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Silhouette. Thats the one like that to the lead with Jake Tapper starts right now. Welcome to plead live from philadelphia, the site of Tonights President ial debate. Im Jake Tapper. The big moment is just a few hours away. We just got some video of tonight stage setup. Vice president Kamala Harris will take the podium. That is screen, right. And former President Donald Trump will be screen left. Not only will this be the first debate between these two president ial nominees, it will be the very first time that commonly harris and Donald Trump have ever met facetoface you might remember Donald Trump boycotted the inaugural in 2021. Today, cnn is learning that Vice President harris has spoken multiple times now with former secretary of state Hillary Clinton the democratic nominee, eight years ago, Who Thrice Debated Trump in 2016, clinton advised harris, were told to Bait Trump into who selfdestruction. This evening, creating what clinton calls low moments for Donald Trumps such as in her view, this exchange over Russia And Putin from 2016 what might, from everything i see has no respect for this person. Well, thats because hed rather have a puppet as president for trump. Sources tell Cnn Allies are cautioning him, do not take the bait and they are advising him to not to respond if Kamala Harris tries to get under his skin, well get into all of this. Were going to speak with two people who ran communications for harris and for trump in addition, were going to talk to the mayor of this great city, Cherelle Parker is here and shes pushing hard for harris in this part of Mustwin Pennsylvania where Kamala Harris must rack up huge margins in order to make up for the expected Trump Turnout in less populous, more rural parts of the commonwealth. Also, this hour, a big interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson. Ill ask him what he expects tonight. And well talk about much more. Lets kick things off with the panel. And aaron, let me ask you, advisers are cautioning mr. Trump dont take the Bait Stick to policy, stick to the issues thats easier said than done. Its always easier said than done when it comes to politics. But this is an opportunity for Kamala Harris to try and define herself. But because that a vacuum exists, its also trumps opportunity to do the same as well. People know what theyre going to get with Donald Trump. There arent questions sir. Confusion about his policy or his positions. So he has a bit more of an upper hand here and he should be held to high expectations for this evening. She should as well. Shes the Vice President of the united states and a former prosecutor. This woman will do very well on this Debate Stage tonight. But for Donald Trump to be able to stand there not only to litigate what hes done, but to try to pull her into far left conversations and make her look like she is the extreme radical thats the opportunity has tonight, if he doesnt get into the personality attached, it stays policy focus. Jamal, the Vice President , Vice President harris and the campaign. The Harriswalz Campaign, made a big issue out of wanting the microphones to not be muted. They were muted in the last debate. Theyre going to be muted tonight despite the Harris Campaign protesting why, why did they want the microphones to not be muted so i think they believed that the microphones werent muted. People were here, Donald Trump, sigh and adhere. Make. No asides from the other side of the stage this is another reason why they did it to light trolling Donald Trump. And every day as you keep Donald Trump focused on some Minute Issue like this, the day hes not listening to his advisers about how he should be trying to win this race. I think thats a big chunk of what it is this campaign is doing every day. I think what you see from the Vice President today is from what im hearing. So its going to go out and tell or story. Of course, you hold Donald Trump accountable when he says things that arent true, shell tells the story about why hes not the right choice. But theyre more interested in telling the story about why she is the right choice what she wants to do, how she wants to lead the country. They know theyve got a little bit of a gap to fill to get through that. And i think youll see some of that tonight so jasmine, were told hold that Kamala Harris has sought the advice of not only Joe Biden, her boss, and the man who debated trump in 2020 but Hillary Clinton, who debated him three times. She did luse, i mean, she did ultimately not win the election what kind of advice does Hillary Clinton have that could be useful . Well, i think she has incredibly important advice because she is the only woman to have done this before to have only did the Showdown Face down with the former president and so her advice with the Vice President is really invaluable. Its actually something that shes been doing over the course of harris, his vice presidency. She is often called her to ask things Hillary Clinton has called the Vice President , talk about things. But of course in this debate i think what harris has been practicing from the folks ive talked to is trying to confront Donald Trump, not necessarily get for tat for him, but goad him into attacking her, into showing the country who the campaign believes that xi is, that he is, and that is something that the that Hillary Clinton was able to do in the Past And Something that Homo Harris is going to try to do again on the Debate Stage. According to see, go ahead. One thing i just on this point, i think trump has to be careful on this point because one thing about attacking Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton