hello and welcome to our viewer here is in the united states and all around the world. i m michael holmes. appreciate your company. coming up this hour on the program, the home stretch. candidates making their final pitch to voters ahead of the u.s. midterms. we re following all the key races that could tip the balance of power in washington. but the shadow of 2020 still hanging over the ballot box in some parts of the u.s. why there are growing fears some candidates might not accept the election results. plus, ukraine bracing for a bitter winter as russian strikes hammer the power grid, leaving millions in the cold and the dark. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. and we are now just one day from the critical midterm elections in the united states, and the stakes couldn t be higher. the candidates now making their final pitches ahead of election day. up for grabs, all 435 house seats and 35 of the 100 senate seats. the outcome of this elec
analyst. and the host of way too early, jonathan lemire. white house bureau chief of my politico. and host of the circus, john heilemann. good to have you all. polls open in less than an hour in georgia, where one of the most consequential primaries of the midterms is taking place. there are several state and congressional races on the ballot, but the ones we re closely watching are the republican primaries for governor, secretary of state, and senate. the new york times describes the background of today s races like this. quote, georgia s got everything. disputed elections, rapid demographic change, celebrity democrats, a restrictive new voting law, an open criminal investigation into donald trump s meddling in the 2020 election, a deep rural-urban divide and unending drama between the trump wing of the republican party and the local gop establishment. that s a lot. former senator david perdue, whose loss in the state two years ago helped give democrats control of
attract mode rat republicans and independents. i think you touched on one of the reasons why she is struggling is this national profile that she has now. she is so inex-strict electricbly tied to the biden administration. she was even a contender for vice president, right? so with this national profile comes this tie to federal level democrats. and i think that s something something she has been struggling to get over in this campaign. on the flip side of things, republican brian kemp, he has been running on his incumbency, and his specific decisions to keep georgia open during the pandemic. he did not fully shutter business wiz kept the state s economy very, very strong. and that is what he hammers home to voters tonight campaign trail. and i think it also transcends to moderate and swing voters who feel kind of more stable than other parts of the country right now. great to get the analysis. riley bunch, appreciate it. thank you so much. thank you. all right. and we will be r
welcome back to morning joe. a few minutes before the top of the hour, a live look at atlanta right now. in just a few moments, the polls in georgia open. we are watching several key races in that state for governor and for secretary of state, where the eventual winner will determine how votes are cast and counted in the next presidential election. we re also following the alabama senate race. congressman mo brooks was down in the polls, then donald trump pulled his endorsement. what happens? the congressman is surging. huh. from the midterms to inflation to abortion rights, we have a lot to talk about with house speaker nancy pelosi. she will join us on set in just a few moments. first, the new york times is out with a new piece explaining how mike pence is laying the groundwork for a potential 2024 run. jonathan martin writes, after four years of service bordering