chamber. so far the republicans have done no damage in house of representatives. the damage begins as soon as they have control of it, with the speaker. we will be wishing for the good old days when nobody was seated. and, alex, one nice note for history today is that the person who is next in line for the presidency, after the vice president, is, once again, a woman, because patty murray became the president pro tem of the united states senate, and there is no speaker of the house. so, as of now, the next in line for the presidency is a woman in the united states senate. so, you know, we could live with this. we could. they are welcome. have a great show. thank you alex. thank you. in other news, that you should know, that is actually happening in this country while, in a way, nothing is happening in the house of representatives, is that in south carolina today, the south carolina supreme court has ruled that the south carolina constitution provides a right to priv
political outsider in the vein of john mccain. let s be honest, if john mccain as a child had been dropped on his head and into a vat of acid, and you see why republican trying to change the conversation. mitch mcconnell knows that candidate quality really does matter. even when the political winds should be in his party s favor. look at the 2010 and 2012 election cycles. maybe remember delaware republican senate candidate christine o donnell, who after confessing she dabbled in witchcraft has aired a campaign ad saying she wasn t a rich. or caught todd aiken, whose lead in the polls came to a halt when he said there were legitimate forms of rape. when house democrats got walked and lost dozens of seats in couldn t win the senate for republican, and i couldn t do it in 2012 even. mitch mcconnell knows political losers when he sees them. and it s clear he doesn t have a lot of hope for his crop of contenders. joining us now is former democratic congressman, max rosa of new
watching. i am sam stein. katie fang will be back next week, do not worry, 7 am eastern. all will show online. though she is starting right now. ng right now. and good morning to you from beautiful detroit, michigan. it is sunday, october the 23rd. i m ali velshi, this is a very special edition of velshi across america. i am in belle isle state park in detroit, michigan, within 16 days until the most consequential midterm elections in recent memory. michigan is arguably the leading edge of a combustible trumpist, anti-democratic movement which includes fringe political figures, self styled militias and the potential for violence. i saw that with a group of michigan residents and voters from across the political spectrum to talk about this, plus women s reproductive rights, which is actually, literally on the ballot in michigan this year. and how they should think we can move forward as a country, full of people with different views, and the same set of facts. more of that c
we ll see how they react and see how that plays out. mehdi, great show, enjoy the rest of your evening. coming up on ayman, republican lawsuits designed to make it harder for you to vote. we ll discuss the anti-democratic actions with wisconsin attorney general josh kaul, new details on paul pelosi. reporting that zip ties were found at the scene. and the gop threat that media isn t covering, republicans are recruiting a new generation of young, far-right activists. how democrats need to fight back. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. all, right tonight, as of tonight, 22 million ballots have been cast across the country. early voting is now in full swing, so too are the legal challenges according to nbc news, more than 100 lawsuits have been filed this year, largely by republicans, targeting rules over mail-in voting, early voting, voter access, voting machines, voting registration, the counting of miss mark absentee ballots, access for partisan poll watchers. all
advertisers. they re the only ones who can stop it from getting worse. absolutely. we ll see how they react and see how that plays out. mehdi, great show, enjoy the rest of your evening. coming up on ayman, republican lawsuits designed to make it harder for you to vote. we ll discuss the anti-democratic actions with wisconsin attorney general josh kaul, new details on paul pelosi. reporting that zip ties were found at the scene. and the gop threat that media isn t covering, republicans are recruiting a new generation of young, far-right activists. how democrats need to fight back. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. all, right tonight, as of tonight, 22 million ballots have been cast across the country. early voting is now in full swing, so too are the legal challenges according to nbc news, more than 100 lawsuits have been filed this year, largely by republicans, targeting rules over mail-in voting, early voting, voter access, voting machines, voting registration