had 20 years of people not being very favorable about her. So she didnt have the same kind of goodwill. Commonly, harris is a newer figure on the scene. She doesnt have the same builtin negatives clinton did. I think him treating Kamala Harris The Way he treated him like Hillary Clinton, were blow back on Donald Trump. A lot tougher. So lets talk about the fact that Kamala Harris is not as wellknown as Hillary Clinton because ammonia, cnns latest poll shows an average of 15 of likely voters in six key Battleground States are still undecided. Yeah, so thats, thats a big pool of people who know Donald Trump pretty well. Yeah. And still dont know what theyre doing. Theyre waiting for Kamala Harris to give them a reason to vote for her or against her. And even in that New York Times Sienna Poll from over the weekend, roughly 30 30 of voters nationally we still dont know exactly what she would do if she were president , the views about Donald Trump are largely baked in, which is why this is such a key moment for her will be interesting to jake is how much does she represent a change from Joe Biden that will be one of them shot one of the questions that will ultimately come up what does he do policywise . Of course, hes a different candidate. She brings her own historic nature to her candidacy, but that same poll from New York Times over the weekend, 60 of voters want a major change from Joe Biden. And what is, how does she balance that . She doesnt want to distance herself too much . It was president of course but she has represents some level of change, convince those voters who are commonly curious to come her way. Shes got the basin line, but those undecided voters was soldiers were skeptical of trump, still an open question she has a, she has a challenge as she needs to. Shes trying to present herself as more centrist. Than some of the positions she took, for instance, in 2019, when she was pursuing the democratic president ial nomination, usually what happens is people run to the left or the right during their partys process, get the nomination and then run back towards the center. She didnt really have a chance to do that, right . She hasnt it. Neither of them really had much of a primary and i say that because for Donald Trump, he didnt get very involved in republican primary process. Hes stayed out of it the same with comments. There wasnt a democratic primary process. So for both of them, well, there was wanted to say it was just Joe Biden and democrats made their choice. It just wasnt kamala originally but if you look at that, both of them normally would get those kind of Policy Evolutions at jitters kind of out already, but neither of them really had that opportunity to do that. But for harris here, really the Big Thing is going to be to manys point. This is like the toughest night of her professional career, but what she is looking at is, wow, okay. Ive got to keep the democratic coalition just got back together, held. But if they believe im too close to Joe Bidens foreign policies. I could see that propalestinian break again in the voting box, especially in a state like michigan, that could be a big problem for her, but then shes got to be your own percentage. She Cant Walk too far away from the Bidenharris Administration because if she does that, shes still the serving Vice President of the united states. Sound like america for her in that speech. And the Barbie Movie oh tough woman the bigger issue here in pennsylvania is a commonly harris saying she opposed fracking. Now, she says that shes not going to do anything to stop fracking. She hasnt really given a full detailed explanation and The Way thats like a shapiro Governor Shapiro might do, which is fracking as part of what we need to do in order to get away from fossil fuels, go to natural gas, blah, blah, blah, blah. But she hasnt really done that. Yes, she gave an answer in that interview with Dana Bash Week or so ago. That was it kind of meandered a little bit, but then it landed exactly where i think she wanted it to be and where it should be about the explanation is what im talking about. But the explanation which was ive seen that we can grow a green Energy Economy and its not ban fracking yeah, thats why the answer. So she could do both that. We could do both, but she hasnt yet is what im saying but thats what she said in the interview with dana. I know, but she didnt give the full detailed explanation. Like ive learned as Vice President its a risk for her not doing all these interviews. One earlier, if he does head down from a stick around, were going to talk a lot more with you guys, dont go anywhere. Just hours before tonights debate, trump is making specific demands of republican lawmakers on capitol hill. He wants them to help shut the government down unless he gets what . He wants and the House Speaker is here. 