is violence, alex. it's not just standard legal measures or institutional measures he might try to cease to. expect violence around the polling places and that is unfortunate, but likely. >> our friend from the l.a. times writes a victory for kamala harris would leave trump with no new cards to play against the juggernaut of cases pending against him. kim, if trump ultimately loses, do you see a world in which president joe biden pardons donald trump to bring this country together, do you think trump would want or expect that? >> i don't think absolute -- it will fall to biden. it will fall to harris. cases are still being litigated and he has not been convicted yet. i would imagine biden could issue a preemptive pardon but i don't think heill. the georgia case is a state

case. the president would have no say over that one. these two big existential federal cases, the classified documents case and the january 6th case, those are both in court still, so i think that will be a decision kamala harris would have to make. >> tim o'brien, we look forward to seeing you again. thank you so much. a new fact about voters in north carolina you may not have heard. the impact they could have on the elections in just moments. good day to all of you from msnbc headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to "alex witt reports." we begin with decision 2024 and the race to the white house. the moment of truth three days way after practically eight years of a head start on nonstop campaigning by former president donald trump and about three months of campaigning for vice president

kamala harris. early voting is breaking records across several states. more than 70 million ballots already cast and the split so far reflects the close poles right now at 40% for each party. pushing to pick up every possible vote, vice president kamala harris is in georgia and north carolina. governor tim walz and senator jay.d. vance are in arizona and nevada. trump is in north carolina and virginia. vp harris emphasized what day one of the next administration might look like. >> just imagine, if he is elected on day one, donald trump would walk in that oval office with his enemies list stewing over an enemy's list. when i am elected, i will walk in on your behalf with my to do list. my to do list. >> and trump wrapped up his rally in north carolina. his message yesterday suggested

cheating weighs heavily on his mind. >> if you haven't voted early, just come on tuesday. we don't care at this point. we don't care. just vote and if you see anybody cheating, do you know what to do? report them immediately. what we have done together, we've got to win, first of all and scoot the cheating down. the only thing that can stop us is the cheating. if we win, it is the biggest event in political history. the biggest event in political history. >> and a warning from senator elizabeth warren on the power trump sees in his second term. >> he is saying i will control you. i will make your most intimate decisions. i will be the one. the government will be the one. a handful of extremists in washington will be the ones who will decide your personal life and how your life unfolds.

and i think of this as truly about who is going to have the power in this country, and donald trump makes it clear he wants all of that power to come to him. >> the numbers show women are outpacing men at early voting nationwide. nbc news caught up with some of them who shared their top issues. >> for the economy mainly. we are living paycheck to paycheck the last few years. we shouldn't be. >> i understand that abortion on the spiritual aspect is very sad, but when it comes to a woman having to endure the pain and whatever complications she may have, that woman should be able to make that decision for herself. not a man. we are not robots. not anybody but women themselves should tell us what to do. >> we've got report is across the country covering all of these story lines. we begin with allie raffa joining us from atlanta,

georgia where kamala harris just departed after wrapping up what is expected to be her very last rally in that state before election day. what was harris' final message in georgia today? >> reporter: yes, alex. this was vice president kamala harris ' last swing through the swing state. 12,000 people and she talked to them about the importance of their vote as she tries to use the last few days, the last three days before the election to really reach out to the entire electorate, trying to move the needle and the poles that are still neck and neck even just a little bit but especially among the undecided voters. with just three days left, she is really hitting this message home, this message we heard her first deliver in her closing argument on the washington, d.c. this past week and the symbolism of that speech was mirrored across this event. at one point there was a huge

banner behind the vice president that read a president for all and she also repeated that message, that she would be a president for all americans if elected. listen to her remarks here. >> i pledge to seek common ground and common sense solutions to the challenges you face. i am not looking to score political points. i am looking to make progress. i pledge to you to listen to those who will be impacted by the decisions i make. i pledge to you to listen to experts and to listen to those who disagree with me because unlike donald trump, i don't believe that people who disagree with me are the enemy. >> reporter: harris, during the speech, reminding voters of the

