loeffler: thank you. i am kelly loeffler. i'm a political outsider. am a conservative businesswoman running to defend the american dream. i have voted 100% with president trump. i have been rated the most conservative senator in the u.s. senate. i have a 100% rating with the national right to life endorsement. i am a long way from where i started in life. working the a farm, fields, waitressing through college. i lived paycheck to paycheck. i have also lived the american dream. that is what i am in washington fighting for, for every single georgian. what you have seen here is the radical agenda of the left. the democrats want to put the government at the center of our lives. they want to tax and spend. spend politicians tax and . i came to washington to fight and to american dream fight with president trump. i have -- i humbly ask for your vote. thank you so much. to ourthank you moderators today. that concludes our debate. i would like to remind voters that election day is tuesday, november 3. don't forget to turn in your absentee ballot if you reque

final closing statement. >> i'm kelly loeffler.'m a political outsider. i'm a conservative businesswoman running to defend the american dream. i voted 100% with president trump. i've been rated the most conservative senator in the u.s. senate and i've been "a" rated by the nra and have a 100% with the national prolife. serving as your u.s. senator is an honor. it's a long way from where i started in life. i grew up in a farm working in the fields, waitressing, blessed to graduate from college. i've lived paycheck to paycheck, but identify also lived the american dream. that's why i'm in washington fighting for every georgian. what you've seen is the radical agenda of the left, the democrats want to put the government at the center of your lives. they want to tax and spend. the same for career politicians who have taxed and spend and career politicians who have built their campaigns on lies about me. look, i came to washington to fight for the american dream, to stand with president trump and i'm so humbled to be your senator. i ask

we're back with georgia senator kelly loeffler and kelly loeffler let me ask you about china, because there's a very disturbing story in the journal this morning, this is an exclusive report that says chinese government officials are warning their american counterparts that they may be detained, they may detain u.s. nationals in china as in a response to the justice department's prosecution of chinese military affiliated scholars. this is according to people familiar with the matter. you have sent a letter to top gop i'm sorry to top government officials calling for an investigation into the use of american non-profits by china. what are you referring to? >> yeah that's right, maria. you know as well as i do, china brought this disease to our shores. we have to hold them accountable but what they can't do is meddle in our elections. we can't have foreign interference in our election. i've asked dni, irs, ag barr to look into this and make sure they aren't funneling money throughout side groups to influence policy in our elections and we have to hold china accountable. this is just one

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first of all, it's pronounced loeffler in georgia, but i believe both seats are very vulnerable.rats do have a chance of winning the perdue seat outright on tuesday if biden wins georgia by a couple of points, which is possible. but there's a good chance that both of these races will go to a january 5th runoff, in which case loeffler's seat might actually be more vulnerable. >> yeah, the loeffler race -- i mean georgia is so fascinating politically right now because you have the rare two senate races and a state that is now really in contention at the national level. michelle, you wrote a column way back, i think it was in 2017 or 2018 about georgia 6. that's that district, of course, that i think it was opened up by tom price if i'm not mistaken. >> that's right. >> and lucy mcbath won. she won this improbable race. she wins in this republican territory. she's now essentially a safe bet for re-election in this state that has changed so rapidly. >> right. this is newt gingrich's old seat. i remember going down there in 2017 when the special election was going on. and, you know, i

ellyd, kemp chose loeffler. so she is an aointed nator. she is not elected. so she is running for election. but doug collins believes that was his seatso he is still in the election. and is righwing. kelly lofler is now trying to run to the right of the right wing. this is why you see her blastin wnba, black les matr, her conjuring up midges of massive black violence with the mob that was supposedly the at the wendy's when the police killed rayshard brooks. all of that is her runnina kind of george wallace campaign to go to the right of doug collins. the new have reverend raphael warnock. and you are seeing a vision that is about all of us willtop you are seeing a vision about what does it mean when we're in the middle of a pandemic and republicans have allowed hospits to close in the rural counties. wh does that an in terms of being soro-life that we are willing to have kind of death, over 700 deaths that have happened her in the pandemic and more than the under 60 something cases of the coronarus? you're getting a vision of the "we move versus "i heard ther

