20 years since the horror of 9 11. America remembers and reflects. Let us be worthy of the selfless sacrifices. Let us remember who we became on september 12th. Inside politics the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. Welcome to Inside Politics sunday im kaitlan collins in for abby philips. An anniversary comes after americas longest war ended in afghanistan. Yesterday the nation paused to reflect on 9 11 and remember when americans united in the face of tragedy. I saw millions of people instinctively grab for a Neighbors Hand and rally to the cause of one another. That is the america i know. Union is what makes us who we are. America at its best. To me that is the central lesson of September 11th. Overnight the fbi declassified a 16page documents regarding connections between the 9 11 hackers and the saudi government. Some pretty big redactions and doesnt draw any definitive conclusions but does come after biden signed an Executive Order to make public for years what has been secret. The fbi work the alleged logistical support and a suspected saudi intelligent agent in l. A. Provided to at least two of the hijackers. Victims families have pressured biden to release more information after previous have refused to do so. Cnns Melanie Zanona and cnns jeff zelany. Jeff, i want to start with you what the release of this document overnight. Did it mean anything . A lot of the information is still redacted and classified. This came as a result as a number of Family Members connected to the September 11th attacks that had been pressuring Joe Biden to release this information. They said they did not show up ceremony. I think what a lot of families are looking for and understandably so is some sense of definitive proof of what happened on that day and i dont think what weve seen thus far answered those questions. Two Saudi Nationals mentioned here and no definitive links to the saudi government and the saudi government for years has been saying it does not have connection despite the sort of connections between two Saudi Nat nationals. We know claims they welcomed the release of these documents well see as the Declassification Process goes on. I do want to ask you about what we heard from former President Bush and President Biden talking about unity in the wake of 9 11. Yesterday you were saying some of that led to the division were seeing in the u. S. Now. What did you mean by that . I think there was such a theme of unity yesterday. As i was listening to it, it felt very much like there was this nostalgia for an era that did not exist in the way that we remember it fully. While there were certainly a vast chunk of the population was united, i think its important to remember that there were clear Moments Of Division shortly after 9 11, as well. We saw Hate Crimes against muslims within the united states and secondly i think there were some decisions that resulted from that moment of unity and i think very clearly of, you know, legislation that was passed, the Patriot Act that curtailed civil rights and civil liberties here as many americans. I think something like the decision to go to War In Afghanistan which every member of congress but one, Congresswoman Barbara Lee voted for. Some of these decisions ultimately you could argue paved the way for the very deep divisions and disunity that i think we see today. You know, i think that unity allowed us collectively to make decisions based to some degree on fear that you could argue may not have been perhaps the most politically estute and politically calculating decisions to have made. A lot of the decisions made by the president s We Saw yesterday. Of course, starting with bush but this has transcended so many presidencies. What did you make of Seeing Bush and speaking yesterday, obama and clinton in new york, President Biden, of course, President Trump a little bit. But what did you make of that . I was so struck just by watching and hearing these president s. It was literally we used the Word Book End a lot over the last several years, but this was a Book End from President Bush to President Biden. And i was struck by just how interwoven their presidencies were. George w. Bush was not elected because of 9 11. He was elected because of a very tight election in florida and very controversial until September 11th. That really brought the country behind him. It paved his reelection. Barack obama likely never would have been elected, but for his early opposition to the war. And Hillary Clintons war vote. That, of course, led to donald trump. He changed the republican Partys Orthodoxy on Foreign Policy in ways that are still ongoing. We dont know The End of that chapter. Joe biden, of course, there from the very beginning i was struck and going back and doing some research and at the pentagon that day and always such an interesting reminder. But i didnt know that a military Phone Line was installed in his Wilmington Home that evening because thats when he first started getting briefings. He was the new chairman of the foreign Relations Committee only in office, only in that spot for three months after Jim Jeffords of virginia became a democrat and Joe Biden is the chairman of the committee. He talked to President Bush that day. He entered the war. So all of these president s are interlinked and that leads us to the current moment going forward