Juan halloween was rocking around here. Melissa it was rocking. The halloween parade, it was terrifying dagen i come to work at 3 00 in the morning. Can you imagine . [laughter] melissa on that note, President Trump taking the stage and sell for less at looking to rally Republican Voters in a state sure to impact the balance of power on the capitol hill and the 2020 race. Republican governor rick scott is in a tight Senate Contest with bill nelson, with the rcp average showing that nelson is up by only 2. The race to replace Governor Scott is also close between ron desantis and tallahassee mayor Andrew Gillum, who had a Heated Twitter Exchange with the president earlier in the week. The president going after both democrats and his speech, as he stumped for the republican candidates. Watch this. Ron is running against a radical socialist who wants to turn florida, frankly, into venezuela. Get used to it. Andrew gillum wants to take a wrecking ball to one of the successful economies anyw
I know what youre thinking. We dont look a day over six months. With just three weeks until the midterms were watching massive waves converge. A New Washington post abc news poll is revealing a surge in voter enthusiasm from this time four years ago in almost every major demographic. A 77 majority of registered voters say theyre certain to vote next month or have already voted. Up from 65 in 2014. That number is up 18 points among democrats. And just 4 points among republicans. According to the poll, certainty to vote is up 24 points among nonwhite voters. 25 amo 25 and President Trump is doing everything he can to make the races all across the country about one thing. Himself. This past week the president campaigns for republican candidates in iowa, pennsylvania, ohio and kentucky. And this week hell make three stops out west. Montana, arizona and nevada. And as the president s breakneck Campaign Schedule continues, its worth remembering this assessment from his eldest son. So many of
Attempts to divide us. The rhetoric is designed to make us angry and make us fearful. The good news is, in four days, georgia, you can reject that politics. [ cheers and applause ] good morning, welcome to a. M. Joy live from atlanta, georgia, where political icons and alisters from the worlds of hollywood and music have descended on an historic governors race thats become a flashpoint. Joining me now, the mayor of columbus, georgia, and Tiffany Cross of btc. Ladies, you look splendid in america. I grew up in atlanta, i thought it was going to be warmer. I didnt get to the stores, i would have loved to have a bubble coat. Were wearing red because were about to retire it in georgia. We love that. Let me come to you first, mayor tomlinson. This race really has become a national election. People are talking again, unfortunately, about Voter Suppression. Yes. What would it mean to this state if Stacey Abrams were able to overcome that and become the governor of georgia . Its transformation
You look around the map, it could come down here to the state of missouri. Voters know that. Thats why they are so energized to vote. As we travel the state, and i have been all over this state, people are very enthusiastic to vote. Dana claude iia cohen is li in columbia where thousands are already lined up. Reporter thats right, dana. Good afternoon. Despite the chilly temperatures and the threat of rain, long lines are already forming outside here. We are still five hours away from the start of tonights rally, but let me step out of the way. You can get a look at the crowd, see all the red hats. Several thousand are expected to hear the president fire up the base and support josh hawley. The states attorney general is hoping to unseat democrat claire mccaskill. It is one of the most closely watched races in the nation and it is a dead heat, with polls showing them tied at 43 . Other polls give him a slight lead. Hawley has been gaining momentum, while mccaskill is fighting to keep a
Early voting is. What we are seeing is early voting has had remarkable turnout thus far. We are obviously excited in every possible aspect. Dana charlie hurt is on set with me, christina is in florida, where president obama is making a final push for democrats. We begin with kevin corkin huntington, West Virginia, where the president is due. Reporter a mad dash to the midterms continues here in West Virginia. This is as aggressive as i have ever seen a sitting u. S. President. Let me show you what only he has coming up today, but as we look forward over the next four days. This mad dash to the midterms hoping to tip the balance to the side of the gop. Stops tonight in West Virginia and indiana. That stop in indiana will happen in a high school gymnasium. That venue seats 7300 people. Thats a pretty impressive high school auditorium. Hes also got stops set for montana, florida, tennessee, missouri again, ohio and indiana. Race here for the u. S. Senate is obviously the big story. Joe ma