what we have in our primary is really against myself and senator loeffler.ff. the real issue who is conservative. i'm that person. we've proving the other is not. the other issue who worked for georgia. things like criminal justice reform. things like mental health issues, opioid abuse. these appeal to all georgia voters especially suburban voters. we've been doing that. the first step act the president is running on. we were the author of that bill. we're looking ahead on republican issue not only like a regular primary but how we run in a general election as well. connell: yeah. the polls are so close in the state in the presidential election. thinking president trump has upper hand is usually is a red-leaning state but much closer than it has in the past. what is impact there? how impact does it you guys running your wait and last couple weeks to go? >> last couple weeks we're out on the road, as we have been the last little bit, talking to voters. we do traditional campaign things of tv, mail. we've been out and for, in five days into a 17-day tour. the

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loeffler: yes. mrs. loeffler: thank -- mr. merkley: thank you. you noted that the process we're in right now is based on clear precedent. i have scoured american history to find the precedent of conducting a debate and vote on a supreme court nominee during an election, and i haven't found it. so i just wanted to check in on essentially what am i missing? where is there a precedent for conducting this debate and this vote during an election? mrs. ■loeffler: well, thank yo for the question. there have been 29 such cases when in fact the executive branch and the senate are controlled by the same party, the nomination proceeds. and that's the case that we're now in. and we will proceed with the vote and the nomination. mr. merkley: so thank you to my colleague. i think what you're confirming is that never in american history have we conducted such a debate and vote during an election. you have a different precedent argument, but not a precedent that shows that conducting this debate during an election is appropriate. mrs. loeffler: the president is

kelly loeffler is putting zero distance between herself and the president. the appointed senator now racing to the right. and she claimed that she is, quote, not familiar with the president's now infamous "access hollywood" tape from 2005. >> judge for yourself whether that's credible. manu raju joins us now from capitol hill. you spoke to the senator, how did she explain that? >> reporter: that's right. she is in a race to the right with her republican rival in that senate race. this is unlike any other senate race in the country because it's actually a special election. there was no prooicimary. so she and her rival, doug collins, trying to court voters to get to the runoff. and the top two finishers get into a run off in january, to see if they can compete against the democrat. but what loeffler is doing is saying she's completely aligned with the president. she has a 100% voting record with the president. so when i asked her yesterday if there was any issue she disagreed with the president on, she said there wasn't. she also claimed she was not familiar

loeffler live the to play place. it is even inverts for i had back towards the old mine bridge. many people come here for the shop and in other words drink a glass of franconian wine on the bridge and soak up the atmosphere there is a lot going on too much perhaps in corona times. so i prefer to keep my distance at a table alone. due to increasing numbers of cases the city of hertzberg has temporarily banned the serving of alcohol at the weekend from 4 pm but once you come here it will hopefully be possible again to enjoy wine on the bridge and then you shouldn't miss it. i had a great time inverts burg here and sightseeing take a walk. taste some really good wine and just relax well cheers. and see you next time. the folks. there's a cultural raging over the american dream the lead. singer but which way is it headed artists are concerned but moving stuff for tom refers filmmakers and writers share their views on the turmoil. 21. and always being his big. nico rosberg is a formula one world champion. but the german finished superstar is entering the race as an eco investor and k

senator kelly loeffler posted a photo of him at wwe performance, smacking around coronavirus.s is what matt gaetz said, as you mentioned in your column, these are the way they try to appeal to him. >> yeah. i was -- you know, it's odd. i was watching -- i've been watch "the vow" on hbo, which is under our parent company. it's about a cult. the cult members really revere the cult leader in this docuseries, despite the fact he's actively working against their own best interests. i see a lot of similarities among trump supporters. certainly not all but a lot of trump supporters, this obsequious behavior. i'll be blunt. it is insane to look at a man who dismissed the severity of this virus, actively flouted precautions to avoid getting it. contracted it. spread it to his friends and family and co-workers. and look at that and see a man that is protecting you. there's no way around it from the outside. it's clear. i think something happens inside to the matt gaetz and kelly loefflers and trump addicts that changes their perception. to kayleigh mcenany, trump has not kept you safe.

