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[laughter] >> bret: between two ferns, whatever that is. >> bret: that was pretty good. i think the michigan move, we have just been seeing it. and it kind of tracks with that feeling that it is shifts. >> the thing rnc durable lead i don't know about that. rcp average realistically within 1.5 percentage points in all of those states. while it is true that trump was up in all of them, i think, except for, i think it was wisconsin still in the rcp average, just a week ago, two weeks ago even, it was the other way around in some of those states. and it was harris who was up by half a percentage point or a point in michigan and wisconsin. tied in pennsylvania. there is still three weeks left to go in this race. i think it's very clear, based on those changing numbers that a lot can still happen. especially when it can be decided by tens of thousands of votes in these battleground states. >> bret: we have seen a big move for the former president for black overall but black men in particular. go back to former president obama in philadelphia. and then kamala harris being asked about that. >> we have not yet seen the same kinds of energy and turnout in all four corn ter necessaries of our neighborhoods that we saw when i was running. speaking to men directly, part of it is making me think you are northresident. >> black men are no different than anybody else. they expect that you have to herb their vote. and that's why i'm out here doing the work that i'm doing talking about it specific proposals came from the campaign $1 million in loans for black owned entrepreneurs. digital assets. national health equity initiative. today was she was on charlamagne tha god and talked about this my agenda, on this point of reparations it has to be studied, there is no question about that. i have been very clear about that position. >> bret: on reparations. seems like that is a reaction to what they are seeing in the polls. is that fair? >> yeah. well, look, they had a very acute problem with african-americans when joe biden was on the top of the ticket. it repaired itself sort of briefly but not where they need it to be in terms of the african-american vote on election day what is interesting to me about it answer to it we will change candidates and everything will be fine. turns out the economy a