thank you at home for watching the sunday show. you can catch alicia menendez and me tonight for the midterm elections special, tonight, 7 pm to 9 pm eastern. i will be back next sunday at 10 am eastern. stay right now, because my friend alex swift has the latest. >> i will be tuning in for that. make a suggestion for the show content? please rewind, replay what michael steele was saying in that last block. if you could do that, or you could let mandy patinkin preach again. i am working at my desk going, what is going on as i turned around to look at the big screen? he was fabulous. he was on fire. all good. good luck, see you then. thanks, my friend. >> a very good day to all of you from msnbc headquarters in new york. welcome to alex swift reports.

we begin this hour with breaking news, the final nbc news poll of the midterms is out now, just two days before the election. it shows a highly competitive landscape and what could be one of the most consequential elections in u.s. history. among all registered voters, congressional preference is tied at -- among likely voters, 58% say they prefer a democratic-controlled congress compared to 47% for republican controlled. our poll also finds democrats have no pulled even with republicans in enthusiasm, and identical 73% from both parties say they are highly interested. registering either a nine or ten on a ten-point scale. and when it comes to the most important issue, 23% of registered voters say it is threats to democracy. 20% say jobs in the economy, and 17% say the cost of living. earlier today on nbc news, leading members of both parties say both issues will propel

them to victory. >> we have great candidates, people are showing up to vote. there is no -- this election is about -- people don't like high inflation, high crime, open borders. half of the democrats speak, we are in the hunt to win. we are going to defend our mainstream democratic values against the threats to our democracy. we are going to protect freedom and human rights. we are going to achieve prices, because we have a real plan. better than people think, on tuesday night. >> with 40 million votes being cast already, we expect a record midterm turnout when all the votes are counted. looking at the early voting numbers by party, democratic voters have led the way so far. candidates in key races across the country have been making their final pitches this week with some of them getting big help. president biden former president obama and trump

converging in pennsylvania yesterday. today, president biden is heading to new york, as former president trump heads to florida. we have a team of correspondents standing across the country to get the pulse of the country for you. we're going to begin with nbc's -- where the hotly contested senate race there who was the coots -- >> not one, not two, but three presidents all in pennsylvania, all on the same day. this just underscores the outsized importance of the keystone state. because whoever wins the open senate seat here could help tilt the balance of power for their party. this is pennsylvania ground zero for the battle to win control of congress. >> hello, philadelphia! >> overnight, presidents passed and president arrived in pennsylvania. >> get off your cookouts and, do what? get put on your phones and do what? >> the former president obama on the campaign trail with

president joe biden, for the first time this midterm election. >> there is no quit in john fetterman. there is no quit in pennsylvania. there is no quit in america. >> the one-time running mate, now joining forces to push senate candidate john fetterman over the finish line in his race with dr. mehmet oz. >> tonight, i get to stand on the stage with two presidents, i am running to serve pennsylvania. oz is running to use pennsylvania. >> doctor oz has his own big name backing, former president trump rallying the faithful in the state he narrowly lost in 2020. he teases his own political plans. >> i promise you, yell in the very next short period, you are going to be so happy. >> while trump's endorsement helped odds to win the nomination, he has been capping himself as a moderate. >> i'm not a politician, i'm a surgeon. [applause] and what surgeons do

is tackle big problems. and we in my case, we fix broken hearts by working with everybody. >> raising the question, will trump's support help or hurt as he works to woo pennsylvania's voters? every vote one this weekend will count. the racist turned into a statistical tie in the home stretch. now, alex, it's not just the message but also the location that matters for democrats. it could very well come down to philadelphia in order to win here and win bag and get a lot of turnout. because the western part of pennsylvania in the rural counties here, areas like where trump rallied last night, those lean heavily republican which is why you saw former president trump -- makes sense, it's all about voter turnout. thank you. there's another tight race playing out in georgia, as early voting has wrapped up with record breaking volume.

