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CNN The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer September 14, 2024

Rapidly now, Kamala Harris is on the trail in pennsylvania saying she feels good about her prospects. There as shes turning to Oprah Winfrey in hopes of getting a new campaign boost. This as Donald Trump is heading to the key Battleground State of nevada. And defending a Farright Promoter of conspiracy theories, whos entered his Inner Circle also tonight. Theres Breaking News. Were following a Oneonone Interview with us supreme Court Justice. The Tangy Brown Jackson she opens up to cnn about the role of Public Opinion plays in writing the High Court decision. Plus a Cnn Exclusive will take you inside a lifesaving hospital train. Thats transporting injured from the front frontlines of the war in Ukraine Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room with the intensifying fight for the Swing States that will decide the president ial election just ahead of a Harris Rally in pennsylvania in the next hour and a Trump Event in nevada later tonight. Our correspondents are out there on the Campaign Trail covering both candidates. First, thats going to cnns Priscilla Alvarez. Shes willing its very pennsylvania for us. Thats where the Vice President will be speaking to supporters soon. Well have live Coverage Standby for that. Priscilla, what is the Harris Campaign Strategy behind todays stops in pennsylvania the Harris Campaign is trying to pick up voters in these rural red counties and then at attempt to try to peel off that support from former President Donald Trump. Now a Campaign Adviser tells me just minutes ago, but her remarks here tonight are going to be focused on jobs and job opportunities, especially those jobs dont require a four years of education. Now, this is a part of that strategy to try to win the board among voters who might lean toward more President Donald Trump and to give you a sense of just how important the state is going to be for this campaign. This is the seventh time over the last eight days of the Vice President has spent time here. So clearly, as a Campaign Or State that they are paying very close attention to. Now, once he was asked earlier today at a local bookstore house, hes feeling about the state. This is what she had to say i am feeling very good about pennsylvania because there are a lot of people in pennsylvania who deserve to be seen and heard. Thats why im here in johnson and i will be continuing to travel around the state to make sure that im listening as much as were talking and ultimately, i feel very strongly that that earn every vote and that means spending time with folks in the communities where they live. And so thats why im here and were going to be spending a lot more time in pennsylvania so you heard it from the Vice President herself. She plans on spending more time here, having facetime with voters today, having face time with voters two counties that bore President Donald Trump won by more than double digits. In 2020 Wolf And Priscilla Kamala Harris is going to get yet another big Celebrity Boost next week, tell us about that yeah, shes going to be participating in a live stream of went event with Oprah Winfrey, of course, over was at the Democratic National Convention as well. And it is these types of events at the campaign is trying to do more of outside of jordan . Michele media and big speeches or remarks because they want to keep the energy going that this campaign has had since President Biden stepped out of the race. Now, in addition to this, democratic officials also hoping that they can try to get we on the calendar with Taylor Swift. Now, when i asked a senior Campaign Spokesperson about whether or not she would be on the trail just immediately following her endorsement earlier this week, they said they would welcome her on the trail, whether or not that comes to fruition. So to be seen, well, for Taylor Swift up for winfrey, pretty big gusts celebrities, priscilla standby. I want to bring in cnns Kristen Holmes as well. Shes covering the Trump Campaign for us, kristen, the former president , spoke with reporters out in california just ahead of his rally in nevada later tonight, you were there tell our viewers what he said a lot of it was stuff we have heard before. Well, if he was talking about the state of california, obviously linking to the fact that he was here. He is here for a number of fundraisers saying and it was crime blaming Kamala Harris for her time as a prosecutor here, he talked about crime, he talked about immigration, and he doubled down on what we know are debunked rumors about haitian immigrants in springfield, ohio and whos particularly asked about these Bomb Threats that have occurred since this ramped up rhetoric in springfield at schools, this is what he said Shafik Ocean another Bomb Threats at schools and kids being evacuated. Why do you still spreading . No, know. The real threat is whats happening at our border. Because you have thousands of people being killed by illegal migrants coming in. And also dying. They end up being Sex Slaves and