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  Speaker 1: BIN News This Hour, I'm Andrea Coleman. Coming up.
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  Speaker 2: One thing that we are seeing, though, is that it's
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  Speaker 2: not just that the base is energized, it's that the
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  Speaker 2: base is enlarging.
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  Speaker 1: Maryland Governor Wes Moore expresses his confidence in the push
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  Speaker 1: for change to selection on both the state and national levels.
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  Speaker 3: It means that it's going to come down to the wire.
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  Speaker 3: We always knew that this was going to be a
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  Speaker 3: close race.
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  Speaker 1: Polls are showing a nationally watched governor's race with a
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  Speaker 1: black candidate has less than one percentage point difference between
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  Speaker 1: the two candidates. And it's a memorable election for the
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  Speaker 1: granddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We'll tell you why.
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  Speaker 1: But first, here's BIN News Now.
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  Speaker 4: Polls are open across New Jersey where voters are casting
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  Speaker 4: ballots in a closely watched U.S. Senate race and several
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  Speaker 4: competitive House contests.
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  Speaker 1: Voting makes a difference, so let's do it. Represent your
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  Speaker 1: voice and your place in society and be an active
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  Speaker 1: member of this country.
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  Speaker 4: Black Senator Cory Booker is seeking another term in the
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  Speaker 4: Senate against Republican Justin Murphy. Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens is
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  Speaker 4: facing backlash after endorsing Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers and
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  Speaker 4: appearing with him at a predominantly black church in Detroit. Critics,
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  Speaker 4: including Stacey Abrams and Ayanna Pressley, accused Stevens of using
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  Speaker 4: black voters and institutions as political props, while Stevens defended
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  Speaker 4: her decision after breaking with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed. And
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  Speaker 4: Michael Wilbin is stepping away from pardon the interruption for
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  Speaker 4: an extended break to focus on his health. The longtime
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  Speaker 4: ESPN host says he should have taken time off sooner
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  Speaker 4: and hopes to return feeling better. Get BIN News now
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  Speaker 1: Thank you. And Maryland Governor Wes Moore says he is
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  Speaker 1: pleased by what he is seeing on the campaign trail.
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  Speaker 2: You are watching a lot of people who are even
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  Speaker 2: independents and Republicans who are so betrayed by what is
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  Speaker 2: happening with this federal administration that they have now seen
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  Speaker 2: that inflation is up and unemployment is up, that gas
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  Speaker 2: prices are up, grocery prices are up, that Donald Trump's
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  Speaker 2: bank account is up, and they want relief. And they
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  Speaker 2: want to be able to make their voices heard. And so,
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  Speaker 2: you know, we're running hard. And so we do feel
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  Speaker 2: good and optimistic about our re-election prospects.
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  Speaker 1: Moore is running for re-election and is also hoping voters
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  Speaker 1: in the state will approve a question on redistricting. The
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  Speaker 1: redrawing of the state map could yield the state an
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  Speaker 1: extra seat in Congress, giving it a clean Democratic congressional slate.
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  Speaker 1: In Georgia, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is in
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  Speaker 1: a tough race in her bid to become the next
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  Speaker 1: state governor. The latest poll shows Bottoms leading her opponent
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  Speaker 1: by just 0.03 percent. Bottoms appeared on The Breakfast Club
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  Speaker 1: this morning and encouraged listeners to stay politically engaged.
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  Speaker 3: I would say that it's understandable, but not to give
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  Speaker 3: up on our democracy, that our voices are reflected through
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  Speaker 3: our votes. And everything that you care about comes through government,
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  Speaker 3: whether it is, will a hospital stay open in your community?
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  Speaker 3: Will there be a library? How your schools will be funded?
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  Speaker 3: Will that pothole be filled? Will that bridge be repaired?
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  Speaker 3: I mean, it all goes, it all boils down to government.
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  Speaker 3: So when you stay home and don't vote, you are
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  Speaker 3: voting for something that most likely it's not in your
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  Speaker 3: best interest.
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  Speaker 1: Bottoms is one of eight Black women nominees seeking statewide office,
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  Speaker 1: including Secretary of State, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, school superintendent
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  Speaker 1: and others. More than 2.8 million voters in the state
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  Speaker 1: have already cast their ballots. A member of the Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Martin Luther King Jr. family was among Georgia's first-time voters.
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  Speaker 1: In a letter to her peers published in Teen Vogue,
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  Speaker 1: Yolanda Renee King, Dr. King's granddaughter, spoke of being a
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  Speaker 1: member of a Black history legacy family and the importance
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  Speaker 1: of her generation carrying forth their work. She also spoke
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  Speaker 1: of casting her first ballot this year and encouraged readers
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  Speaker 1: to join her. In Georgia, a recent report showed the
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  Speaker 1: Black youth vote surged by 80 percent during the early
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  Speaker 1: voting period, which ended last Friday. Join VIN later today
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  Speaker 1: for our Election Day coverage, which includes the feature Black
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  Speaker 1: America Votes, the midterms 2026. The special program starts at
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  Speaker 1: 7 p.m. Eastern and we'll take a look at the
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  Speaker 1: election from a Black perspective. BIN will also have updates
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  Speaker 1: on election results throughout the evening and tomorrow morning, starting
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  Speaker 1: as early as 6 a.m.
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  Speaker 2: Eastern.
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  Speaker 1: This is BIN News This Hour. Be sure to follow
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  Speaker 1: us wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Andrea Coleman on
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  Speaker 1: the Black Information Network, home of Black News First.