rob ryder stayed. >> i know, i saw that. but just because that whole will packer thing didn't work out for you, everywhere you are, joy reid, is a party. that's what i want to say. and i miss having your team leading up to me here in the studio. so get back here already, all right? >> you know, it's so much quieter in there without us in there giggling, i know, it is. >> well, there's that. >> love you, girl! have a great show. >> okay, thank you so much, joy. >>> good day to all of you. i'm alex witt here in new york at msnbc headquarters. here's what's happening right now. unprecedented enthusiasm. the results of a new nbc poll about what's on voters' minds with 16 days to go before the midterms. the president on the road stoking fears and using his 2016 playbook. will this get republicans to turn out? and will this rally the dems? >> democrats are the party of crime. the democrat party has become an angry, ruthless, unhinged mob, determined to get power by any means necessary. >> it's all about donald. it's not about anything else. it's a conscious effort to divide the country. >> plus, new criticism in washington over w