contrast between her and former president trump and what she says is at stake in this election. the harris campaign is honing in on the message with this closing ad they are releasing today staying on this theme that harris will be a president for all americans. there is a seat at the table for republicans in her candidate -- cabinet if elected, saying she's focused on the goals for this country while former president trump is repeating this rhetoric vice president kamala harris says the country is simply exhausted from and the campaign says the target audience for this ad is specifically those independent voters who may have been tuned out -- who may have tuned out the selection right up until this point so expect them to keep hearing that message right up until election day, alex. >> thank you so much, allie raffa. let's get now to salem, virginia. we have nbc's right in the middle of things following the

latest from the trump campaign. what can we expect from this rally you are at, and who will be joining him? >> reporter: hey, alex. in the final days before election day, that tells you everything you need to know and we will see that here in a few hours and virginia. by no means a battleground state. they are excited he is here but perplexed why he is here hours before the polls close in those battleground states. we talked to some of them. here is what they had to say. >> excited. i think he's going to win. >> reporter: you think is going to win? you think it's going to be close? >> i think is going to win. >> no. no. >> reporter: you think so? are you nervous for tuesday? >> no, i feel comfortable. god is in control. >> reporter: now alex, one

thing former president donald trump is keen of talking about on the election trail is election security and election security has been in the news big time. the supreme court overturning two lower courts allowing the purging of voters, 1600 within this 90 day period set up to not purge voter rolls. that is allowed to go on here in virginia, alex. >> let me ask you about the doj sending officials to monitor voting locations in this state. what more can you tell us about virginia? go ahead. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. that's happening in virginia and it 24 other states, but i just virginia but six cities in northern virginia where this is happening. it's because there was something that happened previously in these regions, in these municipalities that have the doj a little bit concerned so what they will be doing is sending poll watchers to monitor things.

the democratic party and the voting party send poll watchers. the doj will be doing that as well. of course, the doj has the ability to charge if necessary, alex. >> thank you so much, gary grumbach. let's go nats of the battleground state of michigan where donald trump campaign yesterday and kamala harris is expected to make her final pitch to voters there tomorrow, the last day of early voting in that state. joining me now, chair of the democratic michigan party. welcome to you. i was guessing your mood right now, but you are smiling. give me a sense in michigan overall. >> i have to tell you, it's a beautiful day. michigan voters are voting across the state and we've got strong turnout from the west side of the state to the east and up north. we've got thousands of people out on the doors as volunteers talking to voters, pushing them out to the early vote sites to get their early vote on.

it's a great day in michigan. >> good to hear. early voting ends tomorrow and 2 million people have cast their ballots. a new poll finds 35% of likely voters expect to cast their vote on election day. 65% either have or intend to cast their ballot before tuesday. duties early voting numbers signal anything to you? >> they signal michiganders are interested in participating in this process. we got nine days of early voting here. folks have this space of time they can show up at their early vote locations rather than waiting for that one day on election day and that is what people are doing all over the state going to early voting locations near them and standing in line sometimes. lines are about an hour long but people are sticking with them staying in these lines so they can vote and not having to worry about if they are available that one day on election day.

>> i just saw a shot of i voted early stickers, so you are prepared for that. donald trump became the very first candidate this cycle to stop in dearborn, which happened yesterday, home to the largest concentration of arab americans, many of whom are concerned about the conflict in the middle east. take a listen to this. >> what kind of conversations with prime minister benjamin netanyahu? >> good conversations. we will bring peace to the middle east, not like the clowns in the administration right now. >> he said peace in the middle east. president biden won dearborn by a 3-2-1 margin but disapproval over the handling over the war in gaza could erode those margins for kamala harris. she said yesterday her plans to make housing affordable, to bring down the cost of groceries, to invest in small