more than two and a half million voters voting by mail or in person. according to nbc news data provided by target smart, 49% of early voters are registered democrats. 41% republicans, and here is the breakdown of early voters by age group. 9% or between the ages of 18 and 29. let's go to nbc's. alison, welcome, you are the sight of raphael warnock's campaign event there. we are two days away from the big day. >> hey, alex. it's a rainy day in savannah, but it's not stopping senator warnock from making one of his final pushes to voters. this is his hometown, he grew up in public housing about a five minute drive from where i'm standing right here. he is going to canvas later today, trying to get more voters, particularly the young voters out to the poll. he's also going to have a rally later this evening. you are seeing on the screen right, now preaching this morning at ebenezer baptist

church in atlanta. he served as the senior pastor there for more than 15 years. yesterday, we were with herschel walker in his campaign. he headed back to athens, georgia. he is just a stone throw from the football stadium, where he really cemented his name as one of the greatest college running backs of all-time. but, look, voters have a lot of issues and they're focused on a lot of things. they are not really looking at what these men have done throughout their lives, but what happened the last couple years and what they can do for the country, moving ahead. a lot of democratic voters we've spoken to, they say they believe democracy and character are on the ballot in this election. a lot of republican voters we've spoken to, they say that they are voting for change, a shift in direction in washington d.c.. particularly as it relates to the economy. both candidates, they have spent a lot of time focusing on the issues. but also, each of them attacking the, other trying to say that the other is not qualified. let's listen to what they've been saying in the final days. >> we stay together as a team,

we will win a championship. and that is what i would say right now. we stay together. we stay together, we can get this thing -- but what has happened right now, we have -- they are lying to you. and they are saying they are doing good, but they are not, they're lying to you right now. >> this is a pretty clear choice. now and then, life presents you with a math test. this ain't one. this is not a race between a democrat and a republican. this is not the difference between right and left. this is the difference between right and wrong. remember in georgia, in order to avoid a runoff, a candidate can just win on election day, they have to receive a majority

of the vote and get over 50%. if that doesn't happen in the top two candidates, they will head to a runoff in december. so far, alex, this senate race has been one of the costliest in the nation. it is on track to have that title, it is also probably without a doubt one of the tightest races that we have seen. the candidates have been neck and neck for weeks, with neither one of them breaking out of the margin of error. they are still in a statistical tie. those numbers you showed in terms of the breakdown, of who has voted early, it's interesting we are seeing young voters put up numbers. it is really consequential in georgia, in the last election cycle. the question is, will they show up on election day? >> that's a huge question. it's a nail-biter, for sure. thank you so much for that. president biden is back on the campaign trail this afternoon, rallying with new york governor kathy hochul. her challenger is trailing the democratic incumbent by 6.2 points, according to real clear politics voting average. we are joined from brockville,

new york, where the president will speak later on today. welcome, mike. when you going to be listening for from president biden? >> really, the atmosphere of uncertainty around this midterm election for democrats is why so many of them are sweating out these last few days. if you were in the room i was in last night, that rally in philadelphia with president biden, former president obama, you probably felt pretty good about where things stood. there's been great energy in that room last night. but i think the counter point to that is the fact that president biden is spending this day, the two days before the midterm election in a community just outside new york city, campaigning from the democratic governor of new york. i think that speaks to the fact that there is going to be a lot of uneven results all across the country. democrats may be doing better, but worse in places they shouldn't do well. what is going to be listening to, alex, from president biden today is how much he talks about crime. that's really at the heart of the challenge here. the republican candidate has

been zeroing in on that. we heard from president biden, he is talking about his concern on political violence. let's take a listen. >> this is a defining moment for the nation. and we all must speak with one voice, regardless of our party. there is no place in america for political violence. no place for what we saw happen to paul pelosi, a friend of mine, and nancy's husband. no place for voter intimidation. you see this guy standing there with rifles, outside of polling places. come on. where the hell do you think you are? >> alison just talked about his few moments ago, the concern about whether democrats will turn up. and i thought president obama's comment last night, the real heart of his speech was speaking to the fact that democrats have maybe cared too much about elections for the presidency, and not enough about these elections for congress.

