On your wireless bill. So you dont have to compromise. Powering smarter savings. Powering possibilities. Switch to comcast Busines Internet and mobie and find out how to get te latest 5g Phone on s with a qualifying tradei. Dont wait call, click or visit an xfinity store today. Extend out of the pool, the historic surgeon harris popularity, since her ascendance to the top of the ticket. 88 of voters having positive view of her compared to 32 in july. Steve kornacki, On Meet The Press this morning, harris big popularity advantage. Shes the only one, Kamala Harris, right now in our poll with a higher positive score than a negative score compared to trump and by the way the bottom of the list, j. D. Vance, trumps Running Mate, the lowest score. Inflation remains the biggest issue with trump over harris on the economy and the costofliving. We are in it to earn support of all of americans and we are going to stay focused on them economy that creates opportunity for every person, and i welcome the local teamsters who jumped on board. 65 of the people in your polls say the country is on the wrong track. Who is best able to solve the current problem, trump by six and whose best on the economy, trump i9. Inflation, trod by eight. Order, trump 21. So weve got to get out of this, on the things that matter most to the american people. In this last hour, Vice President harris landed in new York City for a fundraiser. Her campaign and on saturday it accepted Cnns Invitation for a debate on October 23rd. Trump on saturday brushed off the prospect of a rematch. The Harris Campaign saying it doesnt understand why trump isnt up for the challenge. I dont know why he saying no, because at The End of the day hes constantly saying he won every debate hes participated in and he should be willing to debate. He loves to entertain, he loves to speak to the american people as he claims and he should do so. The Vice President will be waiting for him on October 23rd with the cnn debate. Weve got reporters in place covering all of these new developing story lines. We will be with nbcs Mike Memoli from wilmington, delaware. We heard some harris allies on a number of fronts today. One of what are they saying and can you put it together for us . As a campaign that insists it is the underdog based in wilmington, the where they are pressing on offense at the moment. They have their foot on the gas when it comes to talking about those numbers you ran through. Which show a positive picture for the campaign at this point. The fundraising numbers, were released over the weekend that shows a sizable advantage for the Vice President , that she is building on during her trip to new york, Governor Walz will be in new york for fundraisers in the next 48 hours as well. Then on that messaging front, where they are taunting the Trump Campaign over his black of commitment to another debate. You heard Governor Whitmer of michigan talking about that this morning. Take a listen. I have incredible confidence but the Vice President and Governor Walz have shown that they are happy warriors, that they are able to answer tough questions and eager to get back into the debate. And the Vice President has accepted your invitation for the debate and we will see if the former president has the guts to take her on. We are also going to see a focus on Foreign Policy as we look ahead to this week. The Vice President in new york, not for the u. N. General assembly, she will return to washington but does have important meetings with some of the world leaders will be in the u. S. For that, including the united arab Emirates President In Washington and later this week with Ukraines President Volodymyr Zelenskyy who said he will meet with former President Trump. An interesting tutorial Foreign Policy for this campaign. Thank you so much, Mike Memoli for that. Lets Go To ever tattoos in wilmington, North Carolina. Youve got more on the states gubernatorial race there. Welcome, how are voters reacting to the recent allegations against Greg Robinson . I spoke with a handful of trump supporters at the Rally Yesterday and to get a sense of what they are thinking, following the Cnn Report they came out friday, which states he made inflammatory comments on a site. The voters were mixed, some said they heard the news and were not happy about it, they arent going to vote for him. Of others said i dont necessarily believe the news and they think it may have been taken out of context. And some people arent going to vote for him at all. Take a listen. Its not good. I havent liked him from the minute he put. Im sorry to hear about it. It is sad to hear, but i feel like he still the better choice over mr. Stein. Mr. Stein is very much like our current governor, hes not supported the rights of the unborn. That is a big thing to me. I have i cannot vote for somebody who thinks abortion, unrestricted, is a good thing. The governors race, im not sure if it is fake news or real news. Im just going to have to wait and see how mr. Robinson turns out. Reporter as you can hear, there are mixed responses from trump supporters. I spoke to democratic voters here in wilmington, North Carolina who were on a stroll behind me and told me that they are excited to vote for the democratic candidate, Josh Stein and they werent surprised by the news on friday. And say they believe it tracks with the other Rhetoric Mark Robinson has been spewing throughout the race. Thank you for the snapshot and opinions of those folks. I appreciate it. Lets go back to Breaking News