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Smerconish in philadelphia, the final day of voting is four weeks from tuesday. And even without my showing you the latest polling, you already know the State Of Play while Vice President Kamala Harris has a slight edge over former President Trump at a popular vote the seven widely recognized Battleground States are within the margin of error this after a long strange trip in which nothing has moved the nation from an intractable divide when it began, there was a lot of talk about a third Party Factor but they couldnt find a ticket to meet the moment. And the fresher face from florida never got the traction that some had anticipated so trump cruised to the nomination without ever having to debate his opponents and was actually bolstered by four indictments and suffered know setback among republicans, even after being convicted. The general election field, then took shape. Age was immediately a factor. The only thing these candidates could agree on was to debate at the start of summer and not at The End it didnt go well for biden. He yielded to pressure to step aside talk of a quick competition, yielded to a coronation the torch quickly past another debate was soon scheduled with a clear harris victory. And now the Race Return to where it first began. A deadlock which is the biggest surprise of all that, despite a Story Line that if pitched in hollywood would have been rejected as too fantastical nothing has really moved the needle which brings me to october, the Longshoremen Strike has been suspended, but theres still war in the Middle East. War in ukraine. The aftermath of a devastating hurricane and the yet to be determined impact of an 11th hour legal filing by the special Counsel Plenty of time for events. We could never forecast to unfold, featuring people whose names we might not even know. And maybe even their pets. Anybody remember Kristi Noems Dog . Kristi noems go bobbys brain worm. Bobby in the Bear Bobby on the whale. Jd vance and the childless Cat Ladies and of course, the unsubstantiated claim of Eating Dogs and cats in springfield, you cant make this stuff up but heres the lesson. Yesterday on my sirius Xm Radio program, professor allan lichtman, he with those 13 keys that allow them to predict the Election Winner this year, he says its harris well, heres what he said about an October Surprise one of the greatest Myths Of American Politics is the October Surprise. I have never changed my prediction in response to October Surprise because the keys gauge The Big Picture of incumbent Governance And Strength and dont sway by the events of the Campaign Right . In 40 years, hes never changed a prediction and hes called them correctly. And nine of the last ten elections the October Surprise is that there will be noise, but there will be no surprise the Gop Strategist and cnn senior political commentator who advised the Trump Campaigns of 2016 and 2020. And the Rage And Cajun James Carville The Legendary democratic strategist who ran bill clintons 1992 winning campaign. And is the focus of a new Cnn Film called carville. Winning has everything stupid. It premieres tonight at 7 00 p. M. James big jobs report yesterday, robust Stock Market declining Interest Rates tamed inflation if its the economy stupid, why isnt harris ahead well, first of all, you forgot to drop in crime rate, which is really impressive you know, shes a slightly ahead in this knock the election. The things tend to break one way or the other at The End that their seven swing states least liked the result is that break for three but i cant stop the commentariat from say and its going to be Neck And Neck and its going to come down to if i think it will break it to here, i think someone who cared, think takes five to six months whoever does that, will do well in the house and do well in the senate. But this is this thing is a long way from decided okay . So youre disagreeing with the commentary david urban, do you do you think somebody is going to emerge . I assume if you do, you believe its going to be Donald Trump, but or do you think we could be having this conversation the saturday before the Tuesday Election and still sitting here saying who that will knows that listed far be it for me to disagree with The Legendary James Carville, right . I mean, i dont get legendary in my introduction, so its pretty good. Well, does it . Its pretty good. Michael, but but listen, i like to think that it may be i im the third most knowledgeable person on this panel about Pennsylvania Today between you and carville and me. So but i would just say this michael i think that but its going to be tight. Look the electorate and pennsylvanias split, its a little bit different than when james ran the Wofford Campaign back in the day there, its changed a lot, right . The democrats are now republicans. Republicans are now democrats in pennsylvania. Its a crazy place, and i dont think, you know what a mountain about in pennsylvania, i hear from people that theyre just not ready to commit Kamala Harris, david seen are enough heard from her enough trumps out there every day on the hustings and Kamala Harris just has hasnt made that as it made the pitch yet hasnt asked for the vote out there if she does lose, i think its because shes kept it Bubble Wrap on a Shelf Someplace theyre playing defense, not offense. Theyre playing like there you know, 14 points up, not like theyre Neck And Neck. And so i think its going to be close just because the nature of the electorate okay. James is she playing it to safe first of all, i agree with mr. Urban. People dont know enough about her. They know who she is and who Donald Trump is. They know what Donald Trump is. They still want to find out what harris now, this planet safe. I just heard oh, this whining about alone farm. And you know, have a specific plan. Just got an 81 page economic plan okay. Shes agreed to do 60 minutes, which is the ultimate long form interviews show of course Donald Trump weasels audited the next Debate Weevils out