[Leon Harris, Cnn Anchor:] Why don't we go to a live event? President Bush this morning continuing there to beat the bushes for candidates, GOP candidates, across the country. He's in Iowa this morning.
[George W. Bush, President Of The United States:] Doug Gross is the right man to be your governor.
[Bush:] Ganske's leading a lot of issues. He's leading on these medical issues that are going to make a big difference in people's lives. He's for patients' bill of rights. He's for modernizing Medicare. He wants to make sure the Iowa seniors are treated fairly. He's a doctor. He's a compassionate soul. He's the kind of person with whom I can work. And there's a lot of issues I need to work on in the United States Senate. Perhaps one of the most crucial issues is the judiciary. ... particularly somebody like Nussle, who's doing a fantastic job.
[Harris:] We have been listening to President Bush here beginning a day of stumping. He'll be traveling around the country to quite a few spots, where things are tightening up with the election only a matter of hours away. He's been, this morning, talking up the candidates the GOP candidates in Iowa. Let's go to our Kelly Wallace, who is traveling with the president right now. She joins us now from Cedar Rapids Kelly.
[Kelly Wallace, Cnn White House Correspondent:] Leon, you could hear the president, he is very fired up. This, the final blitz, four states we will be visiting today. His main focus: Trying to help Republicans win back control of the Senate. He will be traveling to three states, where the races are very close: Missouri, Arkansas and Texas. Yesterday, we were in Minnesota and South Dakota. On Saturday, we were in Georgia. This president is trying to energize Republicans to get out to the polls to vote for these Republican candidates, because, Leon, as you know, stakes are very high. If he gets a Republican Senate and has a Republican House, he will have a better chance getting his domestic agenda passed, and will have a pretty good foundation for re- election in 2004 Leon.
[Harris:] Yes, and we can't forget the fact, Kelly, that it would be something of a snub to President Bush to lose a Republican senator coming from Texas, would it not?
[Wallace:] It certainly would. Of course, it's very important, No. 1, to keep that Senate seat. You have John Cornyn going against Ron Kirk, the Democrat. And also, because this was his state; this is where he served as governor very important, indeed. The president will be campaigning later today for John Cornyn. Laura Bush has been in the state. The White House has put a lot of time and energy into that race. So, clearly, this will be a personal victory if John Cornyn wins, but also important again for Republican control of the Senate Leon.
[Harris:] You got it. And of course, that's where the day will end. We'll let you get back to it, Kelly Kelly Wallace on the road with President Bush this morning in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.