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
when we get to that point, i ll let you know. you re up no reelection right now. a lot of voters want to know where you stands on this issue. will you supports president trump if he s the nominee in 2024? i have made my point for the primary. in the end we have to win in november, and to stop joe biden s policy. that s where my focus is at. congressman bacon, thank you so much. yes, ma am. and representative slot kin joins us now. welcome back to meet the press. thanks for having me. i want to ask you about the political drama that is unfolding in georgia. i want to ask you about the response from the democratic incumbents, rafael warnock, who has decided not to directly attack herschel walker to address these claims on the campaign trail. given the high stakes of georgia, is that a mistake, congresswoman? i don t know. i think what mr. walker is doing
Win. i m joined by don bacon of nebraska, it s one of the most consequential race to say watch. welcome back. thanks for having me back on. i want to start right there in georgia, the headlines this week, given everything that we have seen, do you support herschel walker? i sure do, more for the policy positions he s going to take. senator warnock wants abortion on demand until birth. only one in five voters supports that. hersh the needs to come clean and be honest. we all know that it makes mistakes. if this actually did happen, it s better to say i m sorry and ask for forgiveness, but this is also done about positions. let me ask you this, congressman. by supporting herschel walker, given these allegations, as the gop, are you sending a pledge that republicans are willing to win at all costs. if people acknowledge them, none of them are perfect. we also have to realize but he hasn t acknowledged this is
And it has tested our faith. i know she watches over. us you, know there are times when i kind of feel like someone watching me. you know. and i feel later. our issues this sunday october surprises. our issues this sunday october surprises. in ukraine president vladimir putin faces a huge setback after an explosion damages a bridge to a crypt cat supply line to crimea, as president biden warning that the risk of a nuclear attack are as high as cuban missile crisis. in the race in georgia, herschel walker denies allegations he way for an ex-girlfriend s abortion. it s fat. , now facing a center stage the people of georgia neither and gas prices could spike after opec cuts products. i was able to bring down gasoline down , but it s inching
Welcome back. the panel is still here with to cut oil production, in the washington post that investigators believe they do have enough evidence to charge hunter biden. it s not clear he ll be charged, but how large is this looming? it was a big week here in washington. so much news. i don t even know how you decided what to talk about, but i looked at a bunch of local front pages. in nevada they re talking about trump s rally there, and what it means for candidates, turning out the vote. if you look at pennsylvania, they re talking about mastriano, and georgia is focus the on herschel walker. it doesn t always translate to what voters are talking about in says. and with gas breaks gas prices, if you want to figure on the the direction of politics, watch gas prices. i was just talking to a voter who told me at the end of the