Week in politics: AirTalk’s 2018 day-before-the-midterm election preview

LANCASTER, CA - NOVEMBER 04: Voters wait in line at a polling place to participate in early voting in California's 25th Congressional district on November 4, 2018 in Lancaster, California. Republican incumbent Rep. Steve Knight (CA-25) is competing against Democratic congressional candidate Katie Hill for his seat in the district. Democrats are targeting at least six congressional seats in California, currently held by Republicans, where Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. These districts have become the centerpiece of their strategy to flip the House and represent nearly one-third of the 23 seats needed for the Democrats to take control of the chamber in the November 6 mid term elections. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

With just a day left until voters across California and the United States head to the polls, AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable focuses on all things elections.

With just a day left until voters across California and the United States head to the polls, AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable focuses on all things elections, from the local races we’re watching here in California to the national ones with major implications for the makeup of the House and Senate.

In addition to our local and state election previews, here are some of the non-election related stories we’re following today:

NBC says it will stop running anti-immigration ad that CNN says was racist
Latest from the border — can the president stop asylum seekers?
Friday’s jobs numbers show 49-year-low in unemployment, wage growth at fastest rate in almost 10 years
U.S. reimposes sanctions on Iran, Tehran says it will fight them
Early voting totals in at least 17 states already surpass 2014 turnout
Is Kevin de León’s key to beating Dianne Feinstein support from Republicans? (USC/Dornsife poll examines)
SCOTUS to allow trial on census citizenship question, won’t hear Net Neutrality challenges

Guests:

Libby Denkmann, KPCC host and veterans & military reporter; she tweets

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Jill Replogle, KPCC Orange County reporter she tweets

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Matt Rodriguez, Democratic strategist and founder and chief executive officer of Rodriguez Strategies. He is also a former senior Obama advisor in 2008; he tweets

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Sean T. Walsh, Republican political analyst and partner at Wilson Walsh Consulting in San Francisco; he is a former adviser to California Governors Pete Wilson and Arnold Schwarzenegger and a former White House staffer for Presidents Reagan and H.W. Bush