Problem for himself when he refused to say he would accept the result of the president ial election. Heres every try to clean up the mess. I would like to promise and pledge to all of my voters and supporters and to all of the people of the united states, acceptwill totalyly the results of this great and historic election, if i win. Would accept a clear election result but i would also reserve my right to contest or file a legal challenge in the case of a questionable results. Efforto, mark, with its today do you believe donald trump has put this matter behind him effectively . Mark he compounded one error with another first history will live on now in the absence of debates i dont expect any of the big news to occur he has created a second day problem by saying something that is almost as offensive to people underneath seven layers of rhetoric he has a point but it is under seven layers of rhetoric. The way he has talked about this has offended people across the country. He only compounded his problems. John the reality come we do not problem ofspread voter fraud. In the things that we have as many states with mandatory recount laws of the vote is close. He dont need to unveil yourself of those rights. One is not a problem the second one is handled. We have recount and examinations. I dont understand why if you wanted to make the second point to say that i will make sure everything is legitimate here why did he need to say the first thing . The first thing the soundbite that will play forever i will accept if i win which is as you said is in some ways worse to what he said the night before. Mark he took a solid debate performance and undermined by this. I watched a lot of coverage last night it is all everyone is talking about. Now, the storyline change tomorrow . Maybe with this will linger in history and in the news cycle. John to be clear theres a reason why it is lingering. Republicans elected republicans currently in office and former republicans the former chair of the Republican Party said it was disqualifying. This is something no Major Party Nominee has ever said or done before to suggest that they would not abide by the peaceful transfer of power. Huge abdication of a basic democratic principle. We are not just being media freaks. Your leads can more about this than regular people and i think that is true. You lead to control the coverage and the political talk. People who really care about this and drive the coverage. John no doubt about that. They care more about it but there were lots of normal americans were upset about this last night. Mark democrats have no intention of letting this issue go. After the debate, Hillary Clinton pater press corps a visit and dean donald trump remarks were fine. Some of her top surrogates twisted the knife more on the tv airwaves. If you asserttion that a democratic election is fixed you are attacking the very essence of the notion of whether not we have a democratic system. After a campaign where he insulted everybody else now will insult the very central premise of our democracy was a huge shocker. When you try to show the seat of doubt in peoples minds about the legitimacy of our elections that undermines our democracy. Then, youre doing the work of our adversaries for them. Our democracy depends people knowing that their vote matters. Theyre plenty of republicans were critical of what trump said last sent including senator john mccain. Before the debate last that we agreed that trumps chances were between slim and none. Does the prospect of a hail mary come back now after what he said last night become more remote . John last nights chances were between slim and none now slim is packing his bags. This is, again, there are many days still. I dont will of the possibilities of cataclysmic thing happening. In the absence of that i think this thing is cooked. Theres not a way. This was his lastditch checked and is now spent one full day we just said he will spend more days now justifiably answering criticism for this crazy thing he said. Mark it is criticism and keeping him from having anything positive going on. It is keeping a from arguing that he actually won the debate. He lost the debate and one single remark. But the good been judged that way anyway. But, the reality is the polling data now has gotten worse. And noless time now other big events. The other thing, the perception is now more than ever. John he needed to gain some new votes of the things he said last night do not gain him it almost certainly lost them some vote. There are some who said i dont my president. Now the split in the Republican Party is even wider. Youre calling into question the electoral system and dont want any part of that. Mark when they are angry at the press, they do not perform well. Wassaid one thing that completely out of bounds. John you talk about why Hillary Clinton has the advantage because of the sara gets. They today think they have the boot on trumps throat and pushing down hard now. More the best after these words from our sponsors. You might have heard that last week in New Hampshire and gave a speech. [cheers] sense thatust say, my office has been flooded with thousands of letters and emails from folks all across the country. Values ofut for the decency and respect that we all hold the deer, men of all backgrounds agreeing that these decent demand do not demean women. [cheers] not tolerate this behavior from any man let alone one that was to be the president. That was First Lady Michelle Obama criticizing donald trump and every zone and not too long ago. The first lady was there were several power democratic ceric its hammering donald trump. With us from the city of brotherly love is above the try to just kim and mike. Of the things that its been happening since last i went donald trump made this comment about not necessarily accepting the results of the election is that people on his campaign out there in the country have been saying what is so bad about that . Al gore contested that. Given your close to Vice President gore and part of this or explain to us whether they have a point or not. A point but it is the wrong point. This is been well litigated today. 