Lose territory, they will lose people, they will lose momentum on the front line of the biggest War In Europe since world war ii. Our politics cant seem to process that. It is a real statement of priorities on behalf of the United States of america. My friend ben rhodes, thank you for your time and thoughts tonight, really appreciate it. Thanks, alex. That is our show for the evening. Now it is time for last word with lawrence odonnell. Alex, i was listening to your discussion and i have some concerns about the way we use the word strongman because i fear it can sound just too good to too many voters who think the president of the United States supposed to be a strong man . It is a term weve been using for decades in a way that everyone using it electively understood. Im not sure it communicates what we would like it to communicate here. You are so right. We should call it fascist fan and the boys. That is the essence of what is happening here. I dont have a suggestion, im feeling awkward about that term. Thats all. That is where i am. Duly noted. Thank you for the feedback. Have a great show. Thanks, alex. Between now and tuesday, november 5th, the two most important stories we will be covering at this hour are the multiple prosecutions of criminal defendant donald trump and the president ial election. There are of course, obviously, usually important stories going on at the same time around the world, in ukraine, in gaza and israel and elsewhere around the world, in africa and asia. South america. But, the president ial election is the most important of all of those stories because what happens in all of those other stories around the world after november fifth largely depends on who wins the election. If donald trump wins the election, the Israeli Government and the Israeli Military will be free to, as donald trump puts it, finish the job. In gaza. Those are trumps words, finish the job. He means kill as many people as you want to. Donald trump will not try to achieve a ceasefire the way President Biden has been working to achieve a ceasefire. In ukraine, if donald trump wins election, Vladimir Putin will be free to continue to kill ukrainians in his Imperialistic March to take over ukraine without any resistance at all from the american president. If donald trump is elected president , the story of criminal defendant trump, in effect, disappears. Donald trump would be able to end up with federal prosecutions against him by Special Prosecutor chuck smith, who would be instantly fired by donald trump, and the two State Prosecutions against him in new york and georgia would be forced into at least a four year delay and donald trump is no longer president. If donald trump wins, justice loses. If donald trump wins, human decency loses. If donald trump wins, then all is lost. As of tonight, most American Voters know that. Joe biden is going to win means more votes than donald trump. But, this is the country where you can come in second with the voters and still become president , still win. Thanks to the perversion of democracy the founders called the Electoral College. As of tonight, not enough people in a handful of so called Battleground States who will decide this election understand the stakes of this election. Not enough people in those few states yet understand what they will lose if donald trump wins. So we begin tonight with what is now the most important of those stories that we will be covering this year because it will determine the outcome of the rest of those stories. We begin with the president ial election. Last night president ial primaries, joe biden was the first to win enough delegates to secure the democratic nomination for president. Hours later, donald trump won enough delegates to secure the republican nomination for president. Today, President Biden continued his campaigning in Battleground States, appearing at the opening of the biden harris Wisconsin Coordinated Campaign headquarters in milwaukee. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel notes it is the first Milwaukee Campaign base for a democratic president ial nominee in at least 20 years. The Biden Harris Campaign is opening 43 other Campaign Offices in wisconsin, all over the state. Heres President Biden speaking at the wisconsin Campaign Headquarters in milwaukee today. Our freedoms are at stake. They really are at stake. Not a joke. The right to choose, the right to be able to determine whether you are going to get to vote, how we vote. It is all in your hands. Folks like you all across the country, because, this is how i won the first time i ran, this is how we are going to win again. A lot of you helped me in 2020 and we will make sure he is a loser and he is a loser. We are going to make sure that happens again, right . At a Campaign Event in milwaukee, the president explained what is Infrastructure Build means for daily life. Wider sidewalks for children walking to school, Saver Bike Lanes for residents and visitors. A dedicated bus lanes to get to work faster. New trees to provide shade and modern structure to prevent sewage from flowing into the Milwaukee River and lake michigan. These are lifechanging