their ballots with the vision for the country very much up for grabs. welcome to america reports on this election day. i m sandra smith in new york. john: good to be with you on this important day, i m john roberts in washington. democrats hope to remain in control of congress to further advance president biden s agenda. republicans believe voters frustrations with how things have gone the past two years will send them back into the majority. sandra: a seat the democrats will likely need to win in order to keep the senate is arizona. there is also a crucial governor s race taking place there. john: a busy show ahead. all-star analysts will preview, and all of the closest races. start with senior correspondent at a polling site in the phoenix suburb of paradise valley. wh john and sandra. the maricopa county elections division says 20% of the tabulation machines in and around the county are malfunctioning, means the ballots are not being counted at the election site w
i talk about it on the 5 constantly. third wave shared the memo, what may be for your party, jessica, if the democrats manage to hold on to the house and senate, which is not a likely s scenario, if the brand problem persists democrats will face an uphill climb in 2024 and beyond, katie. after the dobbs decision, democrats thought they had something to run on. look at the culmination of polling, republicans and independents kept focusing on the economy and inflation but democrats made a hard turn toward abortion and never made the pivot back. and when this was an issue on the campaign trail after labor day when people start paying attention to elections, the question about abortion was asked, and it was democrats did not have any answers on limits on abortion. when 70% of the country believes in the 15-week limit, an answer a lot of republican candidates gave. the other issues that democrats