NBC News exit poll in California

Will you vote for the Republican nominee regardless of who it is:

Trump voters:
Yes: 71%
No: 22%

Haley voters:
Yes: 26%
No: 69% More in California:

Do you think Biden legitimately won in 2020?

Trump voters:
Yes: 17%
No: 74%

Haley voters:
Yes: 86%
No: 9%

NEW: The multi-million dollar Republican canvassing effort is deeply flawed, more than a dozen insiders detail

“That’s why we’re losing elections,” one Republican field veteran said. “Nobody wants to admit it.”

A six-month investigation >>>

nbcnews.com/politics/elect… These GOP field operatives described an environment where cheating is on the rise, lax hiring practices and at times little accountability. They also said this is impacting the data Republicans are relying on in campaigns

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And after an hour drive to Latrobe, I’m at another former president’s rally on behalf of a Pennsylvania Senate candidate After doing interviews with a series of right-wing networks, PA GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano hustled away from a gaggle of assembled local and national reporters standing at the bottom of the stairs

Getting ready for the Obama/Fetterman rally on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus Chris Deluzio, the Democratic candidate in PA-17, speaking now as the crowd files in

PITTSBURGH — where Dr. Oz is rallying with PA-17 Republican nominee Jeremy Shaffer tonight Oz takes the stage, his wife in the front row

Lists his key issues: economy/inflation/spending, crime, fentanyl

NEW: I traveled aboard the Shapiro Express as the candidate who is perhaps Dems' surest bet to win a critical swing state race hammers home his closing message as part of a 25-stop tour

Though up in the polls, he doesn't want to leave anything to chance

nbcnews.com/politics/2022-… Shapiro described his opponent, Doug Mastriano, as "by far the most extreme and dangerous person to ever run for public office in Pennsylvania."

At a rally the next day, Mastriano called Shapiro "the face of elitism."

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NEW: Some of Katie Hobbs' supporters question her campaign strategy as polls show toss-up race w/ Kari Lake

Hobbs has declined to debate, maintains a low-key campaign and is facing an onslaught of new RGA spending

Me from Phoenix w/ @VaughnHillyard

nbcnews.com/politics/2022-… @VaughnHillyard “She’s the candidate. But if I were the candidate for governor, I would debate, and I would want the people of Arizona to know what my platform is," said Sandra Kennedy, who chaired Biden's AZ camp.

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Awaiting the start of tonight’s Senate debate between Mark Kelly and Blake Masters here in Phoenix Kelly, Masters and Libertarian candidate Marc Victor take the stage

Speaking at ASU, Liz Cheney warns Arizonans not to vote for Kari Lake & Mark Finchem.

"If you care about democracy, & you care about the survival of our republic, then you need to understand … we cannot give power to people who have told us that they will not honor elections." Cheney, on being embraced by Dems/her work on Jan. 6 committee: "I never imagined that I would find myself spending so much time with Democrats. And I'm sure they are surprised to be spending time with me also."

Kari Lake and Kristi Noem take the stage here in Scottsdale

"She’s an inspiration," Lake says of Noem. “This is the kind of leadership we need in all 50 states” “The 50 stars are each 50 sovereign states,” Lake says as she argues for more governors like Noem and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

NEW: Doug Mastriano led PA’s election deniers & wants to make all voters reregister. He calls to ban abortion. He pledges to go farther right than other GOP govs. And he’s on the verge of winning

“You guys think Ron DeSantis is good? Amateur,” he cracked

nbcnews.com/politics/2022-… When I showed up at Saturday’s rally, security told me to leave saying the event was “private” & not being streamed

In his address, streamed on Facebook, Mastriano railed against the press

“In the end, it only matters if I care what they think about me, and I really don’t care"

JUST IN: RNC passes resolution censuring Cheney and Kinzinger in a voice vote. They were combined with other resolutions RNC proposed. Overwhelming yes vote. Only a small handful of nos. VIDEO here >>>

The RNC is slated to vote on censuring Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger during Friday's general session.

The resolution could still change, but here's how it reads now

nbcnews.com/politics/polit… Cheney's full response below >>>

"The leaders of the Republican Party have made themselves willing hostages to a man who admits he tried to overturn a presidential election and suggests he would pardon Jan. 6 defendants, some of whom have been charged with seditious conspiracy"

NBC has obtained the audio of Trump's call with Raffensperger (WaPo had first)

One of the first things Trump mentions on the call? That he had bigger rallies than Biden (no mention of the pandemic playing a role here)

nbcnews.com/politics/donal… s/o to @JulesJester for obtaining

Coming to you live from an airport hangar in Voldesta, Georgia, for tonight’s Trump rally, the first since he lost the election. The wifi password suggests what the theme might be tonight as the president campaigns for two Georgia senators *Valdosta. It’s been a long day already

Soon: Jon Ossoff is holding a campaign event here in Cobb County.

33 days until the Senate runoff elections in Georgia Ossoff: “Georgia said goodbye to” Trump

“We don’t have to think about him anymore. We don’t have to talk about him anymore”

New Quinnipiac poll of likely voters:

Does having Trump as president make you feel more or less safe?

More: 35%
Less: 50%

Would you feel more or less safe under Biden?

More: 42%
Less: 40%

poll.qu.edu/national/relea… This is fascinating.

Asked to describe the nation's economy, 60% say it's either not so good or poor

But asked about their own financial situation, 72% say it is excellent or good

Biden says Trump "is stoking violence in our cities" Biden: "I want to make it absolutely clear ... rioting is not protesting, looting is not protesting, setting fires is not protesting."

"All of this is lawlessness, plain and simple."

Says people who do it should be "prosecuted."

NY AG Letitia James is investigating four Trump Organization properties and is seeking to compel testimony from Eric Trump As James told me after her election in 2018, she planned to conduct wide-ranging Trump investigations

"We will use every area of the law to investigate President Trump and his business transactions and that of his family as well,” she said

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Harris:" I’ve fought for children, and survivors of sexual assault. I’ve fought against transnational gangs. I took on the biggest banks, and helped take down one of the biggest for-profit colleges."

"I know a predator when I see one." Harris says her vision of the country is one "where we may not agree on every detail, but we are united by the fundamental belief that every human being is of infinite worth, deserving of compassion, dignity and respect."

The backdrop for Obama's speech Obama says "at minimum, we should expect a president to feel a sense of responsibility for the safety and welfare of all 330 million of us — regardless of what we look like, how we worship, who we love, how much money we have — or who we voted for."