Kagro in the Morning - November 1, 2023

<p>First of the month, middle of the week, and <strong>David Waldman</strong> is here to explain how that happened, <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/1/2202909/-Kagro-in-the-Morning-is-LIVE-at-9-AM-ET" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and more</a>!</p> <p><strong>Greg Dworkin</strong> flipped over his calendar page and noticed that <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/11/1/2202856/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-A-week-from-election-day-some-of-the-signals-and-signs-are-unclear" target="_blank" rel="noopener">election day is next week.</a> The prognostication out there is foggier than usual, <a href= "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1719437757754302761.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">but</a> it <a href= "https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/a-week-from-election-day-the-speaker" target="_blank" rel="noopener">looks as if Democrats are doing well. </a></p> <p>Dems have <a href= "https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/31/south-governor-election-gop-democrat-00124622" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two big governor races</a> in Trump states, tough but doable. Kyrsten Sinema <a href= "https://twitter.com/PunchbowlNews/status/1719461564648947806" target="_blank" rel="noopener">is at a distant third,</a> but at least she seems to be taking <a href= "https://twitter.com/ArgoJournal/status/1711742116378911056" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kari Lake votes</a>.</p> <p>Democrats want to see <a href= "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1719396696587948469.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden give ‘em hell</a>. Republicans don’t care, about anything, but least of all <a href= "https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/iowa-poll/caucus/2023/10/30/donald-trump-iowa-poll-republican-caucusgoers-believe-will-win-election-against-president-joe-biden/71330319007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">any reality regarding Donald Trump</a>. Trump allies plan to make any reality just <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/01/us/politics/trump-2025-lawyers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopen