These midterm races could shift the balance of power in Congress
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[0:00] All right, we've got a very big treat
[0:02] because CBS News congressional
[0:03] correspondent Kaitlyn Huey Burns is on
[0:06] set with us.
[0:07] >> So good to see you in person.
[0:09] >> So we were just funny enough we're
[0:10] talking about what it was like to cover
[0:12] the presidential election back in 2014
[0:14] 2015 and this was where we like started
[0:17] this set. Yes.
[0:21] >> Congrats on the podcast.
[0:22] >> Oh, thank you guys.
[0:24] >> So amazing.
[0:25] >> So sweet. Well, we're so excited to have
[0:28] you here. Uh, we just did a deep dive on
[0:30] Kansas. What are some of the other races
[0:31] though that could tip the scale?
[0:32] >> Yeah, I mean Kansas I was in Kansas a
[0:34] couple of weeks ago. Like absolutely not
[0:35] a place I would expect to be in the
[0:37] run-up to this election because it's
[0:39] such a red state. But I think that's
[0:41] kind of the key here is that Democrats
[0:42] are actually really competitive in red
[0:45] states. It's why you see the president
[0:46] spending the final days of this campaign
[0:48] in some of the reddest states in the
[0:50] country. He's going to Iowa today, for
[0:52] example. Um, he was in South Carolina
[0:54] last night. So, what he has to do is
[0:57] really shore up the Republican party
[0:58] base and remind them, hey, you got to
[1:00] show up to vote. It's a tall order. Uh,
[1:03] but that's the challenge. But some of
[1:04] the o