businesses, but that will also resonate with these voters. will it be enough? >> that's absolutely true and the other thing that is true is that, you know, we and other members of the arab american and muslim community reminding folks of who donald trump is and the things he said. he said peace in the middle east but days before that he told benjamin netanyahu to go to gaza and finish the job. this is not the president who will bring peace. it's not the president who will be kind to or care about these families or these communities. kamala harris is and i think what we are seeing now is a president trying to trade on a tough situation, a sad, horrible situation where folks are dying. he is trying to win an election to say whatever he needs to say but no one should trust him. we know who he is and we have seen him in action. we know what he will do. we know kamala harris have compassion and kindness and wants to be the president for all of us.

when she gets into office, this is a president who can sit down, who can bring people to the table with whom she disagrees to have good conversations about issues like this. that is what these folks need to think about as they go to vote. let's talk about the senate race. it is considered a tossup right now by the politico report. the latest poll shows congresswoman plotkin has 52% and mike rogers has 46%. that is within the margin of error, but how do you see this race going? >> it is going really well for slotkin and part of the reason, she has been a terrific congressperson, terrific representative for michigan and mike rogers has been in florida so there is a big difference there. michiganders don't want another maga republican and apologist for all of the things trump in the far right do. they want

someone who can take care of the needs of michiganders and this country and that is elissa slotkin. she is running a terrific campaign and she will win on tuesday. >> finally, lavora, what are you looking for? is there a trend that will signal to you it will be a good night for kamala harris? is there turnout in a specific county of being a bellwether of sorts? >> i always pay very close attention obviously to the turnout in the city of detroit. we pay attention out west and in oakland county. there is a lot to pay attention to. we have a very close state house we are paying close attention to some state house seats because you want to maintain that majority if not increased our majority and we've got statewide candidates, particularly the supreme court paying very close attention as well. >> chair of the michigan democratic party lavora barnes, thank you for joining me. they seem like buddies, donald trump and elon musk, but could musk be messing up

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most qualified person, kamala harris. senator jay.d. vance telling supporters kamala harris has no record to run on. now let's go to breaking news in north carolina where early voting just ended. antonio, welcome. early voting was a huge success in that state. long lines all day. what are you hearing about the numbers there and what are you going to do -- not you but what are election officials going to do about all of those still in line? >> well, if you got in line before 3:00, you get to stay in line to vote. i hope you can see how many people there are wrapping around the building in wake county at the board of elections. it is taking people an hour to two hours to get to the front doors and then they still have to vote for what we are hearing from voters here is this is a reflection of the energy, the excitement, also the anxiety. polling has shown in north carolina this is a jump ball

neck and neck. in wake county, this represents the demographic harris would need if she wants any chance of holding this state. take a listen to the conversations i've had with the voters here. >> you know, growing up my parents always said you can be whatever you want to be. i tell my daughter this and i feel like a black woman in the white house will show her obviously there is nothing she can't do and she can see herself in that role. >> someone who values the environment, who values minorities and underrepresented people. someone who -- yeah. >> reporter: and alex, i got to go canvassing with some harris volunteers the other day and we met with voters in this sort of eastern and southeastern part of the state who were still

undecided. this state has a lot unaffiliated, who split their tickets or change parties every so often and we were meeting people who had made late decisions for harris based on a couple of things. abortion and women's rights. project 2025, they mentioned hearing or reading what was inside of that and being incredibly disturbed and were making their decisions and doing same day registration during the early voting period or making a plan for tuesday and that is what the harris campaign needs. that kind of energy in a state a democrat has not pulled this off since 2008, alex. >> you think it is an hour, two hours for the folks standing behind you? who got there at 3:00? >> reporter: yes, we are looking at close to two hours. i know some of the folks here told me they have been in line for an hour, an hour and 10 minutes.

