call, it does send a signal that democrats are very galvanized behind that. and we can t wait until the 11th hour before the general election to get out the vote. so, i know of social conservative organizations that are getting bus tours ready, get out the vote efforts, volunteer groups to galvanize the pro-life community to get them out to vote. early on in the general election process. but this was certainly an opportunity for us to realize that democrats are just as motivated about this as we have been on supreme court justices for the past decade. so, both sides are really looking at that is an opportunity to buckle up and get out the vote. let me bring someone else in the conversation, cnn political commentator paul welcome to the conversation. harry enten you know, data as i call him, cnn numbers crunchers, he s an he crunch these numbers for us. he said democrats have now outperformed biden in 2020 and each of the four house special elections since roe was overturn
political commentators alice stewart and political analyst alex burns. he is the co-author of the book, this will not pass. trump, biden and the battle for america s future. good evening, one and all. thank you so much for joining. alex, we re gonna start with you. we need a reality check on the midterms, everybody s been anticipating a red wave, but that seems to have shifted significantly in the past month. what are you expecting now? don, i think there s no question that the circumstances of this campaign have changed substantially since the start of the summer. and it really does help to take a step back and look at the big picture here. the president s party almost always does terribly in the midterm elections, and democrats are probably going to have a pretty rough november. but when you think back to where we were at the beginning of june, with sky high gas prices, the biden agenda dead in the water, or so it seemed, and the republican party facing different kinds of
records at mar-a-lago. according to the new york times, one of trump s attorneys signed a statement back in june, telling the doj that all sensitive material at mar-a-lago had been returned. that is according to four sources with knowledge of the document, which nbc has not reviewed. on monday, the fbi seized 11 sets of classified documents from trump s post presidency home, including records with the highest levels of security clearance. the search warrant on friday reveals the doj is in the throes of investigating possible obstruction of justice and violations of the espionage act. one potential charge carries a punishment of up to 20 years in prison. i want to be clear here. when it comes to potential violations of the espionage act, despite its name, it comprises much more than actual spying, including to refuse to return classified documents. breaking news from capitol hill, short time ago, the chairs of the house oversight and intelligence committees, requesting a damag
we may not have a republican senate primary winner until next week, and when we do, it might trigger a recount. the president responding to the baby formula issue with action. the government forcing factories to speed up production. this as mothers are near a breaking point. when i get to work in the morning, i look for formula. when we re finally sitting on the couch for an hour at night, we re looking for formula. your mind doesn t stop thinking about it. especially at night. i hate to say. i ve lost a lot of sleep. up first for us, pennsylvania s slow but critical election map. the commonwealth senate race could determine which party controls the chamber next year. this is the race right here. dr. oz, you know him from television, donald trump s preferred candidate. dave mccormick is in second place. a candidate who says he believes as this count continues he will catch up. let s take a look at the state of play. watch as i slide this over. this is all of pennsylva
For the last word, to report once again. Tonight, dramatic moments in Donald Trumps criminal trial, and his lawyers go after a key prosecution witness. What happened in the courtroom and why trump says he may not testify anymore. A Surprise Speech from President Biden, what he say about unrest on college campuses. Later . Im talking to you, Robert De Niro. He sounds the alarm about another trump term as The 11th Hour gets underway on this thursday night. Good evening, again. We are now 187 days away from the election, but Donald Trumps attorneys were on attack mode in his new york criminal trial. They went after key witness, keith davidson, the lawyer who negotiated has many deals for Stormy Daniels and karen mcdougal. They used him to go after another star witness, Michael Cohen. Reporter former President Trump arrived in court today, watching his defense team go on offense, casting a key prosecution witness as out to extort him for money. The defense hoped to discredit keith davidson