“President Donald Trump used a campaign rally to intensify his attacks on Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, his Muslim faith and his Egyptian heritage, repeatedly portraying the Michigan-born Democrat as sympathetic to Islamic extremism without offering any evidence for his allegations,” Bloomberg reports.

Said Trump: “Michigan needs to stand up and fight. Stop a jihadist from walking into the Capitol.”

Washington Sun: Trump says El-Sayed is a “jihadist” who must go through a metal detector if elected.

“Alaska Senate Democratic hopeful Mary Peltola suffered minor injuries in a car crash Saturday, temporarily sidelining her campaign,” the New York Post reports.

“Peltola, 53, was en route to the Alaska Federation of Natives Annual Banquet when her vehicle was hit by another car, forcing her to reschedule her campaign events slated for Sunday and Monday.”

Stpehen Collinson: “Two decades ago, Barack Obama stormed battleground states rebuking a Republican president over a deeply unpopular war and an economy that was crushing working Americans.”

“He’s at it again. But his updated critique is more searing, contemptuous and urgent than during the George W. Bush era as he tries to push Democratic midterms candidates over the line to finally thwart the political momentum of his nemesis Donald Trump.”

“The ex-president’s swing Saturday through Ohio and Michigan — states both men won twice en route to the White House — coincided with Trump’s latest midterm stop in Georgia, where Obama is expected next week.”

“For one Pennsylvania Republican, winning reelection to the U.S. House in a suburban Philadelphia seat likely hinges on his long-standing effort to keep President Donald Trump at arm’s length,” Bloomberg reports.

“Brian Fitzpatrick’s bid for a sixth term, built on a foundation of centrism and reinforced by his votes against some of Trump’s signature issues, marks a test of whether a bipartisan record is enough to hold off the expected wave of support for Democrats next month.”

“Fitzpatrick does not go after Trump by name, but he’s called the president’s rhetoric ‘unbecoming’ and has railed against parts of his agenda, including the administration’s reversal of Russian sanctions earlier this month.”

“Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) said Sunday that he believes several statewide races in the historically red U.S. South are ‘in play’ for Democrats this cycle,” ABC News reports.

Said Moore: “They are in play, and we have made mistakes in not investing earlier. And I don’t even think just earlier in this cycle — I think earlier in this generation.”

“Look, if people thought they were voting for me, my brother would be up by 30 points. Come on.”

— Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), quoted by CNN, on voters confusing him with his brother, who is running for U.S. Senate.