he talked about what he could have done if he hadn't had such bad midterms. he talked about, as he put it, i got my butt whooped in the midterm elections in 2014. and so, he was encouraging democrats to show up and give president biden the majority he needs to do even more these already done, alex. >> gotcha. i've got to say, on a personal note, i am looking forward to not having all here in new york, the ads for kathy hochul. it's everywhere. thank, you mike, we appreciate that. we are going to get more on the brand-new nbc news poll. it appears to show democrats have a fighting chance on tuesday, as democrats close the enthusiasm gap from october. both party voters now are equally enthusiastic about tuesday's midterms. we will go right to nbc news -- thanks for joining me, mark, on this very busy and important sunday. does this have to be a good number for democrats? is that how you see it? what is it telling you? >> it is, alex. one of the big reasons why the party that normally controls the white house and congress,

one of the reasons they end up getting -- the poll shows that democrats are now just as enthusiastic as the republicans are. that is a change from our last poll, back in october, when we had republicans with a nine-point image. we previous to that had democrats gaining ground, after the supreme court decision to overturn roe v. wade in their election, and they are now drawing at least even with republicans. that is a good sign, although alex, i have to admit, there other numbers certainly don't look good for democrats. they look like a traditional midterm cycle. >> okay, give me a sense of which one that is, or the top one of those it is giving that indication. >> alex, i'm going to give you three. the first one is president biden's approval rating. our poll has him at 44% approval amongst registered voters. that is a danger zone for a president in a midterm environment. and we've seen both barack obama and donald trump have

numbers close to that, and they end up leaving while one chamber of congress, in 2010 or 2018. another number is 72% who believe they are headed in the wrong direction. it is a very sour country, heading into election day. on the topic of the economy, our poll finds that 81% of voters say they are dissatisfied with -- democrats are trying to counter back on threats to democracy, but the economy does overhang this election cycle. >> what's interesting with the economy, it's one of those things that you have to implement policies, and it doesn't happen. the change you are looking for, it doesn't happen instantly. you can have policies implemented in the change comes and up ends what might have been percolating to work and it's hard to have patients.

it is split evenly, 47% of peace mark, but when the numbers are applicable to voters, how does a breakdown? is the same? democrats have a one-point advantage over likely voters. that is a shift from our october poll when republicans had a one-point advantage. i will say that this movement is all within the polls margin of error. i think the west way to look at 48 versus 47 splits is this is a highly competitive election season. look at the two forces in play, democrats increasing there and do the anthem. they and those early fundamental whether it's the president's approval rating -- i see those two forces the very competitive election field we will have to count those tuesday, wednesday, and potentially beyond in some of the states we will be following. >> before we get to those, as polls are closing tuesday night,

cascading across this country, what are you gonna be looking for that will signal a potential red wave? no wave? maybe a blue surprise? what are you looking for? i'm gonna be looking for the president's approval rating. i will go back to that because typically midterm elections are a rough random on the president. if joe biden is sitting at 44% nationally in some key states that means the democrats are gonna have to outrun him. whether it's warnock in georgia. fetterman in pennsylvania or elsewhere. the harder that president biden's approval rating it is, if it's at 47%, then that becomes a whole lot easier for those democratic candidates out run that. that is gonna be the first thing i'm gonna be looking at. those exit polls there was results change they could be a blue wave and then a red wave. i am ready for a very busy tuesday night. i'm also very ready for a busy wednesday, and beyond, as well.

>> can i just say i hope you took advantage of that extra hour of sleep last night. i think you're gonna be coming up short this whole week ahead. >> i will sleep afterwards, alex. >> very good. i appreciate that. so, the new nbc poll suggests democratic enthusiasm is catching up to republican just two days before the midterms. one global strategist reflects it the numbers he had seen. it is not nearly a red wave. so, what is? it answers up next. any footlong for free! this guy loves a great offer. so let's see some hustle! one prilosec otc each morning blocks heartburn all day and all night. prilosec otc reduces excess acid for 24 hours, blocking heartburn before it starts. one pill a day. 24 hours. zero heartburn. ♪ [christmas music] ♪ ♪ ♪ weathertech gift cards have the power

