wait a second, maybe we should step back and rethink a second, maybe we should step back and rethink some of the language we use. and rethink some of the language we use i and rethink some of the language we use i don t and rethink some of the language we use. i don t think that fire pelosi in 2010 use. i don t think that fire pelosi in 2010 directly led to what happened to paul pelosi any more than perhaps what chuck schumer said about brecht cavanagh led to people bein- about brecht cavanagh led to people being arrested with a gun in front of cavanagh s house, but clearly the rhetoric of cavanagh s house, but clearly the rhetoric is of cavanagh s house, but clearly the rhetoric is out of control and most of its rhetoric is out of control and most o
and that s the big issue, the economy. and that s the big issue, the economy- and that s the big issue, the econom . , ., , , and that s the big issue, the econom . , ., ,, ., economy. the number one issue and republicans economy. the number one issue and republicans were economy. the number one issue and republicans were scared economy. the number one issue and republicans were scared and - republicans were scared and especially after the decision, we saw a surge of democratic enthusiasm and a real surgeon legislation and some of these races that might be close the republicans do not when will be due today but is still posed for a good night because they been laser focused on talking about the economy, talking about crime and the issues that voters are saying every day, they care about. so when biden gave his speech on american democracy, especially when he was saying was, here s what you should be concerned about when voters are zinc is we are concerned about and these are dif
to have been distancing himself a bit from that conspiracy, and as he turned up to vote today talking to reporters, and he appeared to try to appeal across the partisan desire divide stop of the me send a clear message to washington, less radicalism and more balance. i encourage radicalism and more balance. i encouraue ,, ., ., , encourage everyone to vote, it is our encourage everyone to vote, it is your duty- encourage everyone to vote, it is your duty- the encourage everyone to vote, it is your duty. the difference - encourage everyone to vote, it is | your duty. the difference between joe biden donald your duty. the difference between joe biden donald trump your duty. the difference between joe biden donald trump is - your duty. the difference between | joe biden donald trump is 80,000 votes in pennsylvania and we had to wait until saturday to get the final results. so every vote counts, and already there s been a court challenge in pennsylvania. tell us about that. , c