florida and texas where two controversial incumbents are leading in the polls. great britain has a new prime minister again. after boris johnson failed to meet the threshold to run for a comeback. despite rushing back from the caribbean vacation. i ll talk to brittney griner s russian lawyer on the eve of greiner s appeal of her nine-year prison sentence. good day. our poll reveals democrats are fired up, but republicans are even more enthusiastic about their efforts to take over the house and senate. joining me now, steve kornacki, our research partner, washington post political correspondent, ashley parker. there is so much to dig through here. let s start by where likely voters are leaning with two weeks to go. two weeks, one day, and early voting underway in a number of places. here you can see the generic ballot. this is among likely voters here in our new poll. 48% for the republicans. 47% for the democrats. a one-point advantage there for republicans. so obviou