Nbc news characterizing that race for governor as too early to call with the polls closed. Democrats are bracing themselves for a comforting victory, where, of course, another devastating defeat. Recent polling has shown northam with a slight edge but within the margin of error. Gillespie, an aid to george b. Push, is trying to help his establishment bonifides. If he wins, he can provide fellow republicans how to campaign in theably of trump. Lets get the very latest from the race from our own steve kornacki. Steve what do we know . Well, it was 7 00. The polls closed in new jersey. We were an hour away. As you just showed. We have no actual votes in just yet. What can we show you from the exit polls . Lets look at a few of the key questions, we can tackle there. First of all, see if we can call up the areas. Okay. That should call it up. Here we go, the trump factors,
starting in virginia, the president , his Approval Rating, clocks in at 43 , by comparison, last time they had a gover
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