improvements. They will also make it easier for historic black communities in the north and latino communities in the south to access jobs, schools, and entertainment. Opportunities in the city and central hub, from watching the Milwaukee Bucks play to attending milwaukee area technical college. My predecessor talked about the structure week for four years. He didnt get a single thing done. Not one. Ron johnson and every republic republican in congress voted against the Inflation Reduction Act and wants to repeal it. President biden explained some of what is at stake on the president ial ballot. Just this week, donald trump said cuts to Social Security and medicare are on the table. Instead of cutting Social Security and medicare to give tax breaks to the wealthy, i will protect Social Security and medicare to make the wealthy begin to pay their fair share. Keep this number in mind. Joe biden won georgia by just 11,779 votes in 2020. And, on election day yesterday in georgia, nikki haley won almost 20,000 votes. All of those voters knew that nikki haley had already dropped out of the president ial campaign. But, still, yesterday on election day, 20,000 voters went to the polls in georgia to vote in the president ial primary for nikki haley against donald trump. That is a sign of Potential Weakness for donald trump in november. Nikki haleys total vote in georgia was 70,000, which includes the votes cast before nikki haley dropped out of the president ial campaign. Today, the Biden Harris Campaign released this statement. Nikki haleys workers continue to make it Crystal Clear that donald trump is not building a coalition that can win in november. Suburban, moderate, and independent voters are rejecting trumps divisive rhetoric and extreme policies and it is no surprise donald trump is running on the same extreme agenda that has cost republicans election after election, threatening democracy, overturning roe versus wade, passing a National Abortion ban, repealing the Affordable Care act, and cutting medicare and Social Security. Leading of our discussion tonight is Principal DeputyCampaign Manager for the biden harris reelection campaign, he was the winning Campaign Manager for democratic senator Raphael Warnock in georgia. Thank you for joining us tonight from biden harris Campaign Headquarters in wilmington. I want to start with what we just identified in georgia, since you are the highest level expert we can possibly engage on winning the state of georgia. That 30,000 votes cast on election day, on the election day, for a candidate who voters know is no longer running for president , nikki haley, where the winning margin in that state last time was just over 11,000 votes, how do you interpret that nikki haley vote . First of all, thank you for having me again, lawrence. It is great to be with you. Look, the vote Last Night In Georgia Bears out exactly what our campaign has been saying this entire republican primary is that donald trump is failing to consolidate his base and win over swing and independent moderate voters. These voters are protesting donald trump and saying to the Republican Party they wont vote for him because of the extremism and he continues to double down on it. Our campaign is making sure that we communicate with these voters and letting them know that anybody that cares about Donald Trumps extreme agenda on womens reproductive freedoms, on the Affordable Care act, on cutting Social Security and medicare, that they have a home and that they can be involved in this campaign. So, it is, again, a continuation of the story we have been pointing out for a very long time, that donald trump simply does not have a consolidated base to win in a general election. I want to listen to what representatives omar said yesterday to those voters who are casting the uncommitted votes in the democratic president ial primary, lets listen to this. Democracy is on the line. We are facing down fascism. And, i personally know what my life felt like having trump as the president of this country. And, i know what it felt like for my constituents and for people around this country and around the world. We have to do everything that we can to make sure that does not happen to our country again. The uncommitted vote has been very clear. They want a change in policy and weve seen that within three days, you had the Vice President using the word cease fire. We now have the resident saying there is a red line. As you know, Congresswoman Ilhan omar is talking about a kind of progress that can feel too small and too gradual, especially to relatively new voters, who have never really had this issue in mind at president ial ballots, when she is talking about now weve gotten the Biden Administration talking ceasefire, weve got and talking redlines. How do you want to present the case to those voters for voting for Joe Biden Over donald trump . Look, there really is no comparison here. One thing i want to thank Representative Ilhan Omar for her comments. We know how deeply this issue is and personal this issue is to a lot of voters and the president has tried to put his administration in a position to go and talk to these