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between a democrat and a republican. between right or left. between right and wrong. we stand together, we stayed together we can get this thing worked out. what is happening right now, we have to see team in. the c team is lying to you. >> i think people are going to

win because people are very frustrated with the direction of our country. >> we have been everywhere. i am telling you, we are going to win this race. >> all you happy with the way america is going? if you say yes, you put the car keys away. you should not be driving in that position. we have two presidents -- our next governor,, and we are all 100% -- >> candidates there from key battleground races giving closing messages to voters this weekend. we are now two days away from the interactions. joining me now is john calloway, democratic strategist and founder of the national voter protection fund. a republican strategist, a

former republican congressman from florida. david jolly, msnbc political analyst, and my sunday family. glad you guys are here -- let's start with the early voting numbers. more than 40 million cast already. democrats lead, percentage wise. democratic pollster, simon rosenberg is saying that his party's strong performance in the early voting is the single most important election story right now. there's another true wheat in which he says that, we know now, rather, we now know there is a legit blue wave. will the read one be bigger? we will see. don, is he on to something that no one is seeing? or is he putting too much stock into the early vote? give us your read on it. >> the early beau being high for democrats [inaudible] and want to dissect that. all i know is democrats who are overwhelmingly black have gone

to vote early i don't know it is the blowouts that republicans were looking for. there are the indication that voters are informed whether it was by mail or early voting. there is no universe in which a tremendous amount of democratic early participation is bad for the democratic party. we will see armed militias poll watching on the right on tuesday i think it is always best that people participate before tuesday. anything can happen on election day. there is no universal -- >> listens, my friend. do me a favor. scooch up a little closer so we see here you more clearly. i'm going to season so you have a moment to do that. women are leading man in the early voting percentage. how much is a motivating factor is the issue of abortion as we

head into tuesday, tuesday? how big of a role do you think that women voted will play in determining the role of congress? >> it is certainly a motivating issue. when you look at these issues with suburban women, it is a number one issue. it is a very good sign for democrats that women are turning out early. voting and i think they will be motivated, to some extent, could it be the margin of difference? yes, well that leave a wave? i don't think so the question, david how indicative are early voting numbers to what we ultimately see play out on election day? ? what do you watch for that might suggest you a red wave or a blue supplies? >> the only thing you can draw from that -- is high turnout or low turnout. this is an early predictor. very importantly the only way to measure current turnout that you are seeing right now is among among those that are not

registered in the already many states it can be 30% of the voters as well as your low to medium voters -- those voters who may or may not vote all the time, when tuesday night those to come down to those two blocks. the low to medium propensity voters. are we going to see people take notice of this election? the abortion issue, the economy, or joe biden's approval numbers? it is really broken down to these intersections of how likely are low propensity voters to vote? upon what issue are they being motivated? the economy abortion that intersection could decide a law on tuesday night. >> might it be the prospect of the damage to our democracy if things go the wrong way? our poll out today said that was top of mind it was pretty surprising giving we always talk about the kitchen table issues. early turnout in georgia breaking records. more than two and a half million votes have been cast.

nbc's early vote tracker shows the democrat lead in early voting percentage. how significant of an advantage you think this could be for raphael warnock and stacey abrams? very significant. remember, this is the state that had the worst of the voter suppression laws the way in line stuff the quote on quote, bring a bottle of water. everybody and georgia has really organized they are ready for election day. that is a good thing it i'm sad to report i was thinking about this a lot with my conversation last week there are a lot of black folks unfortunately are going to vote for herschel walker. -- [inaudible] he sounds and looks like a whole lot of people that real black folks know in georgia. so, there is gonna be a lot of split ticketing between folks

who don't want to vote for herschel walker. i see that race going to runoff. it is gonna be some nasty stuff coming from both sides. mostly the republican side in the two months between now and that runoff election. >> first time i've heard the runoff production is being pretty first. >> susan said it last week and i think she was right. i thought about it a lot i didn't give you credit i'm sorry. let me give you credit president biden is heading to new york liberal new york to rally with new york governor, kathy holcomb what does that tell you he's going to one of the most blue states in the country it's two days before the election he is not spending this afternoon in another battleground there to tell you the gubernatorial race is closer than they would like it to be? we have heard this raise, we keep thinking it is probably an 8 to 10 point race but seeing the president come in an election day weekend's stunning

it makes me think maybe the internal numbers for the campaign -- it is within three or four points because there is no other reason for the president to come except to make that margin of difference and voter turnout. the other thing i see is union support. it used to be the bread and butter for democrats to get out there and vote. there has been virtually none of it i would like to add, i am with you alice, i have never seen some money poles in the new york market dislike home. i am don. >> me too! i cannot wait for wednesday. let's go, david, to talk about doctor oz. he appeared with former president doctor -- so, if you are dr. oz. you are fighting for the middle of the road independents in pennsylvania for these last days do you really want donald

