Schumer points to Nebraska Independent candidate as Democrat gain amid dark money scrutiny
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., suggested Democrats were close to picking up a Senate seat in Nebraska, apparently referring to Nebraska Independent Dan Osborn as a likely Democrat caucus member, which the Senate candidate has continuously denied. “We have decent chances of picking up three seats,” Schumer told Democrats during a virtual rally with the Jewish Democratic Council of America in support of Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz’s campaign. “We’re even in Texas. We’re a point or two behind in Nebraska. We’re only three points behind in Florida,” the New York Democrat said in a video obtained by Fox News Digital. I’M DAN OSBORN: THIS IS WHY I WANT NEBRASKA’S VOTE FOR SENATE “So we have – we’re right on the edge of keeping the Senate, of winning the House, keeping the presidency,” Schumer continued. There is no Democratic candidate nominated for the Senate race between incumbent Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., and Osborn, who is a union leader and mechanic. Osborn’s campaign told Fox News Digital that he has never spoken to Schumer before. “I’m a true Independent, and I’ve said over and over again that I do not plan to caucus with either party,” Osborn said in a statement. ‘WHAT A DISGRACE’: TRUMP TAUNTS MCCONNELL’S ENDORSEMENT AS GOP SENATE LEADER RACE LOOMS “I’ve never spoken to Chuck Schumer, and he is going to be in for a rude awakening if he thinks I’m taking orders from him or anyone in DC. My opponent Deb Fischer does whatever Mitch McConnell tells her to. That’s what’s wrong with Washington. We need an independent who will stand up to the party bosses and stop playing politics so we can finally secure the border, pass a farm bill, and serve the country instead of special interests,” he added. While each of the four independents currently in the U.S. Senate caucus with the Democrats, giving the party its current majority, Osborn has reiterated he would not caucus with either party. But this has been complicated by the actions and remarks of Democrats who have signaled they expect him to join them. Apart from Schumer’s suggestion that Nebraska is a likely pickup opportunity for the party, a PAC associated with Democrat Harry Dunn, who is a former Capitol Police officer who previously ran for Congress, recently sent a fundraising text that claimed, “Dan is an independent who will caucus with the Democrats.” REPUBLICANS CALL ON MAYORKAS TO REINSTATE COVID-ERA BORDER POLICY AMID TUBERCULOSIS ‘SURGE’ The campaign disputed the text’s claim and the PAC reportedly said the message was “incorrect” and not coordinated with Osborn’s team. The incidents have also coincided with scrutiny over Osborn’s monetary support from outside groups. Multiple outside groups have poured money into Nebraska as the Independent’s challenge to Fischer has gained momentum, some of which have ties to Democrats and a controversial dark money group linked to billionaire George Soros. HOW GOP, DEM SENATORS ARE USING 2024 CAMPAIGN TRAIL TO LOBBY FOR CONFERENCE INFLUENCE One of the main groups spending on behalf of Osborn is Retire Career Politicians, which has gotten $800,000 from the controversial dark money group, the Sixteen Thirty Fund, in a matter of months. The Sixteen Thirty Fund notoriously keeps its donors’ identities a secret, but it has notably received more than $75 million in grants from Soros’ Open Society Foundations between 2016 and 2022, according to Open Society Foundations’ website. A representative for Schumer did not provide comment to Fox News Digital in time for publication. In a recent New York Times/ Siena College poll, Fischer beat Osborn by only two points, 48% to 46%. The poll surveyed 1,194 voters in Nebraska between Oct. 23 and 26. The margin of error is +/- 3.2 percentage points. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Trump campaign blasts Pelosi as ‘corrupt’ and ‘decrepit’ after she claims Trump’s brain is ‘deteriorating’
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claimed that former President Donald Trump’s brain is “deteriorating” and he will not be capable of serving out a four-year term as president. During an appearance on MSNBC, Pelosi said that individuals thinking of voting for Trump “have to know that he can’t last as president for four years with his brain deteriorating at the rate that it is … and they may be voting for President Vance, which would be a horrible thing for our country.” While speaking in Pennsylvania on Sunday, Trump — who was shot in the ear earlier this year during a speech — made a joke, saying, “to get me somebody would have to shoot through the fake news, and I don’t mind that so much.” TRUMP IN A ‘GREAT POSITION’ TO WIN ON ELECTION DAY, RNC SAYS AFTER EARLY VOTING Pelosi described the former president’s comments as “further indication of his cognitive degeneration.” She then referenced Trump’s prior discussion of whether he would prefer electrocution or getting eaten by sharks. “Something’s very wrong there,” Pelosi said. TRUMP CAMPAIGN ‘EXPANDING THE MAP,’ VANCE SAYS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE Trump has spoken about a hypothetical scenario of being on a sinking electric boat and having to choose death by electrocution or sharks — he notes that he would choose electrocution. “I’ll take electrocution every single time,” Trump has said. In a statement to Fox News Digital, Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt slammed Pelosi. PELOSI REPORTEDLY NOT ‘HAPPY THAT THE ONLY BLOODY FINGERPRINTS ON THE KNIFE’ TO OUST BIDEN WERE HERS CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “The only thing deteriorating is Nancy Pelosi who is a decrepit washed up corrupt politician who America can no longer stand,” Leavitt said in the statement. “She should go back to the City of San Francisco, which she has totally destroyed, and never return.” Pelosi has served in Congress since mid-1987.
