she said that the election was free and fair. now, the main opposition group, the bangladesh nationalist party, also known as the bnp, who boycotted the polls for the election, called it a sham. they prior to the elections said that they wouldn t participate unless a mutual caretaker government was installed and this was with concerns over fairness and how the election would be conducted. now, the eu have joined the uk and the us with concern over the legitimacy of the elections over the weekend. the uk foreign office said that the lack of participation from all political parties meant that the people of bangladesh did not have a full range of voting options, with the us state department adding they remain concerned by the arrests of thousands of political opposition members, and by reports of irregularities on election day. reports of irregularities on election da . , election day. the eu were ust the tetest fl election day. the eu were ust the tetest te fl election day. the eu
win reelection abc s melissa par joins us wit the latest on both these elections. marissa, let s start first wit wisconsin. the supreme a major topic there. what do we see we are already seeing thi race breaking records. we are not even at election da yet. this is the most expensive supreme state. in the history already there is a lot at stake righ now. currently the state suprem court leans fords three in conservative favor this race comes down between a liberal and a conservative candidate. whoever wins this will determine the balance of power this is already a deeply political, divided legislature and governor this is really going to impact state politics, especially o key issues like abortion rights we will get to that in just second but as political science experts have explained, people know, political groups know, there is a lot at stake here with this race this is now a partisa process. the process of electin justices in wisconsin is now
just continues to fuel the cycle of we have a scandal. see, it s all messed up or it s fraud. and that serves, again, the interests of raising money online on intimidating election officials. it is meant to destabilize our democracy. it s meant to fuel a cycle, scare the people who run the elections, force outhe the seasoned professionals, force changes to voting rules, make it harder to hold fair elections. to try and solve a part of this problem, some counties are increasing security forti these officials tour guard against threats. states across the country have been tapping into federal and state funds to protect election workers with physicalct safety measures caahead of election da. wisconsin is no exception. dane county budgeted $95,000 to have a more secure center. this is whator that looks like. you can basically walk in
were caught offguard by her success. i said earlier tonight going in judging by the polls, it was anybody s ballgame. dave mccormick could come in third at the beginning of this night as going into election da but as we know the only poll that matters is the election poll and people voting. kevin kathy barnett had an interestin run and she had some controvers in the final days in both campaigns realize the threat that she was and spent some tim going after her, even the forme president having a robo call specifically mentioning her in his endorsement of dr. oz in a phone an event. and i think it is going to come down to that she was a major factor in this race and without her in the position, what she i getting now, 24-25% of the vote there would be a different result by far.
day and his party takes a beating in the senate and especially in the house. the republicans take charge. that s a reminder that if you are below 45%, you are in trouble. president trump is. the second bush mid-term, 2006, same thing. 43% on election day and a shelac for the republicans, losing six in the senate and 30 in the house. democrats take power in the house. this president is lower than president bush was. back to 1994, president clinton at 42%, about where president trump is four weeks out and he got up to 44% on e delection da but they lost eight seats in the senate and 52 in the house. this president at 41%, only 41% said they plan to vote republican for congress. 28 days is a long time, but right now, the president s party is in trouble. the democrats optimistic heading