Analyzing Democratic, Republican strategies to sway voters
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[0:02] The countdown to the midterm election is
[0:04] just is on with just eight days to go. I
[0:07] want to check out our Senate race
[0:09] ratings map. So far, the states colored
[0:11] blue currently lean left. The red states
[0:14] lean right. As you can see there, the
[0:16] orange ones are tossups and include
[0:19] Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Ohio, and Maine.
[0:23] The gray states don't have a Senate seat
[0:25] up for election this year. Now, so far,
[0:27] over 30 million Americans have filled in
[0:29] their ballots. Over 15 million went in
[0:32] person, and another 15 million sent one
[0:34] in through the mail. Our CBS News team
[0:36] has been on the ground talking to those
[0:38] voters and getting the pulse of the
[0:40] nation. Here's why one voter over in
[0:43] Texas says she feels it's important to
[0:45] cast a ballot early. I've just feel like
[0:47] it's better to vote as soon as possible.
[0:50] Let's not wait because anything can
[0:52] happen on that day. You may not be able
[0:54] to do it. So, if they giving you the
[0:55] opportunity to vote early, I suggest
[0:58] anybody that wants to vote to go in now.
[1:02] >> And early voting in some Florida
[1:04] counties began last week. One Florida
[1:05] voter says it's convenient and gives
[1:08] everyone a chance to come out.
[1:10] >> I think it's very convenient. I think
[1:12] it's very convenient for the elderly. It
[1:14] gives everybody the chance to come out
[1:15] and vote. I mean, you can't stretch it
[1:17] out for like a whole month, but I mean,
[1:18] if if if you you're exercising one of
[1:21] the most important rights that you have
[1:22] as an American c