Good evening, welcome to politics nation. Tonight leaves no margin for error. Right now, new polling from Nbc News shows Vice PresidentKamala Harris with her biggest national lead yet over Donald Trump. With 49 of voters saying they would elect her today compared to 44 supporting trump. Still, within the margin of error. Less than two months Vice President harris has enjoyed the biggest Favorability Boost for any politician in nearly a quarter of a century. Voters say they prefer to have harris in terms of her mental and physical fitness, temperment temperament. They are still with trump on inflation and the economy. Despite the national numbers republicans still hold advantages within the electoral college. The events of the next 44 days will determine the outcome of the election. With another debate looking unlikely at the moment it remains unclear what Issue Or Event will be the deciding factor in this race. Joining me now, Michael Tyler for the Harris Walz campaign. Thank you for being with us tonight, starting off with this new polling from Nbc Today Harris is leading 49 to his 44 within the margin of error. It shows Harris Favorability jumped 16 . The largest increase in Nbc News polling since president george w. Bush after september 11. The poll also finds support for trump from moderate republican voters who ultimately came pack to him in 2016 and 2020. What is your take on the numbers and the state of the campaign right now. Reporter yes. Thank you for having me tonight, rev. You referenced it yourself, this race remains in the margin of error, right. We are taking nothing for granted in this campaign that is why you have seen the Vice President crisscross across the Battleground States last week alone in states like georgia, wisconsin, making the case against the voters deciding this election. For us, margin of error comes down to margin of effort. We will use every tool in our disposal between now and the election to reach all of the voters. We will have, continue to have big moments like we had September 10th like the first debate. We will have a second one. Donald trump steps up to the plate and accepts it on september 23rd. Between now and then we will make sure the voters will see harris and the favorability that you spoke to. The more The American voters learn about harris the more they like her. The same can not be said against the person we are running against, trump. We have to leave our foot on the gas and no stone untouched. Former President Trump said yesterday it is too late for another debate. Shortly after your team accepted an invite from cnn on october 23rd. Trump is ducking the debate even though he claims to have won the previous match up with Vice President harris. Is the Harris Campaign going to keep pressing the issue . And if so, how do you go about it . Reporter yes, he did claim he won it, not the first time he refused to admit defeat. If he won the previous debates he should have no problem accepting it on the 23rd. With cnn, same Studio And Format and claims to won in june. So, we expect him to show up f. He shows up or not, we will use every opportunity to make sure the voters understand the choices in this election f. They do not see it on the Debate Stage we will make sure they will see that they have harris, someone willing to stand up for fundamental rights and freedoms and in the opposite you have Donald Trump, right . You see it play out this week, right . In states like georgia, you have thurman, the first death due to Abortion Bans in this country. The stakes continue to rise for The American people as they tune in towards this election. So, we hope to be able to make a case directly on the Debate Stage. We will make it every single day between now and Election Day if trump decides to man up and show up at the debate. While we are talking debate, if was when trump said haitian immigrants in ohio were eating cats and dogs, the city has been in turmoil ever since, facing Bomb Threats and school closures, trump says he will visit springfield within two weeks which the city republican mayor does not want citing security risk. Will the Vice President go to springfield and if not, why not . Listen. I can not reiterate it to what the Vice President said earlier this week when she sat down with journalists and spoke to this topic. What you are seeing with trump, sadly, what The American people come to expect. This is somebody who traffics and tropes and traffics in hatred and division. In chaos, does not matter if it is true or not. His own runningmate, j. D. Vance says they are willing to lie and advance their political aim. That is no more evident than in the case of springfield. What the Vice President says as leaders our words and actions have consequences and you see it playing out in springfield. People are dealing with Bomb Threats and people are scared to send their kids to school. A community feels as they they have a target on their back because of what people like trump are saying and people he surrounding himself with and putting it in his head. Our Message Message to people, it does not have to be like this. You have in Vice President harris, governor walz, leaders that know we are at our best not what we are tearing people down but lifting each other up. That