and the nbc News Poll giving you insight into both candidates with just 44 days until the election. Nbc news senior political Editor Mark Murray dixon deeper. Reporter our Brandnew Pool has good news for Kamala Harris and the democrats. Not only does harris lead Donald Trump by five percentage points, which is within the margin of error, but we have seen her favorability Numbers Guy Rocket 16 points to where it was back in july. To put that jump into context, we havent seen that for a major president ial candidate in the president ial year, in the history of our nbc News Poll. And you have to go all the way back to george w. Bush after 9 11, to see an increase that size. When it comes to the issues, harris has a wide lead over trump when it comes to abortion. She ends up also having a lead on temperament, and she ends up leading when it comes to who has the better mental and physical fitness to be president. It is worth noting Donald Trump enjoyed an advantage on the last item, when President Biden was still in the contest. But theres good news for President Trump and republicans. The poll finds that trump has the advantage when it comes to the border and immigration. He ends up having an advantage when it comes to the economy, and an advantage when it comes to Inflation And Costof living. But it is worth noting those advantages are lower than they were when President Biden was in the race. And overall, may be the most interesting finding in the entire pool is that harris ends up leading on the issue of change. She holds a nine Point Advantage with voters asked which candidate better represents change. And that has been a big Quality And Issue in this contest, alex. When you have an expresident against a current sitting Vice President. Of course we have two months ago in this race, there will be many twists and turns but this is our first snapshot since everything that ended up happening after july. Back to you. Thank you so much for that. Lets bring in peter baker, msnbc political analyst, chief white House Correspondent for the New York Times and Co Author of the divider, jump in the white house, 2017 to 2021. Welcome, my friend. Lets look at the campaign which may not be publicly touting the numbers but are they privately encouraged by some of these results quite results . They started from nowhere, from scratch just a couple of months ago and built president ial Campaign And Candidate who didnt really have much of an impression in the public. They managed to do that with a pretty flawless beginning, so far. It doesnt mean there wont mistakes between now and Election Day. Theres a lot of time left. They can reintroduce her to the public from sort of an well known and typically well thought of Vice President , into a formidable candidate for president. Obviously this lead, ahead of trump by five points is significant, but not determinative. Theres 45 days out, and poll numbers are only an indication of trend and not necessarily an outcome, particularly where the Electoral College is setup. Theyve got five points in the nbc poll, four points on cbs, six in the last abc. Overall, they are in a better place than biden was, much better place than trump is. That is your reaction to the top Line Number but is there internal number that is jumping out at you . A good one or something of concern. We pointed out the Change Number and that is important. It may not be specific on policy and still obviously she has work to do if she wants to encourage voters that shes the person who can make the economy better. She can fix the border, she can handle the issues that Donald Trump has been historically strong on. But change is genuinely a big number for her and that, even though shes in, Vice President , shes been there the last three and half years and owns part of the record that President Biden and her administration have created. Yet shes convincing, at least a substantial number of the public that her campaign line, we dont want to go back, means she is the change changed. Change agent. The Harris Camp has accepted another debate, does she need another debate or do they believe trump is not going to accept and it is a good political move. He said he wouldnt yesterday but we know that he easily changes his mind. I think they are competent to have a debate, she will be fine. It seems to me that is goading him, they love to get under his skin, portraying him as weak or afraid. Especially because for him, the psychology of Donald Trump is everything in strong. I am strong on everything, strong, strong, strong and everyone else is weak. On this issue it looks like hes afraid to debate, at least that his argument the democrats are going to make. Protrump, the argument is, i did so well i dont need another one and certainly it is true the public knew what they needed to know about Donald Trump. They have known him for nine years if not longer. And they know what they want to see. And what they think about him. But a debate that laid in october called me decisive and close race with only a few points distant between the two of them. One of them makes a mistake, one of them does well and that could change the outcome. What what would it matter to his supporters how well he does. Is even trying to reach undecideds in the middle . I think you are right about that. If you look at the polling, his number has stayed the same or less for a year or two years. The block of voters that is for him hasnt gone up and hasnt gone down. Regardless of events, he could be convicted of 34 felonies and