general. >> we simply cannot afford one more week of the joe biden catherine cortez masto economy. >> reporter: how are democrats doing on the economy? >> i think they're trying their best, but i don't think that's necessarily enough. >> reporter: our new abc news ipsos poll shows republicans retain the advantage over democrats on key issues like the economy and inflation. why should voters stick with democrats on this issue? >> i can tell you when i was attorney general, we absolutely had a downturn in the economy because of the subprime mortgage and i took on the big banks and fought them. cortez masto turning to abortion rights, a defining issue for several voters we spoke to, like lacy mendoza, a grandmother of 8. >> i believe women's rights is so important. if that's lost, can you imagine the other things that are going to be lost also? >> republicans only need to net one seat to gain majority in the senate, and five to flip the house. democrats are fighting to hold both. saying they believe they are gaining ground. >> we feel very confident. i have been in over 20 states since

that is probably a margin that catherine cortez masto would smile.voting is underway now. voting starting today and mail ballots being sent out across the states. democrats are going to use that time to try to turn out the vote. they have the machine to do it. you are seeing the remains of a rally behind me with the culinary workers union. that is a machine in nevada that is regularly responsible for helping boost turnout in a major way. the democrats know they want to turn voters out, they're trying to boost people on the issues that they think will be most beneficial to cortez masto, whether be defending abortion rights or even defending democracy. i just talk to a voter who told me after january 6th that he could never vote for another republican. those issues you still matter here, the challenge, they had winds that cortez masto will face are on the economy. gas is upwards of $5 a gallon here. inflation has hit nevada incredibly hard. that is what adam has been trying to capitalize upon, to some effect. polls have him up by the narrowest of margi

catherine cortez masto is not the highest profile senator. she is in her first term. very disciplined, much more of a workhorse than a show horse, even to the consternation of some demrats who wish she had gotten out there more. she has run a good campaign but has not been able to pull away from laxalt. she has raised more than any senator, including harry reid, ever raised in this state, including $15 million last quarter, a lot of money for nevada. judy: let me turn back to georgia. we know former president trump has endorsed herschel walker. how much of a factor is donald trump? what else do voters say is on their minds? steven: donald trump is largely a nonfactor in george's elections because most of the slate of candidates he picked in the primary lost. herschel walker and bert jones are the only two trump endorsees that made it to the general election. trump has stayed away from georgia. there were reports he might do a rally later this month for herschel walker but that has not materialized. largely trump has left a bad taste in the mouths of georgia voters bec

a new cbs you golf poll shows republican adam lacks all and catherine cortez masto in a dead heat. we spoke with both candidates. >> hey, tyler. this is one of the closest races in the country. millions and millions of dollars in attack ads. we have seen issues run the gamut here. we saw that moment in this campaign with coalescing on the dobbs decision. we have seen catherine cortez trying to pin adam laxalt with his efforts to overturn the election for former president trump. we are also talking about the economy. we are talking about five dollars per gallon gas prices. republicans think that that sets their candidate up pretty well. republican nominee adam laxalt says that joe biden's policies haven't worked. that is what he tried to tell me and why he tried to paint catherine cortez masto as somebody who doesn't understand. >> her record is her record. she never breaks from her party. >> reporter: president biden did win the state in 2020, but since then his approval ratings are in the state are underwater, especially with some of these key subgroups that could decide the elect

garrett, catherine cortez masto, the police say that she is in trouble. is she, and why?e's largely in trouble because of the economy. in nevada, that's an issue a inflation. nevada has some of the worst inflation in the country, gas prices around $5 a gallon here in las vegas area. polling has shown that republicans generally, and in laxalt specifically, have had the advantage on that issue so far, so the challenge is twofold. first, she has to confront the economic issues -- she knows nevadans care about. we talk about that in our interview is the day. she had an event with latina business owners just today, which was a significant focus. that's issue number one. her second challenge is to try to expand the number of issues, the sleigh of issues that voters here are considering, as they start to fill up melts and go early. to do that, she's been talking about abortion rights access, spending a lot of money on television, on abortion related advertisements. that's obviously a big issue in a state that has traditionally protected abortion rights. he's also been trying to

