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For sure, eve have a, appreciate it. thanks so much. in florida early voting kicks off today, same day as the first and only gubernatorial debate in the state. tonight republican florida governor ron desantis will go toe to toe with democratic challenger charlie crist. steve contorno is following all the developments in the sunshine state. what do we expect the major topics will be tonight at this debate? >> erica, like so many democrats in tough contests charlie crist has tried to make this r...

Presidents infrastructure program, the president was here in delaware talking about his loan forgiveness program for college students just on friday and thats kind of what you do, jim, when you are facing headwinds in the midterms. >> all right. joe johns, thank you very much. im joined now by democratic senator sheldon white house of rhode island, he is the author of the book "the scheme: how the right wing used dark money to capture the supreme court." very important topic. senator, thank you ...

Good idea to appear with the president given the fact that hes got the low approval ratings, the high inflation, the concerns about recessions and so on. the white house chief of staff appeared on jake tappers prime time show last week and essentially was asked why the president isnt going to so many big rallies, and what he pointed out is this isnt the only president who has had trouble with the midterm elections. listen. >> both president obama, i was here, i will share responsibility for it, ...

All right, were just 16 days out from the midterm elections and in several competitive states early voting is under way right now in georgia, in fact, more than 740,000 people have already cast their ballots. a new nbc poll finds sky high interest and polarization ahead of the midterms. it shows about 80% of democrats and republicans believe their political opposition will destroy the country if they are not stopped. as campaign 22 is hitting the homes homestretch, democrats are facing economic ...

Then the economy -- the economy is a mixed bag. we should acknowledge inflation is high but joblessness is low. wages are actually up. but, still, inflation numbers are brutal. one democratic strategist told politico i think we peaked a little early. what do you think? >> i think were going to see across states that folks arent going to vote by party line. you might have a governor win on a republican and then the democratic senator win. so i actually feel like coming out of covid we need to cam...

The food companies. their sky-high profits are rips off the american people and there are studies that estimate that 50% of inflation has to do with corporate greed. so i think what the democrats have to say is we are going to stand with working people. were prepared to take on the drug companies. were prepared to take on the insurance companies and create an economy that works for all of us. is the abortion issue important? yes. but we have also got to focus on the struggles of working people t...

Enten joins us to run the numbers. harry, whats going on in the senate battle? >> you know, thats i think what everyone is so interested in. can democrats hold on to senate control and, you know, what were seeing in the national polling seems to be translating down to the senate polls. i want to just look at four key states here. nevada, arizona, pennsylvania, georgia. democrats likely need to win three of these four in order to hold on. right now, they do still hold leads in arizona, pennsylvan...

>> i am worried about the level of voter turnout among young people and working people who will be voting democratic. and i think again, what democrats have got to do is contrast their economic plan with the republicans. >> al, youre obviously fired up for these midterms. youre very concerned about election security in this country and the big lie and so on. youve challenged scott on that point a number of times. why is there not -- and maybe this will end up not being the case, but are you conc...

Will be voting democratic. and i think what democrats have got to do is contrast their economic plan with the republicans. >> reporter: just minutes from now, were going to hear from a republican, republican senator roy blunt of missouri about his view of the political landscape. well, early voting is underway in 39 states, and in some areas, there are claims that voters are facing intimidation. and in mesa, arizona, armed men are wearing masks and tactical gear, as they keep a watchful eye ov...

Media, what is going on? >> hes all over the map and its been a pretty extraordinary 24 hours for the president and it underscores the chaos inside this administration and a president who keeps saying things, changing his mind, making new public statements, backtracking it. weve seen it play out with the economy. but now on so many other issues as well and whats driving him are a number of factors. first of all the increasing signs of an economic downturn here in the united states which of cours...