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
Warnock voter in georgia. i think it s relatively baked in, but you have to remember, herschel walker was losing before this happened. people are going to be starting to vote very soon in gentleman. the reason why republicans have been done poorly in the northern subers. these areas where republicans have been losing educated women particularly, and this is a candidate who s raising the issue of abortion. that will not help him get back to where he needs to be. 1% or 2% makes a difference in georgia. that s even if people are baked in. 1% or 2% of women changing their minds it makes a difference. there s potentially a long way to go. this in all likelihood will go to a runoff? december. while we re questioning, is it a game changer or not?