they still got a little ways to go through the door and to cast their vote but folks are in good spirits right now, alex. they know there may be longer lines on tuesday and there is an energy here for people of all backgrounds and political persuasions. >> all right. commitment. antonia hylton, good to see you. joining me now is the founder and ceo of blueprint strategies, and juan c wright and brandon buck, former press secretary to vp candidate paul ryan. thank you both for being here and i'm glad to have you in studio. this is a real treat. let's look at the state board of elections in north carolina. reports a $450,000 in -- 450,000 increase in voter since 2020. clearly both candidates have been claiming -- rather focusing heavily on it now. are democrats doing what they

need to win over this special group of voters? >> we know it's got donald trump's attention. the fact he is there so late in the game says the campaign is releasing something they're worried about. instead of being on offense in the midwest, they are playing defense in north carolina. the thing we have to keep an eye on of course is turnout and i know that is kind of a joke but donald trump flipped the script on what we typically think of. we think of high turnout elections and now that is reversed. now we sing high turnout elections will benefit donald trump so if you see long lines, that's great and i'm glad everyone is voting but if you have a lot of unaffiliated voters and people showing energy there is a very that is probably to donald trump's favor. >> let me ask you the same question, antjuan. is kamala harris doing what she needs to do to get to this particular group of voters? a lot has developed since 2020 there. >> she's not just doing

anything. she is doing the right thing and meeting voters where they are regardless of where they think they fall when they cast their vote. she certainly has a message to bring this country together. she is meeting independent thinkers and voters. the political latecomers, those who vote late, she has a closing argument and a closing message for them and i think that makes a difference. the other thing that makes a difference in the campaign's infrastructure. canada quality as well as strategy. strategy includes bringing americans together with the bread and butter barbershop and beauty salon message. the other seems to be project 2025. it's fear, anger, racism, bigotry, hate, and they are using voter suppression as a strategy and you cannot underestimate the power in the voting bloc of women in an election like this when they know they are in survival mode because they know their decisions about their own

reproductive justice are on the ballot all around this country. >> let me ask you, brendan, about donald trump facing significant backlash for his recent comments about liz cheney. he has really amped up some pretty vile attacking, unsavory rhetoric. and you also have him attacking kamala harris and joe biden. let's take a listen to some of this. >> when biden got up with a red background, pink background and he looked like the devil, he looked so stupid. that sleazebag said during the debate, oh, your rallies are not well attended. harris is a liar. but this one lied so much and she's got a low iq. dumb as a rock and you can't have that. >> i mean, how does anyone who says this expect to win the

presidency? >> he's obviously making an argument against her but i don't think this is about persuasion. he's not trying to persuade anybody to vote against kamala harris. he's just giving people excitement. >> isn't he giving people reason not to vote for him? look at your face. we are looking at each other like, really? come on. >> that's why he's losing by an enormous degree with women voters. a lot of people are turned off by him and have left the republican party because he is like that but he sits in a bubble though and all he does is get positive feedback. he has been saying stuff like this for weeks and months and has not made -- paid a price. the polling is moving in his direction. there is no consequence for saying things like this. those who wanted to run away have already left the party or overlook it so it's all about motivating and exciting, getting people on his side who think this is funny and cheering him on. that is a turnout motivation play right there and he has no

reason to think it will not work for him. >> how about your take on all of this, antjuan? >> alex, it is easier to be angry then informed and the former president is tapping into the anger of americans in this country who have no connective tissue. they feel government has not worked for them but as millions of americans continue to express themselves whether it is their hopes, fears, aspirations, frustrations, concerns, even trust in the process, republicans will be surprised by those who simply want a candidate to work in their best interest and i think that is what donald trump and republicans underestimate the value that kamala harris brings to the table and the strategy the democrats have in terms of their high tech and high touch campaign strategy. this weekend will be the largest weekend in terms of voter contact for democrats. ground game will make a difference as well as the

