Costs. Costs. Good day from msnbc in washington. Welcome back to Alex Witt reports. I am Ali Vitali in for alex. We begin with decision 2024, still just 31 days until Election Day but we are following breaking news. Kamala harris expected soon in North Carolinaex. The Vice President will be briefed on Hurricane Helene Recovery efforts and meet with people impacted by the disaster. She will provide updates on federal actions being taken to support victims there. Meanwhile Tim Walz caring the message in ohio. This is the Scene And Butler pennsylvania when former President Donald Trump and his Running Mate j. D. Vance will appear later today. Pennsylvaniall is among more th two dozen states where Mailing Or Absentee voting is already underway. E the reaction from one congresswoman who just told me what keeps her up at night about the keystone state. I was there on january the 6th. I know what President Trump was responsible for. Responsible for saying, i will not accept losing. I wont allow for a peaceful transfer of power. What keeps me up at night is that we knock on every door. We engage every voter that they come out to the eprotection of our precious democracy. We have correspond an analyst ready to discuss all the new developments but we start with Aaron Gilchrist at the White House. The Vice President is expected to land in North Carolina shortly. This is not technically a campaign stop. What is the purpose of the trip and why at all . E It Reporter it is in battleground North Carolina. The Vice President is going to charlotte. She should be landing in the next half an hour or less. In her official capacity as Vice President to survey some of the area that has been impacted by the hurricane that came through that region last week. The Vice President , as we understand, intends to receive a briefing while she is on the ground she will meet with some of the people impacted. Charlotte was not in the heavy Hit Zone but we do know there have been people who have Left Asheville and moved into the Charlotte Area trying to get away from some of the devastation that has been seen in the western part of North Carolina. The Vice President will also get an opportunity to see arsom of the Aid Distribution that has been set up in this particular state. Shes going to be able to give us a briefing, a golisting of what the federal government has done in The Days senses Hurricane Hit in the North Carolina area. We know that there are more than 6000 federal workers on the ground helping with the Recovery Efforts in that region, across several states that were impacted by Hurricane Helene. We expect the Vice President will talk about that and likely talk about the millions of dollars that have been allocated to help with the Recovery Effort by the federal government. There is also going to be an effort to make sure that there are military assets that are added to the ground operations that is happening in the area that has been devastated so badly. The Vice President visited georgia earlier in ththe week. This isr a part of her responsibility as Vice President of the United States to go to see how vipeople are being impacted by these sorts of disasters and see what the federal operation is, the response is to help these people get back on their feet. G as i said, ali, this is a Battleground State. One that the Vice President has visited t as someone who is campaigning to be president several times over the last several weeks. There is that in the background as she makes this official visit to North Carolina. Or what is this close to Election Day everything is present politics even though it may be not. Aaron gilchrist, Thank You. Now let us go to butler, Ut Pennsylvania and dasha burns. They are already in place and have been for hours to hear from former President Trump. What is the mood less than three months after the attempted assassination interrupted trumps first rally in butler . A reporter less than three months from that and about a month from Election Day but the mood here is a mocombination of celebratory, reflective and also a little bit defiant. People i have been talking to, many of whom were there on July 13th and are back today. They want to show they are not going to be kept away from political events. They will not be kept away from the ballot box. The former president is coming back, i want to come back here too. They are here to show their little curious about some of the big names that we are going to see later today. Take a listen. I wanted to be here to support trump but also to see My Hero Growing Up and to see my second hero. I heard Elon Musk would be here also. There is rhetoric. Kind of tired of hearing people regurgitating stuff that is not true. I believe what he says is true. Reporter ali, not only is this important to the community because of what happened here three months ago, but let us not forget that this is western pennsylvania. It is so Neck And Neck right now. It is certainly hoping that this visit could boost his support out here. The question that i have going is told. Every time we wonder is the er former president going to sound different is the vibe going to be different it is really not. This is the first time youre seeing him come back to the site of a neardeath experience. I am interested to see how he handles things today. How he honorss corey, his fami is here who were shot and killed that day. It is going