have the means to get out. i've had so many people help me, and i just want to make a difference for those who don't have a voice. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline." i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. good morning. i'm dara brown at msnbc headquarters. here's what's happening. >> new numbers out today from polls on the biggest races to early voter turnout to late court decision to allow thousands to vote in georgia. some dramatic developments. final stretch. president trump on his 44-city blitz. his response if democrats take the house. >> the democrats -- and it could happen. it could happen. my whole life, you know what i say? don't worry about it. i'll just figure it out. plus, obama back on the

trail, the former president hitting voters hard with this message. >> the consequences of any of us staying home really are more dangerous because america's at a crossroads. three days and counting. election day tuesday. but sweeping numbers of voters hitting the polls casts ballots. 31.5 million already voting uncharted territory for midterms by one account. also historic battle of presidents. the former barack obama and current donald trump rallying supporters in key states. president obama in georgia with indirect yet sharp criticism against the current president including fearmongering.

>> in the closing weeks of this election, we have seen repeated, constant, incessant, nonstop attempts with rhetoric that is designed to make us angry and make us fearful, with images and rhetoric that are designed to exploit our history of racial and ethnic and religious division. the good news is in four days, georgia, you can reject that po politics. >> stacy abrams and brian kemp are in a dead heat. meanwhile president trump in indiana with a direct attack on his predecessor. >> i listened to president obama

speak today. he had a very small crowd. i heard president obama speak today. i had to listen. i had nothing else to do. i heard him talk about telling the truth. lie after lie, broken promise after broken promise, that's what he did. unlike president obama, we live by a different motto. it's called promises made, promises kept. >> then there is florida, one of the most watched states. president obama there last night to push democrats for senator and governor. it's a state the president will visit later today. gop governor rick scott trails bill nelson by two points. here to discuss what is

expected to be an exhilarating 72 hours is julie manchester, reporter for "the hill" and kevin surly with "bloomberg." great to have you here. >> thank you. >> vice president mike pence seems to have a different idea. here's what he told your paper. >> i think we're going expand our majority in the united states senate, and i think we're going to hold our republican majority in the house of representatives. that being said, there is certainly common ground, areas that we can work that the president has laid out. >> so, julia, what is he basing his comment on, and is there really any common ground with the democrats? because it doesn't feel like it now. >> he's trying to take cover himself and try to deflect any criticism because he's been on the campaign trail so much. but from vice president pence, you know, i think that's him

expressing as much optimism as he can ahead of the midterm mid. with the republicans risking losing the house, this could be a political loss for the administration. we've seen a lot of democratic leaders who would assume the leadership roles if they retake the majority have vowed to invest in the trump administration and delay a lot of their progress that they've made in rolling back a let of obama's former policies and their agenda. so i think this is vice president trying to be very optimistic, but in terms of finding common ground, you know, dara, it's so hard to tell at this point because we've seen republicans and democrats in congress haven't been able to find common ground on a slew of issues. we see both sides digging in their heals in both areas. we saw vice president pence talk about trade and the new revamped nafta. that could be something.

or infrastructure. however, with the really heated rhetoric taking place on both sides, it's hard to see where it goes from here. >> president obama went after president trump for saying he may send up to 15,000 troops to the border with mexico. that's in response to the vary van of migrants and refugees making their way north. let's take a listen. >> now in 2018 they're telling you the existential threat to america is a bunch of poor refugees thousands of miles away. they're taking our brave troops away from their families for a political stunt at the border, and the men and women of our military deserve better than that. >> kevin, can president obama effectively neutralize president trump's rhetoric? >> that tees hope of the democrats. that's interesting and i think

you tapped it into. democrats for a while had been on issues of health care and immigration really on defense for republicans, particularly for how president trump was able to talk with voters in michigan, ohio, and florida. but now what you've seen is you see them completely mobilize, especially in a state like florida. the gubernatorial level with andrew gillum and senator nelson, look, when you look at the map in terms of how close the races are in the senate, you've got indiana, texas now in play, north dakota, and several others as well. to be quite frank with you, i think they're going to know early on in the night with the