resource. kamala harris has went from mvp madame vice president to most valuable player for democrats and that is why you see enthusiasm bubbling up and energy concentrated at the polls with key constituency groups. women, black voters, as well as young voters who will make up a large section of this election. >> last question to you, trump has a super pac with elon musk. we are hearing reports of problems. is there a sense that elon musk may not work for him in this regard helping to get votes? >> super risky play and i will say the ground game and this groundwork gets screwed up by normal parties. this is hard work. you've got to grind it out and knock on doors and bring data to real people and bring it all together. handing it over to someone who is never done anything like this is incredibly risky. i don't think they have the

resources. donald trump has used some of the money they've raised for other things, like his legal fees. they are taking any help they can get. donald trump is very good at motivating voters. that is mainly what turnout operations are about so maybe it's not as important to him but i will say it does reflect a breakdown in our election laws, the fact billionaires can come in and do all of this stuff on their own is not how the system is supposed to work and ultimately whether or not donald trump can turnout a bunch of young men who don't typically come out and participate may be the deciding factor in who the next president is. >> tbd on that. i would like you both to stick around. we have a lot more to discuss including which candidate has the likeliest path to the presidency. plus, the one red flag for donald trump when it comes to the early vote. we will be right back. but with a generac home standby generator, your life goes on uninterrupted.

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right now early votes totals are showing women are making their voices heard just a few days before election day, outpacing men by 10 points. 53-44. okay, make it nine. looking into the early vote, tom, we have seen the impact of women on the early vote so far. any other trends to watch for election day? >> yes.

there are two key groups am watching under the radar so far. asian american voters were key to president biden's victory and had the biggest increase in turnout in 2020. they've had key turnout in georgia, nevada, arizona but we will be looking for the election day turnout to see how that develops. also looking at puerto rican voters. there are over 300,000 registered in pennsylvania, 600,000 in florida. they have the potential to perhaps produce surprising results. >> we will keep an eye on that along with you. we discussed pennsylvania earlier. what are we seeing out of the other blue wall states, like michigan and wisconsin? >> reporter: michigan, a lot of good things are happening for democrats there. they are excited in terms of high turnout and higher than 2020. we talked about the silver surge in georgia. we are seeing something similar happen in michigan. older democratic voters are beating their turnout numbers

from four years ago. that is a bit of a surprise. in wisconsin, we are seeing the other end. younger voters he'd to democrats. bigger gender gaps, where women are accounting for a larger share of the vote. and we are seeing voters of color in wisconsin accounting for a larger share of the electorate than they did four years ago. >> let's take a quick look at what is happening out west with unaffiliated voters in arizona and nevada. what do you know? >> reporter: we know in these two key sunbelt states, more voters have registered unaffiliated in the last few years, like in north carolina. when we look at the on affiliates who have early voted, we are seeing them look more like democratic voters, meaning they are younger, voters of color. with our models of partisanship when we compare unaffiliated voting in arizona so far, we are seeing a 16 point swing towards democrats among these

unaffiliated early voters. they could make the difference. >> tom bonier, thank you so much. you have stayed with us for two and half hours now, see you get ot credit. thank you so much. and back with me now, antjuan seawright and brendan buck. i will go to you first, antjuan. based on what you just heard from tom, based on what you are hearing and seeing from contacts, which candidate has a clear path to 270? >> my father taught me when i was driving objects are closer than they appear and this roller coaster ride has americans seasick. it's coming to an end but when you look under the hood, the numbers tom mentioned look promising for democrats. however we have to run through the tape and make no assumptions because we have seen elections in the past where trump supporters can tune in late out of anger and frustration or their sense of what has happened before election day.

