presidential election results of 2020, president biden won by 60%. somehow this is an incredibly close race. how do you feel 12 days out about potential for victory? we are feeling great, we have all the momentum and kathy hochul is running a terrible campaign, we re out with the people. we had rallies in utica, liverpool, we have rallies today in rochester and in buffalo, big crowds coming out. we are spending our days from early in the morning until late at night with the people, and it is republicans, democrats, independents together as united as one as new yorkers trying to save the state. when we got into the race, we talked about how to make the streets safer, life in new york more affordable. here we are at the end of october, we re talking about these issues and the need to repeal laws like cashless bail, to have attorneys actually doing their job rather than letting violent criminals
psy psychologically it is better. what are you apologizing for, i am so sorry i misunderstood you, i am so sorry i took up your time. you are articulating why, so it is not reflex. i prefer when it is me or someone else apologizing that they make action to change what got them there. otherwise, saying you re sorry over and over and not changing is the definition of manipulation. thanks, guys. here is america reports. thank you very much, emily. governor s races that democrats once thought were in the bag or tightening across the country. republicans gain ground in several states as crime becomes a top issue for midterm voters. john: look no further than new york where the crime crisis is making the blue state competitive. republican lee zeldin looking to unseat kathy hochul. how does he plan to shore up last minute support with 12 days until the midterms? we ask zeldin when he
run free on the streets. there are crushing taxes, sky high costs, new yorkers struggling to feed their family and heat their homes. we are talking real life everyday issues affecting new yorkers and kathy hochul wants to talk about everything else. people are deciding we need balance, common sensory stored to albany. we have to save our state. it is not going to work with one party rule in albany. we are going to win this in 12 days. we are about to see kathy hochul there in seer cuss and say how believes republicans will crash the economy if that s a change in power in november. i want to get your reaction to a piece the new york times published about an hour ago, congressman, taking on one of the top issues for voters in this state and your promise to remove alvin bragg from office day one. it is challenging saying zeldin wouldn t be able to
instead highlighting a bright spot, the president saying data shows in the third quarter incomes were up and price increases in the economy came down, but then he pivots to attack republicans. less than two weeks out from the midterms, the white house has shifted messaging approach away from the near exclusive focus on abortion to now addressing voters most pressing concern, inflation, and painting republicans as a worse alternative. what s the choice. republican leaders in congress have said if they get control of congress, they re going to repeal the inflation reduction act, cut taxes for corporations, raise the deficit, that will make inflation worse. today, the president is headed to syracuse to a semiconductor chip manufacturing to makeup ground on the campaign trail with a blitz of virtual appearances last night. tonight president biden went on the campaign trail stumping for democrats. i say he went on the campaign trail, what i mean is he spent the
senate, say there s a supreme court vacancy, control of the senate would be hugely important for the president to keep. john: in 1994 bill clinton lost control of both houses of congress and it stayed that way the rest of his presidency, yet he found a way to work with republicans to get things done. is it possible for biden to do that or is he destined to be hobbled and potentially a lame duck. possible, but i am not sure. the democratic leadership council was a group of moderate democrats after losing the presidency three years said maybe we really are soft on crime, maybe we re soft on comm communism, we need to move to center. bill clinton did that. having newt gingrich running the house helped him do that. president joe biden, whatever his centrist sensibilities might be has a base, a democratic base that is far more to the left than bill clinton had