bellwether of races if the republicans are going to have as big a night as they're hoping for. to your point and julia's point, it has been neutralized. >> tuesday is going to be an exciting election day. >> can't wait. >> health care is a top issue for voters ahead of immigration. but one interesting point in this new gallup poll, the top issue for voters is the way women are treated. what does it tell you in terms of the country as far as gender equality? >> i think it tells us there's a national conversation going. a lot of people want to see progress. this is a year after the me too movement. we've seen several prominent men from hollywood to capitol hill be taken down dow to sexual assault accusations. this also comes weeks after

supreme court justice brett kavanaugh was confirmed and that entire process. i think that shows that a lot of democrats in particular are fired up about this. you know, i think the republican party realizes that the kavanaugh bump was a temporary thing, so they've moved on to other issues such as immigration to rally their base. but the dream of women and kavanau kavanaugh's confirmation is carrying over to votering and the coalition, which includes women. president trump diverted attention by taking his attacks on the media to a new level, so let's listen to this. [ indiscernible ] >> you're creating violence by your question, you, and also a lot of reporters are creating

violence by not writing the truth. they choose to create violence. >> fake news is creating violence. kevin, is the gop missing an opportunity here? >> they are. >> what is going on? >> i mean the past couple of days in washington, i talked to strategists. 250,000 jobs created, dara, in the month of october. you've got unemployment remaining at the lowest level since it's been since december of 1969. you've got thousands of jobs being added in every sector. you've got republicans completely botching how they've been able to defend the republican tax plan. those i talked to are scratching their heads saying what? look. at the end of the day, the president has made the calculation that immigration as well as the attacks against institutions including media institutions are going to help him. to the point julia just made on

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new this morning, two big developments in the governor's race. the judge will allow 53,000 new voters to vote. we're joined from atlanta. good morning to you, beth. this is a neck and-and-neck rac. can president obama be a game-changer down there? >> reporter: good morning. this has turned into a marquee

contest. stacey abrams, the democrat, versus brian kemp, the republican, running for governor in georgia. it's come to such a tight margin. we don't know what's going to happen until tuesday. in the final days of this election it's been marked quite a bit by voter suppression, allegations against brian kemp accusing his office of purging voertds from the rolls. when president obama was down here last nietz doing the rally with stacy abram explained what's going on. take a listen. >> if you're aspiring for the highest office in the state in which you pledge to look out for

the people of your state, then how can you actively try to prevent the scitizens of your state from exercising their most basic right? >> reporter: so as you can see, president obama got quite a big reception at that rally at morehouse college, historically a black college. tomorrow night president obatru is rallying for brian kemp. >> thank you, beth. michael cohen is telling "vanity fair" that donald trump has used racial slurs for years. in one example he talks about one of the president's comments about african nations. he says after -- no reaction yet

from the white house or nbc's request for comment and we should also note cohen is just weeks away from possibly being sentence sentenced, and he promised o tell robert mueller everything he knows about collusion and whether mr. trump was involved. back to our panel, we have julia manchester and kevin chiarelli. are people going find him credible? >> you know, i think it depends who you talk to. i think they sight as unfair meade yachl but coming before the midterms, i don't really think this will have any effect. i they're essentially this is michael cohen getting publicity and spilling all during this investigation, but i don't think this will ultimately have an

effect on the midterms. we've heard other racial remarks in the past. honestly it hasn't had much of an impact on the report. >> kevin, this is happening before midterms. why is he coming out with this now? >> well, i think he could go to jail, to be honest. as he said, he wants to talk to bob mueller. mueller is saying, wait, who? i would say the broader issue to julia's point about the impact this could have, dara, on the midterm elections, i don't think anyone is going to be voting on michael cohen. i think the early voting numbers we've seen across female

demographics, minority demographics, young people under 35 demographics is in response to these policies, and i think overall as a whole, you know, i don't think michael cohen is going to be a data point particularly on this issue, but if you look at the stories we've covered over the past two years, i think the voters have been watching carefully and they're eager to get to the polls. i would anticipate there's going to be record turnout. >> real quick, give me one quick headline for wednesday morning. >> stacy abram, stacey abrams, stacey abrams. >> that will do it for me. i'm dara brown. thank you for watching. be sure to stay with us. joy reid is live in atlanta.

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