is what we have the opportunity to do. Turn the page on trumps toxic brand of politics and restore a sense of decency and leaders that want to bring us together In Search Of The solutions that can actually solve the problems that we face here. That is what harris and The American people think. Politico thinks the Harris Campaign sees an opening in North Carolina, controversy is going around. Over comments that he made on Adult Website several years ago. Absent from trumps North Carolina rally. Trump did not mention his name. He was standing by his endorsement of him. Harris Campaign Advisories are reportedly seizing on that relationship. But, not robinsons current controversy to voters in metro areas and black voters what can you tell us about the strategy . Yes, listen, you mentioned some of the comments that Mark Robinson had made. The comments that we are far more concerned with and the comments that the voters in North Carolina are concerned with, are the comments making it around abortion, they are disgusting, and demonstrate that he has no business governing in telling woman what they should do with their bodies, Radioit Isnt Something that he shares with Donald Trump, they campaigned with him, stood shoulder to shoulder with him, modern day mlk, that is what the Ticket Looks like on the republican side right now. We are going to make sure that the voters understand that in the Tar Heel State and that they, again, do not have to accept that as their reality. You have with Harris And Walz two candidates running to improve the lives of people in North Carolina. Who are running to get rid of Donald Trumps Abortion Bans in states like North Carolina and across the country. Now live in a Country 1of 3 women live under one of Trumps Abortion bans, running to change that. Our strategy is making sure that the voters in the state of North Carolina understand the stakes and our strategy at large is that we look towards the pathway to 270 electoral votes, making sure we leave no stone untouched. Campaigning aggressively in North Carolina and georgia and we are going to make sure that we shore up the blue wall in michigan, pennsylvania, and wisconsin. Traveling out west to nevada and arizona. Our pathway remains wide open and we make sure that we seize on every opportunity. North carolina will be key to the effort and running ads about the close personal relationship that we have. Making sure that people understand that. And i might add that some of the statements that he, that robinson made about women and others were not years ago on the website. These are recent statements and Donald Trump endorsed him calling him Martin Luther King 2. 0. Or the third, my dear friend has attacked him for that. Thank you, Michael Tyler, Communication Director for the Harris Walz, 2024 campaign. Joining me now is anderson clayton. Chair of the North Carolina democratic party. Anderson, i want to pick up where i picked off with Michael Ler and ask you about the new revelations about North CarolinaGop Nominee for Governor Mark Robinson who is accused of making lewd and racist comments on a pornographic site years ago. He denies these allegations and says he has no intention of dropping out of the race. What is your reaction to that story . We fully know who Mark Robinson is in this state. Unfit to hold the office when you are looking at someone Josh Stein who is running for governor democratic ticket in the state of North Carolina. We know that no republican right now in the state of North Carolina has offered to take back their endorsement or to not accept Mark Robinsons endorsement, the party is standing behind him and everything he stands for coming out of national news now, former president Donald Trump was in your state yesterday. No sign of robinson at the rally and his name was not even mentioned. Trumps runningmate j. D. Vance this to say about robinsons alleged post. Do you believe that those were not his post . I dont not believe him. I dont believe him. I think you have to let them play out in the court of public opinion. Advances not rushing to judgment On Robinson who has a long Controversy History on comments. But has not given haitian immigrants the benefit of the doubt. Reporter No Doubt that j. D. Vance wants to double down and back him up. They are cut from the same cloth. Every republican running down the ballot is a Rubber Stamp on the extreme agenda we are seeing across this country. This is not the republican party that people once knew in the united states. What we are seeing is a party of like the fundamentally stripping rights away from americans, that is not what we know the republican once was in this country. And that is why you saw folks on the Dnc Stage say voting for harris does not make you a democrat, it makes someone that is protecting this country and what it was founded on. We see people across North Carolina making sure they are getting out to vote for democrats up and down the ballot who will represent fundamental freedoms across North Carolina. Robinson was already traveling badly against Josh Stein the democratic candidate for governor. How do you see this changing about robinson . What should harristeam saying to them . Reporter they are making sure they are doing it. Showing then up and down the