reporter: catherine cortez masto up against adam blackstone. >> we simply cannot afford one more weekn catherine cortez masto economy. >> they are trying their best, but that is not necessarily enough. reporter: the poll shows republicans retain the advantage over democrats on key issues like the economy and inflation. why should voters stick with democrats on this issue? >> when i was attorney general, we have downturn of the economy and i took on the big banks and fought them. reporter: cortez musto turned to abortion rights, who are important to many like this grandmother of eight. >> if that is lost, can you imagine the other things that are going to be lost? reporter: republicans only need to net one seat to gain majority in the senate and five to win the house. democrats are hoping to hold the vote, believing that they are gaining ground. >> we are 20 states since congress adjourned, and i see very clearly that the ownership of the ground is with us. dion: that was rachel scott reporting. happening tomorrow, the family of former construction workers are set to learn their punish

look outside and everything they're experiencing is a direct result of joe biden and senator catherine cortez're feeling today at the pump, at the grocery store, in their family budgets, is a direct result of policy. they're killing the american dream. >> there's work that i've been able to do with -- in conjunction with them to start figuring out how we lower those costs. i think the inflation reduction act was a great first start, but i do think absolutely there's more we can do together. >> reporter: that focus on cost of living is something that we're seeing not just here in nevada but across the country. but i'll tell you something about voters here. they know the high stakes of this senate race. according to our cbs news battleground tracker, 8 in 10 voters here see their vote as gaining their party control of the senate in washington. >> that was lilia luciano reporting in las vegas. >>> another state in place this election season is arizona. ed o'keefe took the temperature of voters there over three meals and three different parts of the grand canyon state. ♪ >> reporter: to size up t

and so i'm having a hard time keeping track of which surrogates actually help senator catherine cortezg joe biden. he came out last. he clearly skipped nevada and because she does not want to have to actually campaign on her record, which is the fact that she supported him every step of the way and so, yes, they are bringing in barack obama and a few days but i just think remember in 2014, when i won an attorney general's race they tried the same thing, everybody forgets that he got she lacked in midterms. i cannot believe in is the best they have. >> jesse: so barack obama lost, i believe, record seats, state legislatures, governorships, house, senate seats. i mean, just obliterated. i think it was like the biggest wipe out since the 1920s. yet, they are going to trot him out fresh off the vineyard. fresh off hawaii to do a little of this and that? he can't even handle a heckler? >> right off. >> jesse: i don't think is he persuading anybody. >> right off of martha's vineyard and kicking out 50 illegal immigrants that just came to the island. i'm not sure he is the best closer. >> jes

and you are a supporter of catherine cortez masto. >> i want to start with inflation, because this races a tossup and nevada is facing tougher inflation than elsewhere in the country. if we bring up on the screen. there in nevada you've got about 16% inflation, which is almost double what i think we have nationally. food is way up. shelter is way up. transportation costs, energy across the board. these are challenges for small business owners like yourselves. vanessa, i want to start with you, you're a supporter of the incumbent. and senator cortez masto has been focusing on other issues as much as inflation, but it looks like because this race is a tossup that some of the g.o.p. messaging on the economy has started to sink in. do you think that your conditions are going to get any better when it comes to the economy if she maintains her seat? >> absolutely. she's been working and she passed the legislation to reduce the inflation and i'm pretty sure it will be a progress on that. jacqui: steve, your answer to that. i know you have a different view. explain to me why. >> well, jacqui, i

in nevada, the race is a toss-up between catherine cortez masto and republican adam laxalt. in pennsylvania, mehmet oz, a republican, and democratic lieutenant governor governor john fetterman. georgia's candidates met in a live debate last night. raphael warnock faced off against republican herschel walker after weeks of bombshell allegations leveled at the former football star. cnn's eva mckend has more. >> reporter: democratic senator yell war knock and republican challenger herschel walker are in a contentious georgia senate race with u.s. senate controlling. >> it is time to get under way. >> reporter: they debated friday night. walker, running on a family values platform currently involved in a scandal over allegedly pressuring the mother of one of his children to get an abortion. >> a week before this debate a former girlfriend said you paid for an abortion and encouraged her to have another. in an abc news interview this week, you said that the accusations are, quote, all lies. for the voters watching tonight, can you explain the circumstances surrounding these claim

take a look at nevada, because the republican adam laxalt has been leading over catherine cortez-matso. if republicans flip nevada, 7 in 10 they take the entire senate, on the other hand if nevada stays blue, she's able to withstand those headwinds the democrats are 3 in 4 chance to hold the senate, so a lot of eyes out west. very late into the night on november 8th. >> here in texas democrats have long had visions of turning this state blue that doesn't really look realistic this year. >> you're right, martha, this is the last time that beto ran statewide in 2018 against senator cruz. he came close, he's running again this time for governor against greg abbott, not many people in either party who feel like that o'rourke is going to do better in a worst environment against a stronger incumbent candidate. take a look at the texas congressional map, couple of seats that i've got my eyes on here in south texas, in suburbs of austin, down into the rio grande valley, suburban voters, latino voters, the kind of voters that democrats need to keep in the fold this year and beyond if they're go