voters and listen. Our campaign has tried to talk to these voters and engage these waters and listen. On the contrast of pointing this out, there is no comparison that that that donald trump poses to democracy. The president wants the same thing as a lot of these individuals who are casting uncommitted votes. He wants long and lasting peace in the middle east for both israel and gaza and our campaign will continue to communicate that. A lot of the table medical to get there is done behind the scenes and that is a difference between President Biden and donald trump as well. A real leader knows that it takes tact and skill to lead america through a time like this and that is what President Biden is doing. Then again, there is a litany of things we can talk about when it comes to why donald trump is not prepared to be president of the United States. Look at nato, saying we should pull out of nato and let Vladimir Putin do whatever he wants to do. Hes cuddling up to dictators and hanging out with him because he wants to be one. Hes pledging to got Social Security and medicare, the Affordable Health care act, reproductive freedoms, bragging about it. Our campaign is not taking any voters for granted and we will put in the work to make sure Everybody Knows that donald trump is a threat to democracy and that they have a place to call home in this campaign. On Social Security and medicare, donald trump very easily and comfortably said when asked about cutting them in order to help the deficit issue, donald trump said absolutely, theres a lot you can do. That campaign is kind of running away from that now saying he doesnt want to do that. He certainly is supported by a party that has historically always wanted to and attempted to cut Social Security and medicare. Theres never been a Republican Congress or a republican president who wasnt aimed at that. He is saying the quiet part out loud. And, he absolutely meant it, regardless of what his campaign is trying to do to walk it back. It is time we strengthen Social Security and medicare and ensure the wealthy are paying their fair share as President Biden is pledging to do. Donald trump is only in this race for himself. Hes in this race to get out of trouble. Hes in this race to enact revenge on his political enemies and retribution. He said so himself. He says he wants to be a dictator on day one. We have to continue to point these things out. It is reckless. Donald trump is not concerned about americans. Donald trump is concerned about himself and that historically the contrast that our campaign will continue to work diligently to make over the next several months. Biden harris Deputy Campaign manager, thank you very much for joining us tonight, we really appreciate it. Thank you, lawrence. Thank you. Joining us now is richler, chairman of the Democratic Party in wisconsin. He was with President Biden today and when ben wikler talks wisconsin, i listen. Tell us what we need to know about this historic investment in wisconsin. President biden was in wisconsin. I think it was his sixth visit today. And Kamala Harris has been here five times. We are a constant focus because wisconsin is the Tipping Point state. It is the state that tipped for trump in 2016. For biden in 2020. Four of the last six president ial campaigns margins of victory here came down to less than one percentage point. Biden Harris Administration knows this and they are investing with their presence, with campaign resources, and ensuring that this presidency and this administration delivers for wisconsin voters, as they are doing nationwide. Today, President Biden was here announcing a 35 Million Investment in the Sixth Street Corridor in milwaukee to ensure that where an interstate cut through and divided communities decades ago, they are now going to be built in a way that brings communities together. Then he came over to the Campaign Headquarters and basically opened up and connected with dozens of Cheering Volunteers and supporters. Had conversations, took photos with them. The office that will be the heart of the statewide operation to make sure that we both turned out and persuade every possible voter, every voter who doesnt want a trump dictatorship starting in 2025. The nerve center for this campaign is in milwaukee because republicans have targeted milwaukee for voter suppression. And, they have bragged about it and we are going to fight back. Ben, as you know, there is a tension around this campaign. I remember in past president ial campaigns in the pretrump era, people would say to me what is going to happen as if i knew and i would always tell them i dont know. And now what i hear from people is tell me its going to be okay, tell me its going to be okay. It is very different from the feelings that you had on democrat versus republican president ial campaigns in the past. It is about are we going to be okay, is the country going to be okay, are we going to get through this . Which means, is donald trump going to lose is that and what do you say when people ask you that in a state where it is a 1 one way or the other outcome . I say that wisconsin over and over, this is true in all the cl