Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/parties-work-to-get-their-bases-to-the-polls-during-close-midterm-elections Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript In the final days before the midterm elections, both Democratic and Republican campaign workers and volunteers in Pennsylvania work to bring out their voters. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. JIM LEHRER: Gwen Ifill is in suburban Philadelphia, where she's been monitoring turnout there and elsewhere. GWEN IFILL: Good evening, Jim.It is a truism in American politics that no poll counts until Election Day. But for the candidates, they figure why leave the outcome to chance?Election Day in Pennsylvania, where races for the U.S. House, Senate and statehouse all climaxed during the last 24 hours in a flurry of phone-calling, door-knocking and last-minute appeal. CAMPAIGN ORGANIZER: All the persuasion is done. Right now, we're trying to talk to our supporters to remind them the importance of voting on November 7th, Tuesday. If they don't come, we're not going to be successful. All of our work up to this point will be for naught. CAMPAIGN ORGANIZER: Where you are canvassing today is our base. It's the heart of who we're going to pull out on Election Day. GWEN IFILL: Party organizers, special interest groups, and community activists across the country are spending millions to get their people to the polls. CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEER: Hi. My name is Vera, and I'm calling on behalf of Congressman Curt Weldon.