The editor of the Cook Political Report. Thank you for joining us before election day tomorrow. Why dont we start with your final prediction for the Electoral College. What do you see at this point . I think well see Vice President biden winning. Would say popular vote wise, maybe 5344. In terms of an Electoral College i think he is going over 300 and let world oats, but im not and electoral votes, but im not sure how far past that. It depends on does he get six out of six or five out of six out of the six key battlegrounds and the next four, the georgia, iowa, texas, ohio. I will go with north of 300. What do you see within those numbers that gets us to the point where we are at and the prediction you are making . Go between the lines. Well, president ial elections that have no incumbent, those are choice selections were people wa eight the pros and cons. Thats not what these are. If you have an incumbent running, it is a referendum. Do you want to extend the contract or not . If youv
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Callahan. In a unique partnership tonight, we are working together with the Portland Press harold and the Bangor Daily News to get you the answers you need to cast your ballot. Coincidentally, this first meeting of the candidates falls on the 19th anniversary of the 9 11 terror attacks, a day when we remember the heroes and honor the lives lost. It is also a day when americans feel even more patriotic than they usually do, and part of our civic duty is to make informed choices on election day. We want to help you do that, so we are going to be asking questions for the four candidates. The incumbent is republican Susan Collins, seeking election to a fifth term. The democrat is speaker of the main house, sara gideon. There are two independents, max linn and lisa savage, who belongs to the green independent party, but is not running as a Party Candidate on the ballot. There has been plenty of heat in the campaign. Our hope is to shed some light on important issues. The first round of ques