here this Week Wethere are goin to be hearings on his afghanistan withdrawal. That brings it to the present moment. There a piece of the puzzle that dont fit perfectly, of course. We dont know The End of the afghanistan war what that looks like. When he was in shanksville, he didnt give any official remarks. But he did defend his withdrawal and the execution of it. If you had told anybody that we were going to spend 300 Million bucks a day for 20 years to try to unite the country after we got bin laden, after Al Qaeda was wiped out there, can Al Qaeda come back . Yeah, but guess what, its already back other places. Whats the strategy . Every place Al Qaeda is well invade. Come on. Does he have a point . Look, the president has been clear on this position. This has been one of his more resolute decisions to withdwithdraw. If youve been covering President Biden for a while this position has been consistent throughout. That said, there is still criticism around the operational steps that were taken in this which is what hes talking about there is what we are actually talking about just a little while ago. And thats that the decisions that were made in the wake of 9 11 led to this multi, this massive investment by the united states into an effort that he is questioning if it was ultimately successful. And if whether staying there with troops on the ground and continuing to invest u. S. Taxpayer dollars would continue to produce any sort of results that effective in the long run. That being said, he will continue to be criticized for the operational steps that were taking and the afghan allies that continue to be stranded in limbo and roughly 100 Million citizens that continue to be stuck in limbo and were seeing based off Polling Data that it does matter to voters across the u. S. It does matter. Not even a reflection of u. S. Foreign policy that were looking back on 20 years after the attacks, but also how American Life has changed i think was a big conversation we had yesterday. How you go to the airport. So many ways of your personal life have changed. Some changed the aspects of their lives after seeing the horror unfold that day and how you could link that and how it relates to what were seeing today and what were living through this pandemic and what people say about their personal civil liberties when it comes to wearing a mask and getting vaccinated to go places. Completely different environment. Even January 6th the reaction that We Saw unity lasted maybe a few days, maybe a few hours on Capitol Hill. No bipartisan commission to investigate it and an effort in the gop to whitewash what happened that day. I think it speaks to the fact that the makeup of congress is so different. I mean, our politics are so polarized and even the type of lawmakers that are coming to congress are different. You have your Marjorie Taylorgreen and the people who are not here to make laws but to fundraise and those type of Fire Breathing tactics also struck by how many iraq and afghanistan veterans are serving in congress on both sides. It used to be an anomaly. You have to wonder, will there be an american president who served in one of these wars and that also will be a mark on history. Im so glad you brought up January 6th, too, because that is also a reflection people had in what President Bush said in his Speech Yesterday about this stood out the most to me of anything in his remarks. Theres little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home. But then theres disdainful and their disregard for Human Life and their determination to defile national symbols. They are children of the same foul spirit and it is our continuing duty to confront them. Its pretty remarkable. Oh, absolutely. It wasnt just an effort to remind americans of the unity of a message of unity. It was also an effort to flag to americans the current danger and the current threat and how the Threat Landscape has changed. Now, domestic extremism and the threat has been persistent. Look, the Oklahoma City Bombing happened in the 90s. This has been around for quite a bit. And even the groups that participate in January 6th have been around. What has changed, however, and what i think President Bush is, former President Bushs remarks really highlighted is the threat has been there of domestic extremists and far right Militia Groups. What has changed is the public Officials Willingness to actually call it out, in both parties. Not just talking about the trump administration. It was the Obama Administration that had an Intelligence Report Warning of the rise of Militia Groups and it was the Obama Administration with then vice President Biden that withdrew that report. Pulled it back because of criticism from mainly republicans over how it would look upon veterans. So, look at where weve come from 2009 then to now with President Bush standing there and making a comparison between the threat of domestic extremists and the, you know, what the federal government had been willing to call out for years and the more foreignbased terrorism. It is nothing like what we heard from former President Trump yesterday who was absent from the formal ceremonies and he spent the day really criticizing President Biden over his withdrawal. Well talk about gop governors threatening lawsuits over this president s big vaccine mandate move. Inside politics sunday brought to you by adt, real protection. Welcome to allstate. Where you can pay a little less and enjoy the ride a little more. Now, get new lower Auto Rates with allstate. Because better protection costs a whole lot less. Youre in good hands with allstate. Click or call for a lower Auto Rate today. Thanks for coming. Now when it comes to a financial plan this broker is your man. 