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they are there presented today are authored today michael dobbs has been a foreign correspondent for and covered the collapse of the soviet union in a recent biography of madeleine albright. during the 2008 presidential campaign he returned to the on line fact checker column so we have michael to thank for that. "king richard" nixon and watergate - an american tragedy' is michael's most recent work in counting the days following the landslide re-election victory of nixon and how the investigation of watergate blew it all up. reading "king richard" brought me back to college days when all this was happening when we crowded into the tv lounges because that's how we watch tv. it was a shared experience. we watched the select committee hearings instead of going to class. it was educational and rivetings and for many was traumatic. like the title suggests the story is a shakespearean tragedy. no heroes and no stories bigamist character in the center of it all to watergate for me like a me like a car crash he can't turn away from. with this post book michael helps us relive it again but bu

dobbs decision. this is where i agree with michael about some of the polls.of republican leaning, i think, skewed and not exactly accurate polling, and "the wall street journal" poll, it was 150 women, a tiny poll. let's not overstate it. turnout is everything and turnout tends to be driven by women. >> frank, you are looking at undecided voters today breaking republicans, and what difference will that make today? >> it's a small percentage of americans who are undecided in this election. the truth is everybody has chosen their sides, and it's of the 5% coming in today, and they are breaking 2 to 1 republican. there are going to be a dozen house congressional seats decided by 5,000 votes or less, and when you break 2 to 1, that ends up being half of those end up being republican. an early vote and vote on election day is the same thing, and they matter the same amount, so don't count your votes before they are hatched. looks like a trend towards the gop at this point. >> frank, we have been talking about arizona this morning, kari lake yesterday, just conspir

however the dobbs decision has sparked a huge democratization and of people who we saw the effect of the midterm elections. the court has backfired as well. >> all right ruth and michaelss we can. which appreciate your insights, as always. coming up at the top of the hour, a documentary that could not be more timely. msnbc films presents, split screen, a look at how we got to this political point in an extremely divided america and what it would take to get this out. we're gonna have a preview for that documentary coming up next, . next, and living room seating up to 65% off. search, shop, and save at wayfair! ♪ wayfair you've got just what i need ♪ first psoriasis, then psoriatic arthritis. even walking was tough. i had to do something. i started cosentyx®. cosentyx can help you move, look, and feel better... by treating the multiple symptoms of psoriatic arthritis. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting...get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections some serious... and the lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms... or if you've had a vaccine or plan to. tell your doctor if your crohn