john: begin america reports this thursday afternoon with 19 days to go now until the midterms. president biden out on the campaign trail today as the pennsylvania senate race comes down to the wire. hello, i m john roberts in washington. sandra: 19 days out, hard to believe. here we go. sandra smith in new york. the president travelling today for his only campaign stop of the week. he ll talk infrastructure before heading to philadelphia to stump for john fetterman. john: happening as polls show republican dr. oz closing the gap against john fetterman, and republicans also gaining ground in contests thought to be democratic strongholds. sandra: our panel standing by. mollie line is standing by in deep blue rhode island. so first to bryan llenas on the ground in philadelphia, expecting to see the president a short time from now. hi, bryan. hi, sandra. $167 million have been spent in the pennsylvania senate race. it s the second most expensive race in the nation beh
republican party. they have a story, you know, you look at vega, an immigrant from el salvador. allan fung, blue rhode island, rated the third most liberal state in the country, and he s making inroads. and rhode island, connecticut, it s maine, the new england states, you are seeing republicans really gaining ground. i think this is indicative of a red wave when you are seeing those congressional districts move from blue to purple and possibly red. john: red wave, are democrats headed for higher ground to weather the storm? hopefully it s overconfidence, i love that mentality heading into the midterm cycle. you had the historic trends against us. not necessarily the polls