it doesnt make a difference. He can do well and some rally and it doesnt make a difference. Hes not converting people who havent made up their mind. For harris though, the real trick is, can she bring back the biden voters from 2020 who didnt like trump may not have liked biden that much and drifted away. Thought he was too old, upset about inflation or immigration and can she bring them back to the democratic fold and say, listen, trump is worse and i am okay. That is a challenge for her, is she acceptable to the voters who are open to making up the minds at the last minute. In the political report, surprising predictions from inside the Kamala Harris campaign, brian suggests that the campaign will take all the above approach to media appearances. Does that mean peter, what is significant solo, national Media Interviews and doug emhoff, he could sit down with Abc News and why not the candidate. We will see what happens, theres word shes negotiating with 60 minutes along with trump, as well, to do interviews with them. That would be an important moment. If they are doing all of the above, Media Strategy, i will be happy to send my phone number. They having given most newspapers an interview but either did President Biden for that matter. It is not a particular open Media Strategy until no. I dont think that they think it will matters i think shes afraid of tough questions which is one reason she can say im willing to debate and hes not and im not worried about the license. But from the Campaigns Point of view, the Media Question probably doesnt matter much as long as shes maintaining at least something of a leed. Dont do anything to mess things up. You got momentum going here and the last thing i want to do is have them give an answer on an interview that could embarrass her or provide social Media Greg Grip for her opponent. Dont do anything to schedule yourself to not be available to me next weekend. That is what i will say to you. Senator j. D. Vance, what scandal and a battleground skate. 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We didnt have to worry about any of those things thanks to the donations. And our family is forever grateful because its completely changed our lives. Reaction to the Bombshell Allegations against North Carolinas republican nominee for governor, Mark Robinson. Robinson is accused of making sexually explicit and inflammatory comments online, more than a decade ago. Senator Lindsey Graham saying today, if the reported comments are true, robinson is unfit for office but if they are not, he should sue for libel. Adding robinson has an obligation to defend himself. Robinson did not attend trumps Rally Yesterday and the former president did not mention robinson at all. But trumps Running Mate j. D. Vance spoke about the explosive report with a local Nbc Reporter in philadelphia. Take a listen. The allegations are pretty far out there of course but the allegations are necessarily reality and i would say, it is ultimately up to Mark Robinson of North Carolina whether hes going to be the governor and if you want to stay in the race. Do you believe him . I dont not believe him, i dont believe them but you have to let these things sometimes play out in the court of public opinion. There you go, that is the nonanswer we were talking about. Joining me now, anderson clayton, chair of the North Carolina democratic party. Welcome, and we should point out that robinson denied the claims. And was in fact out on the Campaign Trail himself last night resisting calls to drop out of the erie hotly watched race. This is something the Trump Campaign can really just ignore, especially since j. D. Vance himself, im sure you remember it, that it would be hard to win the election without North Carolina. We know that republicans right now are on the heels North Carolina, trying to make sure they are campaigning across it because they are scared about losing North Carolina this year. And i think the fact made earlier that Mark Robinson is not sued cnn proves the case these allegations are true and the research thats been done behind them is in fact a fact. And we need to make sure that folks are understanding this man is unfit to be the next governor of North Carolina and his republican allies have only rubberstamped his agenda in North Carolina. Those running for the Council Estate this year, running for the Supreme Court this year, running in our republican legislature this year are only endorsing Mark Robinson and have stood behind him throughout his entire time hes been serving as Lieutenant Governor and running for governor. Even before the latest Bombshell Report thats been efforts to Tie Trump to Mark Robinson, particularly on the issue of abortion. So now, how much impact on the top of the ticket will the allegations have . They are all tied together. Donald trump said he would like to leave the decision to the state which means he endorsed the 12 Week Abortion Ban that republicans in the General Assembly and 2023 implemented in North Carolina. Endorsing the fact Mark Robinson said he would like to take us down to a zero Week Abortion Ban, a total Abortion Ban in the state of North Carolina. Whereas you have people like Josh Stein who is our current Attorney General right now running for governor, whos really made his entire campaign about the actual issues that are addressing folks of North Carolina right now. Looking at the fact we have had republicans trying to disenfranchise and defund public schools this year. One of the biggest economic dri