NBC News projects GOP Sen. Ron Johnson defeats Democrat Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin’s Senate race.
Here’s a reminder of Johnson’s anti-science, anti-democratic rhetoric, courtesy of @mehdirhasan:
NBC News projects Democrat Seth Magaziner defeats Republican Allan Fung in Rhode Island’s second district.
A GOP red wave wasn’t out of the question in the historically blue state, @mehdirhasan warned, and it raised a key question: What exactly is a moderate Republican?
Last week, @mehdirhasan told you about VA-07, a newly-drawn district that promised to be a bellwether for how the mid-terms would go. Now, NBC News projects Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger has defeated her Republican opponent, Yesli Vega.
NBC News projects Democrat Josh Shapiro has defeated Republican Doug Mastriano in the PA governor's race.
If Mastriano had won, as @mehdirhasan explained earlier this year, a Democratic presidential candidate’s win might not have been certified come 2024. youtube.com/watch?v=cRdkd3aW…
Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet defeats Republican Joe O’Dea in Colorado, NBC News projects.
"Democrats have a moral obligation to win seats," he told @mehdirhasan in July. "Because if we lose them, we’re gonna lose them to people that don’t actually believe in the democracy.”
NBC News projects 25-year-old @MaxwellFrostFL will be the first member of Gen Z to reach the House of Representatives. Here's what he told @mehdirhasan in August about his success running on progressive ideas:
Make no mistake, @mehdirhasan says: Democracy itself is on the ballot today.
But Democrats have yet to reckon with why that threat feels less relatable to many voters than gas prices:
If you only watch or share one video today, on election day, please make it this short video in which I explain why mail-in ballots in places like PA and WI take so long to count - & why it's the fault of *GOP* lawmakers in those states.
It's important:
Just how many far-right, election-denying extremists are on the ballot around the country today? Here's as many as @mehdirhasan can name for you in 60 seconds.
We could soon be waking up to a different political universe, with Republicans hoping to take control of Congress tonight. And if that happens, @mehdirhasan says this scenario could become much more likely in 2025:
Joe Biden and the Democrats are projected to lose seats in this year’s midterm elections. But Republicans winning control of the Senate isn’t all but guaranteed, @mehdirhasan says:
.@mehdirhasan has a final warning ahead of the midterms [siren emoji]:
“Vote as if democracy is on the line, as if our climate is also on the line, and as if basic human decency is on the line," he says. "Because, I hate to break it to you, it so blatantly is."
Candidates have faced some tough questions this election cycle. And while they struggled to answer some of them, Republicans didn't shy away from their proud support of Trump – failing to view him as someone who threatens the foundations of our democracy. WATCH:
“We might see one of the weakest speakers of the House we’ve ever seen,” @DavidJollyFL says, should the GOP take control.
"Kevin McCarthy folds under pressure," he tells @mehdirhasan. “And the pressure will be to not certify an election in 2025."
Is a Dem leadership change looming? “I would not be surprised at all if that takes hold whether Democrats take the majority [or not],” @DonnaFEdwards says.
Watch her exchange with @mehdirhasan:
“If the Republicans take the power chamber, we are in for a crazy, dizzying ride where the GOP majority will be more controlled than ever by the party’s far-right fringe MAGA extremists," says @mehdirhasan. WATCH:
If Republicans are undercounted in polls, should we be skeptical of data that favors Democrats?
"My concern... is not that Republicans are underrepresented," @RachelBitecofer says, "as much as potentially some of these partisan polls have been designed to flood the zone.”