up because of what the russians and saudis just did. i ll speak with don bacon and elizabeth slot kin. plus presidential portrait. maggie haberman has an in-depth look at his rise to power, including changing views on abortion, reversing the position he once made right here on this program. i m very pro-choice. yamiche alcindor and brendan buck. welcome to sunday, it s meet the press. announcer: this is meet the press with chuck todd. good sunday morning. i m kristin welker in for chuck to do. election day is just 30 days away. ronald reagan worried jimmy carter would engineer a last-minute release of u.s. hostages. carter, of course, did not, but the term stuck. there s at least three stories unfolding. first the nuclear threat from russia. then there are rising gas prices, now averaging just under $4 a gallon, which democrats worry there will be a sign to voters that there is a true. but the october surprise of the week, it could determine control of senat
Inflation reduction act. what do you make of that, that democrats have maid inflation worse by overspending. we can t dance away from the that could for a inflation is affecting every single person. we don t win any points by trying to brie tend it s not there. for me it s almost a gleefulness about some republicans about how bad inflation is. there s a gleefulness congresswoman, i m asking to democrats bear some of the responsibility? you control the white house, both chambers of white house, why shouldn t voters hold democrats responsibility for the economy? i think they do. while i think inflation is obvious a worldwide phenomenon, i m open to the facts we have to make decisions here in the inns, democrats are in power, even if slim margins. sure, i think there s a rightful skit same about particularly the last covid package.