but rachel den, but it's from human rights. what she says, the vote is happening in the middle of a crime down on journalist activist and the opposition. laura will hear more about whether the elections met the criteria for international standards of you know, french there when the organization for security and cooperation in your issues their report. that'll be tomorrow. but i think what's important to underscore, it is the climate in which these elections are taking place. and it is a climate in which the outgoing parliament was dominated very much 5 and you watched a bunch on party there also the other seats and the problem, it had been with very much pro government parties and it really is only one opposition voice. but overall, the want to get started is the context them is this election is taking place and it's a context where there has been the, a really escalating cracked up against any kind of a clinic or independence civic activities in the country. and this being described on has been going on for at least 12 months.

msnbc, i'm willing to come and debate in front of rachel joy reid for crying out loud, then you would say, okay, he's willing to go into the lion's den. i still say he does it again. and you know why it's not so much because of what the polling says, he must do. i just don't think that he can avoid a spot light with what was the number? 71 million people watching. i want to know what you think. go to my website at smerconish.com. answer today's poll question. will there be a second? harris trump debate? >> up ahead with the election only 52 days away. >> i should say the final day of voting. top election officials across the country raising concerns about delays in the united states postal service service are voters at risk of having their ballots getting lost in the mail? my next guest is the kansas secretary of state. he thinks the pony express would have likely done a better job and be sure to sign up for my daily newsletter. a. come on. look what steve breen drew for us this week at smerconish.com on the edge premieres next sunday at nine on cnn. why do couples she was asleep number smart bad. >> can it keep me warm when i'm cold