2000 was a disputed election. As you know, florida was under recount by law. Nobody would doubt that it was good to go through every Legal Process they could to determine the will of the photo was honored by the process. Again, when the highest court in stop theweighed in and recount al gore and plenty of people were encouraging Vice President gore to pursue it further he not only graciously conceded the election but told everybody dont trash the court. Theres a fine line between rchy and a disputed scrimp Supreme Court decision. It was a good moment and what concerned me about last night about people using that example when in fact what mr. Trump did last night was the very opposite of that graciousness. It might everybody we stand with the nominee. Are you voting for him . Kim ill keep you in suspense. John very good. [laughter] john lets this program and in your phone rings and it is Kellyanne Conway on the speaker saying that mr. Trump decided that the debate answers not good he wants something new to put this behind terrorists put this behind us what would you tell to do . Kim stop trying to be so clever. The people were supporting him and disgruntled with washington in the system wants to hear that he takes it too far. I think that happened to him a couple of times in the debate last night. He has good gut instincts about what is going on in the hearts and minds of people, then tries to be too clever instead of just laying that out there. John when you were watching the debate was a moment when Hillary Clinton metta, the but not paying taxes and he snapped at her and called her a nasty woman. I have women all day today who felt and read into that not just a snapping as but a kind of misogyny that upset them. Do you as a woman in republican woman when you heard that did you groan . What was your reaction . Kim a suburban pennsylvania voter. So, look, i think that i dont like the guy. I really dont. I think the people are getting bunch over a in a lot of stuff. He says things in an incendiary way. But he treated her like any of the guy on the stage. If youre a woman in the business like i have been in a long time where there were no women i wouldve taken that as a complement not that i would want anyone to talk to me that way but i would have gotten so upset over that. I think the bulk of everything he has been talking about does turn them into a really big jerk. Are actions as well important. There is some as actions have been pretty gross too. John so if Philip Clinton calls you and his everybody says things are going well come to the headquarters tomorrow and interview everybody in the staff to make sure were doing everything we need to do who would you talk to . Mike i think theyre doing a pretty good job. It was overshadowed last night by these comments that mr. Trump made. She has got to start laying outcome of this election for selectica the election were tomorrow people would view as a total repudiation of her opponent and not a mandate for her. You saw her starting to do that last night to try to talk to independent moderate republicans and others for to know but he heard very much of it just because of the outcome of the debate. They need to think about how they will govern in addition to how they will turn out their boat. Thing, i agree with what you said of the substance, the does matter. Preparation for debates matters. What this debate showed is that a lack of preparation and discipline which is troubling and a potential president. It is not like mr. Trump didnt know there will be a question about his comments. Every Single Member of his team was giving them a trail of breadcrumbs for that answer. Yet, he still dominated the news the day after i make a comment that was clearly viewed out of bounds by people in his own party. Both the sameyou question, Michelle Obamas down in arizona. The polls in texas are close, their placesuri the Clinton Campaign is suddenly playing. Today, do you think Hillary Clinton will win by what . Mike i dont know. A this is the look like landslide . Electorally, sheila very good night. Her campaign methodically hesitant to fighting communicated with the voters. They have a pretty good idea who will show up as the Trump Campaign is less idea who will show up. Took the campaign will do for the next few weeks which is sara gets, principles, everybody out there trying to energize. A dispassionu are to feel a landslide . Does this still feeling a tight election to you . Kim to predict anything in this election because i was on six months ago i got everything wrong. I will lead with that caveat. I think we can take a landslide , itant predict a landslide is sort of rigged on the what they dont work but it is with the Electoral College leans democrat to begin with. But, i dont think this is a left right split anymore. Bottom split. Of how that plays out on election day will be new and different for all of us to look at. Alike, is a good any chance donald trump wins pennsylvania . In suspense. P you [laughter] kim is taking a pass of a lot of questions today. Thank you for being here today. When we come back Donald Trumps echo chamber of conspiracy and the tree always talk about all of that and more. Welcome back, a lot going on politically today. Here now with as a reporter from the washington post. A great story looking at Donald Trumps actions over the last couple of days and what they mean. Do you think he is in a different place now in terms of rhetoric and his mental state . Id o do. I think he has been moving in this direction for some time. He is the setting to turn inward and speak