Everything alright? Here we go.
We're just 50 days away until Election
Day and some new polling is showing just
how tight the Georgia governor's race is.
Joining me right now, Chuck Todd,
Moderator of NBC's Meet the Press with Chuck,
you're going to have a brand new poll
and NBC Poll coming up this Sunday.
Now, earlier this week we saw
two other national polls,
including one from Quinnipiac,
showing Governor Brian Kemp with a slight,
a very slight lead over Stacey Abrams.
But both polls are within the
error or the margin of error.
So which candidate should
be feeling better right now?
Well, I've, you know, it's been interesting.
When you look at the Georgia polling,
we continue to see the same
pattern in the two big races.
Camp and Warnock both are
leading right you would assume,
and it that to me is a fascinating pattern.
And even as the race is tightened in both
cases, the pattern is still held right.
Warnock still leads Walker.
But Kemp still leads Abrams,
and I think this is a real
challenge for Stacey Abrams.
I think it sort of how does she,
you know who, who is the warrant?
First of all,
who is the Warnock Kemp voter and
can she win over the Kemp voter?
I've talked to some Democratic
strategists who believe that Kemp is
benefiting now from the fact that
he's no longer tied to Trump, right.
Four years ago it was easy
for her to make the case.
He was far too, too extreme.
He he had the the image of the pickup truck,
the gun and Trump's endorsement
four years later.
We don't see the pickup truck right
#1 #2 he had to take on Donald Trump.
Donald Trump doesn't like and and
I think that you know it continues
to be the challenge that there is
a group of voters and they appear
to be geographically in the suburbs
of Atlanta who are voting camp
Warnock and and is that simply
about because they're they're ex
Republicans or just desperate to
find a non Trump Republican?
I don't know.
But that to me is Stacey Abrams.
Big challenge right now.
Yeah and you talked about Senator
Raphael Warnock and so let's talk
a little bit about that Warnock.
Herschel Walker, they're gonna debate
now in mid-october in Savannah.
How do you think each campaign is gonna
prepare for this particular debate?
Well, I think you have a case.
Where? Certainly. Warnock is that
the more experienced talker right?
Being a pastor, being a senator,
having done this?
Then again, Herschel Walker's better,
certainly given his share of of
paid speeches over the years.
So it in some way you could
say he's a professional talker.
But I do think if you're if you're
Walker you this is an environment
he's never participated in.
So I do think the good news for him is
that the expectations are pretty low.
But the bad news is he doesn't have
a lot of experience doing this.
And I think figuring out how can
he can he and I I just, you know,
I'm I think this is a steep hill.
I think what Warnock has to
be careful of is just.
Probably stay out of the
way in football terms.
Prevent defense.
There's, you know,
maybe you hope that Herschel
Walker makes his own mistakes.
You do some things that you
maybe you draw them into certain
conversations you want to have.
But ultimately,
my guess is this is going to
be a do no harm strategy in an
odd way for both candidates.
I think they're both going to be
more afraid of what happens than
necessarily enthusiastic about competing.
Yeah, it's going to be interesting
to watch now, as I mentioned.
Or you have a new NBC poll that's
gonna be coming to Meet the Press.
So what are some of the things
that you're gonna be looking for?
Well, we're trying to.
Look, I'm gonna.
I'll, I'll give you a little bit of a
preview. It's something the Republicans are
winning on all the issues that six months
ago we all would have said would have
guaranteed Republican success in November.
The economy, crime, immigration.
Voters prefer Republicans on those
issues by a lot. Not a little.
But voters prefer Democrats on the issue
of abortion rights and on the democracy.
And right now,
it turns out that might be enough.
Normally, when you don't have
an economic issue on your side,
you're in trouble.
But this is a case where this selection
may not be about the economy.
Yeah, it's going to be
interesting to see that.
Paul. Chuck, thanks a lot.
Meet the Press Air Sunday morning at 10,
right here on 11 alive.
Thanks a lot, Chuck.