Election strategies analysis

But it is Election Day and we continue our coverage today as we get into what each party is doing. The latest on the strategies used in election season. So we had to bring on some strategists. So joining us today, a Democratic strategist, Christina Antello, Republican strategist, Mark Williams. Appreciate you guys always being here. Thank you very much. Christina, I got to start with you. First of all, I mean, Democrats seem like they're already out there celebrating right now. What's the move? What's the vibe? And what's the concern? You know, honestly, I've been one of the Democrats who's been kind of the last one to get to the party and drink in the Kool-Aid, but I'm finally there. I think we definitely got the House. Now I'm even starting to maybe think about the Senate. That seems kind of crazy to me because some of these states that are in play are just so ruby red. But everybody's saying the vibes are saying that the polling says that we are going to take the House and the Senate. But I think that that wave election is a little kind of premature till. So we're very, very anxious to find out what happens tonight because polling seems to have some issues. Hey, Mark's not even looking at you right now. Are you a hold your horses kind of guy? Well, I don't want to throw cold water on my colleague here, but at the same time, two years ago, the vibes were also saying that Kamala Harris was going to be the president of the United States, and that obviously didn't come to fruition. Commission. I'm skeptical of the polls. There are a million reasons, and I don't think we have enough time for me to go through why I'm a little bit skeptical. I think it'll be a decent night for Democrats. I don't think that we have the ability to keep the House. I think the Senate is really where the fight is. And, you know, keep an eye on Ohio. I think that'll be kind of the first domino to really watch. So let's just say, Christina, we'll go along with your feeling that you have right now that Democrats will do well. If that does come to fruition, then what happens with the party now? Gosh, that's what is really scary for me, because that means we're going to have Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries at the lead. So two New Yorkers, two, as my colleague likes to see, coastal elite kind of liberals, what have you. And like, does that mean we get out of touch? I know in the House, since it's kind of been more more out there for a little bit longer, they've already got some legislation that they're looking to pass in the first four, the first hundred hours for bills that I think are going to be around health care and voting rights and things like that. So I hope that we get into town and I hope that we're ready to legislate. We want to have some actual wins for the American people. But I think that we're going to have some oversight, and I hope we're able to keep that under control. But there will be some oversight of this administration, finally, because we haven't had that for the last two years. So, Mark, we'll run two scenarios past you then as far as you look ahead to what Republicans may do. Scenario number one, what Christina just goes through. Republicans lose the House, they lose the Senate. Then what happens? Oh, I think it's a massive amount of oversight. I think they're pulling every single secretary that's ever served in the Trump administration to come up and testify before Congress. Thank you, Chris. I think what they're going through and what we'll see them go through is what Republicans went through in 2010 with the Tea Party. There's going to be a ton of growing pains and a ton of push and pull within their conference with the DSA segment that's growing more and more and more and more. And quite frankly, I think that sets Republicans up really well for 2028 because, as you know, the presidential election starts tomorrow. If it's a split House and Senate as far as leadership, what gets done in the next two years? Look, this Congress has shown that it can barely do the bare minimum, right? It can fund the government and little else. I think that's what we'll see. I think we'll see a ton of oversight still from Democrats in the House. Thank And hopefully they can pass some CRs or some appropriations bills. you so But I can't imagine that a ton of bipartisanship, We'll actually take place. Do you agree? I do. much Yeah, I think that's right. I think that oversight on the House will get really overzealous. And then that means that most things will for probably come to a halt there in the Senate if it's still run by Republicans. joining They'll be focused on nominations and things like that, trying to help Trump out with that kind of portion of the agenda. And you'll see a lot of executive orders coming out of the White House, as we have seen. us. So like Mark just mentioned, you know, 2028 election really starts tomorrow. I mean, we're going to find out what happens tonight and we'll get underway tomorrow. What are the Democrats going to do? It doesn't seem like there's that one person ready to be like campaign for this person. Twenty twenty eight. Let's go. No, that's right. I mean, I think by my last count, there were at least 15 candidates that I think were ready on the sidelines for Democrats. So that's going to be I mean, that doesn't fit on a debate stage. And so for the next year, we're going to just see them trying to jockey and try to get out there as much as possible, which means, again, like who are the leaders of our party, kind of these two New Yorkers. And again, it's not about either one of them, It's just the fact that the whole party is going to be represented by the head of the party being. New Yorkers. And I don't know how that resonates in the Midwest or in the South and kind of all these places where we're trying to make inroads with with voters, especially Latinos and African-Americans and things like that, kind of across the South and throughout the country. We've seen obviously leading up to the election, there have been some some big changes. Right. And you saw what happened in Michigan with, you know, Democrats supporting Republicans here with the John Fetterman situation in Pennsylvania. You don't know where that's going to end up. Is this an opportunity? And you let us know how it works behind the scenes. Right. No matter what happens tonight, will each party kind of take a look within itself, or do you just keep marching forward? What happens? I mean, that's what every party says whenever they lose. But what really happens? Sure, they'll do an introspective, but nothing really changes at the end of the day. At the end of the day, you have to have candidates that can get through a primary process. And they have to appeal to the base. And so at the end of the day, both parties are going to be about what their bases want and want to need. I mean, the introspective, I mean, part of it is that there hasn't been any accountability to this administration. Congress hasn't done the oversight and checks. And I think Republicans are kind of gearing up to have Jim Jordan lead their party kind of when these leadership elections happen next week. I was like, that's not kind of tailoring in the other direction. That's going even harder and doubling down, in my opinion. But the same is true of my party, right? They're going to be so exuberant that they've at least flipped one house that they're going to think that to go up against this Trump administration, and I have no doubt that we, again, will probably overreach instead of focusing on those legislative agenda items that I was mentioning before. Like, I know that we've got these bills ready to go in the first 100 hours. I hope we keep that kind of focus, but I just, I hope that, you know, I don't know that they'll be able to help themselves once they're on TikTok and getting their clips. We're going to leave it there for now, but is there one state that you think will make the big difference tonight? Is there any one in particular? Ohio. I'm looking at Iowa. I think Iowa's a really interesting story. All right. Two states to keep an eye out for, and two great folks joining us this morning to break it down from both sides of the aisle. Appreciate it. There's a website for more information. For both of them, Christina Mark, it's always a pleasure. Thanks, guys.