. remember, the power in america lies where it always does, in your hands, the hands of the people. it s election day in america. the only thing that could get you singing at 5 a.m. i am a little delirious. it s 5 a.m. good morning, everybody. how are you doing? i m excited to see what happens today. me, too. we talk so much about the speculation, the day before the mid-terms is the worse and now we find out what s decided. this is a marathon. we re going to be here for a long time so get used to our faces, everybody. thanks for joining us. polls begin to open in less than 2 hours. 435 house seats and 35 senate seats are on the line. so, too, is democracy. with election deniers poised to win key races or refuse to accept losses. cnn reporters are on the ground in the key battleground states this morning and here in the studio, our team has our eyes all over these critical races as well. americans are not just choosing candidates today. they re also weighin
ryan, the democrat. he s the congressman versus j.d. vance, the republican. he s the author of hill bbilly elegy. democrats, if they can flip this, this would be a massive upset. tim ryan thinks he s going to, quote, shock the world. very optimistic outlook. this has been a closer than expected race. especially considering it is a red state that trump won in 2022. republicans have had to spend money and resources here. tim ryan has been able to raise a ton of money even without the help of the national republican party. a big part of that reason is that he has been a really good messenger on the economy for democrats. he has leaned into the economic pain that voters are feeling. he s talking about bringing manufacturing jobs back and he s also been a fighter. he s gone up against j.d. vance. he s tried to tie him to donald