tonight more evidence of the big grift. the secret service charged exorbitant rates at trump properties even after he lost. they re quick to criticize spending swears the outrage over this taxpayer fleecing? plus, with just 22 days to go. which issues are driving voters to the polls? and what election denying candidates are saying now about accepting results. then, the new tool to help texas parents go to emergencies like school shootings. critics say it does nothing to solve the problem. we ll get reaction from texas as the 11th hour gets underway missile money. night e money. nigh good evening once, again i m stephanie, rule election day is now just three weeks away, with control of congress and a host of other key state and local offices on the line. also on the ballot, the future of american democracy. today, early in person voting began in georgia, where the races include a pivotal senate seat, and a rematch for governor. one of those early voters with senator raphael wa
which issues are driving voters to the polls? and what election denying candidates are saying now about accepting results. then, the new tool to help texas parents go to emergencies like school shootings. critics say it does nothing to solve the problem. we ll get reaction from texas as the 11th hour gets underway missile money. night good evening once, again i m stephanie, rule election day is now just three weeks away, with control of congress and a host of other key state and local offices on the line. also on the ballot, the future of american democracy. today, early in person voting began in georgia, where the races include a pivotal senate seat, and a rematch for governor. one of those early voters with senator raphael warnock himself, who s battling republican challenger herschel walker, and we will hear some of what walkers tine nbc news ahead. tonight, the governor of, georgia governor brian kemp, debated stacey abrams for the first time since their matchup in 2018.
cnn starts now. america holds up a mirror to itself and what we see is ugly. that s tonight. this week the united states gave itself a physical of sorts and found that extremism runs deep in its blood stream. it runs across both parties and it courses through our most esteamed institutions. the example that sparked the most headlines interesting most discussion and the most fear of a constitutional crisis was delivered by the former president. under no circumstances, you are promising america tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. except for day one. except for except for day one. by now, this kind of rhetoric from trump isn t really surprising and neither are the mental gymnastics from republicans determined to dismiss it. are you okay with that kind of rhetoric? i mean, it s entertainment. we ve been around him long enough. it s entertaining. i think he is an executive that does make decisions and gets things done. now, all
of these social issues. robert bigelow told reuters extremism isn t going to get you elected. what do you think? should desantis and his campaign manager take these messages to heart as they continue the campaign shakeup? these are donors that thinks desantis needs to be able to win over these independents that donald trump lost in 2020. i wouldn t necessarily take the billionaire donors advice on. this even within the gop they tend to be more moderate than where the base is. his message hasn t changed. i ve talked to people at the superpac, never back down, people around desantis. and the number one thing that i shear the message. desantis is the message. and the message is still predominant di live anti-woke, which everyone knows. he has pivoted to an economic message nationwide in a big speech and op-ed, but it hasn t trickled down to the campaign trail. people still don t know what his nick pocketbook message is.
he tries to win over the gop electorate. in fact, one of his biggest donors and biggest supporters so far, robert bigelow this is a businessman, entrepreneur in nevada he has said he s going to pause donations to desantis political efforts right now because he said, quote, he does need to shift to get moderates, he ll lose if he doesn t, extremism isn t going to get you elected. so wolf, it will be interesting to see how this change in leadership at the top affects the message of a candidate who so far has been running to the right of former president donald trump, wolf. steve contorno in florida, thank you. jo scott jennings and bakari sellers are joining us. other campaigns have made staff changes during the summer. they went on to win the nomination. this is historic. but given how far behind desantis is in this race right now i ll put up on the screen, you can see a recent new york times /cnn poll