Everything Else. Those are real problems that the problem that youre talking he also went on to say that if he were elected, they were going to have mass deportations in springfield, ohio. There is one problem with that wolf is that many of these immigrants that youre talking about, our legal immigrants. But again, this is all part of the rhetoric that we have heard from Donald Trump as he tries to link this fear to immigration, part of a strategy because they do believe they being the campaign and Donald Trumps that immigration is a winning issue for them ahead of november and kristen, i know you had a chance to ask trump about whether he agrees with Laura Loomer, the farright provocateur, who he was he has been seen traveling with in the course of these several past days. Tell us about that yeah. I asked him about what he would say to his republican allies who have clearly expressed concern both publicly as we have heard from Lindsey Graham and Marjorie Taylor Greene and privately as sources have told me, theyve reached out to trump or trumps campaign about their concerns friends, about Laura Loomer, who was a far right activist. He did not denounce her in any way. In fact, he seemed to almost praise her calling her a supporter and asking me why i was asking that question, or at least explaining are having some skepticism as to why i would ask that. Take a listen i dont control laura. Laura has to say what you want shes a, shes a free spirit. I dont know what she said, but ill go Take A Look and ill put out a statement later on, but i really dont know that statement, but again, we know that some republican allies have called him directly, have called those close to him on his Inner Circle two question this decision to have Laura Loomer around him talking about recent posts that she has had where she questions the validity of 911, where she makes racist remarks about Kamala Harris being in the white house. So this idea that he doesnt know anything about what she has said and hes just around because she is a supporter as seems, at least up the baseline here. Pretty suspect, pretty suspect, indeed. Kristen holmes and Priscilla Alvarez covering both campaigns for us. Thank you very much. Lets get some more on this president ial race. Our panel of political experts is joining us isaac dovere, youve been doing a lot of reporting. Youre speaking to Harris Aides and i know but theyre talking about what they see as their path to victory. What are you learning when they look at the breakdown of the states at this point in the Battleground States, what theyre seeing is pennsylvania where harris is today, possible, but really still very tough michigan and wisconsin, those other Blue Wall states looking better for them in their minds. North carolina, a state that that hasnt gone for democratic president ial elections since Barack Obama in 2008 looking actually better for them, then arizona, which is a state that Joe Biden won in 2020 narrowly. And nevada and georgia both kind of inbetween there. One of the things that that reflects is that there is a sense that these states may not move as blocks. And the way that they have in recent president ial selections. So North Carolina could go one way, georgia and the other. Harris folks looking at this and saying if the election were held today, they are not sure that Kamala Harris would win. That doesnt mean that they dont think that they will win in The End, but they see a lot of work that needs to be done. A lot of effort that needs to be put in to keeping up that good vibes ive been energy that was there the beginning of her campaign and making it so that people who are undecided in these states feel like they are comfortable with her because undecided voters are not undecided about Donald Trump. There just undecided about whether they will stick with Donald Trump. They know what they think of how important are reporting. Thank you very much, Latosha Brown is with us as well. Natasha, i know you you you understand what harris is trying to do this new strategy going to some of the more rural areas in georgia, for example, where youre from, how much does this potentially help her campaign . Kind of just going to the populated areas where democrats are majority, not think its a brilliant strategy We Saw in the last campaign that part of what brought about georgia is that wasnt just a Metro Atlanta Area for biden, but he was able to shave off some of those votes and the County Areas that part of what We Saw and part of our strategy and what with the work that were doing on the ground, that part of the strategy is really to be able to shave off votes that we know hello, this is going to be a close election and so i think part of whats going to happen, i think the strategy to go in the rural areas and both in georgia, to go to the rural areas and pennsylvania, shes sending a message. She sent the message that she cares about those voters in that area. I think shes sending a message that she understands that Theres Opportunity that even if a county is read if you can actually show, you can make that margin smaller then that he actually gives you