Ana Navarro explains why she's simultaneously terrified and excited for the midterms

CNN's Ana Navarro, a lifelong Republican who's supporting Democrats this year, explained Tuesday why she is simultaneously terrified and excited for the midterm elections.

"What makes me nervous is the fact that I do think that this is about the heart and soul of America," Navarro said. "And I am nervous about the idea that America might reaffirm what I see as a racist, divisive, hostile bad, ineffective, incapable president. And that would be, I think, very sad for some of us that believe in America's better angels."

But Navarro added that if nothing else, the 2018 midterms offered voters a real choice.

"We had gotten to the point where establishment Republicans and establishment Democrats, you could hardly tell them apart. Right now you can tell the two parties," she said. "I'm just hoping that America chooses happy, unity, good, improvement, better future, bright, wake up for a better morning and not gloom and doom."

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