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Including a new rule that would require private companies with 100 or more employees to get their workforces vaccinated or test them weekly. The national committee and several republican governors are vowing to defy him. When you have a president like biden issuing unconstitutional edetics against the american people, we have a responsibility to stand up for the constitution and fight back. What the biden administration is doing is government overreach. Pure and simple. Bidens response to those governors, bring it on. Have at it. Some republican governors have been so cavalier with the health of these kids. So cavalier with the health of their communities. The national Death Toll now stands at about 660,000 people. That means roughly one in 500 americans have died from covid19. Jeff, what were hearing from the president this week i was so struck by how different it was. Listen to what he was saying in july compared to what he is saying now. Youre putting yourself, more importantly, maybe from your perspective your family and your friends at risk. So, please get vaccinated now. It works. Its free. And its never been easier and its never been more important. We have been patient but our patience is wearing thin and your refusal has cost all of us. So, please, do the right thing. It seemed like it went from pleading to you need to get vaccinated. For sure. I think this week will mark a political Turning Point for the biden administration. We dont know which way it is going to go. They were always scared of mandates politically. They never wanted to be the one. President biden from the time he was running to when he was first in office. They did not want to, you know, Tell Americans what they had to do or forces it. A, they didnt think it would work. And, b, they thought really persuasion would work. The politics have changed. Them not being in control of this pandemic is hurting him politically. So, they have made the decision both medically to get people vaccinated and i think politically to be on the side of the vaccinated versus the unvaccinated. And the language there from the president. You were in the room on thursday saying it has cost us all. Really that is giving voice to a lot of people who have sacrificed either on the front lines or getting their shots while Emergency Rooms are filling up with people who have not. I think they have decided they never wanted to do mandates for the political fallout. Now it is flipped and theyre just sort of leaning into what they have here. I do think Business Owners. I was struck by the most. A lot of republican governors criticizing them. Chamber of commerce just fine with this. Some Business Owners like the cover from the government and, of course, some dont. It seems the White House is on pretty solid ground. He did seem frustrated in the room. It was evident in his speech. Do you think this is something he wishes he had done sooner . Melanie and i were discussing before the show last time we were on. It was july fourth and the White House was having basically a celebration and the president was declaring independence over the pandemic, right. Going into the summer. So you have to wonder now as he looks back to that point, im sure theyre looking back and theyre saying how are we now at this point where, you know, hospitals and certain states are running out of enough beds and were in a similar place where, you know, the central theme of his presidency, that being getting control under the pandemic is being questioned. That is going to be a huge point going ahead of the mid terms. But to go back to your question, when it comes back to President Biden and the White House, what i think theyre probably going back and especially when you talk to officials is just how strong the level of Misi Misinformation was on the vaccine, as well as the Vaccine Hesitancy and one might even say Vaccine Resistance on the part of some areas in the country. They say they were so surprised that we have this vaccine because in december President Biden was saying i dont want have to do a mandate and i dont want to take that route. Now theyre getting closer and closer to that route. Of course, were seeing republicans within hours of that speech that President Biden gave on thursday saying this is overreach and theyre threatening to sue once this Labor Department Rule comes out. A Washington Post Poll found 52 of people support businesses vaccines for employees. The polling suggests otherwise and democrats and biden are betting that there will be far more frustration with the people who arent vaccinated and the spread of misinformation by the Republican Party that is causing us to still be in this pandemic. Does any of this have to do with these new Poll Numbers that are, a, about the president s response and his handling of the pandemic and his Job Approval and also the Cnn Poll that was just asked, how are things going in the Country Today . 