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Former President Bill Clinton called presidential elections the "greatest job interview for the greatest job in the world." He added: "The Constitution says 'we the people' get to do the hiring."

A CBS News poll shows 60% of Democrats say they are enthusiastic about having Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Kamala Harris' running mate. CBS News executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto has more on the new polling.

Michigan and Wisconsin are part of what is known as the "blue wall" of states that historically voted for the Democratic presidential ticket until 2016, when Donald Trump turned some of those states red for the first time since the 1980s. CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys Anthony Salvanto has more on what polls are showing from the blue wall states in 2024.

STORY: The expelled former U.S. lawmaker George Santos pled guilty in court on Monday (August 19) and now faces prison time. Charges against him include one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. The latter carries a mandatory two-year prison sentence. The plea caps off Santos’ downfall, a novice politician who was ousted from Congress after a short time in office marked by scandal. The 36-year-old’s voice shook as he read from a statement after leaving court: "It has been the proudest achievement of my life to represent you. And I believe I did so to the best of my ability. But you also trusted me to represent you with honor and to uphold the values that are essential to our democracy. And in that regard, I failed you." Santos was hit with federal charges in May last year including laundering campaign funds to pay for his personal expenses, charging donors' credit cards without their consent. A bipartisan investigation by the House Ethics Committee found he spent campaign money on Botox, luxury brands such as Hermes, and OnlyFans, an online platform known for sexual content. The federal indictment led lawmakers to expel Santos from the U.S. House last December. He’s admitted to all wrongdoing described in the indictment as part of a plea deal even though he only plead guilty to two of the 23 counts. U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said Monday the voters who elected Santos were "badly deceived". "They came to learn that they were victims of a fraud of unprecedented proportion and they had to watch helplessly while Santos rode into Congress on a campaign of lies." Santos spent the bulk of his 11 months in office engulfed in scandal, sidelined by other lawmakers and the butt of jokes by late-night TV comedians. During his campaign, Santos made several claims that were not true: That he attended New York University, that he had worked at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, and that his grandparents had fled the Nazis during World War Two. Santos' seat was filled in a special election in February by Democrat Tom Suozzi.

STORY: :: Ocasio-Cortez hits at Trump and hails Harris' efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza :: August 19, 2024 :: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, (D) Representative, New York "In Kamala Harris, we have a chance to elect a president who is for the middle class because she is from the middle class." "And she is working tirelessly to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and bringing hostages home." :: Chicago, Illinois "And Chicago we have to help her win because we know that Donald Trump would sell this country for a dollar if it meant lining his own pockets and greasing the palms of his Wall Street friends." "I'm tired of hearing about how a two-bit union buster thinks of himself as more of a patriot than the woman who fights every single day to lift working people out from under the boots of greed, trampling on our way of life. The truth is, Don, you cannot love this country if you only fight for the wealthy and big business." Harris is riding a historic whirlwind into the convention: her campaign has broken records for fundraising, packed arenas with supporters, and turned opinion polls in some battleground states in Democrats' favor. Polls a month ago showed Trump with a clear lead over Biden, but Harris has closed the gap both nationally and in many of the highly competitive states, including Pennsylvania, that will play a decisive role in the election.

Sen. Raphael G. Warnock (D-Ga.) talked about how his mother, who "used to pick somebody else's cotton," voted for him in the 2021 runoff election.

538's Galen Druke discusses Harris' policy positions, or the lack thereof, with senior elections analyst Geoffrey Skelley, and whether this could be an advantage for her.