Trump's Iran war, high gas prices and affordability issues are impacting midterm voters
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[0:00] Election day. It's finally here.
[0:01] Candidates around the country have made
[0:03] their final pitches to remaining voters.
[0:05] With nearly 60 million early midterm
[0:08] ballots already submitted, and these 11
[0:09] states Senate races could determine the
[0:11] balance of power in Congress. Democratic
[0:13] candidates have been polling well in
[0:15] historically red states like Texas and
[0:16] Kansas. But it all comes down to today's
[0:19] results. Now, President Trump also made
[0:21] his final push to voters in front of
[0:22] Washington's reflecting pool. His
[0:24] message this midterm cycle has been to
[0:26] vote like he is on the ballot trying to
[0:28] shore up Republican support.
[0:31] >> Usually whoever the sitting president is
[0:34] Republican or Democrat, uh, good or bad,
[0:38] good president, great president, bad,
[0:40] for some reason the sitting president
[0:43] doesn't win the midterms, but we gave
[0:45] this a very strong shot.