trump as a last-minute messenger? is that a winning strategy for you? >> i, like my family had an opportunity to have a home in pennsylvania. we are spending the last few weeks of the election here i'll tell you this, no one believed last month method that i want to be the moderate to sensible consensus maker. that is not him, that is not how he entered the race. not how he financed the race. i think at this point, you see it on the right in the left. try for as much turnout. i asked him to bring ten friends. that is what you are seeing from the trump rally. we cannot overlook, basse reese have been about donald trump. not about doctor oz. last night was about donald trump saying, don't look at anybody but me. i'm running for president now, watch me. >> how unusual. he never does that. i don't know what you're talking about. some early discussions and some frequent communication with former president trump saying that, he actually considered last night's rally in pennsylvania has the place to announce a presidential run in

2024. we also sent his advisers told him not to do it, saying it would take focus away from the candidates that are on the ballot on tuesday. give me your reaction. what does it say about donald trump that he is itching to announce? i think it says that, as david pointed out a moment ago, he doesn't care about any of these candidates. he is solidifying his support for when he gets ready to do it. what we've talked about for a couple years now with this group, he has always been in the business of raising money. particularly as the -- more distressed under various legal issues across the country. he also believes that he is a stunt to be running. he cannot move away from pennsylvania and florida. let's double down on trying to build a strong base. reminding me, reminding us that pennsylvania is who i am. i am there as a leader. he probably, maybe, cannot be rhonda scent is down in florida. he cannot wait his way back to

the white house if he loses both of those. >> donald trump, very quickly, if he does announce what we only be talking about whose running mate is going to be? >> i think he would file the papers he will make an announcement i'm guessing that he won't be on the ballot all of the speculation will come it will not filing the paper says a lot. i agree with you on that one. what about you david? >> alex, i am exceedingly close to the story. what i would tell you i've suspected that donald trump will call it a fox news on election night and announced for 24 he has to own that headline the media has to report that come wednesday morning the reason why he has to disrupt ron desantis's rapid acceleration. the desantis camp is confident on taking him on. they are already studying early state primaries to determine the strategy for beating donald trump had to head. i think this will be a match to

match that up. >> i'm asking you to file the paperwork to make it official? >> i don't think he needs to for a while. i don't think rod desantis needs to for a while once they expressed their intent it will be reported the two of them are running against each other. >> otherwise you know what happens. thanks a long night on tuesday. we will see you all next weekend. also coming up, we are going to talk about what happens in vegas and how it plays in washington. the state of the senate could vote -- early vote total today may show us how it could go. >> until i found some information. i was able to find out more than just a name. two days to go, we are getting and then you add it to the tree. i found ship manifests. birth certificate. wow. look at your dad. i love it so much to know where my father work, where he grew up? it's like you discover a new family member. it's the greatest gift. now on sale at ancestry.

a clear sense of voters going into the midterms and. new nbc poll asked voters what message they want to send? the top messages, fix the economy. reduce cost of living. followed by more partisanship, work for the people. then, be more effective and protect women's rights.

a lot is at stake newsday five. five state ballots with measures on it. kentucky, michigan, montana, and vermont. the antiabortion chance to appeal directly to voters after the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. more than a quarter of women ages 15 to 44 live in states where abortion is now banned or mostly banned. also on the ballot, recreational marijuana in five states. voters will decide if it can be used legally by adults in arkansas, maryland, missouri, north and south dakota. another big issue, whether to eliminate language in state constitutions that allows slavery as a punishment in prison. an exception written into the 13th amendment there. the bills are out in alabama louisiana oregon tennessee in vermont could help prison reform efforts. roughly 800,000 prisoners work in the u.s., often for a little or no money. to the battleground state of nevada we're nearly 600,000

people have already voted. the race for u.s. senate there between democratic incumbent, catherine cortez and republican adam black that is a virtual dead heat. let's go to nbc's jacob soboroff in las vegas. he went door to door with culinary workers stumping for democrats. he got to hear what mattered most to the voters there. hey, how are you? >> i'm doing good, alice. it's good to see you. it is always fascinating to hear what matters to voters most. i think the important background here is this is one of the epicenters it's not the epicenter of the united states. election denial we were here. senator mathis had his opponent out there. the trump surrogate in the wake of the 2020 election. he allege there were thousands of illegal ballots. course, that was completely untrue. totally bogus claim. it has been proven false even the republican secretary -- president biden warning that democracy was on the line. it hasn't come up, interestingly. we heard going door to door

