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Jon Ossoff is fundraising for Georgia Democrats. It’s a bet for his party’s future — and his own. If Democrats win big in November, Ossoff will have cemented a leading role in a key swing state.
Democrats are running pastors for office. Republicans are attacking their religious comments. Democratic Senate nominees James Talarico in Texas and Adam Hamilton in Kansas, as well as two key Iowa House nominees, are seeing their remarks on Christianity picked over by the GOP.
ICE operations are making it hard for vulnerable Republicans fighting for their political survival. Immigration enforcement in Kansas, Texas, Florida and beyond is forcing battleground Republicans to answer for the fallout.
Trump will hit several deep-red states in October campaign blitz. His visits come as the GOP rushes to shore up their own territory amid sky-high costs, an unpopular Iran war and some backlash to mass deportations.
Poll: A crack is emerging in Trump’s coalition over deportations. The president’s most loyal supporters are more inclined than other Trump voters to support a tough immigration posture — but new POLITICO Poll results show there are limits.
Trump eyes an October campaign rally — in Alabama. The event is scheduled for Oct. 2nd in Mobile, but the plans are still subject to change, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Young men are swinging away hard from Republicans, pessimistic about economy, new poll finds. A new poll shows congressional Democrats with a growing lead among young men, who list cost-of-living issues as their top concern.
NRSC Chair Tim Scott leaves Georgia, North Carolina off his list of top Senate targets. He told Senate Republicans Wednesday that the campaign arm will focus money on other targets including Maine, Ohio, Michigan, Alaska, Texas and New Hampshire.