ticket. Trump said he would like to leave Abortion Rights up to the states, great, that means you endorsed then Mark RobinsonAbortion Ban that he would like to see in North Carolina and said he would enact if he is governor next year along with the ban that the State Legislature enacted in 2023 this last year. North carolina sits on a republican Super Majority in both State House and State Senate by only 1 seat in both chambers right now. We have the opportunity to take Back Power in North Carolina this year if we just make sure democrats vote down the ballot and up at the top of the ticket as well. Before i let you know, you are the youngest State Party Chair in the united states. You are just 26 years old. So, i must ask you, how do you see the future for the new North Carolina . Could you see it becoming a new Battleground State in the south . Or even a democratic Leaning State like your neighbors in virginia . Reporter we are working hard to make sure North Carolina is the beacon of the south again and that looks like representing the democratic legacy that was once here and electing people like Jordan Lopez who will be one of our youngest State Representatives going into the general assembly. People pitman running out of wilson. We have so many young diverse candidates running up ask down the ballot this year in North Carolina. So, folks want to look to who their representatives could be, make sure you go to the website and find out who is on the ballot. It is a new south in North Carolina. Anderson clayton, chair of the democratic North Carolina party, thank you for being with us. Up next, as the gop tries to downplay the consequences of restricted access to reproductive Health Care, families across the country are dealing with the reality that some women are dying the reali some women are dying. We trusted them to take care of her, you know. 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Xfinity internet customers, ask how to get a free 5g Phone and a second unlimited line free for a year. Welcome back. New Nbc Polling shows voters overwhelmingly trust Vice President harris on Abortion Rights. 54 of respondents say they trust her 64 compared to trump, 33 . They spoke about this issue on friday in atlanta, georgia, take a listen. These hypocrites. Want to start talking about businesses in best interest of women and children. Where have you been . Where you been when it comes to taking care of the women and the children of america . Where you been . How dare they. How dare they. Vice president harris was in georgia right after they released the report of the death of Two Georgia Women who died after not being able to access medical care. They deemed these deaths preventible. Joining me now is jessica makila. President of Emilys List. Electing prochoice women. Thank you for joining me today, jessica, almost a year ago Emilys List put out a statement criticizing the Georgia State supreme court for allowing the states Abortion Ban to go into effect. What is your reaction to these reports of women allegedly dying as a result of these policies . Reporter well, the reality is that the stakes around reproductive freedom in this country are life and death. And these tragic and preventible deaths only further underscore that. Two women, Amber And Candy should be alive right now. They are not alive because they did not have access to avenue medical care that every person should have access to. That is what we are seeing, the stakes around this issue could not be more clear. And, we know that the only way out of this mess, the only way out of the crisis that we are living with right now is to secure power. That is by electing democratic promajorities. Reporter the Gop And Trump allies are trying to falsely claim that dangerous incidents that come from denied or restrictive productive Care Access are exagerated. They are saying it is quote lies and claims that Georgias Abortion Law is not the reason for amber thurmans death. What is your reaction to different reactions on this topic from the campaign . Woman in america know it is frankly, bs. The truth is republicans are the ones that created this crisis starting with trump, who claimed credit, rightly so, for overturning roe v. Wade, now we are living with the dove stating consequences with that decision what we saw in the Vice President in contrast in georgia she is meeting the moment that americans are in and telling them i understand how angry you are and i am to, lets work to get out of the mess we are in. The difference in responses to this question and these deaths just really lay bear the stakes in front of us and the choice that The American people have when it comes to the president ial race. Now, on tuesday, senate republicans blocked a democratic bill to provide a nationwide right to ivf. It was the second time senate democrats tried and failed to advance the measure. This comes less than a month after trump told Nbc News that if he is elected he will make Ivf Treatment universally covered by the government. After all of this flip flopping, is the Gop Or Trump to be trusted on this stance regarding Ivf Treatment . Reporter this Senate Vote on ivf makes it absolutely clear republicans are liing when it comes to their position on lying on when it comes