We're at the latest now in the race for the
White House.
Donald Trump says he will not debate Kamala Harris again
as both candidates hit the campaign trail on the battleground
states.
Mary Bruce is tracking the race.
Good morning, Mary, good morning, Georgia.
Both campaigns are out blitzing the battlegrounds hitting those key
swing states after that critical debate as Donald Trump now
says it will be their only one on the campaign
trail for the first time since her face off with
Donald Trump.
Kamala Harris in North Carolina challenging him to another debate.
Two nights ago, Donald Trump and I had our first
debate, and I believe we owe it to the voters
to have another debate.
Even as his aides and allies admit he was on
defense almost the whole debate, Trump still claiming he was
the winner.
As everyone saw two nights ago, we had a monumental
victory, but also saying he's done with debates.
So because we've done 2 debates and because they were
successful, there will be no third debate.
Polls ahead of the debate had the candidates roughly tied.
Now, a new Reuters Ipsos poll has Harris leading Trump
47 to 42.
The Harris campaign reporting they raised $47 million in the
24 hours after the debate, their biggest haul since the
day she joined the race.
That Reuters Ipsos poll also showing that 53% of voters
who heard anything about the debate said Harris was the
winner.
Only 24% said the same about former President Trump on
the trail.
Harris arguing the debate shows Trump is a man of
the past without a plan for the future.
Signaling out the issue of healthcare at the debate.
Lindsey Davis asking him if he has an actual plan
to replace the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare.
Obamacare was lousy.
Healthcare always was.
It's not very good today and what I said that
if we come up with something and we are working
on things, we're going to do it and we're going
to replace it.
So just a yes or no, you still do not
have a plan.
I have concepts of a plan.
I'm not president right now.
Harris now mocking that answer.
He said concepts.
No actual plan, concepts.
Still, the Harris campaign maintains she is the underdog, launching
a more aggressive phase to build off her debate momentum.
Now, Kamala Harris will be back in must win Pennsylvania
today.
Donald Trump is in Nevada and out in California where
he's supposed to be holding a press conference later this
morning as the final Sprint to Election Day now ramps
up.
George, also, Mary, the president, former president traveling the last
few days with this woman.
Laura Loomer, social media influencer, very controversial for racist comments
about Kamala Harris suggesting the past that 911 was an
inside job.
And that's drawing fire even from some of former President
Trump's allies.
Exactly right, George.
Now we are hearing from some Republicans who are voicing
concerns that Donald Trump is growing in clear increasingly close
to this far right activist Laura Loomer.
As you know, to someone who has espoused conspiracy theories,
she has used racist rhetoric in describing Kamala Harris.
And now some of former President Trump's closest allies in
the party are urging him to distance himself from her.
George.
Mary, Bruce, thanks very much.