from one grandmother we heard this -- >> what matters most to you? >> people have lost their life to have the right to vote. until much older and, and my grandchildren, i want you to vote. i don't tell them who to vote for, but they need to vote. it is important to vote. >> anybody else home? >> jeremy. jamie! come to the door, please. >> i'm jacob, i'm from nbc news. can i ask your question? >> 22 >> what do you do in florida? >> commercial driver. >> commercial truck driver. >> have you vote do you vote before? >> i voted the last election. the presidential election. >> do you think that you will get out and vote in this one? >> i am. >> i'm gonna make. him >> with grandmother's gonna make him. >> are you able to afford these days? >> [inaudible] >> we are taking it one day at a time. >> it's interesting to me is

you gonna say that even though life is tough, we're barely making it, we are gonna keep voting for the folks who are in power. >> yeah we have to keep voting for the people that can help the people. we are gonna vote for the person that can help the people. i'm democratic all the way. >> it's the issue that comes out time and time again in nevada. the states with on the highest inflation rates one of the highest unemployment rates in the united states of america that is affordability. the voting period here is over democrats hold a slightly in that early vote. hopefully it will come down to the canvassers that i was at with. who they will get out to on election day. jamie's grandmother said she already voted. we'll see if folks like jaime and are gonna go out -- >> i listen to that interview. he is going. no question about that.

great interview, jake up. we are quickly, when can they start counting the early votes? >> they tabulate them on a regular basis but the results are not released until election day i was over at clark county election headquarters the votes are coming in and you better believe that on election night if all of that vote is not counted they are gonna start with that mail-in voting in the early voting on thursday. >> jacob soboroff. thank you so much. we appreciate that. it was one of the most talked about moments during the january six hearing. something we heard from this witness, so explosive, it is now warning a further look from the committee trying to get to the bottom of this one episode involving donald trump that is the next hour. we are showing only a few seeds of doubt. we are talking to the author of this article the. only thing holding back total election subversion.

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arizona bill has been a flash point in recent days as the judge put a stop to activists, some on the math, to watch ballot drop boxes in polling places. joining me now, rick hasan -- msnbc law analyst and professor of law and political science at uca law school. msnbc daily columnist, gentlemen, welcome to both of you. rick, we have both republicans and democrats being targeted by political intimidation or violence. how much is this agitated by election denials. kari lake is one of those that still disputes the 2020 election. >> i think there is no question that the current atmosphere in this country is very tense. lives spread about the last election have convinced millions of people that there has been a problem with the way elections have been conducted. violence is potentially way to deal with it. you know, we need to condemn

this, regardless of who is a person being targeted. regardless whether it a candidates and voters. everyone should feel free to run for office. being able to cast their vote freely or without any intimidation or threats. >> amen to that. what about republican governor of new hampshire, chris sununu, who addressed political violence this morning. take a look. >> speaker pelosi and what happened recently i think the is worth looking at. they're looking at this political violence on both sides. it is everywhere. the heat is too high. good leadership brings that bound. we have to, at leaders, bring the temperature down. it is okay to disagree but at the end of the day we have to be able to move forward. we look forward to doing that here in new hampshire. >> is this a both sides issue? it definitely is. but can you put a bounce to? it is it 50/50. how do you turn down the heat? >> he turned down the heat by

admitting that our elections are well run, first and foremost. that is how you turn down the heat and give voters the confidence in the polls. one of the weird things from the strategy by the right is you say the elections are badly run but you are still trying to draw people out to the polls and get them to come out to vote. the disconnect that is required to say the election overall was poorly run but i won my election the lack of good rhetoric how do you break it down i'm sorry only one side is out there in tackle gear and guns trying to intimidate. intimidation is one of the least affect ways possible. if they were really curious about how valid security works and how these dropbox's work they would realize that they are gaining nothing by standing out here in watching these the way that ballots are actually counted and kept track of matched to voter registration there is nothing that is being

