opponent debated his who is nate mcmurray. island is just outside of the district, but nate mcmurray is running for this district between buffalo and rochester suburb. collins said with chris facing indictment, he is going to be on trial in 2020. this is a very, very republican district and is the most republican district in new york. trump by adonald wide margin coming chris collins was the first congressman to back donald trump, so he is relying on the fact that it is a very republican district with a big enrollment edge. he is sending a national message saying, we have to keep republicans in control of congress. that means you need to see me back to washington. so far, he seems to be up a little bit in the polls, but a four-point lead in the latest poll. host: what are you going to be watching for on election night? guest: i think three of the four races we talked about are the three i will be watching most closely. i mean, new york is very big for democrats in terms of nationally. it is a very blue state, and they are hopi

indicted in august on insider trading charges has decided the fact that his democratic challenger, nate mcmurray speaks fluent korean. mcmurray's wife is a naturalized citizen from south korea justifies running this ad. >> not a lot about the tax cuts there. the words at the bottom that are made to look like subtitles have nothing to do whatsoever with what mcmurray was actually saying. what about another indicted republican? duncan hunter jr. he is running a ad that his opponent describes as racist, xenophoic and rated in lies. >> he used three different names >> yeah. then there is new york incumbent john faso, who has his great credit not been indicted. the nrcc is defending faso's seat in the overwhelming light white district of new york with attacking his rhodes scholar opponent delgado by spotlighting his brief career as a rapper 12 years ago. >> who i am? i'm antonio delgado. i was raised to believe you're supposed to love your neighbor. ♪ because there's a war going on but the [ bleep ] ♪ >> with me to talk about what is going on, jelani cobb, staff writer at the new yorker and josh barr

republicans ran an ad against democrat nate mcmurray that used the fact that he speaks korean to -- they've demonized -- running in new york as a "big city rapper". >> who am i? i'm antonio delgado. i was raised to believe you're supposed to love your neighbor. you see what they're doing there. that's the republican pac running that, flash images of gang members and drug dealers to portray a nation under siege. >> they don't get it. they talk about -- illegal immigration. nothing happens. we who live here have forgotten. >> perhaps the most odious ad in the entire country, which is saying something in the cycle, comes from duncan hunter, the california congressman indicted for stealing campaign funds. hunter is smearing his opponent as an islamic terrorist sympathizer even though he's a christian born in san diego with secret service security clearance. >> amar -- is working to infiltrate congress. he's used three different napes to hide his family's ties to terrorism. >> he is being supported by cair and the muslim brotherhood. >> it's a risk we can't ignore. >>> joining me now is amir --

indicted republican congressman chris collins is tied with democratic challenger nate mcmurray, this >> wow. >> the poll kind collins' favorability rating in the district is a negative one, with only 48% of republicans holding a favorable opinion of him. he has pleaded not guilty to insider trading charges. is that about chris collins exclusively or is there a trump effect there as well? >> every midterm cycle you end up getting a couple races like this where you can look at all national factors but there's something happening locally. in 1994 in chicago a democrat under indictment lost his election to a republican. here you have the heart of trump company in western new york, collins the first member of congress to endorse trump. i think because of this indictment he's in a dog fight now. >> mia love is dead even with ben mcadams in utah, both at 46% in the poll, which also shows split ticket voting in the senate race with republican mitt romney dominating in polls there. in florida's 26th congressional district which voted for hillary clinton in 2016 and barack obama in 2012, repub

he is running against a guy named nate mcmurray, who democrats would not have had much of they couldk up the seat until the collins indictment. it is probably still a long shot, but chris collins remains on the ballot. there have not been any debates as far as i understand in that district. it is still a district in which pollsters suggest collins is hold this district and likely to face a trial somewhere in january next year, which raises questions if he is elected what the house may do about that? district,idering the are you surprised that representative collins still has that strong of a hold? guest: i am not surprised. this is a district that he won by 30 points last time around. donald trump one by double digits. -- won by double digits. republicans were really concerned about who could put up there, someone who could so fun. i'm not surprised -- self fund. i'm not surprised. it does speak to the fact that these are the types of choices voters are being presented with, someone under indictment for illegal acts versus a democrat who doesn't have a lot of support in the district,