The New York Times obtained a recording of Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton saying President Donald Trump’s midterm convention hurt his and other GOP candidates’ poll numbers. A senior Paxton adviser told the Times that was “manipulated nonsense” and insisted Paxton “is going to win” his race. MS NOW’s Michael Steele reacts.

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President Trump will campaign for Republican candidates in Oklahoma and Alabama this week despite growing concern that his historic unpopularity could derail Republicans’ chances of holding onto the House and Senate. Staff writer for The New Yorker Susan Glasser, staff writer for The Atlantic Mark Leibovich and MS NOW Political Director Shawna Thomas join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the impact Trump is having on the candidates he’s endorsed.

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In a new Financial Times poll conducted by Focaldata, President Donald Trump’s approval rating is at 33% — its lowest since the Financial Times started asking the question in May. The poll shows voters’ worsening view of the economy and the cost of living is to blame for the president’s falling numbers.

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The Trump administration is airing a taxpayer-funded ad in which the president vows to “demolish the deep state” and “drive out the globalists.” The ad ends with the message: “Paid for by the U.S. Government.” Joe bashes the ad as “communism” before asking Republicans why they’re letting the “centralized state” take taxpayer money to “run a political ad filled with lies?”

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