>> okay. what do you think of what you heard from tom? >> i struggle to make too much out of early voting other than the persuasion to get republicans to early vote seems to be working to some degree and we have seen an increase. we don't know if that means a whole lot but there is a reason to tell people to vote early, so you don't have to worry about them showing up on election day but it could be cannibalizing the election day vote. we have no idea. i think you have to look at this and say donald trump clearly has the easier route. the south looks like it is, in my opinion, very likely kamala harris will make many runs in southern states. georgia is in the republican column. it goes back to the same blue wall we have long talked about. even going back to joe biden, that was his only real approach. she has to win those three, where is she is devoting a lot

of her time and energy. i don't see the path for her, where trump has more options. >> antjuan wants to get in there. what did you want to say? >> we are putting fresh paint on that blue wall and doing that with precision and concentration, we see voter registration differ between the two parties. you can't have participation without registration and i think those are the small minor details that in the end give us an uptick or an advantage going into election day. keep in mind as a black voter myself, we tend to tune in later. there has been a large underestimation of african american men. i am convinced she will get an even larger share of the african american vote and in particular black men than joe biden dead and the enthusiasm will be as strong as as well as for barack obama's first election. >> let's talk about a red flag we spoke about in the last one. i'm not sure you heard it with regard to the silver surge with

tom bonier and voters over 65 in blue wall states. they are turning out in larger proportions for democrats and republicans at this point. does that bode a problem for donald trump come election day? >> it certainly might. seniors obviously, very high propensity voters and they will always turnout. this is my guess but some people are getting more used to participating in early voting. this is a newer part of the system and i think especially after 2020, people got used to going early and voting absentee. i think we will see a change in the makeup of people going out to vote. polls show a wide range of older americans voting more for republicans or democrats this year. i don't know if you can take too much of that but certainly if they are showing up in the data in the states that are so critical -- >> i think he was talking specifically about pennsylvania . all right, last question to both of you, what are the headlines come wednesday

morning? maybe we should say friday morning because who knows if we will have the full count by then. give me a headline to wrap this thing up. go ahead, antjuan. you first. >> election week will begin with kamala harris making history and the united states continue to track towards progress and perfection. >> okay. what do you think? >> something about how deeply divided we are and evenly divided we are. we know the country is deeply divided by the fact we are so evenly divided -- >> i can't get over that. >> i am worried about what happens to the country after this election because the republicans are convinced they are going to win and democrats are going to be very upset if donald trump does win. certainly we know if kamala harris does win, i think we can be assured donald trump will not take that graciously. we may be in for a long road after that. >> that means you have to come

back and help us through, brendan buck. after you run the marathon tomorrow . we will be cheering you on. antjuan, thank you so much for your time. you will hear from voters from wisconsin in arizona about what made them to decide early, coming your way. (♪♪) [child laughing] (♪♪) [child giggling with delight] (♪♪) (♪♪) ♪ ooooh. ooooh. ♪ ♪ ooooh. ooooh. ♪

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donald trump and, harris made stops in wisconsin. joining us from green bay where the last day of early voting is

tomorrow, welcome again. what do you think about the voters this election why do you think they decided to vote early? >> reporter: voting was key at this site last night at the kamala harris rally near appleton. harris actually asked the crowd how many of you have already voted and a bulk of the crowd raised their hands. harris seemed shocked to see that but we know 92% of absentee ballots have already been returned. i spoke with alyssa this morning. she moved to wisconsin this year and is voting in wisconsin for the first time. she moved from minnesota. i asked about what she thought of everyone coming out to vote early. i wanted to hear a bit of what she told me. >> crazy because i did not realize how not stressed but how tight it was.

genuinely i don't think i've ever heard that many people turning out early which was crazy. especially, like, even when i had voted previously for the 2016 election. >> reporter: now the big question mark here, wisconsin is one of those states that does not share the date around voter registrations of the ballots that have already been returned but i spoke to a democratic strategist familiar with the harris campaign's internal data that they are pulling and they are seeing a spike in more women coming out to vote early than men and a spike in young voters specifically around the county where the university of wisconsin madison is and that is a key one for democrats. the other thing the strategist highlighted and pointed out, they are seeing low propensity voters as they put it or first- time voters. they are seeing would be election day voters