of 60 minutes, but we dont think shes specific. Theres not enough meat on those bounds. She doesnt sit down for long term what garbage . I mean, look at the facts here, please. David is right. Shes got to fill herself out and i think that trump doesnt want her to fill out because she clobbered him in a debate in september and he dashed stick his head up against shell kick it off again. Michael, thats why hes but a james, if you are running this campaign, youd have her in June Iata count and not one eat account. Youd have her junior county. Youd have her in these places and pennsylvania where where, you know, james, where these elections are decided, right . The people they need to meet her you need to see or touch, smell, taste. They need to understand who she is. They know Donald Trump. They dont know who she is, and thats what they need. And you know what youd be doing differently in pennsylvania, youve won in pennsylvania well i mean, first of all, she does have michigan, wisconsin, nevada arizona, georgia, colorado, to but look, i think shes go campaigning hard in pennsylvania i you know, i dont like to predict election, but i like i said, i think this thing is going to break and i feel more comfortable that it will break. Harris is waging or not, but im getting be all a alleged and for you almost at you wake up 11 day i wanted guys i want to i want to roll something for you that everybody else is mischaracterizing as an attempt by the former former First Lady to sell her new book, her new memoir. But david urban, i see right through it, its 20 seconds. Lets play it and then im going to make a comment individual freedom is a fundamental principle that i safeguard without a doubt. There is no room for compromise when it comes to this essential right . That all women possess from birth individual freedom what does my body, my choice really mean . It thats not a book commercial, thats a Campaign Commercial that is a very clever, i mean, i get him props, david urban, thats a way of her appealing right to suburban women outside of philly i wish we to run i wish that that that that Book Promotion would have come out about two or three months ago but am i right . I mean, youre acknowledging it listen i i have no knowledge of that being a coordinated Campaign Commercial or a Book Promotion, but i would say, like you said, michael very slick, very smart, and it says look in the trump household, we have we view things maybe a little differently than maybe hes being talked about on the Campaign Trail a quick final question to James Carville. James, you know that trump is returning to butler, Pennsylvania Today, scene of that first assassination attempt. Hes taking Elon Musk with him, wise or unwise . I dont you know, its fine if that three wants i think you have to entirely wrong interpretation that would miss trump did. I think she cant stand him. And i think it was very intentional. Not only does she put out about how pro choice she were, she also put out how proimmigrant . But again, the rule of the commentary, it is every piece of information must be interpreted in the motion negative light to the democrat i think interpretation that shes doing this help him politically is entirely wrong. I think shes trying to call him, cause him all the Misery And Anx that she possibly can quick response from you urban know, listen, hey, i would just say again, i want to james predicted that harris is going to break and take pennsylvania. Ill predict trumps going to take a pennsylvania and then michael you, me and james, The Legend can go have a cheesesteak. We can go down to Famous Delhi and had breakfast and celebrate the Trump Victory on Election Day and by the way, be sure to tune into carville. Winning is everything stupid . It premieres tonight, 7 00 p. M. Eastern. Heres a taste to 30 years. What people are saying things out. I have enough money of just shut up the fact is, i Cant Car Tonight at seven on cnn i want to know what you think. Go to my website at smerconish. Com. Answer Todays Poll Question, how about this one . Does Consistency Demand that those who objected to james comeys actions in 2016 ought to feel the same way about Jackson Smith in 2024, my Colleague Elie Honig frequent guest on this program, cnn senior legal analyst, former federal and state prosecutor. He wrote a piece this week for new York Magazine Jack Smiths October cheap Shot Elie said this, anyone who objected to james comeys outrageous announcements about the Hillary Clinton Email investigation. And on the eve of the 2016 election, should feel the same way about smiths conduct. Now, whats the distinction . Both violated ordinary procedure to take public steps shortly before an election that plainly would have an impact on that election. I wouldnt know if you agree with that. Go vote at smerconish. Com continue to hit me up on Social Media i will share some reaction during the course of the program. For example, what do we have, catherine . This has come in already, michael, The American people deserve to know the truth about the Effort Trump went through to overturn the 2020 Election Right up until Election Day. Joe brown, i agree with that premise. I absolutely agree that you deserve to know and i think the record is pretty darn complete. I am one who doesnt think we learned a heck of a lot new from Smiths Publication this week. But does he not have his thumb on the scale in violation of doj manual policy, right . That if it may have an impact on an election, then dont do it and im not talking about the 60 or 90 Day Rule im talking about the manual that elie cited in his piece. I didnt like it in 2016 and i dont like it now up ahead, its been 25 years since Malcolm Gladwell published his groundbreaking first book, the Tipping Point. And now hes out with a brand new volume or avenge of the Tipping Point over stories superspreaders, and the rise of social engineering. Hes here to discuss the book and former Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton joins us live on her new Memoir Everything that its going on in the Middle East and the election. Please make sure that youre signing up for my free newsletter when youre voting on the poll question. Thank you, scott, status for drawing this nine on cnn your best defense against erosion and cavities is strong enamel. Nothing beats it. I recommend pronational active shields because it actively shields the enamel to defend against erosion and cavities. 