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Anthony Salvanto and Caitlin Huey-Burns bring forecasting gauges, exit polls and competing pollsters into CBS's "Nerd Show."
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Democrats win back House and Senate in sweeping victory | full coverage
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- 0:34Salvanto and Huey-Burns introduce the broadcast's access to CBS decision-desk deliberations.
- 2:00House and Senate forecasting gauges show projected seat targets and toss-up status.
- 6:05Kyle Kondik examines contested House districts in Florida and Virginia.
- 11:00Donnini examines early turnout in North Carolina and Texas, distinguishing participation from knowledge of voters' choices.
- 18:00Exit polling places the economy and the state of democracy at the top of voters' concerns.
"When we are talking about the early vote, we do not know who people voted for," VoteHub's Zachary Donnini cautions. It's a useful distinction inside Face the Nation's most-watched upload of the week: a broadcast that lets viewers into the machinery of election-night analysis, rather than simply presenting the calls.
Posted under the title "Democrats win back House and Senate in sweeping victory | full coverage," the broadcast has reached roughly 400,000 views. Its opening finds Anthony Salvanto and Caitlin Huey-Burns introducing "The Nerd Show," with access to decision-desk deliberations. Salvanto explains the House and Senate forecasting gauges; Huey-Burns examines exit polling and presidential approval. Kyle Kondik then looks at contested House districts, including redrawn seats in Florida, before Republican pollster Patrick Ruffini and Democratic pollster Charlotte Swasey weigh the political mood.
The week brought a substantial slate of uploads, from live election results to Nancy Cordes and Huey-Burns reporting on Democratic celebrations. Those three election-night and aftermath broadcasts are drawing the channel's strongest daily viewing. Jon Alterman's earlier explanation of Israel's coalition deadlock also remains among the week's most-watched releases, although its viewing has slowed considerably.
Across the channel, daily views are running close to three times the usual level, while the subscriber total grew by about 2,000 over the week. Nearby broadcasters have had different rhythms: BBC Politics is also drawing above-usual daily viewing, while TLDR News is quieter than its norm. For Face the Nation, the election coverage extends from explaining how the calls are made to Robert Costa's report on Trump's promise to become "Mr. Veto."
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