to their position on Ivf And Abortion and reproductive freedom in this country what we have seen from republicans when they get caught and held to account for their agenda as had happened in the agenda they do what my 6yearold does when he is caught doing something wrong, he hides in the basement. That is why we saw vance skip it entirely because they will do whatever they can over the next few weeks to distract and lie and use every tool in their Tool Box because they know they are on the wrong side of this agenda and they can not be trusted. This vote made that very clear and we are going to do whatever we can to make sure we are reminding voters of that every day between now and Election Day that we can not trust republicans when it comes to reproductive Health Care in this country. Lets get back to the Nbc News national poll that came out today. It reveals Vice President harris holds the advantage among women, 58 to 37 over former President Trump. Do you think Reproductive Rights are a Driving Force in the Gender Gap in the polls . Reproductive rights is absolutely what is driving the polls and the motivation among women in this country. We have seen it since the dobbs. It sparked an outrage and right now we have a candidate at the top of the tick Net Harris who is running a campaign saying we are going to restore these rights and freedoms, we are going to stand up for woman in this country and women are responding in this. Abortion will be on the ballot this november in many parts of this country and there have been significant developments, in North Carolina a judge struck the total ban on abortion calling it unconstitutional. However the victory was bittersweet because the state no longer has any abortion providers. While in missouri the supreme court rejected a bid to kill the November Ballot measure that would enshrine them in the states constitution. What are your thoughts on the latest developments . Reporter well, what we have seen out of North CarolinaNorth Dakota excuse me and missouri and states all over the country when given opportunities extremist politicians and judges will do whatever they can to strip the rights from american people. And, so, abortion is on the ballot in every state across the country this november. And the only way that we are going to chart a path out of the mess that we are in, out of the crisis that is created by Donald Trump and other extreme republican politicians is to secure majoritys pro Choice Majority at every level of the ballot. Vote for Ballot Initiatives but vote for prochoice candidates who will be the ones that make sure we restore the rights and freedoms that were stripped away from us. 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John, lets start with the harris endorsement, why was it important for you all to put out this letter now . Reporter Reverend Sharpton thank you for having me on. It was important for us to put the letter out to educate and inform The American people that President Trump, former President Trump is not qualified to be President Of The United States again. Vice president harris provides the strong, consistent, rational leadership that our country needs at this time. Our national security and our interests depends on strong consistent leadership which she will provide, not enforcefulness as former President Trump. Now, former President Trump has had a troubled relationship with the military. During trumps recent visit to arlington where one of his staff clashed with a worker trying to enforce cemetery rules. Trumps former chief of staff retired u. S. Marine corp general John Kelly has said trump called fallen Service Members and veterans suckers and losers. Former joint Chiefs Chairman Mille and former Defense Secretary general James Maddis criticized trump. Why is a second Trump Precedency so concerning to those who have served at the highest levels . Reporter it is very concerning because we all, All Of Us have taken that oath to protect and defend the constitution of the united states of america. Many have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect this democracy that we have. We are concerned that a second Trump Term will dismantle our constitution, it will continue to divide our nation, and it will endanger our national security, it will allow dictators, autocratic leaders around the world to do whatever they please. Trump said this, he will let putin do whatever he wants to do in europe. That is very concerning to our national security. Our allies. Our first line of defense is far away from our shores and we need to protect that and support our allies. Now, i have to ask you about trumps recent comments concerning haitian migrants in springfield, ohio, and the unfounded claims about them eating pets. You are an immigrant from trinidad, what is your take on trumps dangerous rhetoric towards haitians including this community of people just striving, legally, to create a better life for themselves in this country . Reporter well, first of all i want to empathize for those haitian immigrants that live in the ohio, springfield area. I emthyself with them. Empathize with them. This is trump, his whole political life has centered around dividing and conquering. This is division, americans as a whole, against