a reminder that election date is november 8th, everyone. chris, thank you as always. thank you. thank you for joining us at home tonight. we re just two weeks away from the midterm elections, in the battle for control of congress in the state houses could really could not be closer. polls have been tightening for weeks, as republicans have edged into democratic gains that were made over the summer. tonight, debates just wrapped in races for your governor and the senate, we ll have much more on that. but before, that it s worth remembering exactly how we got, here considering how much of a rollercoaster of electioneered s been. remember a few months ago on june 7th, when the city of san francisco shocked the country, when it recalled its progressive district attorney. the campaign against him had framed his criminal justice reform platform is somehow soft on crime, provoking backlash among san franciscans. that local election in blue california, was held up as a canary in
literally not be closer. polls have been tightening for weeks, as republicans have edged into democratic gains that were made over the summer. tonight, debates just wrapped in races for new york governor and the senate, we ll have much more on that. but before, that it s worth remembering exactly how we got, here considering how much of a rollercoaster of an election year it has been. remember a few months ago on june 7th, when the city of san francisco shocked the country, when it recalled its progressive district attorney. the campaign against him had framed his criminal justice reform platform is somehow soft on crime, provoking backlash among san franciscans. that local election in blue blue california, was held up as a canary in the coal mine for democrats. the party, according to them, had a crime problem that republicans would seize on in an election year, when that already favored republicans. and here were some of those headlines. progressive backlash in california,
does everything he can to make time for his family and his son. and his daughter. from one coal mining family to another. it s a chance to carry on a tradition! special thanks to my dear friend tom yarmulkes for sharing that story! and i really hope my friend rex chapman is watching tonight. that s the best of kentucky right there. and as we like to say here, at the 11th hour, in a world where you can be anything. be kind! it certainly pays off! and on that note, i wish you all a very good night! from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, i want to thank you for staying up late with us! and i will see you at the end of tomorrow. t the en of tomorrow. we re just two weeks away from the midterm elections, in the battle for control of congress in the state houses could
trump went to political war with brian kemp, earlier this year, tried to take him out as governor. kemp survived, and probably made him okay in that voters book. walker much more closely aligned with donald trump, certainly then kemp s, and i think that might explain some of the hesitancy of those types of voters to get behind walker. question for the final weeks of this campaign, basically is, to those kemp voters reluctantly, at the end of the day, that gap, two they reluctantly vote for walker and put him over the top? or, is there a split ticket, they re in georgia, democrat chances for the senate may hinge on that. also interesting that we re not canadians have been sort of pursuing different strategies, and you are seeing those diverse strategies borne out in the numbers. steve kornacki, thanks to you as always. be sure to listen to steve s brand-new podcast, the revolution with steve kornacki. i love the idea of him leading the revolution. it s the story of the republican take
think that might explain some of the hesitancy of those types of voters to get behind walker. question for the final weeks of this campaign, basically is, do those kemp voters reluctantly, at the end of the day, that gap, two they reluctantly vote for walker and put him over the top? or, is there a split ticket, there in georgia, democrat chances for the senate may hinge on that. also interesting that warnock have been sort of pursuing different strategies, and you are seeing those diverse strategies borne out in the numbers. steve kornacki, thanks to you as always. be sure to listen to steve s brand-new podcast, the revolution with steve kornacki. i love the idea of him leading the revolution. it s the story of the republican takeover of congress in 1994, now steve kornacki s personal revolution, i always thought podcast to. now, i want to turn to dan pfeiffer, former senior adviser to president obama, and now a co-host of a little thing called pod save america. dan, it s always i