“Legal trouble facing the Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Daniel J. Sullivan is getting expensive,” the Washington Sun reports.
“Daniel J. Sullivan — not to be confused with incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan, who’s on the same ballot — is more than $21,000 in debt for ‘compliance and legal fees.'”
A new N+ Univision/YouGov poll in Texas finds James Talarico (D) leading Ken Paxton (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 50% to 45%.
The same poll in Texas finds Greg Abbott (R) leading Gina Hinojosa (D) in the governor’s race, 48% to 46%.
A new State Navigate poll in Vermont finds Phil Scott (R) leading Amanda Janoo (D) in the governor’s race, 49% to 46%.
“Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, called for a strong turnout in next week’s election, predicting it would help sweep her to victory in a tight race against Republican Rick Jackson,” Bloomberg reports.
Said Bottoms: “We don’t want to have to fight over 11,000 votes. Our margin has to be ‘too big to rig.’”
“Farmers are a key voting group for Republicans, but their votes could be on the line, with the Iran war and President Trump’s tariff and trade wars driving up production costs along with diesel and fertilizer prices,” NewsNation reports.
“The Trump administration has been rolling out financial assistance packages and projects for farmers in hopes of shoring up the electorate in next week’s midterm elections. Yet they may be right to be anxious about the voting bloc’s turnout.”
“Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson launched a seven-figure ad blitz in the final stretch of his race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins, casting the contest as a choice between wealthy interests aligned with President Donald Trump and everyday Americans,” MS NOW reports.
“The closing campaign ad comes as Jackson holds a razor-thin polling lead over Collins in one of the nation’s most competitive Senate races, with control of the chamber at stake.”
A new Marist poll in Maine finds Troy Jackson (D) leading Susan Collins (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 49% to 47%.
Politico: “Outside of Donald Trump, Republicans still haven’t figured out how to raise money online.”
“Roughly 1.5 million donors this cycle gave through WinRed, the major GOP online fundraising platform, compared to 2.2 million in 2022. So how big is the gap? Texas Democrat James Talarico alone had about the same number of donors on Democratic platform ActBlue as all Republican candidates and committees combined.”
Dan Pfeiffer: “Donald Trump also has the lowest approval rating of any president entering a midterm election since Harry Truman.”
“Most presidents this unpopular would try to help their party by staying at the White House and out of the news. That’s what Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush did when their numbers were down and their party was in trouble. It’s the obvious move. The less voters focus on the President with whom they are unhappy, the greater the chance that other members of their party can survive.”
“Not Donald Trump.”
“The deeply unpopular president who started the unpopular war that raised everyone’s costs in an election where prices are the number one issue has decided to be omnipresent on the campaign trail. In October, Trump has held 21 rallies and has at least half a dozen more scheduled before the election.”
Jonathan Martin: “Hochul knows her history and, should she win next week, she told me she intends to seek a full third term as governor in 2030. If she prevails, she’ll match the likes of Rockefeller, Dewey and Cuomo. Mario, that is.”
“President Donald Trump is returning to Texas for the fourth time in recent weeks, with rallies in Lubbock and Corpus Christi on Tuesday — and a major question hanging over the final stretch of the midterm campaign: Can Republicans hold on to Hispanic voters?” NewsNation reports.
“Trump’s visits come one week before Election Day, as Republicans fight to keep a decadeslong winning streak in the Lone Star State.”
A new The Detroit News/WDIV-TV (Channel 4)/Glengariff Group poll in Michigan finds Abdul El-Sayed (D) leading Mike Rogers (R) in the U.S. Senate race, 51% to 45%.
Washington Post: “Incomes have not kept up with rising costs in 42 of the 46 most competitive midterm election districts. But the problem is marginally worse in Republican-held districts, according to Post analysis of family budget data between 2019 and 2024.”
”As voters decide which party can best rescue their chance at the American Dream, political experts say prolonged economic hardship is the defining feature influencing voters in the midterms.”
“President Donald Trump and his allies have spent the final weeks before the midterms showering his supporters with a relentless stream of doubt about the legitimacy of the election, priming them to question results if Republicans lose,” the Washington Post reports.
“State and local elections officials regularly plan for floods, fires and computer glitches,” the New York Times reports.
“This year, they are teaching poll workers what to do if immigration enforcement officers show up. They are drilling them about the statute that bars federal agents from voting places. They are running through the limits of what federal monitors may and may not do on Election Day.”
“Much of the preparations for Nov. 3 can be distilled into one overarching concern — that the Trump administration will somehow attempt to meddle with the voting process or the results. The tricky part, officials said, is predicting what shape that interference might take while also recognizing that it might not materialize at all.”
A new NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll poll finds Democrats leading Republicans on the generic congressional ballot, 52% to 44%.
The same poll finds President Trump’s approval at 40%, while 59% disapprove.
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been giving troops a day off to vote, but those votes may not help Republicans as much as Hegseth would like,” MS NOW reports.
“The secretary is urging service members to cast their ballots as he ramps up efforts to turn out the vote ahead of November’s midterm elections.”
“But historically low voter turnout among active-duty military members and frustrations over the war with Iran may put a damper on Hegseth’s hopes for how the military will vote —- if its members vote at all.”
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