. >> plus michael smerconish joins us live to talk j.d. vance, tim walz, upcoming veep he debate and would have gone who's really think of the new trump versus harris contests? we're gonna hear from frank luntz and a group of voters who wouldn't support joe biden, but will back kamala harris press switch because perez is a breath of fresh air cnn is live from chicago as democrats unite to offer their support to a new nominee and her running mate fellow cnn for complete coverage, the democratic national convention monday at seven on cnn, and streaming on back didn't pass the tissue test, buckle up there's toothpaste white and there's chris 3d white strips. >> wife widens like a $400 professional treatment crest a us bank, we know how good it feels to reach a milestones. >> but we also know what really goes into getting you there. >> that's why we introduced cobras, which connects you to a real banker in real time to help you do anything from adding new debit card, delivery have saved smarter, even creating spending one on one with cold roun

trump okay said quite a bit, joining me now cnn political commentator michael smerconish, he's also the cnn's smerconish. >> michael, always wonderful to have you. thank you so much for being here. >> i feel like they did a great job showing. >> i mean, that's kind of setting it all. but i know you have some big picture thoughts about the democratic national convention, what you saw, what it's going to mean for the race going forward i've always loved hello, kasie. >> i have always loved the roll call and i'm dating myself. i mean, when it came to kansas and it was kansas carry on wayward son. i'm like wow, this speaks to me. here's my badge. >> i'm back eighth grade memories democrats are no longer ceding the flag. i have often commented that there's never been a response to lead greenwood's god bless the usa. and by the way, i love that song and it gives me goosebumps. but arlo guthrie, this land is your land, which has usually been the democratic response, has never worked. and what most stood out to me about the convention big picture, this week, because kasie, i've been a viewer. i

course, with blink 182 sunday, but i've canceled in order to clear my schedule joining us now, michael smerconishst of cnn's smerconish and cnn political commentator michael. >> good morning to you worth noting mark kelly says he's going to be in arizona all week or next week just, they're on recess, so it's going to be the countdown is on. we were just talking about it here on during the commercial break. it's been such a compressed time to vet, vet these candidates. and for them to meet with harris. how do you see this all shaping up in the next few days? >> jessica, nice to see you as well. i would be floored if it were not josh shapiro at this point. i think that josh shapiro makes sense geographically. i think he makes sense ideologically. i think there's also just a practical consideration. i can't imagine that the vice president comes to philadelphia on tuesday has josh shapiro on that stage and introduces someone other than josh shapiro as her running mate geographically, everyone knows the importance of pennsylvania and the 19 electoral votes ideologically, he provides balanced to her. a

. >> with us now on this friday with cnn political commentator, michael smerconish. of course, he is the host of cnn's smerconish, michael. so good to see you on this friday morning. so what is your take? on this controversy? do you think it'll have any impact on this campaign? >> manu, great to see you as well. my take on this is that i think it's great that the president accompanied the gold-star families in section 60 that he would go that he would he would pay homage on the anniversary of losing 13, that that's all terrific. and the fact that they wanted photographs taken with him for their personal use and purpose. that's a good thing as well. i get it. i think we want to do more things like that. the problem is that the video then gets used for a political purpose and that's totally at odds with the standard though law that would apply to arlington and other sacred ground. so it never should have ended up in tiktok. and for that he needs to be held accountable. but i don't want to send the wrong message. the message is one of revering american heroes, but there

. >> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. that's how many sheets of plywood will be used to construct the platform on which the nation's 47th president will be sworn in in january does that sound like a long way off? we'll consider this. it's already under construction at the capitol. a tangible sign of the presidential election entering the final phase. think about it both conventions are past labor day is next weekend the following week, we're going to see the only scheduled presidential debate and by then some voting will already be underway. north carolina will be the first state to cast their mail-in ballots on september 6 thereafter, early voting will kick off on september 20 in minnesota, south dakota, and virginia november 5, not so much election day as it is the last day on which you can cast a ballot. meanwhile, the election continues to be a roller coaster. a month ago coming out of the rnc, former president trump, look invincible but vice president kamala harris has now recaptured what president biden lost as a re

i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia, vice president kamala harris has been on a roll. democrats are enthused. the money is rolling in a record $310 million in the month of july alone. and poll show harris outpacing president biden's prix give us numbers. she's now running even with donald trump yesterday, she officially secured enough delegates to lock up the democratic presidential nomination the launch has been flawless, but choreographed and careful to avoid unscripted moments. but there are intangibles on the horizon. last wednesday, a hamas leader was executed in tehran on presumably by israel in response to the attack of october 7 iran supreme leader has vowed revenge and the world awaits the next move. this on top of expectation that lebanon will respond after israel killed a hezbollah leader on tuesday in beirut no wonder the new york times, thomas friedman just wrote that if the for tat conflict between israel and iran and iranian proxies escalates president biden and vice president harris by extension might face the fateful decision of whether the u.s. goes t

. >> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. think about it one month ago today. donald trump looked invincible he'd had a successful debate against president biden, survived an assassination attempt. he was presiding over a unified and well-choreographed republican convention in wisconsin and all the polls were in his favor a new york times sienna poll found that trump was leading biden in five of six battleground states james carville earned the wrath of some in his party when he wrote in the new york times, the jig is up and the sooner mr. biden and democratic leaders accept this, the better we need to move forward. david axelrod said that biden was more likely to lose in a landslide, then when it all for three nights, trump sat pensively speaking little and watching the rnc when he's spoken the final night, victory seemed assured and then came kamala harris and trump reverted to the mean the real mean. >> he called the vice president a bum said that she was evil, called her crazy, stupid an incompetent socialist lunatic. >> and even questioned whether she was

. >> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. it's labor day weekend. usually this marks the start of the final dash toward election day. but of course we haven't stopped sprinting all summer long despite all the effort and expenditures by the candidates and their campaigns, the presidential election is neck and neck several polls were released at the end of this week and they all tell a similar story a new usa today suffolk poll shows vice president harris ahead of former president trump nationally 48, 43 big shifts from hispanic, black, and young voters are helping harris. but the biggest change came from lower-income voters they supported donald trump over joe biden by three percentage points back in june harris now leading in that demographic, 58 to 35%, casting a 23 point advantage then there's a new wall street journal poll, which also shows harris with a narrow lead over trump 48, 47. that's in a head-to-head match up the national polls are interesting, but of course, presidents get elected in the electoral college. so all eyes remain on seven ba