immigrants who are here looking for a better way of life, looking to somehow contribute to this great nation of ours called the united states of america. It is just hateful, divisive rhetoric. Back to security issues for a second when you see the escalation in the middle east, israel and lebanon, exchanging heavy fire in the last 24 hours, and a new phase in the war between russia and ukraine, how confident are you that Vice President harris has the knowledge and skills to show leadership when dealing with such conflicts around the world . I am extremely confident Vice President harris has the background. She served on the Senate Committee having to do with intelligence. She served on it. She has engaged with foreign leaders at least 120 or so foreign leaders around the world. She has been involved and n what is going on in the middle east, specifically hamas and israel. She has been involved. So she brings the experience, she brings rational, calm leadership. That is what you need to address these issues. We do not need a former President Trump who acts impulsively in dealing with these situations that can cause a war that is already on fire to completely burn down and that is what we will bring. More chaos. Thank you for being with us this evening. Still to come. The state of Hbcu And Way of black College Students stand after the conservative supreme court overturned Affirmative Action in america. Be right back ed Affirmative Action in america. Be right back [audience laughing] worried Youll Laugh so hard Youll Leak . Well Always Discreet can hold your biggest gushes with up to zero leaks and odor. So youre not just dry. Youre laugh until you cry dry. Weve got you, always. Always discreet. How do i keep my protection against covid19 up to date . With a covid shot this season. You can get your covid19 shot when getting your flu shot, if youre due for both, as recommended by the cdc. Ask your Healthcare Provider and book at vaxassist. 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Before we get into the issues effecting higher education, i want to start with another busy week of the Vice President s outreach to black voters. Wracking up endorsements from dozens of former nfh players and coaches all with hbcu backgrounds to go with the national black voter day. Also a month after he performed at the democratic national convention, Stevie Wonder announced the 10stop preElection Day tour in support of the harriswalz ticket. And the v. P. Sad down with association of black Sat Down With Association Of Black Journalists different outcome from the disastrous outcome that trump gave last month. You are working with black voters. How do you assess their candidate harris with six weeks and up . Reporter i would say that first of all let me make clear it is a nonpartisan organization. We do not endorse candidates and we dont endorse parties. But we do observe. I talk to a lot of students on black College Campuses and, you know, there is a lot of energy around this election. I think that black College Students understand the power and importance of leadership and Public Policy and federal decisionmakings and that they impact the way that they have access to education, that impact the resources that are made available to the colleges they attend and they also protect the campuses that have been threatened over the last four years. I think there is a lot of real energy around this election year. Also i would say this is a campaign in Election Season that really has not focused on issues. And education has not been talked about although hbc has talked about it. I think the students are asking the questions, where do the candidates stand on the major issues that will effect them and their ability to go to college . Their ability of the institutions to have the resources to provide a great education, they are looking for answers. Lets go into that. The Magazine Politico reported while the Vice President enjoyed enthusiasm from black voters since she entered the race. Hbcu president have not publicly supported her as forcefully as some might expect for a Howard Ground and the same goes for trump who has been tauting the 255 Million in annual funding he reauthorized for Minority Serving Institutions in 2019. 85 Million of that for hbcus. Biden administration says they have done even more by expanding that funding, investing 16 Billion to hbcu since 2021. 55 Million to 16 Billion is no comparison. I dont know what trump is bragging about it, i am saying that, not you. But still, some Hbcu Heads say they want more reassurance that the institutions and their students will be given priority. Whoever wins, what is your reaction when you see the gap and about those that are saying yes, 16 Billion is great but we need more . Reporter well, you know, there are only 101 hbcu, they can all endorse but they get 100 votes but hundreds of thousands and millions of alums and they are asking the questions, what changes will be made to support our hbcus . I will say that to give the Bidenharris Adieu over four years they stood up for and advocated on behalf of hbcu. They have given significant funding to hbcus. The record is somewhere between 16 and 18 Billion in cash that has supported hbcu and students and the institutions themselves. They also stood up for, you know, some of the things that our students are concerned about. They are concerned about how to pay for college. 