WITH HIM. >> THAT’S THE POSSESSION HE HAS
MADE, WE WILL SEE HOW PEOPLE
VOTE.
VOTE. >> BRAND-NEW POLLING THIS
MORNING, THE FINAL NBC NEWS
MARIS POLLS OF THE STATEWIDE
RACES IN FLORIDA, ANDREW GILLUM
IS AT 50%, FOUR POINTS AHEAD OF
REPUBLICAN RON DeSANTIS AT 46%,
BUT STILL WITHIN THE MARGIN OF
ERROR.
ERROR. >> THIS IS -- WELL, OKAY, I
WON’T STOP RIGHT THERE.
>> AND IN THE STATES SENATE RACE
BILL NELSON LEADS REPUBLICAN
GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT 50% TO 46%,
ANOTHER RACE JUST INSIDE THE
POLL’S MARGIN OF ERROR.
>> ALL RIGHT.
SO, STEVE, HERE IS ANOTHER THING
I’VE NOTICED.
I’VE NOTICED. AND AS WE GET TO THE END OF THE
CAMPAIGN YOU WILL NOTICE
SOMETHING INTERESTING, NELSON’S
NUMBERS ARE GOING UP, SCOTT’S
NUMBERS ARE GOING UP, GILLUM’S
NUMBERS ARE GOING UP, DeSANTIS’
NUMBERS ARE GOING UP.
THE UNDECIDED ARE MOVING TOWARDS
THEIR CANDIDATES.
THEIR CANDIDATES. NOW, IF I HAD BEEN AROUND GOING
INTO MY FOURTH ELECTION AND I
HAD 9, 10, 11% OF THE PEOPLE
UNDECIDED ABOUT ME AFTER, YOU
KNOW, DOING THREE TERMS AND
RUNNING FOR MY FOURTH RACE, I
WOULD TELL EVERYBODY AROUND ME,
IF THEY ARE UNDECIDED ABOUT ME
NOW THEY AIN’T GOING TO VOTE FOR
ME.
ME. THEY KNOW WHO I AM.
I’M JUST WONDERING AS WE SEE
THESE BREAKINGS, ISN’T IT MORE
LIKELY THAT YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE
MORE PEOPLE BREAKING FOR THE
CHALLENGER THAN THE INCUMBENT,
ESPECIALLY IN THAT INCUMBENT HAS
BEEN AROUND FOR TEN YEARS AND
THEY ARE STILL UNDECIDED?
>> I THINK THE WILD CARD IS,
THOUGH, IT’S THE TRUMP MIDTERM.
IF YOU LOOK AT LIKE BILL NELSON,
SOMEBODY WHO IS BEEN THERE,
GOING FOR HIS FOURTH TERM RIGHT
NOW, SORT OF A REPUTATION FOR
BEING NOT THE MOST OVERWHELMING
POLITICAL FORCE, MAYBE GOT LUCKY
IN A COUPLE ELECTIONS, HE GOT TO
RUN AGAINST CATHERINE HARRIS ONE
YEAR.
YEAR. >> BUT YOU’VE GOT A SITUATION
WHERE, YOU KNOW, IT IS THE
MIDTERM ELECTION AND YOU ARE THE
OPPOSITION PARTY AND THAT’S BEEN
A PARTY THAT HAS SAVED A LOT OF
INCUMBENTS IN THE PAST WHO HAVE
BEEN IN THAT SITUATION.
THE TWO MOST NOTE AL THINGS IN
THOSE POLLS ARE, NUMBER ONE,
GILLUM CONTINUES TO LEAD.
EVERY POLL I’VE SEEN OF THIS
MATCHUP --
MATCHUP -- >> GILLUM HAS BEEN AHEAD FROM --
>> FROM THE BEGINNING.
EVERY POLL.
EVERY POLL. AND I THINK HE’S DRAGGING NELSON
ALONG.
ALONG. >> I THINK HE IS, TOO.
>> I THINK NELSON IS IN HIS
DRAFT AND IT’S REALLY HELPING
NELSON A LOT.
YOU SAW THAT RALLY THE OTHER
DAY, YOU HAD OBAMA AND GILLUM
ESSENTIALLY BRINGING, YOU KNOW,
NELSON ALONG WITH THEM.
>> WHEN BILL NELSON GOES TO AN
AME CHURCH THEY’RE NOT STANDING
UP IN THE PEWS FOR BILL NELSON,
BUT HE DID DRAW A GREAT
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE FOR WHAT
HE NEEDS FOR HIS WEAK SPOT, I
THINK YOU’RE RIGHT, I THINK
GILLUM MAY DRAG HIM OVER THE
FINISH LINE.
FINISH LINE. >> WHAT HAPPENED TO RICK SCOTT?
DIDN’T HE GET A BUMP FROM THE
HURRICANE?
