Right here in Georgia, there were tens of thousands of illegal votes cast and counted.

We were up 10,315 ballots were cast by individuals whose name and date of birth matches a Georgia

resident who died in 2020.

2,506 ballots were cast by individuals whose name in date of birth matches an incarcerated felon.

4,502 illegal ballots were cast by individuals who do not appear on the state's voter rolls.

That's January 4th, Donald Trump, two days before the January 6th attack on the Capitol

speaking in Georgia and making those claims about election fraud in Georgia, he knew were

false. And now, a judge

says Trump and his legal team also knowingly made those false claims in court. That's a problem.

We'll have some new reporting on that. Plus, an eye-opening conversation with Pennsylvania

Democrats. Is abortion really a make-or-break issue for them in the midterms? And should President Biden run for re-election?

We'll play for you what voters are saying in a new focus group with Elise Jordan.

And when asked if he would vote for Trump if he runs for re-election, former Vice President

Mike Pence dodges the question instead, hints at his own possible run.

We'll have that for you in just a moment.

Plus, Republicans split over whether to continue providing aid to Ukraine if they win control of the House in the midterm elections.

Meanwhile, President Biden is speaking out after Vladimir Putin declared martial law for parts of Ukraine,

that Russia is now claiming illegally as its own.

We will have the latest there. Good morning. Welcome to morning, Joe. It is Thursday, October 20th,

along with Joe and me. We have former aide to George W. Bush's White House and State Department's

Elise Jordan. She's also an MSNBC political analyst, the host of way too early. White House

Bureau Chief at Politico and author

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