good day. i m chris jansing live in beautiful cleveland, ohio. this state home to one of the most critical and close races in the country. you can t go anywhere without finding someone with a strong political opinion. that doesn t mean their minds are made up. how many of you have decided on every single person you re going to vote for? no. i talked to a panel of cleveland area voters. all of them still waiting to cast their ballots about why they are still on the fence and whether the brutal attack might play a role in pushing them off. as we speak, the candidates are in five senate races separated by three points or less, including tim ryan and j.d. vance. but are voters happy with the choices that are out there? we ll talk about that and why millions of voters are identifying as independents and living their tickets potentially, a phenomenon not just in ohio but critical races around the country that could make a difference. finally, the message voters want to send to ca
What is standing out to you at the polls this late stage of the game? yeah, chris. literally an interesting back drop for me right now. but the back drop, this narrow, narrow margins democrats have. in the senate, it s 50/50. they have it because kamala harris breaks the tie. it would be a net gain of five seats for republicans to get control. this is interesting. came out from gallup. they are asking folks, do you consider these to be extremely important issues? that s what a you are seeing. at the top, this has been the story all year. the economy. is the most important issue. that s what voters are saying. you see abortion clocking in at number two, months after the supreme court, crime, rounding out the top five. what s interesting is this. when you take a look at take the economy. folks who say it is extremely important to them.