MTP NOW Oct. 19 — Meet the Midterms: Georgia; Secy. of State Raffensperger; Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan

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🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R-Ga.) sits down for an exclusive interview to discuss election security. Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R-Ga.) addresses the controversy surrounding Republican nominee for Senate Herschel Walker in the battleground race. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens (D) explains the city’s plan for addressing crime. Undecided voters reveal what issues will influence their midterm votes.

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0:00.0	If it's Wednesday with 20 days to go, we are on the ground in Battleground, Georgia,
0:06.8	talking to voters, candidates, and officials in a state that could decide the balance of power in Washington
0:11.9	and the future of both parties.
0:14.7	Live from Atlanta, it is a special edition of Meet the Press Now.
0:33.0	Happy, where am I, Wednesday.
0:35.8	When you're this close to election season, you're always checking what day of the week it is.
0:36.4	Happy Wednesday.
0:37.1	Welcome to Meet the Press.. Now I'm Chuck Todd.
0:38.9	I am live from Battleground, Georgia here in Atlanta.
0:42.8	Folks, when we were here earlier this year, we predicted this would be the swingiest swing state this midterm cycle.
0:48.8	And which is 20 days to go from Election Day, sure looking like Georgia could again decide which party controls the Senate.
0:55.1	Georgia has become a ground zero for so many of the issues that are roiling our national politics.
1:00.6	And at this moment, with less than three weeks to go before E-Day, and with voting already underway here,
1:05.9	the unconventional national midterm environment we've been telling you about for the last few months,
1:10.7	has all of a sudden started to look like a more typical referendum on the party in power.
1:16.5	Inflation and economic issues appearing to regain momentum with voters over issues like the
1:21.7	democracy and abortion rights. President Biden spent yesterday trying to remind Democrats of the outrage they have felt
1:29.3	this summer after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade to sign that the White House is
1:33.8	concerned that the fire that the issue lit under many voters earlier this year may be diminishing
1:38.4	a bit. Meanwhile, some other issues that for a time made it seem like these midterms were going
1:42.7	to be an historical anomaly.
1:45.1	Issues like the outsized presence of former President Donald Trump after the FBI
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