and you've got catherine catherine cortez masto, adam laxalt 41. that's the nevada independent.int is the polling on the race in nevada. and in your view, are the polling averages that have tended to show cortez masto doomed, are they too over the top, and incorrect? >> first, joy, you can trust the nevada independent. will [laughs] but seriously, listen, i don't put much thoughts in any polling right now. we have already had people vote. we've had about a quarter of 1 million people vote in nevada. i've track these early numbers very closely. and it looks like the democrats are holding their registration in nevada. there is no signs of a red wave. there's no signs of a big democratic wipeout coming. it doesn't mean it can't happen of course, joy. the hispanic numbers are interesting. at 60% that you saw from the univision poll is about what cortez masto, and democratic internal show. there is no way, that cortez masto, can be close in this race. whether it's two points ahead, or even as the new york times poll shows, if she's not doing really, really well among hispanics. adam

polling showing incumbent senator catherine cortez masto, leading amongst latinos. 60% to 27. lead there. how are both -- how are they courting with the latino vote? >> cortez masto of course is the first and only latina ever elected to the u.s. senate so she can't hold the kind of numbers you just showed in that poll, she's in big trouble she has not throughout her career, warner heritage on her sleeve it's come out a lot more, laxalt of the republicans have done more to try to appeal to disaffected or -- high inflation, and gas prices, and think maybe the democrats have taken them for granted they've taken a fortune and spam itch in this state to get to cut into that lead. she needs to hold that 60% where i think she's in trouble. >> then you have the icing on the cake, 14 members of adam laxalt family writing a letter endorsing cortez masto what is it say about your candidacy when something like this happens. all it other jets judge, that family dispute sucker all the time but usually fought over the dinner table to go public with that just as they did by the way when laxalt

. >> and nevada, where incumbent democratic senator catherine cortez masto is competing with adam laxalt, who led the charge to overturn the 2020 results there. >> i will tell you who is not coming to the campaign right now, catherine cortez masto. that is 38% joe. >> if victorious, republicans on the hill had planned to launch probes into everything from the president's decision to withdraw from afghanistan to his son hunter's business dealings. this week, biden will focus on abortion rights in a speech on tuesday, hoping it will galvanize voters. he will head to pennsylvania on thursday to help boost candidates there. alex? >> monika, thank you so much from that. let's go to atlanta. early voting begins tomorrow for two crucial georgia races. nbc news senior national political reporter sahil kapoor joins us. welcome. there's a lot going on in georgia. can we expect all the voting lines like what we saw in 2020? >> alex, that's a clear finger that we will reveal soon. interest is certainly very high here. this state is becoming the center of the political universe once again. it was dec

and an actual tie back to nevada where the incumbent democrat catherine cortez mast over against agamlt is close and democratic senator mark kelly has a small lead over blake masters in arizona. which has shifted on the election denial in the run-up to the election in an effort to try to atact more independent voters. ali velshi spoke with a panel of voters and here is what one republican said on the topic. >> the most important issue in arizona, when i'm voting is protecting the essence of our democracy. where for worse, we're ground zero of this election denier stuff, the fraud, the audit that they did with the ballot in the 2020 elections. i, when i'm deciding who to vote for, it's a disqualifier if the person isn't 100% honest of the fact that we had an open honest fair and free election. >> you're speaking as a republican. >> i'm speaking, technically a registered republican. >> joining me now from washington is nbc news national political correspondent who actually needs no introduction steve kornacki and also with me from arizona is nbc's vaughn hillyard, good to have you both

and, catherine cortez masto is just not that high profile of a senator, and not as defined, especially other senators might be. so, all of the elements are there for a close race. that is what we have. >> look, nevada is essentially a motto economy. it's centered around served tourism and the service industry. tell me about the relationship between covid and the economic recovery from that, and what is taking place in regards to the blame for the economy collapsing? where is that being pointed? >> that's a great question. we are still a one trick pony here. it's the las vegas strip, and basically everything else is way below that. when the governor, who is a democrat as well, shut down the strip for a few months, it's absolutely crushed the economy. and a lot of people polling shows, alex, give him credit for acting decisive early on in covid, but he has had to wear some of the problems later in covid, including schools being shots for too long, taking too long to open the economy, and so that is being used against democrats generically. democrats, essentially, control nevada. they hav