VP Harris’ radical mentor could be key player in reparations push if she becomes president
Vice President Kamala Harris’ longtime pastor and mentor could be a key player in the reparations push on the federal level if she wins the presidential election on Tuesday. Rev. Amos Brown, who has made several controversial comments, including blaming the United States for the 9/11 terrorist attacks, was appointed by California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve as the vice chair of the state’s reparations task force in 2021 and has called for a reparations push on the federal level. In 2022, Brown hosted an event at his church called “Solidarity for Reparations,” which included the controversial Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III. Brown, who Harris previously said has “been on this journey with me every step of the way, from when I first thought about running for public office almost two decades ago” and has traveled with her to different events, introduced Haynes as a “son of Third Baptist” and the “right man to come and to inspire us, inform us, and make sure that we have the map to implement in all that we might make reparations a reality not in the sweet by-and-by, but right down here in the here and now.” HARRIS CAMPAIGN DISHES OUT SIX-FIGURE DONATIONS TO GROUPS WHO SUPPORT DEFUNDING POLICE, REPARATIONS “America, you owe us. What you done to us has been immoral. It’s been evil. It’s been unjust. It’s been downright wrong and the only way to bring salvation to America – you gotta pay us what you owe us,” Haynes said at Brown’s church. “I’ve come by to say San Francisco, California, Texas, United States of America, if you want salvation to come to this house, you’ve got to engage in reparations.” Haynes’ comments received high praise from Brown, who told the congregation “What a wonder. What a word. What a challenge.” He then told all the members of the San Francisco reparations task force in the crowd to “implement what our preacher has so eloquently stated in undescribable words. I told you you would receive information. You got all the inspiration you need. Now it’s time for implementation.” During an event last year, Brown said those opposed to reparations are “heartless.” “If anyone says ‘Y’all don’t deserve nothing. Stop complaining. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps,’” he said. “I contend they are heartless, and they don’t know anything about that dictum that’s found in all of the world religions. What is that dictum?: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” ‘WE JUST TELL THE TRUTH’: VP HARRIS’ LONGTIME MENTOR REPEATEDLY DEFENDED CONTROVERSIAL OBAMA PASTOR While Brown has warned activists about putting a monetary value on reparations, saying some of the numbers he has seen are “not rational” or “practical” and could lead to them being “stuck in quagmire and a skunk fight,” Brown said that if other groups are getting taxpayers’ money from the government, “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.” “You cannot put a dollar sign on what has been done to Black people,” Brown told Fox News Digital last year. “Our sin bill in this nation has been so high, and because of the long years of doing nothing, the interest has grown.” Harris has been pressed on reparations multiple times this year but has stopped short of fully endorsing reparations and instead has said she thinks the issue should be “studied.” “I am running to be a president for all Americans. That being said, I do have clear eyes about the disparities that exist and the context in which they exist, meaning history, to your point. So my agenda, well, first of all, on the point of reparations, it has to be studied,” Harris said last month during a high-profile interview with Charlamagne Tha God. “There’s no question about that. And I’ve been very clear about that position in terms of my immediate plan,” During a conversation with members of the National Association of Black Journalists in September, she was asked whether she would establish a commission to study reparations, but she deflected and instead suggested that “Congress ultimately will have the ability to do this work.” However, during her failed 2019 presidential campaign, Harris told The Root that she believes “there has to be some form of reparations” for Black Americans. In a follow-up question about whether she would be willing to lead a national conversation on what reparations look like for Black people, she said, “Yeah, including things like what we should be doing to take very seriously undiagnosed and untreated trauma.” She also said she would sign now-deceased Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s H.R. 40 bill, which would form a commission to study reparations for descendants of slaves, if it passed and came across her desk. In addition to Harris’ pastor, several Black activists and advocacy groups supporting her presidential campaign have openly called for reparations and would likely play a role in a national push. Ron Busby, the longtime president of the U.S. Black Chambers and a powerful ally of Harris, has repeatedly called for reparations. In 2020, Busby fumed, “If you can write a $2 trillion check to small business suffering from a pandemic, you can damn sure have a conversation about reparations.” “It’s on the table now. It’s a real conversation,” added Busby, who Harris has praised as an “extraordinary leader” who exhibits “courageous leadership.” UNEARTHED REPORT REVEALS POWERFUL HARRIS ALLY ‘WILLING TO SHARE’ RESOURCES FROM BLACK BUSINESSES WITH CCP Busby, who has visited the Biden-Harris White House dozens of times, has also advocated for reparations through his Black Chambers organization. The group’s 2023 “BLACKprint” called for providing “reparations through investment and demonstrate a commitment to uplift Black enterprises.” “As seen throughout the last several years, the growing discussion around reparations signals a renewed commitment to enter a new chapter in race relations. It comes, however, at a time when rhetoric and action threaten to deepen division,” the group’s annual report said. “We believe the concept of reparations is less a