for trump coming out and voting early so the democrats are looking at this like a strength but as we know, you and i, this is a very, very tight race within the margin of error and all of the polling we have seen in recent days will ultimately come down to ground game and organization and that is why we are seeing surrogates for both campaigns sweeping through the state throughout the weekend and early next week given harris and trump themselves closed out their wisconsin campaign here last night, alex. >> thank you for giving us perspective on all of that. let's head west to tucson, arizona for the very latest on a closely watched tossup state. i hope we have alex. we can connect with him. if we do, let's go to him now. we have early voting in arizona that ended yesterday. we are three days away from the election day, alex. give me a sense of the atmosphere among the voters with whom you have been speaking. >> reporter: well, alex, we are here at the campus of the

university of arizona and there is a lot going on here. on the right a sorority has a dunk tank raising money for charity and on the right, voting is still underway. you are right, early voting ended yesterday but there is emergency voting today here in arizona. on monday, arizonans can cast their ballot ahead of election day and it is critical for the democratic party and the harris/walz campaign to mobilize these students on these campuses. there are about 40,000 students. at asu, 72,000 students most of whom are eligible to vote and those students could make or break the campaign for harris and walz here in arizona. i want you to hear from one student i talked to an hour ago but what's at stake for her in this election. >> i think the main thing at stake is just, like, the ability to choose and taking away the ability to choose sets us back. without the ability to be able

to make the choice to have or not have an abortion, i think it is a slippery slope where we could potentially lose aspects -- access to birth control, access to healthcare options and what not. >> reporter: and arizonans will be voting on proposition 139 which will enshrine abortion rights into the state's constitution and that is what a lot of students are saying about what is attracting them to the polls, alex. >> thank you for that live report. we appreciate that. looks like a sunny, beautiful day in arizona. in the meantime, what speaker johnson is saying about obama care this week. ission- bas? (fisher investments) we don't sell those. we're a fiduciary, obligated to act in your best interest. (husband) so how do your management fees work?

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whatever you do, do it for less at harbor freight. (♪♪) 48 past. evidence of the high-profile surrogates fanning out across the country you are looking at former president bill clinton with kamala harris and tim walz in pennsylvania, big battleground state, speaking to the volunteer appreciation event for the local steamfitters, a union event right there. we will keep an eye on that for you and bring you anything he might say as well later in the show. let's also talk about vice president kamala harris who has arrived in north carolina heading to her rally in charlotte later on this afternoon after speaking in

atlanta earlier today. air force 2 landing right next to donald trump's plane. that happened between the vice presidential candidates in nevada after the former president rallied himself. he now heads to virginia, notably not one of the key battleground states where he is expected to speak at the top of the hour. meanwhile as both candidates make their closing arguments, house speaker mike johnson is doing damage control. he is walking back common thing he would try to repeal the chips in science act thing he misheard the question. this is vice president kamala harris's response on pushing back the affordable care act. >> the aca is so deeply ingrained. we worked to make this work and have a lot of ideas on how to do that. >> it would throw millions of americans out of their health insurance and take us back to the time which we remember when insurance companies could deny

people with pre-existing conditions. well, we are not going back. >> joining me now, msnbc political analyst elise jordan. i'm glad to see you. what do you make in general of both sides rather their closing arguments right now? the trump campaign projecting confidence but are they also appearing rather undisciplined? >> reporter: you know, alex, they have to get incredible election day turnout. that is when the troops will come out and vote. if they aren't confident, low propensity voters might sit it out and that is part of the political gain or gamesmanship, so to speak. trump's final message has been completely ruined and clouded by the madison square garden racist jokes about puerto ricans.

