Kamala Harris outspent Donald Trump “by 20 to 1 on Facebook and Instagram in the week surrounding their debate, capitalizing on the moment to plaster battleground states with ads and to hunt for new donors nationwide,” the New York Times reports.

“The lopsided spending — $12.2 million to $611,228 on Meta’s platforms, according to company records — was hardly an outlier. Ever since Ms. Harris entered the race, her campaign has overwhelmed the Trump operation with an avalanche of digital advertising, outspending his by tens of millions of dollars and setting off alarm among some Republicans.”

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that Donald Trump lacks the “sanity” to be president of the United States, The Atlantic reports.

Said Pelosi: “It takes vision, knowledge, judgment, strategic thinking, a heart full of love for the American people, and sanity to be president of the United States.”

She added: “To be sane is probably an important characteristic to have if you’re going to have control over our nuclear weapons. Don’t you think? I don’t think he’s on the level. His thinking is not straight. Not on the level.”

“Vice President Kamala Harris joined Oprah Winfrey for a conversation in front of a live studio audience made up of more than 400 mainly supporters on Thursday night for a campaign event that was reminiscent of the host’s long-running, award-winning talk show,” ABC News reports.

Associated Press: Harris looks for boost from Oprah as part of digital-first media strategy.

Aaron Blake: “For years, Donald Trump has directly and indirectly foisted damaging candidates on the GOP, in ways that have obviously cost his party dearly — up to and likely including control of the Senate.”

“It’s not just his endorsements of several flawed statewide candidates who went on to badly underperform and lose key races; it’s also the ethos he’s created in the party. He’s placed a premium on owning the libs and devotion to Trump, and he’s devalued political bona fides. He has effectively encouraged his party to overlook a Trump-loyal candidate’s very obvious baggage, by dismissing it as lies from the liberal media or even viewing it as an asset…”

“But for once, the pattern could be creating a real problem for Trump personally.”

NBC News: Mark Robinson vows to stay in N.C. governor’s race following report he made inflammatory comments on a porn site.

A new set of Morning Consult polls find Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in all but one of the seven attleground states:

• Arizona: Harris +1
• Georgia: Trump +1
• Michigan: Harris +8
• Nevada: Harris +4
• North Carolina: Harris +2
• Pennsylvania: Harris +2
• Wisconsin: Harris +6

“According to The Economist’s poll tracker, Kamala Harris’s nationwide lead over Donald Trump has widened to 4.5 percentage points, from 3.8 points on September 10th, the day of their debate.”

“A 0.7-point improvement is small but potentially significant, and gives Ms Harris her biggest lead yet in our tracker.”

John Hendrickson: “His midweek stop at a suburban arena some 20 miles west of the Queens hospital where he was born seemed more vibes-based than tactical. Trump told the crowd that he would flip the state from blue to red on the electoral map for the first time in decades, a claim so improbable, even he didn’t seem to believe it. Slightly more likely is that Trump’s presence may affect downballot races and the state’s congressional makeup. Although New York City is reliably blue, pockets of Long Island are Trump country.”

“Indeed, the rally site was packed with his fans, who seemed even more enamored of the former president and his antics than usual. Some also spoke of him as something akin to a living martyr.”