New poll shows Democrats have slight edge in House races; Trump and Obama take Michigan
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[0:00] We are just 8 days away from election
[0:03] day and almost 30 million Americans have
[0:06] already voted in person or by mail. Our
[0:09] latest projections continue to find
[0:11] Democrats leading Republican to take
[0:13] back the House of Representatives. As
[0:15] you see here, CBS News estimates show
[0:18] they're currently on pace to win 229
[0:20] seats compared to Republicans 206.
[0:23] That's 11 more than they need to take
[0:25] control. The latest CBS News model also
[0:28] shows economic issues have given
[0:30] Democrats an edge with 50% of likely
[0:33] voters saying gas prices will increase
[0:35] if Republicans win versus 30% who say
[0:38] they'll go up if Democrats win. And the
[0:41] contest for Senate control could come
[0:43] down to Ohio and Michigan, which is why
[0:46] President Trump and former President
[0:48] Barack Obama both made their way to the
[0:50] Rust Belt this weekend.
[0:53] I'm here to keep a
[0:55] jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from
[0:59] becoming a United States senator. And
[1:02] that's the fact. We're not going to let
[1:04] that happen.
[1:05] >> The administration's actions are
[1:08] directly responsible for rising costs.
[1:13] >> The current president chose to make a
[1:17] series of bad decisions.
[1:19] The most important of which was he
[1:21] decided to start an unnecessary war.
[1:25] >> Now, President Trump had some star power
[1:27] behind his weekend rallies. He was
[1:29] joined by country m music star Jason
[1:31] Aldine in Georgia and rap