Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are working to sway voters as polls show them in a very tight race with just over a month until Election Day.
Meanwhile, their running mates — Republican Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz (Minn.) — are preparing to face off in their first debate. The event, which starts at 9 p.m. ET Oct. 1 on CBS News, may be the only time Vance and Walz meet ahead of November; no other vice presidential debates are currently planned.
Down-ballot races that could impact the results of the presidential contest are also heating up. Republicans pulled ad funding and other support for North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the party’s candidate for governor, after a bombshell report detailing his racist posts on a porn site was published last week. Harris released an ad tying Trump to Robinson amid the scandal.
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Harris Is Trying To Bait Trump Into A Second Debate
A new ad from the Harris campaign appears specifically engineered to lure Donald Trump into meeting her on the debate stage next month for the second time by playing to his biggest insecurities.
“Champions know it’s any time, any place,” a narrator says, in a nod to Trump’s past assertion that he was hungry for a debate when Biden was still on the ticket.
“But losers may whine and waffle and take their ball home,” the narrator continues, over a clip of Trump looking dejected after failing to make a putt on the green.
Images of headlines and clips of TV hosts calling Trump the clear loser of the first debate fade into a clip of Harris before a massive crowd, saying she hopes he changes his mind about the second debate.
CNN has offered to host the event Oct. 23.
Harris' campaign has also arranged for a plane to fly over the Bryant-Denny Stadium, where Trump is expected to be watching the Alabama-Georgia football game on Saturday evening, according to CNN.