69 said badly. Is that playing a factor in the White House trying to really dial up the aggression here . The White House will say, has always said that they were struck by the Vaccine Hesitancy. That being said as a reporter who just spent a lot of Time Out in the country and even throughout the pandemic, i am confused by their befuddlement because it was very apparent that the country was opposed to large mask mandates. They were opposed to getting the vaccine even when it was not a reality. There was no vaccine. I would argue that the White House should have been aware of the Vaccine Hesitancy. Some of the Poll Numbers are not necessarily just tied to covid. Some of it is how the withdrawal from afghanistan was handled and they need to right the ship. But a calculation that a certain segment of the population is just going to be unpersuaded and will not be able to be persuaded so perhaps they let that population go and move forward to mandate. It strikes me as being very different, though. Bidens character is i can persuade and i can work with people who are opposed to my ideas. This strikes me as a realization that maybe he cant. How do they measure success here because dr. Fauci said in a country of our size, you cant be hanging around and having 100,000 infections a day. You have to get well below 10,000. We are so far off from that right now. How is the biden administration going to actually get there . It is going to be incrementally, but i do think they believe that through the bottom line basically if people want to keep their jobs, theyll have to get vaccinated. Were talking about just on the margins here. The White House likes to point out some companies like a kroger and other grocery stores when there are mandates, a few people have done it. Like United Airlines basically has already said and other big companies, you have to get vaccinated or lose your jobs. Some people are doing it. Theyre going to count successes if they tick that up a few more percentage points. But as you were just saying, there is no question that they, you know, are realizing that some people are just going to remain unvaccinated. Thats just how it is. That goal of faucis 10,000 seems pretty hard to meet. Theres also a question here the Vaccine Hesitancy has been apparent throughout the country for months. So, i mean, i asked on friday at the White House briefing, look, if these mandates are a matter of life and death, why also didnt you move on them earlier . Why didnt we see this weeks ago . Might say they were waiting for the Fda Approval and also an awareness that support is starting to wane and polling numbers are on the decline. Politics had nothing to do with it. Of course not. Politics dont get in the way. It does raise the question of whether theyll have to crank the dial up even further. Well find out. Up next, well talk about President Bidens plan to reshape much of the u. S. Economy and whether or not democrats can unite to get that agenda over the finish line. With clean, fresh ingredients, paneras new chicken, Sausage And Pepperoni flatbread is a mouthwatering explosion of yes. Craft . Yes heartiness . Yes living life to the flavorfullest . Heck yeah. Panera. Live your yes. 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Shes saying no where to cut, jeff. But some democrats want them to cut. What are they going to do . That is going to be the central challenge here over the coming weeks. We talk about this in broad strokes of 3. 5 trillion. But i think that breakdown there was really good. Thats what goes into that. Thats what it means. Every one of those Agenda Items you were pointing out are legacy defining and they add up to a lot of money. One of the challenges we know Senator Joe Manchin has said put the Pause Button on this, its too expensive. I asked President Biden earlier this week about Joe Manchin and he said joe is always with me in The End. We can work something out. Senator manchin on with Dana And State of the union and he certainly supports President Biden but this Price Tag is still too high. So the next coming weeks as melanie knows well walking the halls of congress, this is going to be a big, big deal. Its hard to imagine, though, at The End of this that democrats in control of the White House narrowly the house and the senate will not come to some agreement. They want to get to, yes, lets be clear. Everyone wants to get yes and this is the last and best shot to pass the sweeping economic agenda and getting the is going to be incredibly messy and hard to overstate how important these next few weeks are both in terms of the economy and politically. I mean, theyre also trying to keep the government funded and have to do the Debt Ceiling and razor thin majorities and the gop is not going to lift a finger to help them and they have a lot riding on the next few weeks. What will it look like on Capitol Hill the next few weeks . It will be a busy one. First, they need to finish writing the bill, which they havent done yet. They are trying to pass the bill. Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill that theyre trying to pass. I think one thing to look out for is some of the policy disputes. Not just the Price Tag. As jeff pointed out, what goes into that Price Tag. How do you get it down . One of the debates interesting to watch is on Health Care. Only so much money to divvy up for Health Care and Speaker Pelosi in Legacy Mode and Gop Cant take them away and bernieenedBernie Sanders who wants to shore up and expand Medicare And Legacy item for him and something the Benefits Wouldnt be felt for for a few years. Joe manchin is someone the president has always said someone he is with and coming back to the White House this week progressives dont see him in the same view and Fed Up with Senator Manchin and his way of getting in the way sometimes when it comes to biden. This is what Congresswoman Icat said this week. To refuse to raise revenue and at the same time the other side of his mouth, the side of his mouth to talk to his corporate donors complain that we Cant Pay for the things that american families desperately need. So, i interpret that as a democratic maneuvering to put pressure on him. I mean, democrats know, democrats like Katie Porter and progressives in the house know they need Senator Manchin to reach yes and there will be negotiations, no doubt, to get there. There is a sense if we put public pressure on him on the intervening weeks perhaps we can nudge him. Is that going to work . Weve seen that frustration and that pressure from Katie Porter there, Aliealexandria Cortez Wa saying that earlier this week. Can that be successful . Joe biden knows manchin and the president believes in his strength and his ability to make legislation happen through personal relationships and i know many folks dismiss that but i also think there is a lot of value in his ability to do that. So, i think one of the big questions for me, though, is that you all mentioned that they want to get to yes and i would argue they very much want to get to yes ahead of the midterms and there is a sense this is important and an important piece of legislation because they believe it will help them if voters see, you know, you gave me say a permanent Child Tax Credit or you gave me expanded universal prek. I am not convinced how voters vote, though. There is this disconnect between the democrats ambitions to get this done, you know, certainly ahead of the mid terms and believing it is a political win for them and the reality that it actually there are other issues that may be more politically volatile. Dylan, you cover the White House. What are you hearing about their strategy here because they know this is important to the president s political fate. What do you hear . Compared to months ago when we would hear White House officials talking about the in infrastructure and reaching across both sides of the aisle and also talking to the democrats that we were just saying that the president has these relationships with. When you talk to the White House now, this is more about, look, right now you have the progressives putting the pressure on Joe Manchin. Theyre trusting that House Speaker Nancy pelosi can get everyone in line. Of course, youll see them deploy White House officials to The Hill and continue to talk to these folks, see if you can try and get to the Price Tag close to 3. 5 that you want. We know Senator Manchin has said something much lower at this point. Around 1. 5. I want to say also some questions here because when you talk about Price Tag slimming that down could cut down also, obviously, these sweeping policies that theyre going to tout before the mid terms. Also a question of which of those policies would actually qualify under the budgetary rules for reconcilizaation . We saw when Minimum Wage was dropped off months ago, the White House got a lot of criticism. So interesting to see whether or not something like the Immigration Measures and reconciliation will actually qualify for the rule . I would imagine Senator Manchin will get a lot of Phone Calls in the coming days fraumthe White House. Cnn Polling Reveal whether republicans think trump should be at the top of the ticket in 2024. Feels moisturized and cl. My friend stefanie, her skin was dry. Im like girl you better get you some dove. She hooked me up. With a quarter moisturising cream, Dove Cleans effectively and cares beautifully. Its velveeta versus the other guys. Clearly, nothing melts like velveeta. When i get a migraine, i shut out the world. But with Nurtec Odt thats all behind me now. 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That number is driven largely by noncollege voters. But earlier this week former new Jersey Governor Chris Christie who was once a close adviser to trump seemed to disagree with that. No man, no woman no matter what Office Theyve held or Wealth Theyve acquired are worthy of Blind Faith or obedience. We need to renounce the Conspiracy Theorists and the ones that know better and the ones that are just plain nuts. I love when they say that but they dont name who theyre talking about even though its obvious for the rest of us. I wonder what you think of that 63 number saying trump should be the partys leader. There isnt an alternative de facto leader at this point and it jives with the actions weve seen from members of congress who are republican. There has not been support say widespread support within the Republican Party to really accurately look into what happened on January 6th. You do not see denunciation of any Behavior Action that the former president takes. I would not say its really surprising. What is surprising you look a little deeper at the numbers, it does seem like republicans