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thanks to all of you at home for joining, us we have a lot to get to tonight. i want to start on december 14th 2020, a day we should not particularly remember. it was supposed to be a routine, day a boring day for state electors across the country as they officially cast their presidential votes. as we know very well, that was not the case in some states, including the state of georgia. democratic party electors, they re in the senate chambers, they are official, they are, certified and they vote for joe biden, but, georgia republicans, they met at exactly the same time right behind those closed doors, we re not, official not, certified they still met and certified on a, trump they say to keep his lawsuit alive. even as democratic parties remaining in the georgia state senate for the first time in 28 years to select a democratic president and vice president, one floor below at the state capital, georgia republicans were convening their own meeting to select thei ....
to a new hour of american voices. i m simone bankers counted in for at least the eminent does. let s get started. after more drama america had a new house speaker. but if the antics of this republican caucus this week or any indication of what s to come, do not expect much suspects from kevin mccarthy s house. also tonight, two years since the capitol attack. you will hear from a journalist arguing it was a violent expression of white supremacy that is far from over. and we are talking about immigration with the president said to visit the border sub with his former advisor on migration, or my old colleagues. and omar hamlin s recovery, it s nothing short of miraculous. he s talking. but what nfl do to protect its people from similar scares on and off the field? as a former player turned neurosurgeon. this is american voices. we begin with the chaos that ended and kevin mccarthy gaining the speaker s gavel. and what it tells us about the reality of congress actually ....
and welcome to politicsnation from atlanta, georgia. tonight s lead, a split down the center. the midterm elections are just 16 days away, 17 states have already started voting in advance of november 8th. 12 states will join that list this week. and a brand new national poll from nbc news suggests that americans have their minds made up about several things ahead of next month. president biden s approval rating is holding at 45%. the highest number he has enjoyed in over a year, yet still lower than democrats would like with their senate and house majorities hanging in the balance. voters remaining evenly split on congressional preference. 47% preferring democrats in control of congress, 46% preferring republicans. the passion driving voters this election cycle is unprecedented. with seven in ten americans expressing high interest in this midterm election, a likely indicator that we can expect record turnout next month, but with that, our country remains deeply polarize ....
who might win, what they might do with the power of elected office. the poll finds 81% of democrats believe if the gop agenda is not stopped, america will be destroyed as we know it. 79% of republicans say the same about democrats, the nbc news poll also 57% of voters saying next month raises for u.s. house, senate are more important to them than in the past midterm elections. this all comes as early voting surges in several battleground states. new reporting from today s new york times reads quote, days into early voting in the 2022 midterm election. states across the country have seen a surge of voters casting ballots at in-person voting sites, and by mail. the latest sign the 2020 election ushered in a transformation, the way americans vote. experts say the signs of overturn turnout will be strong. but they re quick to caution that it s still early in the voting calendar. many states and some have not started. earlier on msnbc, house speaker nancy pelosi laid out ....