HURRICANE? >> THEY POLL THE QUESTION HOW
DID THE CORNER HANDLE THE
HURRICANE IT WAS 61/21 SUPPORT.
THE THOUGHT AND HOPE AMONG
REPUBLICANS WAS -- YOU REMEMBER
CHRIS CHRISTIE IN NEW JERSEY
WITH SUPERSTORM SANDY, THAT YOU
WOULD SEE A MINI VERSION OF
THAT.
THAT. I DON’T SEE IT IN THOSE NUMBERS,
NO.
NO. >> I WANT TO GET TIDY IN HERE.
THE PRESIDENT VISITED FLORIDA
YESTERDAY WHERE HE LEVELED THIS
CRITICISM OF DEMOCRAT ANDREW
GILLUM WHO IS VYING TO BE THE
STATE’S FIRST BLACK GOVERNOR.
>> I WILL SAY THIS, ANDREW
GILLUM IS NOT EQUIPPED TO BE
YOUR GOVERNOR.
YOUR GOVERNOR. JUST NOT EQUIPPED.
IT’S NOT FOR HIM.
IT’S NOT FOR HIM.
HE KNOWS IT.
HE WON’T SAY IT, BUT HE KNOWS
IT.
IT. WE’VE GOT TO KEEP THIS STATE
GREAT.
GREAT. YOU’RE GOING TO MAKE IT EVEN
GREATER IF YOU DO RON AND
OTHERWISE I’M TELLING YOU IT’S
GOING TO BE PROBLEMS LIKE YOU
NEVER IMAGINED.
NEVER IMAGINED. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. IT’S A SIMILAR LINE OF ATTACK
THAT HE USED LAST WEEK AGAINST
STACEY ABRAMS WHO IS ALSO
LOOKING TO BE GEORGIA’S FIRST
BLACK GOVERNOR.
BLACK GOVERNOR. YESTERDAY ABRAMS RESPONDED.
>> OPRAH IS GOOD, BUT THE WOMAN
THAT SHE’S SUPPORTING IS NOT
QUALIFIED TO BE THE GOVERNOR OF
GEORGIA BY ANY STRETCH OF THE
IMAGINATION.
IMAGINATION. I THINK BRIAN IS GOING TO BE A
GREAT GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA, I
THINK HE WILL BE A FANTASTIC
GOVERNOR, HE IS TOTALLY
QUALIFIED.
QUALIFIED. SHE IS NOT QUALIFIED TO BE THE
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA.
SHE IS NOT QUALIFIED.
>> HE SAID YOU JUST SIMPLY
WEREN’T QUALIFIED TO BE
GOVERNOR.
GOVERNOR. HE DIDN’T SAY WHY.
HOW DID YOU TAKE THAT
ASSESSMENT?
ASSESSMENT? >> I FIND HIS ASSESSMENTS TO BE
VAPID AND SHALLOW.
I AM THE MOST QUALIFIED
CANDIDATE.
CANDIDATE. I’M A BUSINESS OWNER, A TAX
ATTORNEY WHO WAS TRAINED AT YALE
LAW SCHOOL, I AM A CIVIC LEADER
WHO HELPED REGISTER MORE THAN
200,000 GEORGIANS.
200,000 GEORGIANS. I AM A ACCOMPLISHED POLITICAL
LEADER WHO WORKED ACROSS THE
AISLE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO
EDUCATION, TO TRANSPORTATION AND
I BLOCKED THE SINGLE LARGEST TAX
INCREASE IN GEORGIA HISTORY.
THERE IS NO ONE MORE QUALIFIED
STANDING FOR THIS OFFICE IN
GEORGIA.
GEORGIA. >> AND HOW FUNNY THAT A GUY THAT
INHERITED $200 MILLION FROM HIS
DADDY BLEW IT ALL, WENT
BANKRUPT.
BANKRUPT. >> IN A BIG WAY.
>> SEVERAL TIMES.
AND NOW --
>> NOW HE JUST PUTS HIS NAME ON
BUILDINGS BECAUSE HE CAN’T GET A
LOAN IN NEW YORK CITY BECAUSE HE
WAS SUCH A BAD BUSINESSPERSON.
HE IS A REALITY TV HOST AND THAT
EVEN FADED AT THE END.
I MEAN, HOW FUNNY THAT HE’S
DOING THAT.
DOING THAT. BUT I IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK TO
1987 WHEN I HEARD THOSE WORDS
"NOT EQUIPPED."
"NOT EQUIPPED." SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING THAT AL
CAMPANAS SAID ON NIGHT LINE WHEN
HE SAID THAT BLACK PLAYERS WERE
VERY GOOD, BUT THEY LACKED
CERTAIN --
CERTAIN -- >> ESSENTIALS.
>> ESSENTIALS. >> -- ESSENTIALS.