. >> i have been dying to ask you about georgia, senator loeffler trying to hold her seat, it will beough. she's a big time supporter of the president. ads highlight the fact she voted with him 100% of the time. when asked about the infamous "access hollywood" tape where donald trump talks about sexual assaulting women, grabbing them by the p word, loeffler acted like she had never heard of it. let's listen. >> i don't owe anyone in washington anything. i went there to drain the swamp. >> you're not disagreeing with that particular thing that president trump said, you're not disagreeing with that. >> sorry, what are you referring to? >> still not disagreeing with president trump's statements about personally sexual assaulting women. >> i am not familiar with that. >> the "access hollywood" tape. >> yes. no. >> what did you think about that. is that believable? >> no, of course it is not believable. you just heard, that's actually the aforementioned manu raju was there, reminding her it is the "access hollywood" tape. even people living under rocks know about the "access hollywood" tap

chris loeffler. thank you so much for being with us today. i want to ask you, we know masks work to reduce transmission. there's some protective effect for the people wearing it. but mainly we know overall if people wear masks, it stops transmission. the question i had about is about mask man dates? what happens when governments force everyone to wear a mask? the reason i want to explore this with you is we had dr. fauci say the other day it may be time to consider a mask mandate. and we had the former fda commissioner dr. scott gottlieb saying it's time to consider a limited temporary national mask mandate. and he made that point again yesterday on tv. listen to this. >> there's things that we can do to slow the spread. i mean, a national mask mandate can be put into place. it doesn't need to be backed up with fines or stringent enforcement. we have other requirements that we expect of a civil society that we enforce with political jawboning, leadership. we give people warnings at first. so, i think masks are one thing that we could be doing

doug collins and kelly loeffler who are racing to the bottom towards crazy and qanon. so i am so excited to be voting for a candidate on the lower ballot. knock. rafale more they have a real chance in georgia to turn our state blue so i'm super excited. can you speak to those candidates for me? thank you. >> georgia is really a fascinating state in 2020 and of course joe biden is going to be traveling to georgia which is big news because for the most part democrats have focused their energy on what we would consider the core battleground states in the upper midwest and states like florida and arizona. georgia, there's a chance that both of those senate races on the ballot and up going to a january 5 runoff. the calculus for democrats in the state is that they need to run up the margins in both atlanta and the atlanta suburbs. democrats have a pickup opportunity in gwinnett county which is the seventh congressional district. is democrat carolyn bordeaux in my opinion the slight favorite to pick up a seat against republican er doctor rich mccormick. that district has see

i encourage people to look at the race of kelly loeffler. she was asked in her senate debate today is there anything that you disagree with donald trump on about? anything. just name one thing. she says, no. i am very proud of my 100% voting record for donald trump. i mean, he demands this kind of lock step loyalty. and to say now that he has nothing to do with it, they have nothing to do with each other, i mean, it is laughable and you almost have to pity someone like kelly loeffler and martha mcsally who fell for this to begin with. >> almost. >> almost. i appreciate all of you. joan, rest up because you'll be very busy in the coming days. i appreciate all of you joining us. thanks so much. >>> long lines around the country for early voting and election day still 15 days away. look at those lines. whew. plus the president lashing out at dr. fauci who actually needs security because of credible death threats against him and harassment of his family. >> that's sad. the very fact that a public health message to save lives triggers such venom

kelly loeffler is -- has not had her head in the sand.o not believe she is not familiar with those tapes. i think it was just an unwillingness to publicly speak against donald trump. and if this has been disappointing for so many of us across the state. but i don't believe that she's not familiar with those tapes to the extent she is not familiar with those tapes, that's concerning as well. >> very quickly, on the coronavirus pandemic, what's the latest, not just in atlanta, but in georgia? are you seeing an expanding community spread unfold, as is the case in so many other parts of the country? >> we are seeing our numbers go up in georgia. we have seen a downward trend. our numbers are not as high as they were several months ago thankfully. we will hope that it continues that way. but like the rest of the country, we are seeing an uptick. and again, just encouraging people and reminding people that we're still in the midst of a pandemic and there are very simple things you can do in terms of wearing a mask and continuing to social dista

