all right, we re just 16 days out from the midterm elections and in several competitive states early voting is under way right now in georgia, in fact, more than 740,000 people have already cast their ballots. a new nbc poll finds sky high interest and polarization ahead of the midterms. it shows about 80% of democrats and republicans believe their political opposition will destroy the country if they are not stopped. as campaign 22 is hitting the homes homestretch, democrats are facing economic head winds with poll after poll showing swing voters shifted toward republicans. today senator bernie sanders is sounding the alarm. he says democrats need to focus less on abortion rights and start touting their economic vision before it s too late. i am worried about the level of voter turnout among young people and working people who will be voting democratic. and i think, again, what democrats have got to do is contrast their economic plan with the republicans. joining me rig
newsroom. i m jim acosta live in washington. just 16 days to go until the midterm elections. we are now getting multiple reports of voter intimidation as millions try to cast their ballots early. take a look at these images from mesa, arizona, where armed individuals wearing masks and tactical gear were stopped near a ballot drop box. maricopa county officials calling them, vigilantes, who are disrupting the voting process. the state also getting reports of so-called ballot watchers, who have set up near drop boxes to film and take pictures of people who show up. joining me now, former democratic senator from minnesota and host of the al franken podcast, al fran nk, and cnn political commentator and former special assistant to president george w. bush, scott jennings. let s get straight to it. al, let me start with you. i want to show those pictures again. they are disturbing. this is what a lot of people anticipated, heading into this midterm election cycle, because of the
we re just 16 days out from the midterm elections. as campaign 22 is hitting the home stretch, democrats are also facing economic headwinds. i am worried about the level of voter turnout, what democrats have got to do is contrast their economic plan with the republicans. elections are about the future. they re about the economy. nobody said we re doing abortion rather than the economy. it s about both. how much is the economy and the rising prices going to impact your vote in november? it s a lot to do with it. because our economy has got you have control. reporter: so the cost of living is just high. exactly, that s the biggest impact. everything s high. you know, rent, you know, gas, food, all of it it s inflated. i m pamela brown and you are live in the cnn newsroom . just 16 days from now, the dust will be settling in the nation s midterm elections, when voters will decide which party they want to control the house and senate. and polls show voter inte
there s new reporting about the story that broke late yesterday, 40 subpoenas going all the way up to line to top people in trump s orbit. it s all about coup and insurrection. we have more on that. also something i told you about yesterday, bill gates is on the beat tonight in depth. climate change, inflation, public health, a.i., the metaverse. what he says we the west owe africa, not a conversation we have every night on the news. as well as a discussion about how mr. gates got somewhat involves in talking to joe manchin about what he says are good ideas by joe biden. so we re going to get into all of that. but we begin with republicans and the push to roll back women s rights at a time when democrats say it s wrong on policy and human rights and that they have a political answer that they think could help win the midterms. here s lindsey graham introducing a bill today. this is news right now, not a drill, that he says would ban abortion nationwide. i think we should
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