it has driven a week of terrible news coverage as his final message coupled with donald trump's comments about women and how he would, you know, protect them whether they liked it or not. it was a message frankly designed to get kamala harris' low propensity female voters out to the ballots on tuesday or to early vote. >> not intentionally designed. we will say that. a new gallup poll has 77% of democrats saying they are more enthusiastic about voting compared to previous elections, compared to 62% of republicans so what do you expect with regard to turnout on tuesday? >> reporter: alex, i had wondered how the enthusiasm puzzle -- who would be emerging victorious at the end of the day because trump supporters have always been so enthusiastic about coming up and so passionate about his candidacy but after harris got

the nomination in july, something really shifted. it wasn't necessarily about kamala harris. democrats were energized to have a new nominee and i wonder if that sugar high was really going to last throughout the duration of the campaign and sure enough, her voters were enthusiastic and we have seen with early voting female numbers especially. turned out not to just be a sugar high. as of now if i had to say someone was winning in terms of enthusiasm, i would probably lean towards her voters. >> what about states and counties? which ones are you looking at most right now? are there certain indicators you are looking for as far as which way the wind is blowing? >> reporter: really more than anything, i'm looking at the iowa poll that will drop tonight at 7:00 p.m. her polling has not been just like everyone else's this cycle, which there should be more variation in this polling

and it is really troubling that there isn't. it makes you question how cautious certain pollsters are being. you know, certain pollsters who perhaps are not as high quality, so ann seltzer is the gold standard. we will see where kamala harris is and from that we can gauge a fair amount, i think. >> you said that a 7:00 tonight? i am writing a note and i will check that as well. what about george w. bush's daughter, barbara? she campaigned for harris and went door to door. what kind of impact does that have on independent or republican leaning voters? >> reporter: it shows another right-leaning young woman who is defecting and someone who is very steeped in republican politics. her father was a president. her father was a republican president. her great-grandfather was a republican senator. there is not any one more

republican and she is showing it's okay to cross over. these times are bigger than partisan politics. >> you may have heard me ask my panel the headline wednesday, we will let it go out to friday. what do you think it is going to be? >> reporter: i would absolutely not want to bet on anything. there are so many different outcomes that could happen just because i think these polls have been a little too close. so i'm not going to speculate because i know whatever i say i will likely be proven a moron, as i am frequently , frankly. >> that's all right. you will get a pass. we will head back to pennsylvania to see how the harris campaign will put out their final push to get people to vote out there.

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kamala harris and donald trump are deadlocked in must win pennsylvania with days to go until the election. a new washington post poll has harris getting 48% of the vote, trump, 47%, of course, within the margin of error. tonight, first lady michelle obama will rally for harris, along with grammy award-winning artist, alicia keys. we go to julie sirkin in norristown. what are we hearing from voters in that state? hey, julie, do you hear me? it's alex. >> reporter: hey, alex, we are

here in montgomery county, where michelle obama will be with alicia keys in a couple of hours. her second official rally for kamala harris, speaking first in kalamazoo, michigan, part of the blue wall the democrats have to get in order for kamala harris to win the white house. now, coming tonight for a very excited crowd, who is waiting in line, have been waiting for the last few hours. i talked to a pair of friends, who recently moved to the suburbs outside of philadelphia. they are so excited to not only hear from michelle obama, but to vote for kamala harris in person on tuesday. this is a swing state. pennsylvania could decide the election. i was in erie county 24 hours ago. the swing county in the swing state. i spoke to voters that are worried and want to make sure that nothing happens that could challenge or delegitimize their votes this time around, like we saw those challenges that went nowhere in 2020. take a listen to one of those voters. >> pennsylvania almost got

their ballots thrown out the last time, because of inconsistencies in voting and people questioning those, and we can't have that happen. everybody needs to get their vote counted and i don't want any contention. i want this election to go smoothly. i want everybody smoke counted and i don't want anybody to try to throw out pennsylvania's votes because the mail-in ballots did not work to their expectations. >> reporter: i have seen so many voters, who care so much, especially, in these critical counties in these critical states, and that is michelle obama's message. she how they get out the vote event in atlanta, urging people of all stripes of all parties, just to get to the polls and make their voices count, but tonight, she will surely express a message of unity, hope, trying to get those critical swing voters to come to harris's camp on tuesday. >> there are a lot of people she would be very glad to see right there behind me. >> this will do it for me on this edition of alex witt reports. up next,