in the other race, republican incumbent, kelly loeffler is being met with let's call it skepticism fornot familiar with the infamous trump access hollywood tape, a tape so widely covered in 2016, the president had to issue a rare apology so it seems unbelievable that she would not be familiar with it. >>> dan coats says he has seen no evidence of widespread fraud despite president trump's unfounded claim that the upcoming election is going to be corrupt. coats gave his first tv interview since the president removed him as director of national intelligence last july, and he had a strong warning about election day and beyond. >>. >> the nightmare scenario is on election night people will draw conclusions or days after will draw conclusions that their candidate has been denied a victory. and that public riots will result and violence might result from that. >> coats told cbc's norah o'donnell that russia is the new england patriots of messing with elections. they do it better than anybody else. this came the same day twitter labeled a tweet from russian state media that included a video i

the other race is kelly loeffler. listen yesterday, she said something that i simply can't believe. listen. >> still not disagreeing with president trump's statements about personally sexually assaulting women. >> i am not familiar with that. this president is fighting for america. >> she is not aware of the access hollywood tape. you have to be in osama's cave for a couple years to not be aware of that. not believable, is it? >> loeffler has a couple of challenges on her plate, first of all because all of the candidates are running together, she has to be sure she finishes ahead of republican congressman doug collins to get a top spot to get to runoff. if she chooses that moment to criticize the president or get sideways with the president, she risks not making the top two. if she makes the runoff, it is a different calculation where she will face warnok, and those comments or lack of comment come back to bite her in a general election runoff situation. >> appreciate your time. it is not just a presidential race, a fascinating year at every level. nathan gonzales, appreciate it ver

rafael warnock pulling ahead of kelly loeffler, showing loeffler in danger of losing her seat.s that congressional district level polls can often be an overlooked indicator of how the national race is going. in 2016 they started to show problems for hillary clinton and upside for donald trump, the national polls weren't picking up. but the cook political report david washerman told "the washington post," this year in my 13 years of covering house races is the most consistent i've ever seen. trump is underperforming 2016 by 8 to 10 points in most competitive districts. if he won by 3 points this time, he's probably losing by 6 this time. it's a pretty consistent pattern. margie studies these shifts in polling and joins me now. i've been fascinated, margie, by the various district polls that popped up. we accidespent a lot of time on polling. i'm curious what your read is of the data in these competitive states and aggregate. >> well, so there are a lot of different indicators to look at. the first is 2018 the big story was the house. the big story was all the freshmen, the new m

look at this, a tweet from republican senator kelly loeffler of georgia. her words are covid stood no chance against the president. what you can't see there, we don't have the rights to show it, it's basically wwe wrestling video to make it look like the president is wrestling covid. i'm asking you this as a democratic strategist because many on the right have tried to portray joe biden as weak, as hiding in his basement, even though that's not true. how does joe biden respond effectively to republicans now saying look how strong the president is. he's beating covid. >> well, that video is terrible. i don't know who advised on that. but i thought it was awful. i think what the vice president needs to continue to do is exactly what he's doing, which is laying out a plan to build back better from covid. this election clearly is a referendum on donald trump and his failure to put together a sound strategy to combat this virus. and it's taken a horrible toll on our country. and i think the vice president, as he did last night in south florida in a network town

you're up against two republicans and kelly loeffler is one of them.hink, against your opponent? both of your opponents. >> good morning, mika. great to be here with you. listen, i have just been moving all across the state of georgia telling my story. i'm a kid who grew up in public housing, down in the housing projects of savannah, georgia. i'm savannah, georgia. i'm number 11 in my family and the first college graduate. i'm running because it's harder now for children than me. i often say i went to morehouse college on a full faith scholarship. that's true, a lot of hard work and a sense of personal responsibility. somebody gave me a pell grant, a low interest student loan. as i tell my story and people in georgia get to know the work i've been doing, focused on making sure everybody has affordable health care and that we lift up the dignity of workers, people are responding to our message. >> gene robinson has the next question. gene. >> reverend, warnock, good to talk to you. that recent quinnipiac poll showed you over 40% leading all contenders i

