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- 6Brad Little ID58.1%
- 7Greg Gianforte MT57.4%
- 8Bill Lee TN56.8%
- 9Jim Pillen NE56.8%
- 10Ron DeSantis FL55.8%
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All articles →Obama Raises 13.6 Million as Georgia Early Vote Opens October 13 and North Carolina Follows October 15
Former President Barack Obama has raised 13.6 million dollars for Democratic party committees this cycle, including 3.6 million from a Northern Virginia DSCC event, while Georgia advance voting begins October 13 and North Carolina in person early voting begins October 15, with 24 days left until November 3.
Trump Forms Committee of Inquiry on Fed Governor Lisa Cook With White House Hearing Set for November 5
A presidential memorandum dated October 7 and announced October 9 creates a three person committee to investigate mortgage statement allegations against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, with a closed White House hearing scheduled for November 5, two days after the midterm election.
Pew Puts Trump at 30 Percent as Silver Hits House 93 Percent and Senate 75 Percent Highs
A Pew Research Center survey released October 8 finds Trump job approval at 30 percent and a Democratic House preference of 44 to 36 among registered voters, while Nate Silver's October 8 FLIPR update puts Democratic House odds at 93.1 percent and Senate odds at 74.8 percent, one day before Cook raised its House pickup band to nine to 19 seats.
Cook Moves Eighteen House Races and Raises Democratic Pickup Band to Nine to Nineteen Seats
On October 9 the Cook Political Report shifted ratings on 18 House races, all toward Democrats, and raised its most likely pickup range to nine to 19 seats, or 224 to 234 Democratic seats, with 25 days left until November 3.
Amy Walter Frames a Bad GOP Night Versus a Catastrophic One With 26 Days Left
On October 7 the Cook Political Report publisher said Republican structural advantages are no longer holding, that Latino and independent defections have turned safe seats into nail biters, and that turnout of disaffected red state voters now separates a bad election night from a catastrophic one.
Early Vote Nears Two Million as Latino Swing Remakes the House Map With 26 Days Left
Trackers put returned early ballots near 1.2 million to about 2 million in the first week of October, Michigan returns ran 30 percent ahead of 2022, and NBC Telemundo still shows Latino voters preferring a Democratic Congress 59 to 35 while Amy Walter names Latino defections as a force cracking safe GOP seats.
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All posts →Twenty Four Days, a Fed Hearing After the Election, and the Early Vote Door Opening Next Week
Trump set a November 5 White House hearing on Fed Governor Lisa Cook. Georgia opens advance voting October 13. North Carolina follows October 15. I keep thinking about the household that will hear all three on the radio and still decide with a sample ballot and a pump receipt.
Twenty Five Days. Cook Nine to Nineteen. Pew at Thirty.
Cook raised its Democratic House pickup band to nine to 19 seats. Pew put Trump job approval at 30 percent and a House preference at 44 to 36. Silver printed House odds at 93.1 percent. Build the Friday board brick by brick.
Twenty Six Days. Bad Night or Catastrophic. Print Both.
Amy Walter drew the line between a bad Republican night and a catastrophic one. Early vote trackers put nearly two million ballots already in. I keep both instruments on one clipboard.
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