i'm always fired up, but i am really fired up. >> yeah, i mean, you are, terry mcauliffe.>> i'm ready to go. >> this is classic mcauliffe. thank you very much. peter, you're also fired up, just a little quieter about it. and michael steele, thanks to you. thanks for being with us. >>> and joe biden's closest confidante, first lady dr. jill biden, speaking tonight here at the democratic national convention. we hear from one of her top advisors next. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" live from chicago on msnbc. g "andrea mitchell reports" live from chicago on msnbc. scout, weld, stack, feed, pull, load, tow! drop, and haul, all in a single day, then you just have to get in the seat of the new john deere gator™ xuv. learn more at your john deere dealer. why do couples a sleep number smart bed? i need help with her snoring. of the new john deere gator™ xuv. sleep number does that. thank you. during our biggest sale of the year, save 50% on the sleep number limited edition smart bed shop now at a sleep number store near you. why use 10 buckets of water when you can use

perry i don't think -- terry mcauliffe lost his election on the issue off education.cans were down on the issue of education for decades. now, according to polling from theuc democrats for education reform, democrats have lost their double-digit advantage on education x they point to school choice as being one of those reasons, but it also doesn't help when you have the teachers' union owned democrat matter -- like terry mcauliffe, he had the school closer as his campaign closer. he had randi weingarten stumping for him the night before the election, and a virginia mom actually went on cnn of all places the next day and said that was the nail in the coffin moment for her. you've closed our schools and now you're going to close out this camera neighbor guess what? we're going to vote for the if other guy. glenn youngkin won on the everybody show of education which waswoti the number two ise issue in that election by 6 points. so youou should be excited. one thing i will say is that the school boards association sent a letter to the biden administration when parents wer

they had terry mcauliffe there gand linda carter and the lucky charms leprechaun.obbits for harris. >> i'm downtown chicago at the corner east graham and westt grand. and i just decided that i need to get out and start campaigning for kamala harris for president. [laughs] >> laura: i don't even know who that was. evewho is that?st ohin, sean astin. >> sean astin. >> laura: are any actors notial appearing on social media to support harris at this point? >> laura, it seems the democrats, they are taking no chances, okay? they are paying social media influencers to push democratic policies. today, the president invited 100 influencers to the white house for a creator's economic summit, also known as federal suck up session. >> more people want to go into your business than any other these days. [laughter] when i retire, where do you think i'm going? i think i will change the entire dynamic in the way wee communicate pure that his wifet invited you to the white house because i'm looking fober a job. >> laura, this is a determinede strategy in this whole influencer summ

doesn't hp when you have the teachers union owned democratic party basically letting them slip like terry mcauliffe said he had at the the schoolclosure as the campai. randy weingarten. the night before the election and a virginia mall actually went on cnn of all places the next dayth and said that was the nail in the coffin for her. you've closed our schools and now youis are going to close the campaign. we are going to vote for the otherr guy. he won on the issue of education which was a number to issue in that election by six points with education voters, so you should be excited. one thing i will say is that the school board association sent a letter to the biden administration when parents were protesting and wanted more of a say in their kids education they tried to label them as terrorists and they are still cutting off school board meetings in some cases as well. with school choice, parents have more leverage. they might not even have to leave the school because the schools have an incentive to listen to them asse opposed to labeling them as opposed to bullying and silencing them into submi

terry mcauliffe in the last gubernatorial race, made the comments about parents not being needed to be involved in children's education and that the government should do it. boom, the youngkin campaign it was immediately up with an ad on it and that was a big winner for them. they do pick one the debate is why joe biden off the ticket now, nobody can argue with that fat but for donald trump here he does well, he does generally well in debates because he's pretty good. he's quick on his feet and that kind of thing is really what makes somebody a good debater. but i will say, and i believe don junior tweeted this as well after the first debate versus biden, that the muted mics and the no audience were really good for donald trump it kept him very focused. it kept him measured and that was really what made him very powerful in that debate, very, very different opponent. >> this is very different, but he's faded but it's on the preparation is interesting. preparation is everything mom, you were right standby, everyone. just in to cnn, former new york congressman george santos is expected t

and damage to, for example, terry mcauliffe campaign for gun governor, which he lost in 2021 now, withke it is everywhere else, at least in the swing states or the kind of in-between states like virginia. the fact that she is as dynamic and enthusiastic as she is, and her supporters feel the same way. it has reinforced democratic hopes. and i think the likelihood that virginia will vote by some substantial margin. i don't i can't put a number on it yet, but there were a number of polls that had a tie between biden and trump, which is incredible because trump lost to hillary clinton by five points in virginia and ten points in 2020 to biden i don't think that that's i don't think we're going to hit ten points, but this is not going to be essentially close either. >> all right? larry sabato thank you very much for your time this morning. i really appreciate it. >> see you soon. >> all right. a new debate this morning about the debate donald trump and kamala harris have both agreed to a debate on abc news on september 10. that's just two weeks away. but now trump is giving an impression h

to point to terry mcauliffe, the former governor of virginia, who tried to run again and ultimately said the child can be born, that can be made comfortable and then a decision can be made. that's that's not outlandish for republicans to say he, that because that audio exists. where if republicans are, if people are saying republicans are too extreme, republicans will push back and say, but democrats are afraid, republican candidates need to be unafraid and say yes, this should be a state's issue, and i agree, if you're running in virginia wars, you guys are losing on it? well, i don't disagree with that at all. republicans want congress to really want an answer. no, want them to reinstate roe. they wanted any asked the problem for stand and republicans fail it, giving that definitive that will help so much. just standing your convictions and if you are but what is your conviction is not aligned with where the american people think you should some people that don't, but the majority of republicans, including donald trump, who has said he believes at the end of the first time he stands, w

and we saw terry mcauliffe lose his bid for governor in virginia. remember that? well, yeah, he actually do remember. and he he said famously that he didn't think that parents should be making decisions about what their children were learning in school. and we believe that every parent has a fundamental right to direct the upbringing of their children. right. and that includes their education. and so what do you plan to do with the federal level to help us to protect parental rights and education freedom like school choice? okay. so i like to say that we're the party of common sense. i mean, we conservative and all of that, but walls are common sense, right? all of the things we're talking about know, men and sports, no gender operation. i mean, this these operations, it's crazy, you know, i don't know if you know, europe has gotten totally away from it now we're way behind them. they don't do it anymore. and this is just horrible. but who could even believe this has happening? so think of it. you have these parents that end up in fistfights at school meetings and