one of the senators that is very vulnerable is georgia senator kelly loeffler. she was appointed to the seat at the beginning of the year. ironically, she was appointed over the white house objections in order to sort of appeal to suburban women, which they are in the very growing and changing atlanta suburbs, has become republicans' achilles' heel everywhere. that is sort of their path to taking back the senate in states like this. georgia has two races this cycle. in that special election, which is a jungle primary, an all party primary that will happen on election day. there are 21 candidates that will appear on the ballot. regardless of party, the top two will advance to what is likely going to be a january 5, 2021 runoff. depending upon how these other senate races shakeout, that could be a majority maker. she has been having to run so far to the right to prove her conservative bona fides that she is also being challenged from the right by congressman doug collins, the ranking member on the house judiciary committee that was one of the president's staunches

have senator loeffler, doug collins, and the democrats. caller: again, it comes down to policy. see, af the ads that i lot of them are attack ads. a lot of allies. -- a lot are lies. if people believe them on face value, then they get the wrong opinion of one candidate or the other. they really need to do the research. once they do, and they see what these people actually stand for, it speaks for themselves. senator kamala harris will be campaigning tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. that will be live on c-span [applause] c-span 2. thought president trump hit it out of the park. then is going to destroy second amendment. he was able to make his points about the oil industry that joe biden would destroy. we know that we need the oil industry for our country to thrive. i was thrilled with president trump. is you usehat i have politico effect as the final arbiter of fact. it is not always the case. if you would have other people -- as a foil and make that that would be helpful. you could use sean hannity or rush limbaugh. easily counter those so-called facts. that would be helpful as well. host

>> first of all, what kind of a rock has kelly loeffler has been living under? i have no idea. that was the definition of awkwa awkward. i have a hard time believing that she didn't know what the access hollywood tape was, had never heard of the access hollywood tape, especially since she's someone in politics. but i think, as she knows, you have to give ultimate, xlaet, 100% loyalty. look what happened to martha mcsally on the stage in arizona yesterday. she didn't give a pledge of ultimate loyalty to donald trump by pointing to things she wasn't proud of the working with him? and he gave her less than a minute on stage and was rude to her. i think she knows that and is her ticket to victory in georgia. we'll have to see. >> thank you, bakari, gloria. >>> path of electoral votes going right through florida. how that state could make or break the election for president trump and joe biden. >>> plus more on the breaking pandemic news we're following. the u.s. death toll now surpassing 228,000 people as the virus sweeps across the united states in a deadly second wave. we'll be r

we've seen loeffler completely embrace the president to the point where she claimed she didn't even knowhollywood" tape. watch this. >> you are still not disagreeing with that particular -- with that particular thing that president trump said? you still aren't disagreeing with that. >> what are you referring to? >> you're still not disagreeing with president trump's statements about personally sexually assaulting women. >> i'm not familiar with that. >> the "access hollywood" tape. he's referring to the "access hollywood" tape. >> what do you think of that response. >> well, kelly loeffler didn't get that rich by being that stupid. she knows all about the "access hollywood" tape and it happened four years ago, senator. you have should a response. you should know about it. she does know about it. i don't know that for a fact but obviously we can presume that every being knows about the "access hollywood" tape. she's trying to hide. she's in a terrible vice. her primary electorate -- she's in a jungle primary where both parties participate. the most avid republicans in her state of georgia

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one of those races is definitely going to a runoff and that's the kelly loeffler-doug collins race, theyon't get to 50%. the other one is incumbent senator david perdue against john ostroff. this one is a lot closer and i think that david purdue, he has announced he's not going to do the final debate and will instead join president trump at a rally on sunday. that probably makes sense to for him because he did not have a great debate the other night and it shows a president trump is not taking georgia for granted. georgia is one i would look at it, the republicans are a little nervous on that one. another is arizona. president trump will be there on tuesday. trump and biden both very much want to win arizona and the senator there that's up for reelection is martha mcsally. that race will be tough but she has a very good ground game, probably better than any of the other senate candidates and she's bringing in mike aleve and ted cruz to campaign for her this weekend. however the president does there is probably how she will do there so that's one to watch. the last one is north carolina.

