j. b. pritzker will address the convention as part of the home state delegation. governor j. b. m the convention. good morning, sir. >> good morning, great to see you. >> at morning, governor. are you ready to party, my friend? the headlines are screaming the governor is ready to party at the convention in illinois. you've done a tremendous job getting all of this in place, working with the mayor, working with officials around the country to coordinate this. now the news this morning that the former first lady, michelle obama, will be speaking on tuesday night. this is quite a gathering of democrats particularly given the mood just six weeks ago within the party and the frustrations around joe biden's age and all of that. now you find yourself with the convention i am betting, governor, you are getting a lot more requests for access and credentials then you have ability to give. how do you feel going into tomorrow? the culmination of the work that the good people in your estate put into this effort, working with the dnc. i know how that is and are planning back in 2010 for the 20

j. b. pritzker and maryland'sovnor wes moore as well as nevada congresom suzy lee. watch live at nine p.m. eastern on c-span2, she's been there our free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. >> discovering the heartbeat of democracy with c-span voices 2024 we engage voters officious democratic national convention asking what issue is most important to you in this election and why? >> for me it's abortion-rights. -- restore roe v. wade for every woman and every zip code of this country. now women have less rights than the grandmothers and dustin wright. >> the number one issue that concerns me is a lack of civility in our politics. i always say we are all high winds and americans before we're democrats and republicans. it's time to start bridging the gap in bringing a country back together. and i know that our candidate, kamala harris, is going to do that for our country. >> one of the most important issues is possible gun control. as an incoming high school senior -- [inaudible] that's what i'm counting on kamala harris and the democratic party to ensure univers

j. b. pritzker, we see you've gotten trump's attention, and apparently kamala harris' attention., quote, the billionaire governor, seen by some democrats as the in case of emergency break glass candidate. one of the few prominent politicians who could stand up a white house run at a moment's notice, end quote. now it is harris who jump started a campaign at a moment's notice. governor j.d. pritzker is backing her and on the list of possible running mates. welcome to "the beat" tonight. >> thanks so much. great to see you, ari. >> great to have you. there's a lot going on. i'll start with the formal news, the dnc moving forward on an earlier delegate vote, as we've been reporting. you're part of that, as an official. what do you see in this fast coalescence around harris? and how are your meetings and possible running mate activities going? >> well, i'm a delegate, too. i get to vote for kamala harris this week, very excited about that. and of course we're planning a phenomenal convention here in chicago. the excitement is palpable. the united center, which is where the convention

j. b. pritzker. president biden stepped down two weeks ago a new poll shows harris has erased trump's advantage nationwide and a statistical dead heat in the key battlegrounds, following mr. trump's weekend rally in georgia where he reignited an old feud against the swing state's republican governor brian kemp. >> he's a disloyal guy and he's a very average governor. >> reporter: mr. trump also accusing the vice president of being a liberal. >> we have to work hard to define her. i don't want to define her, i just want to say who she is. she's a horror show, she'll destroy our country. >> reporter: continuing his personal attacks. >> she happens to be a really low iq individual, she really does, a very low iq. we don't need a low iq. >> reporter: up in the air, whether the two will face off in a debate next month. >> meet me on the debate stage. as the saying goes, if you've got something to say -- say it to my face. >> reporter: mr. trump, this weekend, pulling out of a scheduled debate with the vic