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Malcolm, tell me about the apathetic prognosticators meaning what the people who sit out you try to see the future without taking aside, is that what you mean . Am i catching you cold . Im talking about the book where you discuss the group of five or more of the popular boys who photographed themselves lying around in various stages, get back in your High School days yes that was a chapter in the book where i talk about a High School that had a monoculture. It was a High School in a very wealthy suburban town where everyone had the same ambitions and focused on achievement. And i was contrasting that to, i was talking about how dangerous that can be. And contrasting that to the High School is that i imagine you went to and i went to where there were these were they were a multiplicity of very different social groups, each of whom had a particular approach to Schooling Or Athletics or fitting in and how a valuable, how oddly valuable that is, because that allows everyone, every student who goes that High School to find a community that they belong to. And how dangerous it can be to have a High School where everyone is forced into the same box and what happened in High School that i talked about in that chapter is a tragedy unfolds they have a Suicide Epidemic which they cant shake. And it was a function of their lack of social diversity so you made me appreciate my high School Lunch Room and also the greek Fraternity System in which i spent my undergraduate years. Because in each there were clicks there were im going to date myself, but there were jocks and there were nerds and there were potheads and there were teco techies researchers, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. And what you argue in the book is there was a level of protection that actually came from that sort of differentiation that is missing today. Yeah, its yes. So the basic idea here is that epidemics like a monoculture where you have a culture where there arent with as one set of values and one dominant group its very easy for contagious idea, contagious behavior to race unchecked through the entire population. Where you have what your high School Mine had lots of different cliques and groups that are separated. Its very difficult for one idea to dominate the whole culture. I think whats happened is that in certain parts of america we fallen in love with the idea that every kid ought to be about to share the same values and be focused on the same goals. In this town, i talk about, its a town of upper middle class professionals every parent, one of their kid, to go to million school to do really with school, to be a Sports Star our to be happy and successful and dress really well and be attractive you know the pressure that put on the population was such that they became susceptible to this suicide outbreak. And i think sometimes when we talk about the benefits of diversity, we focus wait to narrowly and we talked exclusively in terms of ethnic diversity and we forget there are broader benefits to all kinds of diversity that creating a society that has a home for all kinds of people with very different perspective is part of what makes a Society Safe . Its diversity is safety. Its not the opposite. I sometimes people think of diversity is scary and its thats not, thats, thats not what happens when you look at teenage life. I said differently, sometimes its okay to be an apathetic prognosticator exactly malcolm, the book is terrific. All your books are terrific. Thank you so much for being here. Thank you still to come here, social Media Reaction of my commentary and i want to remind you to go to my website at smerconish. Com, vote on Todays Poll Question. Does Consistency Demand that those who objected to james comeys actions in 2016 . Ought to feel the same way about Jack Smith in the 2024 Cycle And Secretary clinton is here live. Well get the former Secretary Of States take on the Middle East, the election. And her musical inspiration in naming her new memoir. Make sure youre subscribing to the newsletter at smerconish. Com. Good glues have editorial cartoons Rob Rogers drew this for us former First Lady in the first second Gentleman Kaitlan collins, takes a closer look at the potential for Spouses History and possible future of this iconic office. 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I mean, i think robin i think that youre right. I think that hes locked in somewhere in the 45 or 46 range because so many things i said to Kasie Hunt here on cnn just yesterday, i was doing a hit with her and she brought up the access hollywood, grab them tape from 2016 and i said, i think that tape represents like the ninth or 11th time that i said, well, hell never survive this politically and of course, he survived all of this and much, much more, one more real quick. Another social Media Reaction. What do we have bottom line is smith should have filed his case years ago rather than right. Its not so much smith. Right . I think that Jack Smith moved quickly. I think that Merrick Garland and doj did not why having witnessed all the events of january 6, and i get the value of the congressional investigation. But having seen what transpired and all that was already in the Public Domain why did it take 2. 5 years for Donald Trump to be indicted . Thats a legitimate question. 