Clinton's campaign and joint accounts with the party began this month with $150 million in the bank, her aides say. Donald Trump has not yet reported his September fundraising but said he raised a formidable $18 million for his campaign and the Republican Party in a single day last week.

Ivanka Trump, the poised 34-year-old daughter long considered one of her father's best surrogates, is starring in a new television ad in what is an overt effort by Donald Trump to win over female voters. "The most important job any woman could have is being a mother -- and it shouldn't mean taking a paycut," says Ivanka Trump in the direct-to-camera spot, as she appears in photos with her children and father.

The Hillary Clinton campaign put out a statement today responding to some outrage online over leaked audio of Clinton speaking candidly about Bernie Sanders supporters. Now, despite the outrage from many about Clinton referring to Sanders backers living in their parents' basements, her full comments were actually sympathetic to their beliefs and idealism: "I think we should all be really understanding of that and should try to do the best we can not to be, you know, a wet blanket on idealism.