done in these clips that you're showing that would prevent an ounce of voter fraud that occurred i think you would honestly have to break it down to 80 20 of the people on the right and the far-right trying to intimidate voters and catch doubt on our election. on the other side we have people that want to push back and fight back and want to do something to protect democracy. >> 80 20 sounds like an interesting number. what do they get out of it? they got to act like they are big shots. they get to tell their friends, look what i did. but that is for a different conversation. the election workers with views recounted -- they face more than 100 violent threats and it imitating communication. 18 voters have now filed complaints to vaughn forsman saying, we were indeed intimidated at the polls. election workers and voters under threat, rick! what do we need to be looking

out for come tuesday in this regard? >> i think that law enforcement is gonna have to make sure that people have free and unfettered access to the polls. poll workers, election workers, are protected. we remember when the votes are being counted in arizona in 2020. there was a mob outside of some of these election offices. the trump rhetoric of the stolen election has moved things to a very dangerous place here in this country. even election workers fear for their safety. many of them leaving their jobs and that creates a whole other problem with election confidence. >> you call it trump rhetoric but i think many would call it just flat out trump lies. it has been called the big lie as you well know the courts being the only thing holding back total election subversion. how will this elation test the system of the state federal court? >> the biggest thing i'm

looking for aside from potential disruptions on tuesday, are we going to be electing people to office who said that the last election was stolen? if they are elected, will we be able to trust them to run elections fairly in 2024? if not, who is going to protect us? that is why i argue in my piece in the atlantic that really it has to be stay in federal courts to step up? the election subversion is avoided. that the winner of the election the person with the votes that will have to fall through the state election. one of the most important issues in today's msnbc poll, the threat to democracy. that lands at the top of the list. hey, you write that not everyone categorizes this threat in the same way. maga crowds dishonest counter point biden's plea to democracy, as you called it? plea tthis active, they are usig such similar language on the right and elect in terms of the

threat to democracy, the threat to america, a threat to a way of life. it is hard to parse that out in polling, right? he asked someone -- as the new york times recently did, do you believe that democracy is at risk in america? both sides say, yes! a large degree to the same amount. 71% in the new york times poll. they said yes, democracy is under threat. they push further and ask, what do you consider a threat to democracy? each side saying the other. one side the democrats believe the act of people like trump. lying, trying to change the rules. to install candidates -- the republicans believe that the mac ally's the election fraud is happening that there are people who shouldn't be voting that are voting and that is a threat to democracy. the poll what i found

fascinating we asked a question, what is the bigger risk? people who are not allowed to vote actually casting a ballot or people who are allowed to vote or being prevented from doing so? that came down to almost the exact split. 46 to 46, something like that. americans aren't sure the idea of fraud -- or the idea. we have seen that happen again, and again. that gap is much wider. it is going to be a problem for this country. >> rick hanson, gentlemen, thank you both so much. abortion is on the bow in five states. in some of the voters have the opportunity that do something that would be against discrimination of women threats to. that is next. the crime, last night's mass shooting in philadelphia ranks only as the six most important issue for voters in today's

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the campaign trail how religion and politics is really intersecting. that is also because proposal on site in michigan. democrats say this will help them. the alternative to the 1931 restrictive abortion law that would criminalize any abortion without any exception. republicans, on the other hand, think evangelicals and christians will show up to fight it. the pastor in this church behind me said he was fasting until after the election. that is how important issue is to him. i also spoke with many pro-life democrats, including one you will hear from later on today, they told me that she believed in exceptions. listen to two women that i spoke to before coming here. >> the important thing to me would be a woman's rights -- primarily. human rights in general. treating everyone you would like to be treated. things like that. just being a good person. if you could try to get some

sort of balance where we can address all the different issues and hopefully make the world a better place. >> i think roe being overturned is gonna make a lot of women and younger people turn out to vote. i just wanted to get in early and make sure my vote was counted. >> i think people go right to the michigan abortion ban. they want to take it completely off the table. i think people are just angry. a lot of the young people i talked to -- i wish they were angry about it. i don't think it should be taken off the table. i think abortion should be -- politicians made it very clear we are talking about abortions we don't know we have no exception i think people going out the vote just for that. alex we are in macomb county. this is the site it's where president trump won in 2016 and 2020. before that it was known as an area of reagan democrats

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