catherine cortez masto is the democratic incumbent here again. it's a 50-50 senate. the democratic incumbents need to hang on. but she trails. if you look at the raw numbers among likely voters in nif neff that's no clear leader. again, within the poll's margin of err o..ar-a a statistical tie in this nevada senate race. and the nevada governor's race. the democratic incumbent there, steve sisolak, the numbers are are exactly the same. 48% for the republican, 46% for the democratic incumbent in nevada. sheriff joe lombardo is the republican candidate. he's ahead 48-46. statistically that's a dead heat. another dead heat in the nevada governor's race. so what is driving this midterm climate? well, in a midterm campaign a president's first midterm campaign his approval rating is generally the north star, and president biden is underwater in both of these states. 41% in arizona. 41% in nevada approve of joe biden's performance. but nearly 6 in 10 likely voters in each of these states disapproves of the president's performance. another warning sign for democrats as we ge

catherine cortez master has 46%. how do you expect the race to ship u p.nd 12, the margin was less than it was in 2008. and 16 it was less than a 12 and joe biden one nevada but at least. at the end of the day it is of the road to 50 seats .. >> guess what. we are going to go soon enough. >> barrister. >> time marches forward. >> thank you. i appreciate it. >> president biden pardoning all federal marijuana condition . this story was a talk of the day. my most important kitchen tool? my brain. so i choose neuriva plus. unlike some others, neuriva plus is a multitasker supporting 6 key indicators of brain health. to help keep me sharp. neuriva: think bigger. president joe biden taking the first major step s >> i am excited to see invited to on this. this is good policy not just for democrats, but for republicans. donald trump actually signed one of his few bipartisan bills which was on criminal justice reform. we live in a country where people are literally sitting behind bars for simple marijuana spinning right now 37 states he can buy marijuana for medica

republicans running ads on crime, but also targeting the first latina elected to the senate, catherine cortez masto in nevada. you have been doing reporting about ads and the significance of the latino vote. talk about what is going on. >> she's vulnerable in nevada. part of the problem we are seeing is democrats have long seen latinos as allies, in terms of voters. a lot of voters are saying you cannot assume we are a monolith, we can't be voting for democrats. some are frustrated. i did reporting in texas where i heard from latino voters worried about border issues and immigration. there was a big warning beginning with biden's presidency that this president needed to address immigration or lose latinos along the way. and immigration has not been addressed. that is the price they can pay come november. they can lose voters in nevada and texas that they previously may have enjoyed their support before. it is a reminder this is a tough issue for democrats right now. >> claudia is talking about the role president biden might play. resident biden in some ways wants to be inserting himself into

saturday campaigning in rural nevada for senate candidate adam laxalt who is challenging senator catherine cortez masto. alongside trump at that event, alabama senator tommy tuberville, who turned heads with these comments critics are calling racist referring to black americans as people who do crime. >> they want reparation because they think the people that do the crime are owed that. >> maryalice parks joins us now from capitol hill. maryalice, it seems like many of the races in those key battleground states are already kicking into high gear. >> reporter: yeah, linsey, you can really feel the final push right now. we're expecting some big names on the campaign trail this week like former vice president mike pence, and we count at least five debates in some of those most closely watched races this week. and, of course, early and mail-in voting has already started in many places and will begin in a few more states this week too. linsey. >> maryalice, thank you. >>> tensions on the korean peninsula are rising after two more missile launches by the north. south korea says the two projectiles fell

joe biden at 37% and their policies all supported by catherine cortez-masto are crushing our state. >> that's a big drop in the presidential election and seems she has a good record on as we noted in our introduction is making herself wealthier. it's report that had she's now more than increased her wealth since being in the senate more than seven times. what's going on that someone can go to the senate and make so much money. what's see been doing? >> she's been in public office her whole career and her cal pain in my state has basically to pretend like i'm responsible for the problems in nevada, even though i'm the private citizen and should tell you a lot she's running from her record and there's no side of joe biden in the state of nevada. we keep expecting his big visit, we know barack obama is coming to try and help cortez-masto and we need to fight to take back our country and we need to take back the senate and if i win, that gives us 51 votes in the senate and i hope we can get these gavels so we can start investigating and big temporal integration tech for example. what they

