Presidential campaigns ramp up focus on NC in final weeks of election
Presidential hopefuls are increasing their visits to North Carolina — a battleground state that has been far from ignored already. On Thursday, the day early voting got underway in the state, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton visited Durham, where they played up themes of health care, the economy and extremism — top issues for North Carolina voters and key talking points of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.
'Utter antipathy': GOP insiders sweat that Trump has lost Republican women
Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has been targeting moderate Republican women who backed Nikki Haley in the 2024 Republican primary as a key voter bloc — and reporter Marc Caputo of The Bulwark argued Thursday why that might be a smart bet. In an interview with The New Republic's Greg Sargent, Caputo described conversations he had with Republican operatives about focus groups they've watched with traditionally Republican women voters. "The problem that Republican data guys, when they hold these focus groups with women, are encountering is the utter antipathy that they have for Donald Tru...
What if Republicans miss their best shot to retake Senate majority?
Days away from a prime opportunity to retake the Senate majority, Republicans are staring down a reality in which they could still squander their shot. There’s angst heading into Election Day among Republicans, who are questioning how deep their bench will be — or if they’ll even have control. “They should take it back. It’d […]