Today’s episode with campaign-related news items from across the country.
* Republicans on the Georgia State Election Board recently passed a requirement for counties to hand-count ballots cast on Election Day, prompting new lawsuits from local Democrats.
* In Pennsylvania, the latest AARP poll shows Vice President Kamala Harris narrowly leading Donald Trump among likely voters, 49% to 47%. This is the first AARP poll in the Keystone State since President Joe Biden ended his re-election bid.
* Speaking of Pennsylvania, The New York Times reports that the Republican Party is already struggling when it comes to early voting in the state: “As of Monday, Democrats in the state had requested about 881,000 ballots, and Republicans had requested 373,000 , less than half of the Democratic total and only about a quarter of the total number of mail-in ballots requested in the state.”
* In North Carolina, the latest Washington Post poll showed the former president narrowly leading the Democratic candidate, 50% to 48%. In the state’s gubernatorial race, the same survey found Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein ahead of Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, 54% to 38%.
* Anti-Trump Republican voters this week announced a $15 million investment to support a pro-Harris ad campaign. The spots, which highlight former Trump voters who have changed their minds, will appear in the Omaha congressional district in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Nebraska.
NEW AD: They voted for Trump before, but this year they’re voting for Kamala Harris.
This ad is now running as part of our latest $15 million ad blitz in AZ, MI, NE-02, PA and WI. pic.twitter.com/CLQMhz2p03
– Republican voters against Trump (@AccountableGOP) September 30, 2024
* NBC News confirmed that the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest labor federation, has launched a seven-figure advertising campaign in support of the Democratic presidential ticket. The focus will be on seven states: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
* In the increasingly interesting battle for the US Senate in Texas, Democratic Rep. Colin Allred launched his first television ad with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which has recently seen renewed interest in the Lone Star State. The commercial, which airs in nine media markets across the state, focuses on Republican Sen. Ted Cruz’s opposition to abortion rights.
This article was originally published on MSNBC.com
