in my lifetime. maybe mike pence could be that second one. congressman mike pence of indiana was one of the tea party s best hopes for the 2012 republican presidential nomination. pence announced tonight that he is not running for president in 2012. so who does the tea party have left? well, there s michele bachmann, who has already visited iowa. sharron angle says she s not ruling out running. and sarah palin? she gives new meaning to the term wtf. tea party, taking another step toward flexing its muscles on capitol hill today. the first meeting of the senate tea party caucus. seven tea party senators promise to band together to slash the budget, deconstruct the federal government, eliminate whole departments. but now that they re in washington? featuring some big names and a few surprising no-shows. rsvp-ing no were ron johnson out of wisconsin, kelly ayotte from new hampshire, pat toomey from pennsylvania. senators who certainly were helped by tea party vote
closely-watched, most expensive and nastiest elections in years. all 435 house seats are up for grabs. on top of that, 37 senate races and 37 governor races will be decided today. republicans are vowing to shrink the size and cost of government if they sweep to power. emily schmidt joins us from washington with the last-minute campaigning. hi, emily. vinita and rob, happy election day to you. in 2008, democrats and barack obama won with the idea of change. as voters head to the polls today, republicans think change may work in their favor. have you made up your mind about what you re supporting for u.s. senate? reporter: in 422 races across the country, in who controls the house and senate, campaign appeals are now last-minute pleas. to get a vote for me. you better goat for kendrick meeks for united states senate. we need you to get fired up. reporter: first lady michelle obama rallied democrats last night, while president obama focused on radio interviews
112th congress, and potentially a shift in the balance of power. let s look at some of the closings at 7:00 p.m. at six states now close georgia, indiana, kentucky, south carolina, vermont, virginia. two senate race is getting a lot of attention kentucky, where rand paul, the tea party candidate and republican nominee has 56% of the early voting. .com way jack conroy is not 44%. in indiana where senator dan was seeking to return, he is ahead of congressman brad ellsworth, 53%-42%. those are the actual raw numbers from the associated press. will continue to see results at the bottom of the screen. you can join in on the conversation. our phone lines will be open. 202-737-0222 for democrat. join us online at witter.com. we have a lot of social media page set up at twitter.com. we have a lot of social media page setup. thank you for being with us. every campaign has a narrative. so much has been said about this midterm. what is this year s narrative? it is very much wh
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gigot. candidates are using this final weekend before the election to shore up support and garner last minute votes. and while some high profile races still remain too close to call, clear trends are emerging in this mid term campaign. michael baron sex here to break it down. he s a senior political analyst for wall street examiner . michael good, to have you back here. good to be with you, paul. so a week before the election are we likely to see a big wave as some people are predict something. well, just about all of the indicators i ve seen indicate a wave that is more substantial than what he saw in 1994 when the republicans picked up the 52 seats. we ve got the, you know, generic ballot question which candidate will you vote for for house of representatives? average of recent polls shows republicans ahead by seven points. if you go back out, it s been asking that question since 1942, and during that time, i believe that republicans have never been ahead at any p