tonight, the nation is turning to pennsylvania, a major battleground in american politics, from the three rivers in pittsburgh, to the striking green home of the capitol building in harrisburg, heart of government in the commonwealth, to historic independence hall in philadelphia, those across pence im , pennsylvania, are making choice to influence the presidential race. i m jake tapper and we re standing by for results in what is sure to be an eventful election. the political spotlight on key primary races in pennsylvania, north carolina, kentucky, idaho and oregon. in phil pennsylvania, north carolina republican senators retiring seats, tonight, we ll bring more to the direction of the two major parties, also a significant new test of former president trump s grip on the republican party and president biden s sway over the democrats. as both weigh a potential rematch in 2024. perhaps the biggest test of the trump factor is his pick in pennsylvania republican former tv dr. m
nearly 90% of the votes so far, democrats essentially cleared the fields for her, up hill race but every one of those counts as we go through it jake and take one quick peak at the senate race, still 3%, and ted budd at 51% leading for now. lot of counting to do, thank you so much. as we stand by for more votes in north kcarolina, heading into another critical hour as polls begin to close in places such as pennsylvania, voters across the common wealth making their mark on the political landscape. voting results right ahead, stay with us. so they only pay for what they need. woooooooooooooo. we are not getting you a helicopter. only pay for what you need. liberty, liberty, liberty. liberty. we need to reduce plastic waste in the environment. that s why at america s beverage companies, our bottles are made to be re-made. not all plastic is the same. we re carefully designing our bottles to be 100% recyclable, including the caps. they re collected and separated from other plastics,
riots in north kcarolina, let s look at the way they were answered. many of the places in california want to get out of sanctuary cities. at the end of the day, he doesn t have to back up the claim, at least with his supporte supporters, which seem to be the focus of these comments. the thing about this is you can fact check the president on this all you want. voters, republican voters, some of them. they will hear what they want to hear and they listen to the president over the media. he has a more favorable rating with republicans than we do. but the fact that the former president obama is speaking to this directly, that i support facts, shows just how big of an issue this is for the democrats. the president s approval rating is among the highest it s been in a long time. the ballot that measures whether people want democrats or republicans to control the house has narrowed. if you go to swing districts