Former President Barack Obama hits the campaign trail for Kamala Harris as the race for the White House enters its final weeks

and Donald Trump unleashes a torrent of false statements and distortions about the federal response to Hurricanes Milton and Helene.

Let's turn now to the analysis of Brooks and Kapart,

that's New York Times columnist David Brooks

and Jonathan Kapart, associate Editor for the Washington Post.

Great to see you both.

Jeff.

So the polls show a race that is as tight as ever 25 days out from Election Day, and Democrats

are doing what Democrats do best.

They are worrying.

They are fretting, that

Kamala Harris's early momentum might have stalled. I want to start with your

assessments of the race. David, you first. Has there been a vibe shift?

Yeah, I mean, her momentum has stalled.

She was going going up, then she seemed to plateau and I would say if you look at the polling movement

in the last week, Trump is doing slightly better and I should

emphasize slightly. And so he's doing a lot better in the Sunbelt swing states,

in the industrial Midwest, he's doing slightly better, but again very slight.

And so you have to think, you know,

when I look at the results right now,

where we are, and of course it could all change,

I do think the decision not to pick Josh

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