oz's race and he's closing the gap against the currents lieutenant governor in nevada and catherine corteztro and the incumbent catherine mastro is a democrat and not holding onto it so well and republicans are hopeful that democratic strides made over the summer proved temporary. rachel: alexandria, thank you. pete: it's a smart political move by democrats if deceptive and you create what look like local newspapers and write totally slanted stories so that candidates can site them and push them out. will: it's what they do with the mainstream press anyway. rachel: how many more liberal things do they need for their horrible ideas. it's really incredible. will: it is subversive skin genius. and ingenious. you have to put work into investing in individuals. that's truly what i think. you have to -- so you can't just take up tricities, you know, hyper-local news. you have to -- who's the reporter, what's the -- pete: that's a lot of homework. will: man, that's got to be the burden of the american people moving forward. rachel: is this election interference? you're putting out fake news and f

instead of arizona and nevada, catherine cortez has a tight race. i just want everyone who is having a help. and the opportunities reverend sharp for senators i think they're very focused. we cannot give up on that. >> we know this weekend that former president barack obama ain't with georgia at the end of the month what does he bring to the trail and those particular races in your view? >>, well of course it has been great out campaigning with president boma. he is a powerful message or, is incredibly popular. i think he could really help all of us to bring home the distinct difference between democrats and republicans and these pivotal races. the extremist and the strength of democratic party. look at eternal he'll be in a neighboring state wisconsin. and of course in georgia to help senator warnock who is such an amazing senator. >> all right senator tina smith, thank you for being with us. joining me now is the congressman democrat of maryland and majority leader. let's take a break and we'll be right back after this. . for >> joining me now is

. >> reporter: democratic senator catherine cortez-masto is facing republican adam laxalt, who led trump'srt to overturn the 2020 results of the state. >> they claim the election was stole than wasn't. >> reporter: the former attorney general zeroing in on the republican playbook, focusing on the economy. >> we simply cannot afford one more week of joe biden/catherine cortez-masto economy. >> reporter: while democrats are betting on abortion rights to drive momentum as early voting gets under way. >> adam, not only does not support abortion rights but just a woman's right to choose in this state which nevadians have decided they respect. he doesn't support that. >> reporter: with just weeks to go the president has put the issue front and center but he's been largely absent from the campaign trail. trading public campaign rallies for big dollar fundraisers behind closed doors. >> somebody's noticeably missing from the trail here in the final few weeks of this pivotal campaign. how about joe biden? >> reporter: biden hasn't traveled to nevada. >> senator, would you campaign with president bi

senate advantage it challenging democrat senator catherine cortez masto. month before the midterm elections in that race and three others could potentially determine the balance of power in washington. for other those states include senate races in nevada, georgia, pennsylvania, and wisconsin. what is going to happen? fox news contribute opinion editor for the washington times carly is here. what is what the republicans have to do? what do they need to potentially flip the senate? >> well, obviously they are defending a couple of seats a part of the most celebrated one in pennsylvania and also in georgia they have got a hole. that is in this environment are not guaranteed wins. for a long time georgia it was a pretty reliable republican state. but that his change pretty dramatically in the past four years. they have got to hold those. they have also got to make inroads in places like nevada and a very good chance of making this inroads in nevada. there are a few other pickup opportunities. but for republicans what they really need to do what they need to f

thin state but our state is hurting right now thanks to blue state shutdowns and joe biden and catherine cortez masto policies. we believe we'll have a flip in nevada. >> she is the first latina senator from nevada. hispanics in nevada would vote for her 49 to 42 over you. how can you make the sell to them? >> look, just remind your listeners she won by 42 points in 2016. we have planted the flag and been campaigning in that community. latinos for laxalt has been an incredible movement in our state. we've been spanish language, radio, tv. i faced the camera in spanish on a tv ad this week. that move is happening and it's because schools are in grave trouble. the shutdowns crushed our schools. the border is open. we had six fentanyl deaths last week in las vegas. we had an officer shot in the line of duty. people understand the community is less safe. our schools are headed in the wrong direction. small businesses can't -- can barely hang on in this economy. they understand, after many, many years now, that the democrat policies do not help the working class in this state. and if you want a chan