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What were their emotions like today it was a day of high emotion for all of us, for the members of congress, the senate in the house who are participated in the ceremony. The Gold Medal, as you know, the congressional Gold Medal is the highest honor that we can give to any group or individual. And it was right to bestowed upon these families 13 Service Members, as was noted many times today, they were Brothers And Sisters and fathers. They were there were the best of america and they gave their lives in afghanistan. And it didnt have to happen. Thats the great tragedy of the whole thing the most Objective Analysis of the withdrawal from afghanistan ive seen faults both the Trump Administration and the Biden Administer Ration for the disastrous withdrawal the Trump Administration part being for the Doha Agreement. What Hr Mcmaster called a surrender to the taliban. Mcmaster being trumps second national security adviser. In fact, before the abbey Gate Disaster back in 2021 mr. Trump bragged about how he was responsible for the War Ending and for the deadline. Take a listen i started the process. All the troops are coming back to them. They couldnt stop the breast 21 years is enough. Dont we think 21 they couldnt stop the process. They wanted to, but it was very tough this up. The process do you hold the Trump Administration responsible at all for The Way the u. S. Got out of that war absolutely not. And what i would like to do is commend to your audience the reading of the house foreign affairs committees, extensive report, it was published and released publicly today. Theyve looked into this for over three years. The first year of the democrats stalled the investigation, but its an alarming set of facts and it is objective facts that are proven by testimony and the extensive investigation. What it shows is the Doha Agreement was a conditional agreement. Certainly President Trump made that a priority to try to end the conflict in afghanistan. But to conditions of that were not met. And so obviously he did not go through with the withdrawal. President biden did. And what we know from the investigation and what the facts that have come out show clearly is that this was an abject failure. It was a total catastrophe in The Way that it was handled. They were concerned much more about the optics than they were the safety of our Service Members. And thats why people died and thats why Hundreds Of Americans were left behind. Thats why 17 Billion in Military Equipment was left in the hands of the taliban. Thats why the taliban took over. By The Way, President Biden and Kamala Harris insisted that No One projected that afghanistan would fall if we pulled the troops out. Now, we know that that was not true. There was a number of intelligence officials and top military officials from the Department Of Defense who said exactly the opposite. They had no emergency withdrawal plan, jake, they had never more than a Day Supply of Food And Water at the airport. There it was a total failure from top to bottom and brave service men and women died because of that. And ill point out today, we read the names of those 13 Service Members who lost their lives. Their families so that was such a relief to them. We apologize to them to this day. Joe biden and Kamala Harris have not said the names of those Service Members. In fact, Joe Biden said on the Debate Stage in june that we hadnt lost any Service Members on his watch. I guess he forgot about them what do you say to those who say that this report by the house foreign affairs committee, and we had Chairman Mccaul on the Show Yesterday to discuss the report. But what do you say to those who look at this report and say that given that the interim report in 2020 2022 only mentioned Vice President Kamala Harris its twice. And this latest report released yesterday mentioned her more than 200 at times that that makes it look more political well jake. I think what the report reflects is Kamala Harris his own admission. She bragged until recently that she was the last person in the room with Joe Biden before he made all these fateful decisions, she tied herself to all those decisions and she is the Cosponsor And Coowner of the results thats her own testimony. Thats her own words. Thats what she wanted The American people to believe. And so they went back to properly annotate that and noted in the report, thats what the investigation showed and congress has an obligation to put the facts out there and let The American people decide. I think the decision on this one is not difficult. I think people understand whats happened by The Way. They have subjected over 20 Million afghanistan women too horrible humans rights, abuses because theyre now at, at the mercy, at the, at the peril of the taliban. This never had to happen. They erase 20 years of progress that we had made their weve had thousands of american troops serve in that theater and we lost almost 2,500 servicemen and women. All that was erased by this catastrophic Foreign Policy disaster. And i think its one of the worst in american history. And i think thats what the history will show. And i think thats what the facts show. Well, im not defending Biden Or Harris or the withdrawal. Im just noting that the Doha Agreement and the release, for example, a 5,000 and taliban prisoners and the motion of this agreement to withdraw all u. S troops was started by President Trump are you saying that Donald Trump would not have withdrawn u. S. Troops even though he was in that clip we just played taking credit for it in the summer of 2021, are you saying that the u. S. Should still have troops in afghanistan right now . No, No One can go back in history and it would be total conjecture on our part to determine where we would be right now, if none of this had happened, it is true, obviously that President Trump wanted to get us out of afghanistan, but he was a wise and judicious leader on that he had a Foreign Policy that made sense. He would never have abandon our troops to be killed there at the airport. He would have had a plan to get out and when the conditions were not met, he decided not to withdraw. That is a fact that No One can change biden did and he did it haphazardly and people died because of it. And an untold number of people are suffering because of that decision even today, those 13 Service Members who pass their families, as they said, in their own words today. And that moving