over the summer, they backed a democratic opponent of republican senator kelly loeffler who co-ownedhe wnba atlanta dream. the storm has supported black lives matter. by contrast, brett favre asked president trump in a town hall how pro sports should support an antiracism position without alienating fans and losing ratings. >>> coming to a sam's club near you, robot janitors, the big box chain deploying 400 autonomous floor scrubbers to its stores during the pandemic. hundreds are already in place at sam's club locations but now there will be a robot in every store nationwide. walmart, which owns sam's club is partnering with the company brain corp. on the robot technology. >> makes you wonder what that means for the jobs there, though, right? >> absolutely. but it's also about the safety of workers as well. you know, you can deploy people to do other things if you don't have them doing that. enjoy the debate tonight, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm christine romans. >> i'm laura jarrett. "new day" is next. usaa insurancr members like martin. an air force veteran made of doing

the other race is the kelly loeffler seat.ocrat who has ddenly been surging over the last month as there i cast of thousands in this race. 20 people are running. doug collins was an impeachment manager. these are a tough res that are being run pretty much on party lines. s what is so interestinge demographics. as suburban college people flee from trump, he's got to make it up in the white working class and somewhat in latinos.s itt clear he can do that. he is only in thegiame in ge because white working-class southerners have stayed with him the way that white working-class midwesterners have not. it could finally be the are georgia does turn a little bluish. judy: how much difference would it i makejoe biden does win this election, how much difference does that make for his presidency whether or not there is a senate that is republican or democratic? >> i tck makes an enormous amount of difference. power is the perception of power. the democrats win the senate with joe biden at the head of perception on the part of democrats

one of those races is deftly going to a runoff, kelly loeffler-doug collins race, they are not goingt to 50%. the other is incumbent senator david perdue against john ossoff. i think david perdue has announced he is not going to do the final debate with john ossoff, and will instead join president trump for a rally on sunday. that probably makes sense, he did not have a great debate last night, and it shows president trump is not taking georgia for granted. a littlele nervous on that one. another one, tucker, is arizona. president trump is going to be there on tuesday. before and biden both very much want to win arizona. the senator up for election is martha mcsally.ll she has a very good ground game, probably better than any of the other senate candidates and she is bringing in mike lee and ted cruz to campaign for her this weekend. however -- however the president does there is probably how she will do there, so that is one to watch. the last one is north carolina. cal cunningham is the democrat, basically trying to take thom tillis out. cal cunningham is running on character, tuck

senator loeffler, congressman collins, looking at you.w, though, we asked why you yoare you awak? james support because he's making cupcakes for school. looks tasty in the mar cha sha is awake because she's an overnight newborn nanny and taking care of twins. i thanks to marsha. i hope your little charges are doing well. and this little guy, milo, a 10-week-old puppy, so cute. we also have a question from one of our viewers asking is it too early to have a drink? the answer is is it is of course 5:00 somewhere, 5:00 a.m. up to you. really up to you. >>> coming up next here, a look at the axios one big thing. and coming up on morning show, chaos at the president's first day back at the white house after being hospitalized for the coronavirus has aides wondering if the medical treatment is affecting his behavior. >>> that, and the vice-presidential debate tonight. >>> and senator amy klobuchar, just moments away on "morning joe." y klobuchar, just moments away on "morning joe." man of the united states postal service. we are here to deliver

going to be the battleground to determine the majority with this other one in george, ii seat kelly loeffler'sate seat. there were three that are going to be tough. the democrats have strong leads outside the margin of air in maine colorado and arizona. in maine susan collins is a tough candidate in an institution of her own but i wouldn't write her off. i think those three states are going to be tough. if we hold the line they are republicans will keep the majority even if we lose the white house. paul: you say that the polls have been closing some for donald trump. is that an example of a rising trump tied lifts all senate votes because i mean, in other words is the senate's fate links to donald trump? >> i think whether they keep the majority republicans have you have this be a close race at the presidential level. the democrats have a blowout then you are right it affects its on all the down ticket races. we have seen that consistently for six months now and the polling we do and a lot of these races. our guys will go up when the president's numbers improve and then it narrows and it becom