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And in 26 as the winner of the national popular vote, she served as First Lady. You who else . Senator Secretary Of State. Today, playing the role of wife, mother, and grandmother. Her latest book, something lost, something gained reflections on life, love, and liberty. Welcome, madam secretary, first well do the news of the day, then well get into your new book. Im holding in my hand. Todays New York Times Page One Above The Fold story where the headline says us presence in mideast Spurs Debate at pentagon. And heres the lead of the story as the israeli offensive in lebanon expands to include Ground Incursions and intensifying airstrikes, sr here pentagon officials are discussing whether the enhanced us Military Presence in the region is containing a widening war as they had hoped . Or is it inflaming it . And i wonder your perspective as former Secretary Of State does our presence make matters more or less safe for the region and for the i did states questions that i think is especially hard to answer with any definitive way because its a good question to ask. I think obviously we have to wonder whether beating up our presence in the Middle East does in some way contribute to a Widening Conflict or is it necessary both to protect our forces and our bases . Lets remember, we have a very it large presence already, a part from what is going on now with respect to Hezbollah And Lebanon and hamas and gaza, and iran weve had a large presence with large bases for many years and so some of this has to be thought of as Defensive Protection For American Security Interests so i think its always good to protect our citizens, protect our forces, helped to defend israel and try to deescalate the situation through diplomacy backed up by potential force. But i think its always good to be asking these hard questions. Do you think that all options should be on the table for the israelis now with an anticipated response toward iran, including the oil fields, including trying to take out the burgeoning Iran Nuclear Program or should they be cautioned as President Biden has said, against such conduct . Well, you always have to ask what next . I mean, if youre going to target facilities like Oil Production platforms what next . Well, one thing we know is that it would have serious repercussions globally respect to oil El Supply that would go far beyond the Middle East, which would destabilize the global economy so i honestly, i think caution is called for the israelis have a right to retaliate for the attack on their Territory Everyone who looks at the situation that they are in understands that they have a right to defend themselves against his villa hamas, the cuties, other iranian proxies, as well as iran itself but i think its important to be really careful about what it is youre attempting to achieve. And so i am on the cautious side here when it comes to retaliation because if we take out Oil Platforms that actually expands the impact of the conflict far beyond the region madam secretary, i havent election related question given what you experienced with jim Comeys Election Eve announcements back in 2016 . Im wondering if you see any problem with the doj filing this 165 page detailed memo that lays out their full case against Donald Trump just a month before this election completely different and this is in the context of an ongoing criminal procedure that the Special Counsel has brought against Donald Trump. Many, many months before the runup to the election and so this is part of an ongoing trial. So in many ways, it was frankly motivated by the orders of the judge in this trial who has it appears to me, ben extremely favorable toward trump in the rulings over the course of the months that it has been before her so i think that there is nothing out of the ordinary. Theres no violation of department of justice laws and regulations, as i understand san them in filing a further explanation of the charges in an ongoing case well, thank you for that. Madam secretary, you are here because we had an earlier discussion on your new memoir, which, you know, i thoroughly enjoyed something lost, something gained reflections on life life, love, and liberty so i have one note as they say in hollywood, or the literary world, ive got one note on the book. It does not involve a matter of substance. It has to do with the book title. Are you ready . Yes. I too love Joni Mitchell and i love that song gained, makes perfect sense, but wouldnt it have been er if youd gone with from both sides now, ive looked at life from both sides now, its a serious question and i want to know if you considered it well, i did. And as you know, because you have nicely read the book, which i appreciate in the first chapter. I talk about what both sides now has meant to me and why that song has been in the soundtrack of My Life for my early 20s until today and how saw Joni Mitchell singing it at the grammys last year, i was so touched and the both sides now is indeed the song that sums up the kind of different stages of My Life. Ive looked at life, ive looked at Love Ribose sides now. And in my sort of reflections s been gained. Its kind of the overview of a long life i keep watching on a loop. I think its at newport where she singing it in and just brings the whole house down with emotion. Its hard for me to watch her sing it. Im not quite sure why without feeling emotional about it meaningful for those of us who love it, like you and me, you would also after her Cerebral Aneurysm and her withdrawal from doing anything because of her health the fact that she came back on the stage first at newport, then memorably at the grammys about a year or so later. And she was encouraged to do that by another singer, a young singer, brandi carlile, who also loved her music. And what those songs meant to her. And so she sought her out. She got to know her. And i think encouraged and get back on the stage, which really meant a lot to me there are two chapters in the book that i think need to be read in tandem. One of them is, one is silver, the Others Gold and the other is the kids are not all right. And what occurred to me as i read the book is every experience that you had in Park Ridge and thereafter is one not being duplicated by our kids today. Im worried