to be a long Day And One that the campaign, the folks here today will be a cathartic one after resume went through that day. Dasha burns on the Campaign Trail in pennsylvania, Thank You. I want to bring in Alexi Mccammond Host of the in sync podcasts along with tim miller, host of the bulwark comcast. Tooling podcast host, alexi, i will turn to you first. It is one where she will deal with the aftermath of the hurricane heads on. She will also debunk some of the female lies that have been circulating about the federal Governments Response to the hurricane. How important is that . Incredibly important. Im glad you guys have been covering it so extensively xt earlier in the show. You talk through that missing disinformation around fema aid. It is a situation in which, of course, No One controls the weather, Condrey Contrary to what Marjorie Taylor Greene said. We see the air turning a Natural Disaster that has killed people and threaten to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters into a political tool to use against democrats. Kudos to former President Trump for starting a gofundme to raise money for folks. I do think it is a little curious he is not talking up any of his own money. Tim, disheartening to see disinformation take hold. Maybe not entirely surprising just given the way that we have seen moments like this default into miss and disinformation. It is not surprising at all. Unfortunately in the trump era, this is been a hallmark of the Republican Party and the conservative ecosystem. They are willing to go out there and advance allies to advance their political ends. There is no time where there is a break from politics to actually, you know, focus On The Issues that matter to voters, people that are struggling. The only exception to this is at this hyper local level. We have seen this in North Carolina and tennessee. They have a pretty maga there in tennessee, a republican State Legislature in North Carolina. They have actual responsible to their constituents who are going through pain and suffering. Please, stop posting this false information. It has real impacts. There was examples of fema and first responders going to wrong places because, you know, they were told based on Social Media reports that something was happening that was not happening. There is a real world implication here. It cannot be surprising this is what is happening. This is been happening for a decade now. Critical time and resources that can and have been wasted. Tim, harris was embracing country over party appearing with former republican congressman Liz Cheney in wisconsin. Known as the birthplace of the Republican Party. I want to get your reaction to her remarks. Above all else i know that the most conservative of conservative values is fidelity to our constitution. I tell you i have never voted for a democrat. This year, i am probably casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. She is also holding an event in pennsylvania with high profile former pro trump women. I think if youre just watching the segment you would be like, h what your direct up in . Is this a reality for republicans who might feel politically homeless right now . Is this it . This is it. This is our life. I bet liz was powerful in two ways. She was very clear. She is not changing her policies and she is not really asking, harris tab. This is about her own commitment to the constitution but the fact that Donald Trump is too dangerous to put back into the White House. Ck that is good for some progressives who are nervous. What is happening with all the Buddy Buddy with the cheneys . It was not about policy. It was about principles. The most important political element of lizs remarks is she is speaking to people like her who remain conservative and do not like Donald Trump and are probably not going to vote. She is not trying to get the Swing Voters who cannot decide between trump and harris. She speaking to conservatives who decided not to vote for ha trump and trying to that you can vote for the Vice President is one time. It is not a huge segment of the population but it is going to be the one or 2 that make a difference in a place like pennsylvania. Nothing is moving large swaths of voters. Clearly that is the goal when you talk to people like cheney or people in that orbit. Alexi, Liz Cheney is not the only person in making surprising remarks about republicans. Really giulianis daughter has analogy is voting for Vice President harris. Writing that she grieves the loss of her dad to trump she spoke with nicolle wallace. Listen to that. I view trump as a disease. Im sure it is difficult for this daughter to go through this relationship will break it and to go to someone who is unintelligible but a lot of folks who voted for trump the first time, as tim was alluding to, i decided consciously or because of some other reason they cannot support him again. There are certainly some man that your Family Measure looking to others. And confused. At this point, the Swing Voters, as we are just talking about, not people who dont know what to vote for but they are people who might not vote. People know exactly who Donald Trump is and who Kamala Harris is, to a lesser extent. It is not waiting to see who Donald Trump is anymore. It is more of an admission that you like all of the chaos that he brings. Tim, i want to get a Gut Check from you. 31 days out from Election