. remember, the power in america lies where it always does, in your hands, the hands of the people. it s election day in america. the only thing that could get you singing at 5 a.m. i am a little delirious. it s 5 a.m. good morning, everybody. how are you doing? i m excited to see what happens today. me, too. we talk so much about the speculation, the day before the mid-terms is the worse and now we find out what s decided. this is a marathon. we re going to be here for a long time so get used to our faces, everybody. thanks for joining us. polls begin to open in less than 2 hours. 435 house seats and 35 senate seats are on the line. so, too, is democracy. with election deniers poised to win key races or refuse to accept losses. cnn reporters are on the ground in the key battleground states this morning and here in the studio, our team has our eyes all over these critical races as well. americans are not just choosing candidates today. they re also weighin
trump. meanwhile, j.d. vance, he s someone that s trying to make tim ryan into the wanna be republican and saying he s not actually a moderate. he s trying to run as a republican even though he is a democrat. for j.d. advance, talking about inflation, talking about the border and making donald trump a key part of his strategy as well. the former president was here in ohio as well rallying for j.d. vance. j.d. vance was a one time never trumper. it s interesting. tim ryan message has been consistent for a long, long, time. jobs, economy. jobs, economy, manufacturing. it is this issue of this race as we ve seen from all the polls. melanie, thank you from columbus. all right. turning now to where voters are going to be casting their ballots in critical races in pennsylvania. kate bolduan is live in bensalem, pennsylvania. kate, the final closing hours. we got a lawsuit from one of the