arent entirely sure they want them to be the nominee in four years. It also raises the question of is there success for the Republican Party if he is still the partys leader. Another really interesting part of this new poll found that March Of 2018 78 of americans thought their chances were better with trump and now that number is 51 . That is fascinating there and not a good trajectory and what has happened during this period . Former President Trump has been sticking his head up more and been more active. Not like hes sitting on the sidelines. This isnt happening in a vacuum. As i travel around the Country And Talk with republicans and voters and just officials and other Rank And File folks, there is even among trump supporters not a lot of unanimity about they want him to come back. Yes, his hardcore believers absolutely do. What this shows me and actually surprised, shouldnt it be higher than 63 . Former president said the election was questioned. So, this makes the 2024 republican primary fight absolutely fascinating and it is not all that great of news actually for donald trump. You wonder if it only goes down further what does it change going forward. Part of it said that 58 of the republicans without a College Degree thought their chances would be better with trump. But when you ask college grads, only 34 thought they would be better with trump as the leader. Thats not a huge surprise because thats reflective of his support from the very beginning. You can translate that to Gop Establishment in some respects and outsider nonestablishment. So, look, i think it puts the challenge on someone like Chris Christie and perhaps Chris Christie himself to come out and actually Challenge Donald Trump Face To face . So far No One has been willing to do that. Were seeing a delicate dance here and everyone waiting for him to disappear. The former president says he keeps teasing hes going to have an announcement shortly. I dont think its coming shortly at all. Hes going to draw that out in the next season perhaps. But this is not necessarily great news for donald trump, especially that declining number. Thats a fascinating number. I know its really interesting. I like that you said next season. Next season. He loves a good tease. Melanie, we also have this ranking of republican priorities that i thought was really insightful into what they think is most important. Most important 86 favoring a less powerful government holding conservative positions was 85 , supporting republicans in congress is 81 opposing democratic policies 69 and supporting trump 61 . Yeah, supporting trump is really interesting and, i mean, i think its also very interesting that despite the polling we have seen, Kevin Mccarthy continues to Hug Trump very tightly keeps going down to Maralago And Use him as Fundraising Gold Mine and they still do view him as very valuable, especially for Base Turn out and that he is continuing to play an effort into their efforts to win back the house majority. The other element to this a lot of republicans are still scared to cross trump because he does have a Bully Pulpit hes out there making endorsement against some of these Impeachment Republicans in the house and in the senate. So, there is still like this reluctance to go against him. When it comes to go ahead. A surprising element here, as well. You were mentioning Kevin Mccarthy and how he has continued to be very outspoken in his support of the president and have that Support Tailor his actions on The Hill but also were seeing other Down The Line potential big players in the Republican Party. Governor Greg Abbott as an example really tap into the trump playbook, right . Going to the border and standing by the Border Wall and becoming really the prominent foe of the biden Administration And Filing lawsuits as well as getting into the abortion fight, as well as voting rights, as well. And some of those actions trying to tap into the base that President Trump had. So, seeing these numbers and seeing kind of the different support, it does hold to question in a way that strategy. I wonder how all of this with Governor Abbott and the new Texas Abortion Law and the governors trying to make themselves in the mold of donald trump, how does that play into the midterms and how that will increase excitement from certain voters and the poll found those extremely enthusiastic about the mid Term Vote Gop is 30 and democrats 26 . I think some of these laws of abortion in particular can potentially rally and fire up liberals. But conservatives are always more animated by Court Decisions and liberals. Well see if this changes but in texas specifically so many House Races as you know, melanie, Around Houston and dallas this will be a very key thing in republican primaries. It gives democratic members of congress and candidates a talking point. But overall we do have to take a bit of a pause here. We dont know what this necessarily means for the mid terms. History, not great for democrats. Of course, they have been kind of bracing for that but well see if it actually plays out. Up next, Gavin Newsom, can he avoid a total recall on tuesday . Well find out. [band plays] a place where everyone lives life wellprotected. And even when things go a bit wrong, weve got your back. Here, things work the way you wish they would. And better protection costs a whole lot less. Youre