on the issues that matter most. so, let s pass the freedom to vote act and protect all our voices. now to our special series, county to county. this morning we are back in a crucial swing county in florida and a major concern on a lot of voters minds. inflation, high prices. it is now the biggest concern for americans overall tied with coronavirus. shaquille brewster is live in duval county, and richard delaney county in duval university. reporter: there are different reasons they re blaming for it and how they re being impacted
diesel fuel prices are through the roof and they re not stopping you can t get truck tires. even though i hate to raise my prices, i have to. reporter: if the signs are any indication, trump s support here has not wavered much how much do you think he s going to influence what happens? i think big-time. yeah, i think he s going to be a big influence. reporter: then there s delaware county, ohio, where trump s lead narrowed in 2020 and where we met tom fortunato. he has parkinson s and says the push to scrap obamacare and its protections for pre-existing conditions pushed him away from the gop. that would have been a tragedy for a lot of, lot of people. reporter: the midterms now a test for the party and its voters. in 2022, see what the reaction is and how far they ve distanced themselves from president trump. reporter: but with many republicans hoping for mr. trump to make a comeback, could the gop bounce back without him dasha burns, nbc news, delaware county, ohio.
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fascinating book. you know, the book is the first shots. thank you brendan borrell for bringing us the story of some of the people really behind the scenes who deserve so much better for the success. and that does it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports. follow the show online, on facebook, and on twitter @mitchellreports. chuck todd with mtp daily starts right now. welcome to meet the press daily. i m chuck todd. if it s tuesday, it is a big deal today, we re watching something big here at meet the press and across all the platforms of msnbc a start of a year long project, county to county we call it to make you inside the most important often most misunderstood story in america, the amazing political realignment this country is going through.
new this morning, nbc news and meet the press are relaunching the special series county to county. just over one year out from the 2022 midterms, we ve got our team of reporters stationed in key counties across the country that could determine the balance of power in congress. it to go first to ellison barber in deep red chattanooga county, georgia. ellison, you ve been talking to voters there. what is the number one issue in their lives? reporter: hey, stephanie. so this county went for donald trump big last time. he won with 80% of the vote. the population overall was declining, but when he was on the ballot, voter turnout actually went up. president trump has done a lot to create doubt in the election process and that is something that we feel a lot when we re speaking to voters here. they do not entirely trust the election process. and the key question now is