-Guys, as we draw closer to the midterm elections,
it is important to us that our audience
stay informed and up-to-date.
So with that in mind,
it's time for "The Tonight Show" midterm election update.
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Going into Tuesday,
there's going to be a lot of focus on Senate seats.
So let's take a look at how many seats are up for grabs.
Looking at the board here,
we see that there's one, two, three --
That's 35 Senate seats up for grabs.
That can go either way.
So let's suppose there's big voter turnout in the South.
As you see here, if you lean red,
there's big voter turnout in the South.
But let's say that there's a big minority voter turnout,
then what happens?
That's right, another board.
Now, in this scenario,
there's a real chance that the Senate goes blue.
That means Democrat. But let's think local.
What's going on in Arizona?
We've got Jeff Flake retiring, which means...
[ Air horn blows ] ...we got ourselves a toss-up.
[ Laughter ]
Now, here's the alphabet.
That's "V" for "vote."
That is the one, two, three, four --
That's the 22nd letter.
Who knows how that's going to effect things.
Let's bring in another board.
I want to show you, district by district,
party breakdowns in local Texas neighborhoods.
Here we go right here.
Sorry, that is not a touchscreen.
Can we roll in a touchscreen, please?
Thank you very much.
Not a touchscreen. Could we roll --
Thank you very much.
That is not a touchscreen.
[ Light laughter ]
That is not a touchscreen.
Still not a touchscreen.
Let's pivot to the Texas Senate race.
We got the incumbent Ted Cruz running.
That's Ted Cruz right there. [ Audience cheers ]
Let's see who's challenging him.
See this guy right here? That's Beto O'Rourke.
Now, the race could go either way.
You know what?
Let's bring out some chalkboards,
really break it down.
435, okay? 4-3-5.
That's the number of House seats up for grabs in this election.
435.
And you do 1-4 -- 14.
That's how many Red Bulls I had before the show.
Yeah, now it's 15.
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Whoo! I'm never gonna die!
Let's bring in more boards, everybody.
We call this the hawkeye board,
because we're watching these elections like a hawk.
Also, the board is only visible to hawks,
'cause they have vision
four to eight times stronger than humans.
And any hawk looking at this board
will tell you that these numbers
do not look good for independents.
Now, let's talk about college-age voters.
And we go to Tariq for more on that.
-Oh, hey, Jimmy.
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I'm standing here with a few additional boards.
And the board I want to talk about first tackles --
you guessed it -- the college-aged voter.
[ Scattered cheers ]
If we have a substantial turnout among young voters,
it could really tip this election.
And I know what you're wondering.
Does it matter if young voters
are predominantly male or female?
Let's go to the boards.
Okay, okay, okay.
So, the board is saying yes.
[ Laughter ]
Gender matters. Now, that's a game-changer.
-It sure is, Tariq.
Now, what about incumbents seeking re-election?
Is there a board for that?
-You bet your boards there is, Jimmy.
[ Laughter ]
-An "incumbent seeking re-election" board?
This I got to see in person.
Where are you, actually?
-I'm next to my board.
-You're next to -- Okay. That doesn't actually help me.
Everything is next to a board.
What else is nearby you?
-I can't even tell. All I see is other boards.
Which board are you by?
-I'm by "Hispanic voters" board.
-Hispanics 65 and over or Hispanics 18 to 25?
-Uh, Hispanics 18 to 25.
Gosh, I'm so confused. It's just too many boards.
For a little help on this, we go to Rachel Maddow.
Rachel?
-Jimmy, I don't think I'm in this sketch.
-All right, thank you very much, Rachel.
Guys, we will be here all night
with up-to-the-minute election coverage
and, of course, the latest boards.
We'll be right back, everyone.
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