ceremony and the rotonda, theyll have to live with that every day of their lives. We all do. We mourn their loss and it never had to happen. And america owes them a great debt of gratitude. And Joe Biden and Kamala Harris owe them and apology i want to turn to Government Funding because this afternoon, a former President Trump posted on truth, social quote if republicans in the House And Senate dont get absolute assurances on Election Security. They should, in no way shape, or form on go forward with a continuing resolution on the budget. The democrats are trying to stuff Voter Registrations with Illegal Aliens, dont let it happen. Close it down. Unquote. Your colleague in the senate. Your Counterpart Minority Leader republican mitch mcconnell, is pushing back against Donald Trumps demand that House Republicans shoot down this continuing resolution to fund the government, which youve spent a lot of time trying to get past, mcconnell says shutting down the government is always a bad time. Who do you side with when it comes to passing the continuing resolution to continue to keep the Gun Government open. Mitch mcconnell or Donald Trump i dont think theyre saying different things, jake, i think President Trump is saying exactly what i have been saying and that is we need assurances on Election Security and and to fund the government, we should get those assurances. And heres why The American people believe at a rate of 87 , thats what the last poll well says that only u. S citizens should decide us elections. That is federal law right now, but it is not been abided by because we dont have any proof of citizenship required. Thats all the Save Act does. Thats why we attached it to the continuing resolution to fund the government every democrat in congress here is suggesting right now that they would oppose that theres no reason to oppose it. Week, we should do a resolution to fund the government. Everybody agrees with that, and they should all agree that we need a free and fair election, but we Cant Guarantee that unless we get the Save Act passed. That is whats going to prevent this high jinks of noncitizens voting it is a real issue. We have a number of states who have done audits of their Voter Rolls and found thousands of noncitizens on their Voter Rolls. And its in some of the swing states, pennsylvania, ohio, georgia states that could determine the outcome of the election. It certainly could determine congressional races. Some of these races in modern times, you know, jake, you and ive talked about this. We had a colleague who won her first race in 2020 by six this votes, we have routinely have members who win a seat in congress by two or 300 votes. So if you just have a small percentage of the 10 Million plus, i think the number is 16 Million Illegal Aliens who have come across the border since bidenharris open that border wide, if just a small percentage, im participate we have, serious chaos in the election. So this is a simple matter that should be done in a bipartisan manner, but the democrats here dont want to do it. In fact, 198 house democrats already voted against the Save Act and they have no explanation as to why well, i think they think that its already against the law for undocumented immigrants, for noncitizens to vote and they think that this is creating an Election Issue where, there really is not any evidence of widespread undocumented immigrants voting. But let me turn to this last well, wait, jake, look, let me just wanted to thoughts on this okay. Look, i was just going to im just going to say this. It is illegal for underage persons to buy alcohol, right . But we dont let him come to the Liquor Store and check a box and say, im over 21. We asked for identification. We require i. D. For all sorts of transactions in Society Voting is a sacred thing. Why would we not require proof of citizenship . It doesnt matter that you have a statute that says its illegal for noncitizens to vote if youre not enforcing it, it has no import. And thats all were saying. This is common sense. The american people demand and deserve it. And were going to fight for it. I think young people trying to get alcohol is a bigger problem in this country than an undocumented immigrants wanting to vote but let me ask you about the sanctity of our elections is a big, Big Thing. I think that there are elections are very important. I think that there is a lot of data and evidence that young people getting alcohol is a major problem in this country. Of course it is. And i dont think that there is the same there is not the evidence that undocumented immigrants running to vote every november is the same problem. I dont even think you can compare the two. Well, look at your even georgia and pennsylvania and as texas look, im trying to create a simple example that in society we require proof to do things and thats how we prevent them from being broken. There are a number of states who have shown they have noncitizens on their Voter Rolls. That is enough to create chaos in the election. And we have to stop you have advised House Republicans to avoid attacking Vice President Kamala Harris in ways related to her race and gender. Donald trump has done both in the past, attacked her relating to her race and to her gender. Do you give him the same Advice Tonight . We should he stick to the issues and stick to the policies as youve advised, to House Republicans to do that yeah. Im consistent. Ive talked with the president. I talk with the president a lot of President Trump, and that is always been my, my advice that we run this race on policy on record, not rhetoric on policy and not personality. Kamala harris was the most liberal