A new Economist/YouGov poll finds the presidential race a tie, 44% to 44% with 12% either undecided or voting for someone else.
Donald Trump on Gettysburg
Historian Randall Stephens took Donald Trump’s remarks on Gettysburg over the weekend and made a one-minute documentary film of it.
He notes: “These are all his real words.”
Kari Lake Says an Abortion Is Just ‘Three Hours That Way’
Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake (R) seemed to downplay Arizona’s recently upheld strict 1864 abortion ban by telling people “you can go three hours that way, three hours that way, and you’re going to be able to have an abortion,” USA Today reports.
She added: “Everyone’s fighting about a law that’s not even going to be enforced here in Arizona.”
Washington Post: Inside the GOP reckoning over Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban.
Democratic Majority in Michigan House Restored
“Democrats in the Michigan House of Representatives saw their majority restored with a pair of victories in special elections Tuesday to represent metro Detroit-based districts left vacant after elections last year,” the Detroit Free Press reports.
“The Democratic victories in the state House races could end the legislative gridlock that has defined the tied chamber for the past several months.”
Biden Attacks Trump on the Economy in Pennsylvania Ad
“As President Biden tours Pennsylvania, his campaign will run a new ad promoting his commitment to organized labor and attacking the economic policies of former President Donald Trump,” the New York Times reports.
“The ad features JoJo Burgess, who is a steelworker and the mayor of Washington, Pa., a small town southwest of Pittsburgh. Mr. Biden is scheduled to speak on Wednesday at the headquarters of the United Steelworkers union in Pittsburgh, where he is expected to call on his trade representative to increase some tariffs on steel and aluminum products from China.”
Washington Post: Scranton vs. Mar-a-Lago: Biden turns sharply to populism.
Biden Hits Trump on Everything But His Criminal Trial
“As he kicked off a series of events in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Joe Biden freely ripped into his nemesis,” NBC News reports.
“From his hometown, Scranton, Biden chided Donald Trump about his past tax plan for giving tax breaks to billionaires and his comments about Social Security. He joked about Trump’s personal financial predicament. He accused Trump of ballooning the federal debt, razzed him for suggesting that injecting bleach could battle Covid-19 and called him ‘Donald Herbert Hoover Trump.'”
“What Biden didn’t do is touch the lowest-hanging fruit of all — the fact that at the same time, Trump was sitting in a New York City courtroom, the first president or former president in history to stand criminal trial.”
Trump Forced to Skip House GOP Fundraiser
“Donald Trump was invited to headline a big-ticket fundraising gala for House Republicans’ campaign arm later this month in Dallas—but was ultimately forced to decline because of his ongoing criminal trial in New York,” the Daily Beast reports.
GOP Senate Candidate Illegally Spent Donor Cash
“Dave McCormick (R) put more than $14 million of his own money into his failed 2022 Senate campaign,” the Daily Beast reports.
“But as he mounts a 2024 comeback, new disclosures this week reveal that, despite his enormous personal investment, his 2022 campaign still overspent money that his donors had contributed—in violation of federal law.”
Biden Gets Big Donation from Larry Ellison’s Son
David Ellison, the son of Republican megadonor Larry Ellison, gave $929,600 to back the reelection efforts of President Joe Biden, CNBC reports.
Sheehy Asked for Leniency in 2015 Gun Incident
“Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy apologized and asked for leniency in 2015 after he said a gun he kept in his vehicle for bear protection fell and discharged, striking him in his right forearm in Glacier National Park, according to new National Park Service documents released through a Freedom of Information Act request,” the Washington Post reports.
“The new documents, which provide additional detail about an incident first reported by The Washington Post this month, include a detailed written statement from Sheehy to a law enforcement officer regarding Sheehy having accidentally shot himself on Oct. 18, 2015 — an account that he now says was a lie.”
Democrats Who Investigated Trump Expect to Face Arrest
“Some members of Congress who led the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot acknowledge they’ve talked to their families about their safety — and the risk of their arrest — if Trump wins a second term in November,” CBS News reports.
“House Democrats who helped lead the House Jan. 6 select committee and some of the police witnesses who testified before it predicted they’d be targeted for retribution by a future Trump administration.”
“Trump raised the prospect of future arrests of some of the Jan. 6 committee participants in a social media post on March 18.”
Biden Calls for Steep Hike to Tariff on Chinese Steel
“President Biden called for raising tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum from China, beginning what is expected to be a broadside of protectionist steps against Beijing during a presidential election in which trade is a flashpoint,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Tax Debt Shadows Steve Garvey as He Runs for Senate
“Steve Garvey, the Republican Senate candidate in California, struggled to pay his taxes following his Major League Baseball career while serving as an entrepreneur and pitchman for alternative health remedies,” Politico reports.
“Garvey and his businesses were named in more than 40 tax liens, federal and state, totaling about $3.85 million over the last four decades.”
Arizona Senate Race Now Leans Democratic
Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “The two new developments that pushed us to make these changes are the increased importance of abortion rights in the state following a blockbuster state court decision last week as well as recent Democratic fundraising strength in both races.”
Kari Lake Tells Supporters to ‘Strap on a Glock’
Arizona U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake (R) urged supporters in Arizona to “strap on a Glock” pistol as they prepare for what she called an intense six months leading up to the Nov. 5 elections, Reuters reports.
Said Lake: “We are going to put on the armor of God. Then maybe strap on a Glock.”
Senate Democrats Rout GOP Rivals in Fundraising
Just about every Democrat running in competitive Senate races this year significantly out-raised their GOP challenger in the first quarter, Axios reports.
Trump to Make Harlem Campaign Stop
“Donald Trump is set after court to visit what once was the Harlem bodega where a clerk in 2022 fatally stabbed a customer in what he described as self-defense,” Politico reports.
“That clerk, Jose Alba, became the face of alleged over-prosecution by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who’s brought the hush money case against Trump. Alba was charged with second-degree murder and spent time in jail on Rikers Island before his case was dropped amid widespread outcry and lack of evidence.”
Biden Mocks Trump Media Stock Price
President Biden said that if Donald Trump’s Trump Media stock “drops any lower he might do better under my tax plan than his,” AFP reports.