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In today’s issue, national political reporter Bridget Bowman analyzes the final ads in key Senate and House races across the country. Additionally, senior political reporter Jonathan Allen and White House correspondent Katherine Doyle examine how Donald Trump is campaigning in blue-leaning states in the final stages of the campaign.
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Closing arguments in congressional battles focus on abortion, immigration
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The two parties are focusing on very different issues as they make closing arguments before voters in a battle that will determine control of the closely divided House and Senate.
Abortion is the most mentioned topic in Democratic closing ads, followed by immigration, health care, bipartisanship and taxes, according to an analysis of more than 300 TV ads by candidates and joint ads with party committees. It becomes. In the analysis, AdImpact tracked ads that aired Wednesday during the hotly contested House and Senate races.
Meanwhile, immigration was the top topic in Republican ads, followed by Vice President Kamala Harris, the tax system, President Joe Biden, and the profile of the candidates.
Democrats are fully committed to abortion: All Democratic campaigns in the Senate race addressed the issue in ads Wednesday, less than a week from Election Day.
That includes Democrats campaigning in red states like Montana and Ohio, where Democratic Sens. Jon Tester and Sherrod Brown endorsed former President Donald Trump. They are trying to win the support of voters who are likely to do so.
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BATTLE IN THE BUCKEYE STATE: Speaking of Ohio Senate races, this week Henry J. He was running for the state as Democratic Rep. Brown. , fighting for political survival against Republican Bernie Moreno.
The race, which is deadlocked in the polls and could swing control of the Senate, has already attracted more ad spending than any Senate race in history, with Jon Ossoff in Georgia in 2020. That’s more than the $412 million spent in the campaign between David Perdue and David Perdue. According to AdImpact, the Brown vs. Moreno fight is on track to surpass $500 million.
Brown focuses on the abortion issue, but he avoids talking about national political figures of both parties in increasingly red states. Conversely, Mr. Moreno has spent the final weeks of his campaign rallying with some of the biggest names in the MAGA world, including Donald Trump Jr. and Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.).
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Harris says President Trump ‘disrespects’ women’s ability to make their own choices
Written by Yamish Alcindor and Megan Lebowitz
PHOENIX — Kamala Harris said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s comments this week that he will protect women “whether you like it or not” are another sign of how much he “disrespects” women. he said.
“His latest comments are just the latest in a series of examples we have seen in his words and actions of how he disrespects women’s ability and freedom to make choices and decisions about their bodies.” said Harris. He spoke in an exclusive interview with NBC News.
The vice president also said that most Americans believe that “women are intelligent enough that they should be able to make their own decisions about what is in their best interests, rather than the government or Trump telling them what to do.” “I believe that it should be done and respected.” ”
President Trump said Wednesday that “the people” told him not to say “I want to protect women.”
“I said, ‘I’m going to do it whether the women like it or not.’ I’m going to protect them,” Trump said Wednesday at a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Trump is campaigning outside of battleground states. Is it confidence or arrogance?
Written by Jonathan Allen and Catherine Doyle
Donald Trump strayed from the battleground map this week to host rallies in New Mexico and Virginia, states that haven’t voted for a Republican presidential candidate in 20 years and lost by double-digit margins in 2020. and are planning a trip. To New Hampshire.
His camp is newly confident that he is in good enough shape to defeat Kamala Harris that they can afford to shift focus away from the seven key battlegrounds that both teams have focused on throughout the race. There is.
The question is whether his campaign is based on itself or on realities that polls miss. The majority of independent polls conducted in recent weeks in New Mexico, Virginia and New Hampshire have Trump trailing by five points or more.
But Trump and his team are seeing indicators that suggest they could be pushed into unexpected territory with tailwinds in the final weeks of the election.
According to one campaign official, Mr. Trump is focused on increasing voter turnout in the countdown to Election Day, and his strategy is to contrast himself with Ms. Harris on immigration, inflation, and foreign wars, which will be the pillars of his closing argument. included as part of.
There is no indication that President Trump has already won all or part of the seven swing states: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and North Carolina. Trump lost in 2020 by fewer than 44,000 votes in Georgia, Arizona and Wisconsin. He will need to flip several battleground states to reach 270 Electoral College votes and win back the White House.
The decision to campaign outside these venues, including a deep-blue Madison Square Garden rally in New York and Wednesday’s press conference in Republican-leaning Florida, has led some Republicans to believe that Mr. I suspect that he is overriding the opinions of political professionals.
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🗞️ Today’s Top News
🎙️ On the Mic: In an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, J.D. Vance suggests he and Trump could win with the “normal gay vote,” and says families with transgender children He suggested he was seeking an advantage in admissions to Ivy League universities. Continue reading → ☑️ Focus on early voting: As of Oct. 30, Pennsylvania added new female Democratic voters and Arizona added new male Republican voters, according to an analysis of state voter data by NBC News Decision Desk. It has been shown that there are signs of an influx. The most important swing state. Continue reading → 🦡 Split screen in Wisconsin: In Green Bay on Wednesday, President Trump tried to highlight Biden’s gaffe from the previous day by climbing into a garbage truck wearing an orange vest. Nearly 260 miles away in Madison, Harris performed a series of musical acts for crowds packed with college students. Continue reading → 🛣️ Haley’s Trail: Nikki Haley hasn’t followed Trump’s trail since supporting him, but she was seen campaigning with Republican Senate candidate Dave McCormick in Pennsylvania. , imploring the audience to “take away your emotions” and vote for President Trump. Former president. Continue reading → ⬅️ What to look forward to: The Liberal Party has remained silent during the campaign as Harris sticks to the center, but if Harris wins the presidential election, the progressive Federal Trade Commission’s Lina -Preparing for a battle over Chairman Khan. Continue reading → 💻 MAGA Mouthpiece: David Ingram takes a deep dive into how Elon Musk turned X, formerly known as Twitter, into a pro-Trump echo chamber. Continue reading → 🗳️ Rules of the Road: Here are the laws for handling mail-in ballots, provisional ballots and recounts in seven key battleground states. Follow live updates from the campaign trail →
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