I DON’T BELIEVE IT’S PREJUDICE,
I TRULY BELIEVE THAT HE MAY NOT
HAVE SOME OF THE NECESSITIES TO
BE A FIELD MANAGER OR PERHAPS A
GENERAL MANAGER.
GENERAL MANAGER. HE WAS FIRED FOR SAYING THAT 30
YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES SAID THAT THIS WEEKEND.
>> YOU KNOW, THERE WERE A LOT OF
RACES TO COVER.
WE HAVE COVERED A LOT OF RACES,
BUT IN A SENSE WE HAVEN’T PAID
ENOUGH ATTENTION TO THE
INTERNALS OF WHAT’S GOING ON IN
THAT GEORGIA GOVERNOR’S RACE.
I MEAN, BRIAN KEMP, THE
SECRETARY OF STATE, HORRIFIC
CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
HE IS IN CHARGE OF THE ELECTION.
HE HAS BEEN IN CHARGE OF TRYING
TO SUPPRESS THE VOTE IN GEORGIA
FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
>> A FEDERAL COURT CALLED HIM
OUT FOR TRYING TO SUPPRESS THE
VOTE.
VOTE. >> WITH NO PROOF AT ALL OVER THE
WEEKEND HE CHARGES THE DEMOCRATS
CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR WITH
TRYING TO THE AER OF VOTE, WAS
TRYING TO FIX -- BAG THE
ELECTION.
ELECTION. NO PROOF AT ALL TWO DAYS BEFORE
THE ELECTION.
THE ELECTION. >> JUST BACK TO THE POINT YOU
WERE MAKING, JOE, THIS IS VILE,
PRU TRID, FRANK RACISM.
>> THANK YOU.
I’VE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR THAT.
>> THAT’S WHAT IT IS.
IT’S NOT EVEN PRETENDING.
IT’S NOT DOG WHISTLE.
YOU KNOW, IT’S A SIREN.
IT COULDN’T BE CLEARER.
>> GENE, I LIKE THAT WORD, CLACK
SOUTHEAST SEN, CAN YOU USE THAT.
>> I HAVEN’T TRADEMARKED IT.
>> IT’S A STRONG WORD.
>> THE ONE THING I WOULD SAY IN
GEORGIA THIS, MAY BE REVEALED ON
TUESDAY NIGHT, WE WILL SEE IN
THE RETURNS, BUT FULTON COUNTY,
ATLANTA AND THE COUNTIES
IMMEDIATE AROUND IT IN THE LAST
GENERATION OR SO THE POPULATIONS
HAVE BEEN EXPLODING, THEY’VE
BEEN DIVERSIFYING.
BEEN DIVERSIFYING. GWINNETT COUNTY HILLARY CLINTON
BECAME THE FIRST DEMOCRAT
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE EVER TO
CARRY IT.
CARRY IT. I’M WONDERING IF THE EFFECT OF
THE FOCUS OF THIS CAMPAIGN ON
KEMP’S ACTIONS AS SECRETARY OF
STATE IF IT COULD END UP HAVING
A REVERSE EFFECT WHERE IT PLAYS
RIGHT INTO THE DEMOCRATIC HANDS
IN TERMS OF FIRING UP THOSE
VOTERS, GETTING THEM INTERESTED
AND DRIVING UP NUMBERS LIKE WE
HAVE NEVER SEEN FOR DEMOCRATS IN
THAT PART OF GEORGIA.
IF THAT HAPPENS THOSE TWO
CONGRESSIONAL SEATS, WOODALL AND
HANL
HANL HANDEL, THIS HE CERTAINLY COULD.
>> HEIDI, I MEAN, KEMP, JUST
SHAMELESS.
SHAMELESS. ABSOLUTELY SHAMELESS.
ABSOLUTELY SHAMELESS. NOW CLAIMING THAT THE DEMOCRATS
HAVE TRIED TO HACK THE ELECTION
COMPUTERS AND HE’S PUTTING THAT
CONSPIRACY THEORY ON THE FRONT
PAGE OF THE STATE WEBSITE FOR
VOTING.
VOTING. >> THIS IS A TEST FOR THE MEDIA,
TOO, JOE, BECAUSE THERE’S
ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE, THEY
PROVIDED NO EVIDENCE, AND THEY
SAID THAT, IN FACT, THERE IS NO
SIGN THAT ANYTHING WAS ACTUALLY
HACKED.
HACKED. OF COURSE, THIS COMES AS THE
ISSUE OF VOTER SUPPRESSION AND
VOTING RIGHTS IS A HOT BUTTON
ISSUE THERE WITH THE DEMOCRATS
TRYING TO GET THOSE ABSENTEE
BALLOTS COUNTED.