about them. Youre worried about them who were the Park Ridge girls . I think Thatll Help explain well, i right in that Chapter One is silver when his goal, which is from an old brownie, a Girl Scout Song that my friends and i learned when we joined brownies and became Girl Scouts i have a group of friends that literally ive known since grade school, High School. Theyve been with me along my journey ive been there for them through all of lifes ups and downs, theyve looked at life for both sides to and so i wanted to write about friendship. I wanted to write about Friendship And Family and why its important to really think about what our kids need to have the best lives that they can possibly have. And as you rightly point out, michael in the book, i write about how i dont think our kids are all right because i think theyd become addicted to Social Media. I think the phones in their pockets or their purses have a huge impact on how they spend their time, whether they interact with with other people, and now we know that very often kids are affected by Anxiety Or Depression or you know, all kinds of problems that are at least connected to, if not caused by this addiction to the screen so i was happy to see you cite the work of Robert Putnam Bowling alone made an impact on me. The discussion of social capital of the state. Im sure the rotamer enjoyed and Park Ridge, right participation belonging, volunteerism. That is so missing today, you cite johnathan height, you cite jean 20 heres what disappoints me and its not about you, madam secretary. Im shocked that no person, no republican, no democrat is championing this issue. The Social Sciences so clear the political sciences so clear. Our fabric is frayed as a nation. Our kids are disconnected too much time behind closed doors on devices and not enough time replicating the experience of their parents and grandparents. So what do we do about it . What do we do about it for your grandkids well, michael, there are people who are championing it, but its been a long and difficult road to get anything done actually, we can look at the state of california, the state of on new york. I think some other states have also taken action, but we need national action. And sadly, our congress has been dysfunctional when it comes to addressing these threats to our childrens. So youre absolutely right. This should be at the top of every legislative, political agenda. There should be a lot one of things done. We should be in my view, repealing something called Section 230, which gave platforms on the Internet Immunity because they were thought to be just pass passthroughs that they shouldnt be judged for the content that is posted. But we now know that that was an overly simple view that if the platforms, whether its Facebook Or Twitter or x or instagram, or tiktok, whatever they are, if they dont moderate and monitor the content we lose total control and its not just the social and psychological effects its rearm, its Child Porn and threats of violence, things that are terribly dangerous. So i couldnt agree with you more. We need to remove the immunity from liability and we need to have guardrails. We need Regulation Weve conducted this Big Bearman on ourselves and particularly our kids. And i think the evidence is in that weve got to do more, take phones out of schools. Im so happy to see schools beginning to do that where the kids turn their phone and when they walk in the door and guess what, michael little, it wont surprise you because youre on this on kids are paying better attention in class, they are talking to Each Other in the lunch room. Things that used to be part of your daily life when you were a child in school so someone once said, final thought for Secretary Clinton, someone wants said it takes a village the way i like to express that is we need to mingle and what youve said about Section 230 is correct from a policy standpoint, but somehow everybodys got to get back involved joining in their community. Final thought to you as the author of something lost, something gained well, michael, this book is really about Life And Love and liberty. I talk about my own personal life and some of the lessons that ive learned, the experiences that ive had, but i also obviously talk about the threats to our democracy, to our freedom, to our liberty because i think if youre going to be and involve citizen you have to pay attention to whats going on. And we have to be focused on this election. We have to understand whats at stake. But final light finally, add to what you said. Weve got to get back to being a community again you know, having people interact with Each Other, find common ground together for so hopefully the election will turn out the right way. The fever will be broken. And we can go back to try to put our families and our communities on the right track. Good luck with the book. Thank you for coming back thanks a lot, michael, good to talk to you you still have time to vote on Todays Poll Question at smerconish. 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Great challenge is right under your nose far on this question. Wow, 31,000 plus have voted, does Consistency Demand that if you objected to call me, you ought to be objecting to Jackson Smith 75 say no, agreeing with Secretary Clinton. I should note social Media Reaction real quick. What do we have here . It is so, michael has gone full maga, look at the ridiculous question hes asking. Hold on, Hold On heres my colleague, elie honig. Hes hes more articulate than i on this issue. Roll the tape what Jack Smith has opus that includes information that first of all, has not been tested through the rules of evidence that Jack Smith actually concedes some of this would never be admissible at trial here, Jack Smith said, first of all, judge, i want to file a brief thats four times the normal maximums that are the normal 45 pages i want one at and second of all, chutkan even said thats an unusual request, but then she granted it. 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