Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) joins Antonia Hylton to discuss the Texas Senate race and Democratic candidate James Talarico’s absence from the campaign trail due to sickness. Melat Kiros, running for the House in Colorado’s 1st District, says should there be a blue wave, “this is our opportunity to lay that groundwork so that we can pass things like Medicare for All when we have another Democratic trifecta. We have to start leading with an actual vision.” Trump also made waves this week after calling Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed “Mohammed” after his debate with Mike Rogers. Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren joins The Weekend to discuss. Elena Schneider, National Political Reporter for The Washington Sun and Jessica Taylor, Senate and Governors Editor for The Cook Political Report, join “The Weekend” to discuss.

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Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin joins Morning Joe to discuss the history of ‘October surprises’ and how they have hurt – or helped– incumbent presidents throughout the years.   

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Even in Wyoming, the state where Donald Trump is viewed more favorably than any other state in the nation, Trump sticking his nose in their election process with Justice Department monitors is so poorly received that their Republican governor is speaking out and their attorney general is investigating. If Trump thought his election schemes would be easy to implement, he’s in for a rude awakening.

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President Trump has told voters to act like he’s on the ballot. However, a new Marist poll finds that 38% of voters in Texas are casting their ballot as a vote against Trump. Co-host of MS NOW’s “Morning Joe” Jonathan Lemire, Co-host of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight” Michael Steele and Semafor Political Reporter David Weigel join Katy Tur with their analysis.

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MS NOW’s Peter Alexander reports on the GOP’s growing midterm panic as Election Day draws closer and is joined by MS NOW political analyst Juanita Tolliver and The Atlantic’s Mark Leibovich. (The Beat’s YouTube: https://ms.now/ari)

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