member of the senate and the modern era, she was to the left bernie sanders. She has a lifelong record that is farleft. Shes a san francisco radical, but theyre engaging in a campaign of fantasy over fact right now. And what we have to do is make sure The American people know the truth about Who Com Kamala Harris is and what her her values and our philosophy, our shes going to try to convince The American people tonight, for example, that shes great on the economy show, solve the problem. She was the Head Cheerleader of bidenomics i mean, shes going to try to convince everyone that she can solve all these problems in their lives. Shes been in the administration for threeandahalf years and it hasnt done a single bit of it she has a big a big task ahead of her tonight. I dont think shes going to i dont think shes going to perform well because that record is hard to run from House Speaker Mike Johnson. Thank you so much for your time today. Thanks, jake in the run up to tonights debate, trumps running mate, senator j. D. Vance from ohio, which Speaker Johnson was just talking about, is making a stunning admission. 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I think what i would have done i mean, look, i happen to think that there were issues back in 2020, particularly in pennsylvania. Do i think that Mike Pence could have played a better role . Yes. We have. You wouldnt have certain states to be clear . I would have asked the states to submit alternate slates so thats a republican Vice President ial nominee, senator j. D. Vance of ohio on the allin podcast. Last night, leighton, let me bring my panel back in. I dont know that telling all 7 Million voters who Cast Ballots in pennsylvania in 2020, that he would have tried to throw out their votes 3. 5 million for biden, 3. 4 million for trump its a wise thing to say. Yeah. I mean, he didnt have the constitutional authority to do it really, but it just shows you the impossible position, a trump running mate, his in particular when it comes to an issue like this, what did he say here . You say that Mike Pence did the right thing . Well, thatll be a problem for the man. Hes running with at the top of the ticket, even though maybe he deep down, he actually believes that, but he has vances made very clear where he stands with the former president on this issue of january 6, he is even down im play the violence that these protesters were trying to engage with on white pants that day saying them i didnt think Mike Pences life was really in danger, but released playing for an audience of one year. But it may not play so well with say, those swing voters. And i think just an another note, these are the types of things that the Vice President s campaign want to hear Trump Repeat on the Debate Stage. They want him to make claims about resident harris, Vice President here. Yeah. Yeah. What to hear trump make these claims about fake electors or make these claims that the election was stolen because again, that they believe that that shows the contrast between the two players on the straits, between harris and former president. I mean, if i were Kamala Harris and im certainly far from being commonly harris, but if i were harris would be an issue that i would i would i would bring up i would say Pennsylvania Ones Donald Trump wanted to disenfranchise you all of you. Of course you have the opportunity to make that Case Pennsylvania to have opportunity to make the case about a variety of things that are in the Trump Lexicon over the last two years. Shes making the case funded mentally, that we need to change. And so people think hes making the case about biden. Hes really making the case about the Trump Year its been ten years of Donald Trump on the national scene in those ten years, weve had birth is frankly more than that. If that birtherism, weve had denial, weve had children being separated at the border. Weve had january 6. Weve had the pandemic which was turned from a tragedy eva, Crisis Systems would tragedy, but theyre all these things that maybe we can get back to a normal kind of government where we can all talk to each other, disagree about a few things, find a middle ground, and then move on together. Hold on what youre seeing is shes seeing a coalition that goes from the Aoc And Bernie left all The Way over to the Liz Cheney and dick cheney, right. And all of those people are about democracy and a functioning government and what would you say if you were Donald Trump tonight on the stage . If the issue of the election comes up, which it probably will hey im. Probably 2020 election. Yes. Yeah. If the 2020 election comes up, you need to be forwardlooking. Nobody wins a race by looking in the rearview mirror, they win by looking through the windshield. Thats what we need to be talking about. Want to see what happened as a result of the 2020 election. Look at our southern border, look at the economy, look at inflation, look at how expensive it is to buy a home, look forward and give that message. Thats how you win. You dont win by relitigating the past. Youre going to win by giving people a hopeful, optimistic lets Dig Message that your Policy Positions, Donald Trumps Policy Positions are ones that are going to keep taxes lower than make your community safe. Were gonna give you a better chance than you have right now with biden in hair, you should go up on the stage very, very, youre very on Message Everyone Stick around the mayor of philadelphia is going to join us next. She is a strong supporter of the harriswalz ticket. How would she advised Vice President harris to address her many shifts in Policy Positions . Well, ill ask her next straight things in changes change, and wife. Im not changed sexual orientation. Of not changing political party. Were going go to the house. Would what . We got here. Okay. 