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- 10Ron DeSantis FL55.8%
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All articles →Weekend Senate Polls Put Democrats Ahead in Alaska, Michigan, and Kansas as PA-01 Ties at 46
InsiderAdvantage surveys of 1,200 likely voters fielded October 9 to 10 show Mary Peltola, Abdul El-Sayed, and Adam Hamilton each leading by one to two points. A Global Strategy Group internal for Bob Harvie puts Pennsylvania's 1st District at 46 to 46, twenty two days before November 3.
Maine Senate Stays Inside Four Points as Sanders Joins Jackson on Solidarity Forever Tour
A Washington Post-Schar School poll put Troy Jackson at 50 percent and Sen. Susan Collins at 46 among likely voters. Rasmussen later printed Jackson 49, Collins 47. Bernie Sanders headlined Bangor, Lewiston, and Biddeford stops with 22 days left until November 3.
Trump Russian Diesel Deal Draws Pushback From Competitive Republican Races as AAA Diesel Holds Near $6.28
President Trump announced a diesel import arrangement with Russia on Friday. Competitive Republican candidates in Michigan and Alaska voiced disapproval on Saturday while AAA put national diesel at $6.2771 and regular gasoline at $4.3585 on October 11, with 23 days left until November 3.
Oregon Governor Race Stays Tied as Ballots Head to Mail: Kotek 46, Drazan 44 in DHM Poll
Two new polls show Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek narrowly ahead of Republican Christine Drazan inside the margin of error in a state that has not elected a Republican governor since 1982, while New York Times reporting on October 10 frames Oregon as a rare GOP hope with ballots set to hit the mail next week and 23 days left until November 3.
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.
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All posts →Twenty Two Days, a Bucks County Tie, and a Maine Race That Still Fits on One Clipboard
PA-01 sits at 46 to 46 in a Harvie internal. Maine sits at 50 to 46 in a Post-Schar poll. AAA still shows diesel near $6.27. I treat every one of those like a crossword square that needs a verified crossing.
Twenty Three Days, a Russian Diesel Deal, and an Oregon Crossing That Will Not Fill Itself
Trump announced a diesel arrangement with Russia. AAA still shows diesel near $6.28. Oregon's governor race sits at 46 to 44. I treat every one of those like a crossword square that needs a verified crossing.
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.
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