BALLOTS COUNTED. I DID WANT TO ALSO POINT OUT TO
YOUR POINT ABOUT RACISM AND RACE
AND HOW RACE IS FACTORING INTO
THIS, IT IS AS THE RACE ISSUE
BECAME REALLY PROMINENT THAT THE
POLLS TIGHTENED BECAUSE IT WAS
ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO THAT
DeSANTIS HAD THE LEAD AND THEN
HE MADE THAT FATEFUL COMMENT
ABOUT MONKEY IT UP.
THEN WE HAD THE RACISM ROBOCALLS
COMING INTO THE STATE.
THEN PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLED HIM
A THIEF.
A THIEF. ALL OF THESE DOG WHISTLES.
WHAT DID WE SEE?
WE SAW THE POLLS TIGHTENING.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> SO WHILE SOME OF THESE ADS
THAT ARE REALLY CULTURALLY
SENSITIVE AND CULTURALLY
INSIGHTFUL MAY BE PLAYING WELL
IN SOME OF THOSE RURAL STATES
LIKE MONTANA WHERE THE PRESIDENT
HAS A BIG BASE, WHAT WE’RE
SEEING IN FLORIDA AND GEORGIA IS
THAT IT’S MAKING THE POLLS
TIGHTEN.
TIGHTEN. TO STEVE’S POINT, IN GEORGIA
WE’VE SEEN 155% INCREASE IN
VOTER REGISTRATION OVER 2014.
THE POLLSTERS I TALKED TO SAY
THAT THIS IS WHY THIS IS GOING
TO BE SO HARD TO CALL UP UNTIL
THE VERY END BECAUSE OUR VOTING
MODELS ARE ALL BASED ON PAST
VOTING BEHAVIOR.
VOTING BEHAVIOR. HERE YOU’RE SEEING A HISTORIC
TURNOUT.
TURNOUT. WHAT DID WE SEE IN 2017?
THIS IS THE ONLY COMPARISON WE
REALLY HAVE WAS THE
GUBERNATORIAL RACE HERE IN
VIRGINIA WHEN WE SAW THAT TYPE
OF TURNOUT, WE SAW A NEW
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR ELECTED AND
WE SAW A HISTORIC NUMBER OF
DEMOCRATS ELECTED AT THE STATE
LEGISLATIVE LEVEL.
LEGISLATIVE LEVEL. >> THAT’S WHAT’S SO INTERESTING,
AGAIN, NOT TALKING ABOUT THE
ECONOMY BUT TALKING ABOUT
IMAGINARY WALLS AND IMAGINARY
CARAVANS IS THAT DONALD TRUMP
ALREADY HAD THOSE VOTERS LOCKED
DOWN.
DOWN. IF YOU LIKE DONALD TRUMP BECAUSE
HE WAS RACIALLY INSENSITIVE AND
HE SAID THESE OUTRAGEOUS THINGS,
YOU ALREADY HAD THOSE PEOPLE,
IT’S THE SWING VOTERS IN THE
SUBURBS THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
PERSUADED IF THIS ENTIRE
CAMPAIGN HAD BEEN ABOUT MY TAXES
HAVE BEEN CUT, REGULATIONS ARE
BEING CUT, THE ECONOMY IS STILL
GROWING WELL, WE ARE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE OBAMA RECOVERY.
NOT AS BIG AS THE OBAMA RECOVERY
BUT STILL DONALD TRUMP HAS NOT
COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE OBAMA
RECOVERY AND THEY WOULD THINK
THAT AND THEY WOULD GET A LOT
MORE VOTES, BUT DONALD TRUMP HAS
REMINDED THEM OF CHARLOTTESVILLE
EVERY DAY OVER THE LAST COUPLE
WEEKS AND WHAT DOES THAT DO?
THAT INSPIRES DEMOCRATS,
INDEPENDENTS, MODERATE AND
SUBURBAN REPUBLICANS TO VOTE
DEMOCRATIC.
DEMOCRATIC. >> IT MAY, BUT I ALSO WILL JUST
SAY WE CONFRONTED HIM ABOUT THE
BIRTHERISM, WE SAY IT’S BAD AND
WRONG AND HE SAID IN A LOW
VOICE, I KNOW IT’S BAD BUT IT
WORKS.
WORKS. RACISM IN HIS MIND WORKS.
THAT’S WHAT HE TOLD US.
>> WE’LL SEE.
>> STILL AHEAD ON "MORNING JOE."
>> I’M NOT SO SURE IT WILL.
AND WE HAVE A TON OF POLLS.
>> THERE’S ALSO GEORGIA,
TENNESSEE, MISSOURI, ARIZONA.
WE WILL RUN THROUGH THE LATEST
CLOSING POLL NUMBERS FROM KEY
BATTLE GROUND STATES ON THIS
FINAL DAY OF THE MIDTERM
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. >> AND WE WILL ASK STEVE
KORNACKI, TRY TO PROVOKE HIM,