and kelly loeffler up against raphael warnock, the pastor of ebenezer baptist church there in atlanta that the reverend is leading. do you think the democrats can pick up at least one of those senate seats in georgia? >> i do believe so. and i have watched this so carefully. i'm helping reverend warnock and ashaw because the senate is where bills go to die and mitch mcconnell is not interested in folks voting. the republicans have become the party of voter suppression. that's why you're right to say when we look at the lines on the one hand, we're so thrilled that people are doing it. on the other hand, you want to cry because you say, why should it be so hard? we have gone all over the world. i as a senator did to make sure that people had democracies that functioned. this is not a way to function. people are really brave and they're strong, but what about the ones that simply can't do it? so, yeah, the senate is where it's at. last point, the supreme court, we went through a sham of a hearing and we saw another seat stolen away from the democrats on this. the supreme court had a ter

if you remember senator kelly loeffler was temporarily appointed by governor brian kemp to fill the seatgovernor isaacson. and also in another senate race, jon ossoff is challenging david perdue. those two were participated to have a debate before the election day, however it was on thursday that senator perdue pulled out of that race, saying that he would rather attend a rally, a get-out-the-vote rally with president trump. getting back here to early voting, you see the huge lines behind me. people started lining up about 6:00 a.m. this morning. secretary of state's office saying already 3.6 million people have cast their ballots. that's roughly 86% of all of those that cast their ballots in all of 2016. john? >> that is just amazing. all right. nick valencia, we're glad you had a chance to shower. and to be clear, you smell very nice to us, always. thanks so much. >> reporter: thanks, john. >>> "new day" continues right now. >>> new cases are averaging 74,000 per day. >> if they continue on the course we're on, there's going to be a whole lot of pain in this country. >> i think it's a

special senate rate, democratic raphael warnock holds a substantial lead over doug collins and kelly loefflers since september. a reminder in georgia, if any candidate doesn't receive 50% of the vote, they will face a runoff in a couple of months. and in north carolina, democrat cal cunningham is statistically tied with incumbent thom tillis, 41%-37%. joining us now, ohio politics reporter for "the toledo blade," liz skalka. liz, good morning! thank you so much for being here. let me start with the state that you cover day to day, which is ohio. it's not really a state any of us expected to be on the map this time around. we expected it to be relatively easy for president trump to win there and for joe biden to not have too much of a shot. how do you explain what's going on? i mean, we've seen the entire midwest seem to break for besidebesididen, but what are you seeing in ohio specifically? >> well, it's very interesting. you know, we saw this q poll, which is another example of the trend we've been seeing over the last few weeks in ohio, which is a poll that shows a race essentially too clo

there was some news yesterday they might have potentially shrunk that margin for error when kelly loefflernator republican from georgia, announced two of her staffers tested positive for coronavirus. she said she herself tested negative and plans to be here for the vote. watch that space. it's really only a coronavirus outbreak here in the senate or if the vice president is needed to cast a tie-breaking vote that 0 could derail this nomination. for now, all systems going. >> even though two of his aides tested positive for coronavirus, vice president pence is vowing to be on that senate floor tomorrow. >>> joining us for more is amy howell, co-founder scotus blog. thank you for being here. how surprising did you find senator murkowski's decision? >> not that surprising she -- not that surprising at all. she's voting no on the procedural aspects and going forward, as she does, have a tough re-election battle coming up. we'll see how that pays out. >> if the senate does hold a full vote on judge barrett's confirmation tomorrow, it will come just 30 days from the time the president announced

the battleground to determine the majority with the other one is the georgia, second seat kelly loefflerenate seat but three that are tough democrats have strong leads outside of the margin of error in maine, colorado, and arizona. now in maine, susan collins is a tough candidate institution of her own. but i wouldn't write her off. but i think those three states are going to be tough if we hold the line there, republicans will keep the majority even if we lose the white house. paul: oak so you say that the polls have been closing some and for donald trump, and is that an example of a rising trump tide lifts all senate votes? because that's -- is this in other words is this senate fate linked to donald trumps? >> i think whether, whether they keep the majority republicans have to have it be a close race at the presidential level if the democrats have a blowout, then you're right. it affects it all of the down ticket races, and we've seen that consistently for six months now in polling that we do in a lot of races our guys will go up when the presidents numbers improved and then it narrow