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GOP Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, sparred over President Donald Trump and abortion rights in their first debate Tuesday night in Maine’s all-important Senate race with control of the chamber at stake.
He described it as part of a U.S. government effort to conceal the impact of the Iran war.
Larry Sabato says this is one of the most intense midterm elections he's ever seen as momentum moves toward the Democrats.
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Listen to the audio version of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell from the Oct. 6 broadcast.
Jen Psaki talks with Jim Messina, campaign manager for Barack Obama 2012, Shawna Thomas, MS NOW political director, and Devon Murphy-Anderson, executive director of the Maine Democratic Party, about whether the ProPublica report about Senator Susan Collins being caught up in a pay-to-play scheme is hurting her campaign for reelection, particularly in an atmosphere of pervasive Trump corruption.
Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek tells MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell that Donald Trump's tariffs have "decimated rural communities and hurt small family farmers and agriculture." Turek says rising costs, higher diesel and fertilizer prices, and allegations of corruption are fueling demands for change among Iowa voters as he campaigns to flip the Republican-held Senate seat.
MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how Donald Trump’s comments appearing to welcome a nuclear attack on Los Angeles and San Diego are “exactly why the 25th Amendment was written.” But to remove Trump would require Republicans, who remained silent, “to be honest for the first time in their lives about Donald Trump.”
One month until the midterms and Democrats’ chances are continuing to improve in places that have historically been safe Republican territories. Larry Sabato – founder of Sabato’s Crystal Ball - joins The 11th Hour to discuss why Democrats have reason to be optimistic of taking the Senate.
Jen Psaski interviews Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for Senate from Maine, fresh from his debate with his Republican opponent, Susan Collins, about the tight race, the political mood in Maine, and the liability Donald Trump has become for Republican candidates.
At a rally in Nebraska, President Donald Trump made troubling remarks to a cheering crowd about allowing Iran to “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego. MS NOW and L.A. residents share their reactions.