nevada is where catherine cortez masto is trying to win reelection, polls show him ahead.the state. if you look at the last president election president biden won by 26 points over trump. right now the most recent poll e only has a 5 point advantage so that gives you an idea the shift. in texas especially border areas, several districts where republicans are poised to make huge gains, california, mike garcia's race, republican in the center of the state, won an upset victory but if he does well again because of hispanic votes there are certain swing states and swing areas where this will matter more than others. paul: there was a concern, i shared it, that the hostile rhetoric republicans employed about immigration would work to the benefit of democrats but has that shifted? because of the chaos at the border now is so great that everybody is worried about it? >> i think there is some truth to that. hispanic immigrants care about border issues but also care about other issues like many americans do mainly the economy and education and crime and so forth and i think you see

todd: the control of the senate could come down to the race between republican adam laxalt and catherine cortezto a slight lead, being propelled by strong support from latino voters and joining me now, army veteran and former democrat lydia dominquez and vice president art del cueto of the vice council. you voted for obama twice, why are you voting now for adam laxalt? >> yes, and i switch parties in 2015. i'm voting for adam laxalt because of his experience as attorney general purity he gave a voice to the voice voiceless and tackled rape kits that justt and tested by cortez mastro. he tackled the opioid crisis as an attorney general. i want someone like that for my kids. >> todd: christina, your family, how has the democratic party and christina e cortez masto a bandage you. >> first, we, latinos are concerned about what is going on at the border. the simple fact she has not gone to the border to check out what is going on, our crime is out of control and just a couple of weeks ago, we had illegal immigrant who killed two of nevadans and for them to say the border is closed is absolutely ludi

. >> obama travels to nevada tuesday to stop or incumbent -- catherine cortez masto in her uphill battle to stay in office. one of the many races giving democrats cold sweats right now. and of course, another unexpected we close contest is the new york governor's race between democratic incumbent kathy hochul and republican congressman louis zeldin. first lady jill biden is slated to speak in just a few moments at a campaign events for governor hochul. that's where we start tonight. joining me now is new york governor kathy hochul, a democrat running for reelection. a governor, thanks for joining us tonight. we are nine days out from reelection across, we will get to your race for reelection. first, i must ask you, speaker nancy pelosi issued a statement responding of her speaking on the home invasion and attack on her husband, paul, at their home, on friday. mr. pelosi is recovering as we speak after surgery for a fractured skull, according to a spokesperson. we don't know yet exactly what the motive was for the attack. police have said they believe it was an intentional act. the speake

but take a look at nevada, democrats are defending yet another senate seat, catherine cortez-matso in a tough fight also, that's where you're seeing some of the real fights in the senate shaping up, the problem also, i think, for democrats in particular in the senate is they're trying to gain an edge in more seats than republicans are, they have five states where they're hoping to flip, north carolina, florida, pennsylvania, wisconsin and in ohio. but in several of these they're going up against republican incumbents. in florida and also in wisconsin, so that's what makes it so difficult. republicans are hoping to flip some democrat-held seats. their battle ground here is far fewer seats. this is a tough situation for democrats but it's a coin flip at this point, both parties i think agree on that. >> when it comes to house, there's a real focus here especially on suburban voters in key districts, key districts that republicans lost during trump presidency, give us a better sense of where those are. >> where president biden won those seats but they are key battlegrounds, battlegrounds

catherine cortez mastoh is considered the most vulnerable democrat in the senate and she doesn't want him near her, the president will raise a lot of money, supers were rich liberals of california but it is going to be very hard to bring in votes with $7 gas, 40 one% rise in homicides, 8% plus inflation and a migrant crisis, 26 days to the midterms, second hour of varney just getting started. been dominic with us this morning. i got a question. who organized the president to go to california and talk about inflation the day inflation hits 8.2% price in 40 years, timing is terrible. >> they are bad like it is their job. i keep saying this. are you trying to be terrible at what you are doing, the optics here, everything about the messaging and the other thing is keep in mind for democrats who are trying very hard right now to retain any kind of vote for these midterm elections, any hope they can hold on in the senate or the house they had to look at this and say the white house is not helping us in anyway, they are becoming a huge drag on everything we are messaging around and no one ha

control of the senate could come down to the race between republican adam laxalt and incumbent catherine cortezlatino voters. we spoke to him last hour. listen. >> we have been literally abandoned and that is why there is no way i would ever vote for cortez master appeared for adam laxalt, we are concerned what is going on the border. so the simple fact she has not gone to the border to check out what is going on. >> educated and they see what they want and they know they need border security. they want to feel safe in their homes. they are not about lawlessness. >> carley: nevada's only battleground state without a senate debate before returns. >> todd: president route the president biden releasing 50 million barrels of oil from the reserve before the midterms. >> carley: we will sean duffy what he thinks about the strategy coming up, hey, sean. ♪ ♪ and the feeling of confidence that comes from our advice? i can make this work. that seems to be universal. i can make this work. i can make this work. no wonder more than 9 out of 10 clients are likely to recommend us. because advice worth listeni

