Hughey Newsome, BOLD.global/Move-On-Up & Joel Silberman, Democracy Partners & Ryan Girdusky, Red Alert Politics all join Thom. While Trump may have done his best to shore up support with Republican voters - he took the unprecedented step of publicly disagreeing with his running mate - Mike Pence. What should voters think about a ticket where the presidential candidate publicly declares that there is poor communication between the two - and that they disagree on critical matters like foreign policy? And considering the divide between Trump conservatives and the Republican establishment - how can voters know what they're going to get with a vote for Trump and Pence?

Tonight’s special panel discusses the craziness of last night’s Presidential debate, Thom talks whether Exxon and ALEC are running an illegal lobbying scheme with Common Cause’s Karen Hobert Flynn, and in tonight’s Daily Take Thom discusses the real reason why Republicans are finally running away from Trump.

Professor Kevin O'Leary PhD, Research Fellow-Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California, Irvine / Author-Trump and the Roots of Rage: The Republican Right and the Authoritarian Threat joins Thom. Even if he loses in November - Donald Trump won't just end up as a footnote in history. The terrifying reason why in tonight's Conversations with Great Minds.

Matt Keelen, The Keelen Group & Valerie Ervin, Working Families Party & Scott Greer, The Daily Caller all join Thom all join Thom. It's just 30 days until the election - and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has revealed how he hopes to give giant tax breaks to the top 1% and dismantle the American social safety net if Donald Trump is elected.