Day. The New York Times described it as Trench Warfare for both campaigns. From what you know if you put your Campaign Hat back on, who is in a better position to win that kind of Handtohand Combat on the ground . I would rather be harris then trump it it certainly is not something im sleeping easy about right now. I think that the Ground Game is superior on the democratic side. I think that the antitrump coalition is bigger than the proton coalition. I think if you look at the numbers, harris has lost altitude. Particularly among male hispanic voters. Possibly among male black voters , we dont know, under the age of 40. That has narrowed the path to victory. When you have places like arizona that becomes harder if youre not doing better with hispanic voters. I think it is way too close for comfort. I do think in this situation, like the democrats, they are more prepared for that for republicans are right now. Alexi, what about you with so little time to go here and such a tight race. Is the Harris Campaign focusing on the right things to bring out their voters . You know, as dueling podcast hosts, i am sure tim and i are both jealous that unlike alex cooper, we do not get to sit down with Vice President harris but i will definitely be watching. I am proud to see a modern Campaign Running in modern media strategy. I know we all listen to podcasts and we all have interest outside of politics and it is exciting to see what is usually an audience focused or women and lifestyle and relationships really shift gears to focusing on a really important issue, which is voting and educating people On The Issues like Reproductive Rights. How to get out and vote and educate your friends and bring it directly to them rather than asking them to, you know, read the New York Times or do something they might not otherwise do. I think the call her daddy podcast, strategically speaking, the telegraph about about where the Harris Campaign is looking for you want to talk to thirtysomething women, even twentysomething women, that is a place that many of us gather on a weekly basis. Stick around with me. We will talk about one of the things that some americans might be choosing to forget and the comment that went viral this week from the Vice President ial debate we are back in 90 seconds. Eing sto om us. 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If you notice, i noticed the Vice President republican candidate did not say he would accept the outcome of the election. Or whether he accepted the outcome of the last election. I am concerned about what they are going to do. That was President Biden speaking to Reporters Yesterday Afternoon but i want to bring Alexi Mccammond and tim miller. Tim, i will start with you. What you think one of the goals for the appearance in the Briefing Room was visibly when it comes to reminding voters about the potential for a non peaceful election aftermath. I think the intention for him going in there was to try to give good information out about fema as we talk about the hurricane recovery. We talked in the last segment when he gets out there, the media sometimes has different interest of what they want to talk about. Friendly, these two issues tied together. He is talking about both. It is just a lack of trust. If there is one side and only one side but is telling boldface lies and spreading out false information with about the hurricane or the coming election. That is something that we need to be concerned about. As a society, we cannot continue to sustain. I think that he is trying to, you know, reassure people about the fact the election will be free and fair. The hurricane, the Governor Response to the hurricane is nonpartisan. It is tough when you are seeing what you get on the other side. When youre actively combating disinformation in Real Time alexi, this week We Saw election to nihilism among republicans front and center, not just because of President Biden but with the new filing by Jack Smith in the 20 Election Interference case. There was this moment during the president ial debate watch. Did he lose the 2020 election two tim, i am focused on the future predictive Kamala Harris Sensor Americans from speaking their mind in the wake of the 2020 covid situation . That is a not answer. It is an not answer for you not talk about censorship. That was the Vice President ial debate but alexi, do you get the sense that the Election Interference have potentially faded from peoples minds and this could bring that back into focus . Republicans of done a good job of trying to whitewash January 6th and do mental gymnastics to convince themselves and others that it was not really a big deal. People died and killed others because they were believing a lie from former President Donald Trump. That he won the election after all. What is really scary is how you see former President Trump already laying the groundwork by naming off a list of different ways that democrats and others will allegedly be Cheating And Rigging the election this time around. He is already trying to tell people what to do in case he loses month in advance. Gives folks more time to prepare than what they did on January 6th. I do think We Saw, even last month, poll showing democracy as a number two issue among voters. When we have really been seeing the economy and immigration be one and two. Democracy has been creeping back up. Not just because reminders from d