i think michael smerconish right before he had he hit it right on the head.s not about fracking in pennsylvania. that's kind of an old school issue. it's exactly about those voters that are don't like him purse, don't like trump personally, but really hate the results in the policies coming out of the biden-harris administration and know that she's part of that. so it's that 8% that you really got to go get and they're gettable. a lot of them won't truly decide they may be one way or the other today. but there's swing voters they won't truly make up their mind until about the second or third week in october. so if the mood hits trump and he takes the right approach, a different approach, he can't do it the same way or he's going to get the same result. and i thought i had some good points and some good moments in that debate, but they weren't ready for her style. and i think everybody universally pretty much agreement he's that that she outperformed everyone's expectations and it came off looking pretty good, especially compared to biden. so there's an opport

negotiating chip is trying to show is macho flex joining me now is cnn political commentator michael smerconish, the host of cnn's smerconish, michael, wonderful to see you, great to be with you in person in philadelphia on tuesday as we watched this debate together with the great wolf blitzer but i want to talk about what you think about what may happen next year, because trump has said he's not going to do it scaramucci there. >> thinks he will fully brightness who was just here as someone who tries to embody donald trump walked out. he didn't say this on the air, but as he was leaving, he said he's convinced the trump is going to debate again, what do you think? >> first of. all i loved your last segment. i'm almost sorry that you're coming to me. i wish felipe had had more time because i loved hearing the backstory of what was going on. my suspicion is that there will be another debate. i think he's trying to work the setting. i think it's weakness though, if he's really doing this to set up a fox debate i think it's weakness and if he does well, people will say, well, it was on fox. do you

promise of america, and he continues to put this country down is cnn political commentator michael smerconish>> she is the host of cnn's smerconish. michael, wonderful to see you. thank you so much for being here. let's talk about pennsylvania. i mean, honestly, we could probably do every political segment from here until election day on pennsylvania, because at the end of the day it might be the entire ball game. what are you hearing? what are you seeing? what do you think it's going to come down to here? >> so to your point about the good to see you by the way. thank you, kasie, for having me back to your point about just how close the race is. real clear politics as of this moment in time says 47 47.2 to 47 in the commonwealth of pennsylvania, it can't get much more close than that tim walz, governor walz, why is he an eerie because erie is you well know, is one of those bellwethers. if you win erie, pennsylvania, you're going to win the commonwealth and if you win the commonwealth, chances are you're going to win the presidency can i put on your radar the concern that i have about where t

, the host of cnn's smerconish. michael, happy friday, always a happy friday because we get to have you here on the show. let's talk about what this means. big picture, because harris really did put north carolina in play in a way that biden had not. it is going to be a very close race. there is this potentially going to put it on the map for her? >> can i say that if i were voting in north carolina, i would not vote against someone based on kink or fetish if i thought they were competent, i would vote against someone based on hypocrisy stupidity and judgment. how in the world could he believed he could ever get away with this that's really you know, i was going to say the rub of the matter. i'm not going to say that. i think that's that's the crux of the issue as i see it. now, as to your question, does it impact trump? everything could impact trump because it's such a game of inches i'd be most fearful if i were a down-ballot republican, like my gut tells me that people are coming out to vote about trump and harris based

, he's also the host of cnn's smerconish michael.which means it's great to see you. thank you for being here. here. >> you've got something coming up on your show around this debate tomorrow. talk to me a little bit about that and what you expect to see on the stage from vance and walz nice to see you as well. i love the clips that you just played tomorrow on my program. i have the last debate opponents for each of those individuals, not words, dr. scott and jensson is individual that ran against him, walz governor walz was successful in defeating him but to take out my head seconds, i'm pure tree back five seconds later so j.d. >> vance ran against tim ryan and tim ryan is my guest are so too is scott jensen on my program tomorrow they were the last each of these individuals, kasie, i've been looking at a lot of game tape. i watched all three of the debates between walz and scott jensen. i walked both debates between j.d. vance and tim ryan, and i noted some things that i think will play out on tuesday. they have different debate st

i just don't think this one is at the top of the list. >> michael smerconish, david urban, thanks veryuch. next we're gonna have more from john king at the magic wall for a wider pre-debate look at where the race for 270 electoral votes actually stands right now you, don't have to walk the boardwalk this summer, bringing the boardwalk home. definitely not calm. has the most authentic boardwalk, saltwater taffy ever made. we've soft web to 42 mouthwatering flavors already too quick ship to you or someone you love, visit tefi.com today wait. >> can design personalized weight loss plan for me well, why does that? news plans can be personalized for both your needs how about did get your personalized plan today at noon.com? your best defense against erosion and cavities is strong enamel. nothing beats it. i recommend pro-national active shields because it actively shields the enamel to defend against erosion and cavities. i think that this product is a game changer for my patients try pronominal mouthwash when your kid is hurting and there's nothing you can do about it that's the worst feel

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. >> i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia, the final day of voting is 59 days away. that used to mean we'd be that many days in a couple of hours away from figuring out who would be the next president but maybe not this year for at least two reasons. first, by all accounts, the race is razor thin. new cnn polling of six battleground state shows a dead heat while harris has the edge in michigan and wisconsin trump has the advantage in arizona, there's no clear leader in pennsylvania, georgia, and nevada overall too close to call and it's not just cnn, a variety of other respected pollsters have similar results. the real clear politics average for pennsylvania as of yesterday, trump 47.2 who harris, 47 point to the washington post, just by illustration of another measure, nevada is a tie north carolina and arizona, it's trump by less than one. georgia trump plus two michigan, harris plus two pennsylvania harris plus three wisconsin harris plus four curiously, you've got polling guru nate silver saying that donald trump today has a 61.5% chance of winning the election t

i'm michael smerconish in philadelphia. the conflict escalating even more this morning, israeli airstrikes have targeted 140 hezbollah sites in beirut including weapons storage, and missile facilities embedded beneath civilian buildings. that's according to the idf, the strikes are part of an ongoing campaign by israel to degrade hezbollah's military capability. the lebanese government, responding to the widespread destruction calling for intervention on an international basis, the country has recorded more than 100,000 people have been displaced by the conflict. authorities claimed that number is actually much higher. our chief national security analyst, jim sciutto in tel aviv with the very latest jim, tell us first, who was this? hassan nasrallah hassan nasrallah was a defining figure in hezbollah in the region for more than three decades. >> leave getting the terrorist organization, going back to 1992. and we making it over the course of that time into a formidable force, certainly plead with iran's help with many tens

smerconish is up next they or won't day i'm michael smerconish in new york city today, ballots are now being cast in alabama, were 52 days away from the final day of voting. >> but whether there will be another debate remains in doubt. tuesday night in philadelphia ended with a nearly unanimous decision, but no knockout blow before it began, i said donald trump needed to exhibit discipline and kamala harris needed to show depth she met her mark. he missed his. i locked in my own assessment of the debate via x just prior to delivery of closing statements before i might be swayed by anybody else's spin. among my points, that trump's claims about migrants eating pets and abortions being performed at nine months would be a fact checkers dream, but not decisive. i wrote this, she won the debate but that does not mean the needle move tonight, people will see what they wanted to see in polling suggests i was correct on both according to a cnn poll of registered voters who watched the debate, 63% said harris turned in a better performance, only 37% said that about trump it's hard to imagine th