an advantage as well. So i think that shes actually been aggressive at going at voters and saying that she wants to fight an earn the right for voters to vote for her. I think theres a pretty smart strategy. Indeed Frank Luntz is with us. Frank luntz as opposed to whats your sense of whats more effective with undecided voters, the kind of Retail Politicking or big breakout moments like this event. Thats coming up with oprah and i would say that its really neither the key here is inflation for the ability housing, Health Care food, and fuel and that message, where they stand and what they say about it matters more than Everything Else immigration is second, but its a distant second. And if they dont get the message out just because they show up, doesnt mean anything. If theyre not heard and if the coverage is all negative and frankly, wherever trump seems to be going, he brings negative Coverage Twin at him. When harris go somewhere, she brings positive coverage with her and that in The End is going to make a difference is the opposite of 2016 in 2016, the democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton brought a great deal of negative or these skeptical Coverage Harris is not doing that at all. And thats why she continues to gain a pointer to in these key Swing States. Charlie dent, youre a former republican congressman from pennsylvania. What do you make of Kamala Harriss focus on these two rural Trump Stronghold in your state. What will it take for that strategy to wind up . Paying off account for harris is trying to do. I think hes trying to pull a actually a page out of Joe Bidens playbook. There are 67 counties in pennsylvania. And if you look what happened from 2016 to 2020, Donald Trump underperformed and 66 out of those 67 counties, meaning that he he did slightly worse in 66 or 67 counties, including counties he won by big margins shes going to lose earn County Tonight Desk for wilkesbarre years. I believe she was just in johnstown, cambria county. Shes going to losing these places, but shes trying to cut the margins back. Donald trump only perform marginally better in one county in 2020 than 2016. That was filled but alpha, believe it or not, even though he lost Big Harris is trying to cut the margins down in these areas because harris is going to lose your welling number of counties in pennsylvania, shell win the big ones where the population is, but its really tight right now. So she must absolutely be in these red areas to close the gap a little bit. Isaac, im curious. So you heard a trump, once again, Call Farright Conspiracy theorists, Laura Loomer today, a supporter and a quote, free spirit, a woman even farright people like Marjorie Taylor Greene simply say, is way too extreme for the mainstream of the republican party. Why isnt trump . This . Distancing himself from her . Because this is what he does. And Donald Trump often associates with people who go back to that two years ago when he had dinner at maralago with Nick Fuentes and kanye west. When after all, the antisemitic stuff thats coming out of kenya was he has people around him who are promoting these things he enjoys having some of that around. He talks about it himself. He was the one who talked about the Madeup Story about Immigrants Eating Dogs on the Debate Stage and it sort of reminds me of that scene in the hangover, the first hangover movie, where theyve got the mercedesbenz going down the road and the tiger wakes up in the backseat whatever the Trump Campaign has tried to build here to keep things very professional and capable. They always have to deal with Donald Trump being Donald Trump, and scratching at things in the way that hes going to interesting. Youre front Frank Luntz, loomer also is doubling down on her 911 skepticism. She did so once again today, how damaging is this association do you believe . For trump its certainly not helpful when youre trying to win undecided voters. Theyre not nonideological , well, and theyre not political. Theyre judging a Candidates Character traits, not character for Character Traits and attributes. And this is not someone who is regarded as sensible, reasonable, and responsible trump should be surrounding himself with people on the mainstream, people who know about the key issues have substance and those who dont play with conspiracies because hes got those voters already. I think wolf that Donald Trumps greatest Opponent Isnt Kamala Harris. Its not Joe Biden, its actually Donald Trump during a lot of people agree with you on that, arent guys. Thanks very, very much. All of you coming up a Harris Campaign cochair joins us with her take on the brawl at the 2024 Battleground States underway right now, representative Jasmine Crockett is standing by and later theres Breaking News. A rare interview with a member of the United States Supreme Court. Cnns Abby Phillips talks to Justice Ketanji brown jackson. Stay with us seen is taking a break from Breaking News to air. Have i got news for you . Breaking news. Im getting a sandwich. We need to talk about what constitutes Breaking News. 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