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
And so this rich billionaire, how is he the working man s person. he very successfully said i am fighting for, and they re going to stand with him. what you re seeing on the other stand and it reminds me of the affordable care act debate. when somebody is taken away, that meeks people very angry. you re seeing in places like new hampshire, a fascinating place, it s more people saying, like, get out of nigh uterus, live free or die, we live in new hampshire. this debate has become more split tal palatable. we even thought and quickly, you also have the fact that women had all these labels, but now they don t make sense. what a great conversation. we are out of time. thank you all. and thank you for watching. chuck todd will be back next week, because if it s sunday, it s meet the press. will be