Late-night hosts took one last look at the state of the race before the midterms, criticising the racist tactics of the Republican party.

Seth Meyers

On Late Night with Seth Meyers, the host addressed what the Republicans have been up to in their last weeks of campaigning. “Most of what Republicans have done in office has been deeply unpopular so instead they’re furiously throwing out one new lie after the other,” he said.

One of Trump’s many lies was a claim that he would introduce a tax cut for the middle class before the midterms with the president claiming he was studying it around the clock. “I don’t believe you’re studying anything around the clock,” Meyers said. “I mean, your eye bags say all-nighter but your grasp of policy says in bed by 7.”

Meyers also spoke about his attempt to stop birthright citizenship and referred to it as “a racist stunt to motivate the GOP base”.

Despite Trump now claiming he wants to rewrite a portion of the constitution, when he was campaigning before he became president, he spoke at great length of how important it was and how he would help bring it back.

“Bring the constitution back?” Meyers questioned. “It didn’t go anywhere. It’s the founding document of our nation, not the McRib.”

He said that “keeping people angry and afraid is one way they can stay in power” while discussing the migrant caravan and referred to the Republicans as “a party that traffics in open racism and sells its voters culture war rhetoric while enriching themselves at taxpayers’ expense”.

Stephen Colbert

On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert the host said: “Tomorrow is like Christmas if Santa was going to leave you either some shiny new checks and balances or your stocking just has a lump of clean beautiful coal.”

He joked: “In America’s ongoing bitter divorce, the big question is: who’s getting the house?”

He then spoke about polling and the many figures that have come out before the midterms. “CNN just released new numbers on their generic ballot where women favour Democrats 62% to 35% but Republicans aren’t worried because they have a history of not believing women,” he joked.

At a rally, Trump said that even if the Democrats were triumphant, he would figure out, asking the crowd if that made sense. “Nothing you’ve said for the last two years makes sense,” he said. “You don’t figure anything out. You’re the leader of the free world and you can’t figure out how to close an umbrella.”

Trump has also said that while he’s been doing campaigning, he’s also been doing work in the House of Representatives. “You’ve never done house work in your life,” he said. ”Or work work for that matter.”

He also joked at a rally that he watched some of Obama’s campaigning as he had nothing else to do.

“You had nothing else to do?” Colbert said. “You’re the president of the United States. You could enact meaningful climate change legislation, you could finally make sure Flint has clean drinking water, for God’s sake, they’re making four Avatar sequels, you could stop that!”

Trevor Noah

Everybody just do what Oprah says and go vote! #ElectionEve pic.twitter.com/SoIG69fW0c — The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) November 6, 2018

On The Daily Show, Trevor Noah spoke about the long list of celebrities who have been getting involved in the midterms, including Oprah who was going door to door in Georgia with Stacey Abrams. “Oprah coming to your door and asking for your vote, that has to be the most effective thing ever,” Noah said. “Seriously, if Oprah showed up at my house and asked me to do anything, you better believe I’m doing it.”

Noah also reminded audiences that this week will see the return of obnoxious news graphics. “I don’t need graphics to tell you why tomorrow is huge,” he said. “If the Democrats take the House or the Senate, they can block Trump’s nominees, they can block his legislation and Democrats might even be able to see what’s inside his tax returns. Spoiler alert: it’s Hillary’s emails.”

In conclusion, he said: “You shouldn’t vote because of what the polls say, you should vote because there’s a message that resonates with you or you want to completely obliterate the other side.”