A recap of the days headlines and a look at whats in store for tomorrow. But i had said earlier today that if its 2 or less, republicans are going to be talking in a back room and theyre worried. Byron said theyre worried. They know this is a tough midterm coming up, and i agree with him. And it absolutely is for the president in power. Theres no question about that. Very few acceptation. As we wait to see balderson take the stage, i want to ask you quickly, todd, about this, the rnc said it would have made a big difference to have a president on the ballot. They say the special elections are different. Heres rnc chair. I think these special elections are called special elections for a reason. Theres only two candidates on the ballot. Turnout is a huge issue in august in ohio, the week before school starts. Turning out that vote is going to be critical. And i will tell you, President Trump would win this district today and he would win it in november. What do you think, todd . This is
supporters who won this race, they ll say balderson has won it outright. technically, you re right. the associated press, which is what fox news goes by, technically has not called this race. but you heard balderson himself claim victory. and then president trump went ahead on twitter shortly before balderson spoke and said, yes, troy balderson has won this race. and he took credit for it. president trump came here on saturday to rally his supporters around troy balanced balderson. if he had lost this race, it would have been just an epic upset for republicans heading into the midterms. they ve held onto this seat for nearly four decades, but in the end, troy balderson it appears is going to be able to squeak out a win. this is really a sign that when the republican establishment and
campaigning against him again this fall. thank you all so much for all your support. god bless you and god bless america. [cheers & applause] you can see the enthusiasm there. it appears it has been a squeaker of a win. still too close to call. we re told there s some provisional ballots that need to come in. he s claiming victory, though. hey, ed. shannon, good to see you. the rnc has just put out a statement basically declaring victory. the republican national committee saying, this is proof that the so-called blue wave is just a ripple. they need to make sure that everything is counted and they ve got all the provisional ballots. in terms of the ballots 100% in, balderson, the republican you just saw, is winning by 1,754
president trump pulling a republican candidate out of the fire. the president won this race for mr. balderson, no doubt about that. look, there is an issue though. there s been a lot of concern about this enthusiasm gap. and we ve seen the polling on that. the lrepublicans need to understand it s not a given they ll keep those numbers moving into the midterm elections. democrats have real trouble on their hands. i imagine ocasio-cortez is going to be crying into her pillow tonight. o connor ran not as a progressive, a socialist. that s a big problem for the democrats. it s interesting he did because he ran as somebody who was much more to the center. troy balderson now the gop nominee and presumed front runner at this point, is getting ready to take to the mic there in ohio 12 district where the