Dana Milbank: “Conspiracy-minded county commissioners might refuse to certify the results… This raises the likelihood that the state legislature could step in and throw out the results in any contested state election, from Assembly up to governor, and install the candidate of their choice — something that is allowed under Nevada law.”
Murkowski Endorses Peltola for House Seat
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) says she plans on ranking Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) first in the U.S. House race on the November ballot, where Murkowski’s own name will also appear as she runs for a fourth term, the Anchorage Daily News reports.
GOP Candidates Vow to Slash IRS Funding
Associated Press: “Fortified with a new funding stream, the IRS is making plans to clear a massive backlog of unprocessed tax returns, upgrade technology that is decades out of date and, yes, hire more auditors.”
“But, as GOP candidates across the country are making clear, the battle over IRS funding has only just begun. They are making attacks on a larger IRS a central part of their midterm election pitch to voters, warning that the Democratic legislation will bankroll an army of auditors that will harass middle-class taxpayers rather than help them.”
Democrats Fire Up Ground Game in Georgia
“Early voting continues to soar in Georgia, with data indicating that higher proportions of Black voters are casting ballots so far than in the last two election cycles,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
GOP Voters Told to Hold Onto Mail Ballots
“Republican activists who believe the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump have crafted a plan that, in their telling, will thwart cheating in this year’s midterm elections,” the AP reports.
“The strategy: Vote in person on Election Day or — for voters who receive a mailed ballot — hold onto it and hand it in at a polling place or election office on Nov. 8.”
“The plan is based on unfounded conspiracy theories that fraudsters will manipulate voting systems to rig results for Democrats once they have seen how many Republican votes have been returned early. There has been no evidence of any such widespread fraud.”
GOP Candidate Took Gift from Proud Boys
As Maryland gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox (R) worked the crowd at his primary victory party this summer, a young man wearing a black polo shirt with a Proud Boys insignia offered a handshake and small gift to the newly minted GOP nominee for governor, the Washington Post reports.
Said the young man: “Here, this is a present from Maryland Proud Boys to you.”
“Cox accepted the gift, inspecting the small, black comb, then asked the man’s name and shook his hand.”
Voters in Battleground States Prefer GOP for Congress
A University of Pennsylvania poll finds that “51% of voters nationally said they would vote for the Democratic candidate if the election for House were being held today and 49% said they would vote for the Republican candidate.”
“But more concerning for Democrats — with just 18 days to go before the election — is that the Republican advantage grows to 6 points, 53% to 47%, among all likely voters who live in the battleground states of Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.”
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Democrats Outrunning Biden’s Approval Rate
Dan Guild: “Historically, in-power incumbents outperform the sitting president’s job approval. This trend is continuing in 2022, and the average of this outperformance is consistent with recent history. On average, Democratic Senate incumbents are running 6.4 percentage points ahead of Biden’s current approval rating.”
“Democrats in 4 open seats previously held by Republicans are currently outperforming President Biden’s job approval by 3.5%. This is the highest an in-party has exceeded the president’s approval rating since at least 2006.”
“There are obvious signs in the data that GOP candidate quality is hampering their candidates in a number of key Senate races.”
Charlie Crist’s Campaign Manager Was Arrested
“The manager of Charlie Crist’s Florida gubernatorial campaign was arrested in a domestic violence case a day before he resigned from the campaign,” NBC News reports.
Raphael Warnock Slams Herschel Walker in Two New Ads
“Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) has launched two new hard-hitting TV ads in Georgia, going after Republican challenger Herschel Walker over allegations that he paid for an ex-girlfriend’s abortion and threatened his ex-wife,” NBC News reports.
“The first ad, called Hypocrite, addresses allegations that he paid for an abortion for a former partner in 2009.”
“A second spot called Another Lie focuses on claims that the former University of Georgia football star threatened to kill his ex-wife, Cindy Grossman.”
Fetterman Maintains Small Lead in Pennsylvania
A new Echelon Insights poll in Pennsylvania finds John Fetterman (D) slightly ahead of Mehmet Oz (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 46% to 43%.
In the governor’s race, Josh Shapiro (D) leads Doug Mastriano (R), 50% to 38%.
Poll Shows Michigan Governor’s Race Tightening
A new Mitchell Research poll in Michigan finds the governor’s race tightening with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) leading challenger Tudor Dixon (R) by just two points, 49% to 47%.
Lee Zeldin Targets New York City Crime
Wall Street Journal: “Mr. Zeldin, a Republican who represents the easternmost parts of Long Island in Congress, has made campaigning in New York City a priority in his effort to unseat Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. Some recent polls have shown the race tightening, with one survey this week putting Mr. Zeldin 4 percentage points behind the incumbent in a state that hasn’t elected a Republican to statewide office since 2002.”
“His outreach has been focused in areas outside of heavily Democratic Manhattan, such as Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach and the Elmhurst section of Queens. Republican candidates including Donald Trump made gains in those areas in 2020 from 2016.”
Don Young’s Former Staff Backing Mary Peltola
“Just two months after scoring an upset victory over former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) in a special election for the state’s sole House seat, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) is about to face voters once more,” Insider reports.
“But this time, she’s doing it with the public backing of several former staffers and long-time associates of Don Young, the Republican congressman who held the seat for 49 years until his death in March.”
Janet Mills Tops Paul LePage in Maine
A new Pan Atlantic poll in Maine finds Gov. Janet Mills (D) comfortably ahead of challenger Paul LePage (R), 49% to 39%.
Rubio Leads in Florida
A new Florida Atlantic University poll finds Sen. Marco Rubio (R) leading challenger Val Demings (D), 48% to 42%.
Trump Cancelled Planned Rally in Georgia
“A subsequent phone call between Trump’s team and the Walker campaign focused on the best time and place for a third Trump visit to Georgia this election cycle… While no final decision has been made, the proposed date came and went last month with no Trump event.”
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