in good hands with allstate. Click or call for a lower Auto Rate today. Ok, lets talk about those changes to your financial plan. Bill, mary . Hey. Its our former. Carl, Say Hi to ni, our schwab financial consultant. Hm. I know how difcult these calls can be. Not with schwab. Nina made it easier to se. We can check in on it anytime. It changes when our goals change. Planning cant be that easy. Actually, it can be, carl. Look forward to planning with schwab. Schwab Pandemic Management is becoming a flashnetanyahu the final days of californias recall election. Democrats are growing more confident that the leading republican, Larry Elders promise to end most restrictions will end up helping governor Gavin Newsom in The End. He will sign an Executive Order eliminating mask wearing for our kids in public schools and eliminating Vaccine Verification for Health Care workers. And gavin stepped up to the moment. Over 22 Million californians have been vaccinated. Your vote could be the difference between protecting our kids and putting them at risk. Elder says he thinks most californians are on his side. What im opposed to are vaccine mandates and Face Mask mandates. Virtually everybody in california who wants to be vaccinated has been able to be vaccinated. President biden is getting involved and is going to appear at a rally in Long Beach tomorrow, just one day before election day. So, melly, of course, now that weve seen this play out, there have been concerns about how tight the polls appear over the summer. Now the pandemic is becoming more of the main issue in this race. Does this bode well for governor new some . Ironically, it started, in part, because of his backlash to the pandemic. Then we had the delta variant, real concern about this pandemic still lingering and really leaning into his pandemic, framing it as a matter of life and death. The polling appears to be on his side there and i think it is a reflection that not only is this good policy but good politics. Pollster told politico that if he wins by a significant margin, thats going to tell you something by next week. What would it tell you if new some does win by a significant margin . I think it would show you that vaccination, and the idea of just handling covid responsibly is resected to a bulk of the population. Theres been all this back and forth as weve seen, as Joe Biden put forth, increased focus on mandates of what that means. And what ive been struck by is youre not actually hearing a lot of pushback from large corporations. Youre not hear ing that. Thats the sense you get from whats going on in california. There may be very vocal voices on the right saying they dont want some of these more restrictive measures on covid, a bulk of the population thinks these measures are necessary to prevent future deaths and future hospitalizations. Thee of you are going to california this week with President Biden. He is going so soon before the actual election. We know more than a third of active registered voters have cast their ball oughts. Is this trip from President Biden really going to make a difference, jeff . They hope it will be a Victory Lap potentially for President Biden to get a bit of a glow from gven new some if the recall fails. Well see how that goes. Its risky, but largely a votebymail election. Coming in at The End largely is for Media Purposes at The End and to give a little attention. What the new some campaign and democrats overall believe that theyve done is made this a choice between governor new some and Larry Elder and the variety of other dozens of candidates as opposed to a reparandum. What We Saw in the aftermath of the 2020 election, laying the groundwork to claim fraud if you dont like the frresults of the election. Elder is already trying to do that. 2020 election in my opinion was full of shenanigans. My Fear Sta Theyll try that right here in this election in recall. Is this something were going to see after tuesday potentially . Weve seen it since the 2020 election. Officials continuing, especially when theyre on the side of an official who is on the losing end of election, continuing to criticize the process. Were seeing that continue, misinformation is still persisting on this area. And theres some other themes also to draw from this election just early on. Early participation in early voting. That is something that the democratic party probably is going to be pleased about. One concern, though, for democrats as well could be the low turnout so far from the latino vote. Especially in california where theres such a powerhouse and hold such strength when it comes to politic al capital. Well be watching to see what happens. Thank you all for joining us. Thats it for Inside Politics sunday. Join us here at every sunday 8 00 a. M. Eastern time and the Weekday Show as well at noon eastern. Up next is State Of The Union with Jake Tapper and dana bash. Surgeon general Vivek Murthy, senators Joe Manchin and Bernie Sanders join dana. Thank you again for sharing your sunday morningng. For just 27. 50 a line. Limid thats o our everyday price. Plus, our plans always comee with unlimited talk, Text And D data included. So, switch to tmobile and get 2 lines of unlimited for only 27. 50 a line. Thats half the price of verizon or at t. Only at tmobile. The leader in 5g. 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