. >> reporter: catherine cortez-masto, the bandy. >> when we stand together, we can get it done and stand speaking non-english ] >> reporter: in a strategy to keep nevada blue, energize her base, hundreds of union workers going door to door to persuade democrat to say turn out. polls show she's in a tight raise. >> this is a microco. >> you can win across the rest of the country, but you can't take it for granted. [ speaking non-english ] >> at state, control of the senate that lost above by narrow margins. they're waiving on another maga loss in 2022. >> it's -- giving all the challenges he faces, is the right way to persuade americans that they've got the vision for the future? >> reporter: we do have one immediate indicator of the trump effect. senator cortez masto's campaign tells cnn the campaign has raced more than $1 million after trump's saturday rally. saturday and sunday, says the campaign were the two best online fund-raising days of this cycle. john? >> so apparently it cuts both ways. great to see you. thank you. >>> racist remarks behind closed doors. hearing the all i don't

. >> former nevada attorney general adam laxalt is running to unseat democratic senator catherine cortez solar tax credit and promoting electric vehicle deployment. in a statement responding to laxalt, cortez masto told fox news, quote: while i have been working to lower cost for november veterans administration danes my opponent has been cashing in defending the big oil companies support for abortion ban in nevada is wrong and i'm not going to let him drag us backwards. laxalt's campaign accusing cortez masto from taking money from oil companies and highlighting abortion to distract from the economy and inflation. >> i would not vote for a federal ban. they are trying to use this as a battering ram in this state. >> campaigns and outside groups are pours tens of millions of dollars into nevada's senate race. divide senator cortez masto's campaign substantially outspending laxalt's polls show this race remains a statistical tie. bret? >> bret: rich edson in nevada. spotlight race the idaho senate incumbent republican mike crapo has held the seat since 19 # 9. he faces democrat and nonpro

in nevada, catherine cortez masto is in a very tight race with republican adam laxalt who has put theblem front and center. democrats are at risk of losing some of the close house seats in the state of texas. governor kathy hochul in new york said week biden white house needs to take ownership of the migrant crisis. so i think the politics on this could be changing, paul, in a way that might force the government after the elections to address what is really a nationalities grace. paul: another issue, jason, you wrote about this this week, president biden taking the opportunity to essentially pardon many marijuana defendants, but you criticized that decision. why do you think he did it, and what impact will that have on the election? >> well, i think it was more a gesture of pollices, paul. as you -- politics. as you know, on the left big issues about mass if incarceration and the racial imbalance when it comes to our prison system, and i think he thought he would get at folks who care about that issue. and my critique is drug offenses are not driving the incarceration in america, it's

interesting turn. 14 of his family members have signed a letter endorsing his opponent, incumbent catherine cortez half don't live in nevada. >>> in pennsylvania democratic nominee john fetterman has this new tv ad today. his first to address his near fatal stroke and says he now better appreciates his loved ones and the struggles of other families. his republican opponent, tv celebrity dr. osz, has questioned whether fetterman is fit to serve given his health struggles. that includes fetterman needing closed captions to understand questions. oz told fox business i don't think there's closed captioning on the floor of the senate. >>> it is played a key role for ukraine in its fight against russia but elon musk's spacex says it will no longer pay for critical satellite gear that help forces stay in touch so who can pick up the tab? >>> and moments from now a hearing on an investigation into a reported threat against a juror in the parkland shooter death penalty trial. this as we're learning more about the tensions between jurors. her with the right carere team behind her. the right plan promise onl

. >> reporter: nevada democratic senator catherine cortez masto, the incumbent. >> when we stand togethere and make it happen. [ speaking non-english ] >> reporter: leans on her own strategy to keep nevada blue. energize her base. hundreds of union workers going door to door to persuade democrats to turn out. [ crowd chanting ] polling shows she's in a tight race with laxalt. this is a mithing you can't tak for granted and can't show up at the last minute. >> reporter: at stake, control of the senate. trump lost both arizona and nevada in 2020 by narrow margins. democrats are banking on another maga loss in 2022. >> striking to me that there are candidates who think having the former president campaign for them given all the issues and challenges he faces is the right way to persuade americans that they've got the vision for the future. >> reporter: well, kari lake is not only embracing trump, she is echoing his very words, you may remember, anderson, that in 2015 trump then candidate famously and controversially said that the people coming across the border, the migrants are rapists brin