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So as did you see my Pocket Square here for the you philly, did jake and the day my dear in firstplace, theyre not letting me go to the Tampa Bay Game unfortunately, i have to do this. All right. Let me ask you ahead of tonights debate. A new updated Cnn Poll of polls continues to show no clear leader in this race. Harris averages four 49 of support across six recent national pls, trumps stands at 48 . Basically, its just a tie why is this race so close . Let me say to you that tonight its extremely important because america is going to see a stark difference between the two options that are on the table. And i will believe when this is over, when she shows through her message that theres a vision of hope, of economic opportunity for all you know that matters right here in the city of philadelphia. Jake, were very proud. Blue collar working class, Middle Class city. And when she talks about the vision and when she talks about the tangibles, the creating 3 Million units of affordable housing in the nation childcare, things that matt a Bread And Butter kitchen table, issues. That is what people will sift through at Think Theyll get through the noise on today, and it will be clear that the vision, the best visual before the future of us city, state, and nation to be implemented is from the harriswalz team. So first of all, the polls in pennsylvania, Habit Head of a dead, even both the public polls and the private polls and democratic polls that ive been told about, dead even basically 50, 50 dont you think as some Opinion Makers have it, that Kamala Harris would be doing better if she had actually picked your first choice for her to be our Vice President , governor josh shapiro, not only because she would be doing well or better in this must mustwin commonwealth of pennsylvania, but also that it would have been assigned that she is a Center Left candidate and not just a left camp so first things first, jake, you love josh shapiro. Lets acknowledge this and with my former colleague and a friend and hes a great governor. But let me say this so you youre talking to a woman who knows what its like to be behind in the polls. So i dont put a whole lot of credence and them because if i did, i wouldnt be sitting here as the 101st Woman Mayor and his people dont know in the democratic primary, she was not in the general they didnt just call me to underdog. We listen, we were under the door according to the polls. So i think Vice President harris and governor walz, theyre doing exactly what they need to be doing right now, focusing on those issues that matter the most to americans hoe going to create and then kd of me in which all americans, no we fight to just try to move an inch a little, but to really get ahead and have access to opportunity. Thats the difference here today. What do you you make of the if the Harriswalz Campaign were to have to pick between campaigning to get some of those either independent or conservative democratic white men in erie for the republican women in the Collar Counties outside philly, republican women. Ive heard people say that the Harriswalz Campaign is going after those white men and they should be going after the republican women, that thats actually a better place for them to be devoting resources. So jake, i would argue that that is a very narrow minded focus. If people pay attention to the message from the harriswalz team, they wouldnt know that they dont change it based on the race, the class socioeconomic status, or Zip Code of The American right here in the commonwealth of pennsylvania, whether you live in rural, urban, or suburban pennsylvania, the message of access, the economic opportunity for all it is resonating. We are very unified. Listen, all roads to the white House Lead through pennsylvania, and that means philadelphia, we wont forget yet on numbers in 2016, Hillary Clinton lost pennsylvania by 44,000 votes and in 2020, President Biden won by 80 Thousand vote margin. We need to make sure that we turn out philly. And so our eyes is on the prize, its on a victory. We have to turn out the vote in philadelphia the bape parties all over the city, every neighborhood in the city on today, excited about watching our democratic nominee put her skills, the work shes a fighter, shes defendant, people, all of her life, every skill were excited about this and shes going to wear him out tonight. Alright, americas mayor, philadelphia mayor Cherelle Parker. Thank you so much. Its always always so good to see you. And i know i speak for you when i say go phillies, hes gone Save Democracy again. Were ready started im talking about the phillies, but thats okay. How far can hit Trump And Harris Go Tonight without hurting their own campaigns . Were going to bring back the communications folks who worked with both of these candidates, the Balancing Act human id see on stage tonight, thats next Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, the debate. Everyones been pleading for Follow Cnn for complete coverage and exclusive pre and postdebate analysis. 