75 who attend Hbcu Are Pel eligible. But congress has not passed any significant increases. [broken audio ] ot passed any significant increases. [broken audio ] of course the Nation Scholarship to low income students. The president has asked for doubling up of p lerks l, there are modest increases over four years that have gotten through congress. Right. Students when they dont get scholarships they have to borrow. As you know, the president has proposed certain Debt Relief programs under the federal financial aid but those have been challenged in court and the only one that has succeeded in going through without challenge has been the one for Public Service employees. So, it helps them to have their debt wiped out but the administration has tried to wipe out the debt of millions of other students only to be challenged in courts the courts have not been friendly to these executive actions. Yes, the supreme court has overturned some of that Debt Relief. Now, as many of us anticipated. Black representation at some Ivy League institutions diminished a year after affirmative nation higher education was overruled by the majority of the supreme court. Harvard was, of course, at the center of the lawsuit that brought about that decision. We learned this month that harvard has seen a 4 decline in first Year Enrollment for black students following it. Not just harvard, mit has seen a 10 drop in the percentage of black students up from 155 . Another 11 up from 3 . What do you make of this variation and the overall impact . Reporter well, i think for the short term it is clear that it will be harder for high performing Minority College Student to apply to and be admitted to very elite institutions like the ones that you listed. Any opportunity for an education being shutdown to is difficult and challenging. I will say that the bigger challenges are faced by hbcus. Where are the students that can not get into Harvard Or Mit going to go . They are going to go to howard and they are going to go to North Carolina, ant and they are going to go to the flagship historically black students and universities. In fact, we have seen significant increases in the applications to those institutions yet the institutions themselves dont have the infrastructure to double in size. To accept the many more students. So, it is really, this is a double whammy. It is closing the doors in the faces of highly talented black students to go to elite institutions but not making room for them at the flagship hbcus. So, it is almost very pro Verse Response to this. What i dont hear is those who oppose Affirmative Action and those that oppose wiping out student loan debt, i dont see them Coming Up with alternative strategies to help students get a college degree. I am out of time but i must raise this briefly. I work closely with Venture Capitol fearless fund as they battle with the civil rights over the last year targeting the Business Grant Program for black women. They just ended the program this month. Settling with the conservative group that brought the suit after losing the battle in federal court. As we have seen antidiversity groups and republican lawmakers go after institutions that consider race since Affirmative Action was overturned. Are they worried about legal challenges like what the fearless fund has faced in terms of funding for hbcus . I dont think for hbcus. They do not make race based college decisions, they are open to anybody who apply. They dont turn i was over at moore house, i watched all of the Freshman Walking into Martin Luther King chapel for their first meeting as a group and there are white students. We have white students going to black colleges. The door has never been shut to them. We have more diversity there than at many of our white dominated institutions thank you for being with us. Up next, my final thoughts, stay with us up next, my fina stay with us Psst Psst aaaah with flonase, allergies dont have to be scary. Spray flonase sensimist daily, for nondrowsy, longlasting relief. In a scentfree, fine mist. 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We will start in philadelphia, other members will join me this friday as we start the Bus Tour going to share Onbaptist Church and then Temple University and then community college. I will try to get by barbershop who is a huge Education Advocate there in philadelphia and we are going to do 1012 other cities between now and the next 44 days. We will not tell you who to vote for, but give you the records of the candidates and more importantly why it is important that this Election Day everyone come out and vote in communities that have been neglected, overlooked and under addressed. It is important that you and your relatives, people in your household, people at your work, job site, all come out and vote because their are many things that are going to be decided by this election. Many of the mine orities, blacks, browns, latinos, asians, others, gays, women, others gained over the years it is at stake. We are hitting the road by bus to encourage you to do it. That does it for me. 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