A new Associated Press-NORC Poll finds Democratic registered voters are yearning for experience in elected office. A whopping 73% cited that as a quality that would make them more excited about supporting a presidential candidate.
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The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. Does bashing immigrants really work? Trump and Harris embark on two very different strategies to reach their voters. . You’ll…
Trump Lashes Out Behind Closed Doors Over Money
New York Times: “The rant, described by seven people with knowledge of the meal who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations, underscored a reality three weeks…
Black Voters Drift From Democrats
“Kamala Harris has improved her party’s standing among Black voters since President Biden left the presidential race, but she still significantly trails Mr. Biden’s 2020 share of that vital Democratic…
Iran Engages in Urgent Diplomacy as it Braces
“Iran’s government is extremely nervous and has been engaging in urgent diplomatic efforts with countries in the Middle East to gauge whether they can reduce the scale of Israel’s response…
Harris Will Release Her Medical Information
“Kamala Harris’s campaign plans to release a report on her medical history and health information, a move to contrast the 59-year-old Democrat with Donald Trump, her 78-year-old rival, who has…
Inside Donald Trump’s Shadow Presidency
New York Times: “In the nearly four years since he left the White House, Mr. Trump has acted as something of a shadow president on international affairs operating out of…
Harris and Trump Take Divergent Paths in Tied Race
Washington Post: “Internal polls on both sides roughly match the public numbers that show the race in the seven battleground states within the statistical margin of error and mostly unchanged…
Trump Has Clear Edge on Handling Israel, Ukraine Wars
With wars in Ukraine and the Middle East looming over the U.S. election, voters give Donald Trump the edge over Kamala Harris on who would better navigate the country through…
Trump Leads in Arizona, Harris Up in Pennsylvania
New New York Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena polls of likely voters: “Both campaigns see Pennsylvania as the most pivotal battleground in this election, and are putting more money, time and energy there…
Trump Rally in Aurora Is Marked by Nativist Attacks
“Donald Trump escalated the nativist, anti-immigration rhetoric that has animated his political career with a speech Friday in Aurora, Colo., where he repeated false and grossly exaggerated claims about undocumented…
Harris Pledges to Form Bipartisan Council of Advisers
New York Times: “The bipartisan council proposal is the latest effort by the Harris campaign to court Republican voters disaffected with former President Donald Trump. It also dovetails with the…
Senate GOP Super PAC Spends Big in Wisconsin
“The top Senate GOP super PAC is pouring $6.6 million into Wisconsin’s Senate race, clear proof that Republicans are trying to expand their once-narrow campaign map less than a month…
Trump to Brand Deportation Push ‘Operation Aurora’
“Donald Trump will reiterate plans to use an immigration law from 1798 to target members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua for deportation at an event Friday in Aurora,…
Trump Already Mulling His White House Chief of Staff
“Donald Trump has been privately asking confidants what they would think of his appointing his former White House domestic policy adviser, Brooke Rollins, as his chief of staff if he…
Cities Seek More Than $750K from Trump Campaign
Several cities are seeking more than $750,000 in unpaid fees from Donald Trump’s campaign for rallies held over the past several years, NBC News reports. Four cities say Trump owes…
Trump Agrees to ‘Women’s Issues’ Event on Fox News
“Donald Trump turned down Fox News’s invitation to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on the air this month,” the New York Times reports. “But the Republican nominee will appear on…
Harris to Highlight Trump’s Remark About Detroit
Kamala Harris plans to air a new TV commercial this weekend spotlighting a negative remark Donald Trump made about Detroit, the Detroit News reports. The spot will air during the…
Exchange of the Day
Barack Obama at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania: OBAMA: Do you think Donald Trump has ever changed a tire in his life?… You think Donald Trump’s ever changed a diaper?…
Trump Campaign Gets a New Communications Chief
“Donald Trump’s campaign quietly has changed a key part of its messaging operation, tapping Trump 2020 veteran Tim Murtaugh to lead its communications in the final month before the election,”…
Young Voters Have Moved Solidly to Kamala Harris
Pollster John Della Volpe to Semafor: “I think that many folks underestimated the degree to which younger people were looking for political leaders they could connect with. There’s not a…