which right now looks like republicans best chance to flip a democratic seat, currently held by catherine corteze race to replace retiring richard burr in north carolina. the race political professionals have been paying much attention to, but now it looks indisputably tied. trump's republican ted budd's neck and neck and pulling with former chief justice of the north carolina supreme court democrat cheri beasley. who now has a rare opportunity to flip a republican seat in that state. and former justice cheri beasley joins me now. it's great to have you on the program. we first asked if you are surprised or not by where things stand in this race right now? >> hi chris. we're really excited about where we are. we said all along, even as we're starting this race and we are prepared to win regardless of what a challenge it will be. we now know it's ted bide who has been very much -- in washington. and we're really excited as we fall across the state it's a pretty big state. with 100 counties listening to folks, talking about constructive issues that really feeling a sense of energy and engagement i

the senate is in nevada where republican challenger adam lax laxalt leads democrat incumbent catherine cortez joining me now is adam laxalt with who previously served as invest's attorney general and if is -- nevada's attorney general and is a former iraq veteran. sir, thanks very much for being here. >> thanks for having me. maria: well, you are up in this most recent poll. what do you believe to be the most important issues for voters, and how you feeling? >> look, we took an absolute media barrage all summer long as i'm sure you've reported in a lot of these senate races, and we didn't start til labor day, ourself, our allies to see us up many five consecutive polls. show that the people are not buying the lies and the smears and the, you know, the rehabilitation by my democratic opponent. and so we feel really, really good. we feel like this is the key senate race, and people are waking up to that all over the country. as a result, we're getting support from all over the country and, of course, all over my state. maria: now, you have slammed your opponent for her ties, her family ties to

in nevada, the race is a toss-up between catherine cortez masto and republican adam laxalt. in

gop lead is adam rexall, -- well democratic senator catherine cortez mastroianni's 46%.o you expect this race to shape up heading into next month? >> again, i like looking at a lot of polls, our poll has -- up within the margin of error. that's where most of the polls have this race. republican's with the slightly. this might be surprising to some, given that nevada has voted for the democratic presidential candidate 08, 12:16 20. but i will note, in 12, the margin was less than it wasn't a weight, and 16, the margin was less than it wasn't 12, and in 20, the democratic margin for presidential margin for joe biden won it by less of a margin than hillary clinton did in 2016, and was by only a little bit more than two percentage points. so, it wouldn't be shocking to me if he won. but here's the thing that i think is important, don. look, at the end of the day, it's the road to 50 seats. right, it's the road to 50 seats. so there's essentially these six races that i'm looking at, democrats need to win four of the six. and then you can see, they're trailing in nevada right

democratic catherine cortez masto. this could be the decider. one and a lot of people are saying that if masto loses this, it's lights out for the democrats this year. and i think laxalt wins, i think the republicans take the senate by a few seats. it's going to be a good night november 8th. steve. >> carley: governor mike huckabee thank you for joining us this morning. we appreciate you as always. >> thank you. >> todd: and i appreciate you too. >> carley: i appreciate all of you. >> todd: all of you fine folks out there in tv land. do you know who else we appreciate? "fox & friends" they begin right now. ♪ >> president biden decision to release 15 million barrels from our strategic petroleum reserve was not politically motivated. >> i have been doing this for how long now? it's not politically motivated. >> we do not catch up to the price increases have to close. maybe that's what the president wants. >> knows fleeing harm. >> new york city to open first migrant tent shelter. >> who is funding this and putting it together? >> how long are they

catherine cortez masto in nevada is running a solid campaign but the economy is not in a good place. the republican nominee looks strong. and the one that everyone knows about, rafael warnock against walker. and he's been hit by allegation after allegation. it is hard to say polling wise how big of a difference that makes. the average polling there is warnock plus five but that is within the margin of error. there is polling that shows it closer and wider than that. but i want to talk about ohio if i can for a minute. if we could jump to ohio. this is a race that is effectively tied. it is a race that is between tim ryan, the democratic congress and republican j.d. vance. i don't think j.d. vance or national republicans thought we would be talking about this race when we are this late in the cycle. mitch mcconnell and the senate leadership fund has spent $30 million in ads on the race. so surprising that it is close. if ohio turns out to be what it normally is at the federal level, vance will win narrowly but the fact that we're talking about it speaks to the fact that it should be i