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Erin, let me start with you because the Harriswalz Campaign just put out a brand new ad Take A Look heres a 78yearold Billionaire who has not stopped whining about his problems she had a big crowd. Oh crap, this weird obsession with Crowd Sizes for a new chapter. So this spot seems to be rather intentionally placed into markets west palm beach, florida, where Donald Trump lives, and philadelphia ahead of tonights debate, just in case hes flipping, which is his want. We talked about jamal talked about how the Harris Campaign loves to troll Donald Trump. This seems to be that might it have an effect . I dont think that ad will have an effect. I think the larger narrative maybe at the time when he saw obama do might have upset them, but its certainly getting headlines and its certainly driving the Message Right . That is shelling going their strategy is shes going to try to find a way to just knock them a little bit. What is it . Is it going to be the Crowd Sizes . Is it going to be some little Flip Comment shes able to make about him, what he comes off something about the economy or the border, or geopolitics where shes going to be able to just shift them enough. Hes going to feel personally slighted because the crowd thats a personal thing for him, having a big audience, a Big Crowd Breaking Records at rallies. I can tell you i remember we were in a rally at an hbcu in manchester, New Hampshire and he beat Elton Johns Crowd rally size. He was so excited that they want to try to find what is that one sore personal spot to move him off his message and let them loose. We can talk about this ad till were blue in the face, but a pennsylvania democrat told me that the ad that the Trump Campaign is playing in pennsylvania in which they kind of pay Kamala Harris says, an Elite Liberal who doesnt understand pennsylvanians, doesnt understand jobs here, doesnt understand the need for fracking, et cetera, et cetera, that this pennsylvania democrat told me these are good ads and theyre having an impact they are. Ive heard that as well. Theyre also doing a lot of radio ads. Its africanamerican radio into pets like philadelphia. Theres any mail to people. I got a Brother In Detroit who has gotten five pieces of mail from Donald Trump, hasnt gotten an email from Kamala Harris yet. So they are running an aggressive Program Targeting democrats or democratic leaning voters and well see it that has an impact on the election. Who turns out for them, but maybe, maybe they should spent more time focusing on the voters unless times focusing on trolling Donald Trump is my kind of larger point its true. It is also true that the Kamala Harris campaigns have enough for what is it six weeks . Now theyve done a lot to go out to take him off tiktok is right. They got to get busy. Im not im not let them off the hook, but maybe its a reason why its taken so long. We have one minute left, so 30 seconds each. Whats your best advice for Donald Trump on in your best advice are commonly harris, keep a quick if you can. Yes. The best advice is talk about how the Biden Harris Administration you saw what 2020 broad its been devastation here economy into your communities and to this country. If you want change and a new direction for Donald Trump, he can be that voice tonight. If he stays on message, on message, fire up the democrats by taking on the criminal felon Donald Trump, but dont get stuck there, pivot quickly to the future and a new way forward and that new messaging about what youre going to do for average everyday voters, okay, jamal, erin, thank you. That was a fantastic just in from the Trump Campaign, trump is in good spirits ahead of tonights debate. I mean, what are they going to tell us that hes not hes going to be arriving here in Philadelphia Sun what were hearing from the Harris Campaign next Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, the debate. Everyones been waiting for follows. Cnn for complete coverage and exclusive brian postdebate analysis a cnn special event, the abc News President ial debate. Tonight at nine eastern on Cnn And Streaming on max. Heres why you should switch from google to duckduckgo on all your Devices Duckduckgo comes with a Builtin Search Engine like google, but its private and doesnt spy on your searches. 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Priscilla alvarez as our White House correspondent, is also here in philly. Lets check in with her priscilla hey, jake, look, ive been talking to sources all day and what they tell me heres what the Vice President is feeling very prepared for tonight. Of course, that comes after what was a robust Debate Prep in pittsburgh shortly before she arrived here in philadelphia . Yesterday. Now, thats a paid preparation included identifying where they can needle former President Donald Trump and sources tell me that one of the issues that the Vice President is going to be leaning in on is reproductive rights and trying to needle him on his muddled messaging on abortion. Now, the Vice President over the weekend also sought out advice from those who have already debate he didnt. Donald trump, that includes Hillary Clinton. And moments ago, president Joe Biden saying that he also has spoken to the Vice President saying that she seemed cool and collected now, Jake Close to harris, ally tells me that at the end of the day, one of the things that the Vice President is keenly aware of is that she needs to introduce herself to voters. This maybe what have the last opportunities that she has to have a large audience and she needs to use that to present her vision and her policies, moving forward. And that is something that her team has tried to keep in mind, knowing of course, that this could easily go off track. So again, the Debate Prep so far has gone well, the Vice President Feeling Good about it, but of course, itll, so well see what happens tonight in their first face facetoface encounter. Jake all right. Priscilla alvarez. Thank you so much. I will be back here at 7 00 p. M. 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