directly to his base and talk a lot about dark conspiracies. Core giving away from the messages that animated his Campaign Early on. That many republicans believe to give him a better chance to win the election focusing instead on things like the polls are rigged and corrupt in the media is biased. Even saying as he repeated again today that the election is going to be stolen adn that voter fraud is happening. It is a pretty dark turn. His advisors and that is great like that. They think it will help. He has other advisers saying you should be talking about the economy, change, Hillary Clinton as part of the problem. Are there divisions . Why is trump not listening . And think there are, traditional strategists are deeply uncomfortable with the rhetorical direction that trump is taking. His getting many of his cues from the chief executive of the hisaign and Stephen Miller speechwriter as well. They are helping feed a lot of this to trump. That speech in florida on thursday night was really a thicket turning point but he went full on with the global conspiracy and talked about the Clinton Campaign in the media multinational corporations all colluding in very dark ways to undermine this election. Just explain what the theory of the case is of how this helps him win. It appeals to hsis base, but for those urging this theyre doing this because they think it is the way to win. Their world how to explain how this is the path to victory . There are two pieces, it is his base. He is saying things you think will galvanize and motivate these aggrieved white people many of them working class. There are more these people out there prepared to foot for donald trump than our polls indicating. People that an operatives people thations have not participated in elections before. He wants to give voters who might the going to the polls for Hillary Clinton a reason to think twice or feel uncomfortable about doing so or that something is wrong with the process or theyll be too much friction or tension at the polling places. I was talking to a former mayor of philadelphia today and he said this is his big fear in philadelphia that the Trump Campaign talking about voter fraud and urging supporters to go to the polling places could be an intimidating force and suppress the africanamerican vote in the city which would help donald trump. I wants to ask you about info wars if you are familiar with alex jones you seen trump reid priddy things from that and if there is that Hillary Clinton was on drugs at the last debate which is straight out of the info wars world. And us what is infoworld wise donald trump talking and taking paged out of their playbook . It is one of the darkest corners of the media. Traditionalo journalism but spread a lot of theories including 9 11 truth or theories. This was home to many ideas after 9 11 that it was somehow a tyrannical government plot. Alex jones is somebody that trump has done interviews with and listens to what he has to say. Its also a place where roger stone a longtime trump advisor frequently appears and pedals ideas. Many of the conspiracies you hear him bring up in the campaign trail like the drug use which by the way there is not evidence of that originated with info wars. It is like breitbart, probably lesser known to the mainstream public. Do you know how that can bear no works . Conveyor belt works . Is trump weeding these things himself reading these things himself . Stonestarted with roger advancing the theory in an interview with alex jones. All of a sudden the came out of trumps mouth over the begin at the rally. Somehow or another trump is getting this information in front of him. I dont know if it is his chief executive at their some conduit here. Would be fascinated to know people are pitching this to him or futurity it himself. Particularly with the debate coming up all before that if you Say Something about of the camera that he or she may well just learned out on the stump. He had a teleprompter at that speech. I wonder if that was in the prompter or if that was an ad lib. It is not something everybody wanted him to say. It would be really striking at that was on the prompter but he did say it. The debate coming up on wednesday. If the Trump Campaign thinks this is their last best hope of cutting into hillarys lead . Hope to the last best talk to 100 Million People directly. He prepared for it over the weekend with some advisors. He is clearly not putting in the time that Hillary Clinton is. She is taken three full days of the campaign trail and is in new york doing debate prep. Trump will be doing rallies instead. Coming of the new politics poll. What is is a but Hillary Clintons lead. Before we dig into the under the nine point lead, Hillary Clinton is winning among groups that make up the core of Donald Trumps coalition. 2 points ahead of trump among men. What he 6 to 44 . Noneducatedamong voters. She is widening the gap between voters, 2 groups that donald trump needed to do better with to close the gap with clinton. 62 said there would be panic if donald trump won. Campaign ads. As 2 here is one from Hillary Clinton. An inspirational spot. Hillary clinton my vision of america is an america where everyone has a place. This is the america i know and love. If we set those goals and go together, there is nothing america cant do. Trumps new ad is running in ohio, pennsylvania, wisconsin targeting economically anxious voters with a message. Our economy dominated the world and our middle class thrived here today jobs are gone and factories are closed because of bad trade deals pushed by the clintons sending our jobs to other countries here Donald Trumps plan, renegotiate nafta, stop Foreign Countries from cheating us, reopening factories, donald trump knows business and will fight for the american worker. Talking about the logic mind the ads, the political logic and how it fits into t