Harris’ late surge in betting odds fueled by outlier poll, but Trump still ‘slightly favored’
Vice President Kamala Harris has had a late push to close some of the gap between her and former President Trump in the election betting odds. Trump enjoys a 13.1 point lead in the presidential betting odds as of Monday morning, leading Harris 56% to 42.9% in the Real Clear Politics betting average. The number, however, represents a late shift in the odds toward Harris, who trailed Trump by 28.9 percentage points just six days ago. “Some of the polls have been getting a little bit closer, so I think the betters are seeing some slight momentum toward Harris,” Maxim Lott, who runs ElectionBettingOdds.com, told Fox News Digital on Monday. WHAT ARE ELECTION BETTING ODDS? EXPERT EXPLAINS WHY TRUMP IS CURRENT FAVORITE Lott’s website shows a similar trend to the Real Clear Politics average, with Trump having a 56.4% chance to win the election as of Monday morning, while Harris has a 43.1% chance. But like the numbers on Real Clear Politics, Trump’s lead has fallen by 5.3 percentage points over the last week. Lott, who previously served as a program executive producer for the FOX Business Network, said many inputs can lead to changing betting behavior, pointing to a recent surprising Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll out of Iowa that showed Harris with a one-point lead over Trump in a state few believed to be in play for Democrats. While one poll could be dismissed as an outlier, Lott noted that betters have seemingly reacted to the news, with Trump’s odds of winning the state dropping from over 94% a week ago to 82.1% as of Monday morning. “I think there’s this kind of narrative behind that poll that abortion is actually going to be the driver this election, just like it was in 2022, and that women are going to come out in droves and elect Harris,” Lott said. “I think bettors are at least assigning some probability to that being true.” MAJOR POLLSTER DROPS FINAL BATTLEGROUND POLL NUMBERS What Lott doesn’t believe is behind the Harris surge is a small amount of very large bets in her direction, pointing to betting platforms such as PredictIt, which limit the amount of bettors and bet sizes on certain outcomes, that have tracked in a similar direction as every other platform tracked on his website. Nevertheless, Lott cautioned against putting too much stock into late momentum when it comes to evaluating the betting odds. “Momentum doesn’t matter at all… for this kind of thing,” Lott said. “With a market, the current price is the best predictor of the future price… if Harris was supposed to be in the lead, you could make a lot of money by putting her in the lead by putting your money on her now.” Add it all up, Lott envisions a close election that will likely come down to turnout. “I would expect on Election Day, Trump to still be slightly favored,” Lott said. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
‘What a disgrace’: Trump taunts McConnell’s endorsement as GOP Senate leader race looms
Former President Trump taunted Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., during a rally in Kinston, North Carolina, on Sunday, calling him a “disgrace,” despite receiving his endorsement for president in 2024. “Hopefully we get rid of Mitch McConnell pretty soon ‘cause he helped them, that guy,” he said, claiming the Kentucky Republican assisted President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ administration. REPUBLICANS CALL ON MAYORKAS TO REINSTATE COVID-ERA BORDER POLICY AMID TUBERCULOSIS ‘SURGE’ McConnell, the longest-serving party leader in Senate history, notably announced in February that he would not seek the role of leader again after the 2024 elections. “Can you believe he endorsed me?” Trump asked the crowd Sunday. “Boy, that must have been a painful day in his life.” In March, once it became clear that Trump would go on to win the Republican nomination for president, McConnell gave him his backing. “It is abundantly clear that former President Trump has earned the requisite support of Republican voters to be our nominee for President of the United States,” he said in a statement at the time. HARRIS SLAMS ‘OFFENSIVE’ TRUMP REMARK ON PROTECTING WOMEN FROM MIGRANT CRIME The endorsement came as a surprise to some, given the contentious relationship between the two men. But McConnell insisted it should not be considered at all unusual. “It should come as no surprise that as nominee, he will have my support,” he said. Remarking on the early 2024 endorsement from McConnell, Trump said on Sunday, “Every time I think of it, he didn’t have to do that.” HOW GOP, DEM SENATORS ARE USING 2024 CAMPAIGN TRAIL TO LOBBY FOR CONFERENCE INFLUENCE “He provided the necessary votes,” Trump claimed, presumably referring to votes he disagreed with in Congress. “What a disgrace.” McConnell’s office did not provide comment to Fox News Digital in time for publication. The former president’s mocking of both McConnell and his endorsement comes after the minority leader’s own thoughts on him over the years were revealed in a new book. TOP REPUBLICANS PROBE BIDEN ADMIN ON AFGHAN NATIONALS’ ALLEGED ELECTION DAY TERRORIST PLOT In “The Price of Power,” by Michael Tackett, deputy Washington bureau chief of The Associated Press, it was reported that McConnell referred to Trump at times as a “sleazeball,” “stupid,” “erratic,” a “despicable human being,” and a “narcissist.” The secret ballot election for the next leader, who will succeed McConnell, is slated for Nov. 13, just after the general elections. In the running to replace him are Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., and Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Rick Scott, R-Fla. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
8 states will vote on measures that would explicitly ban noncitizens from voting
Eight states will take to the polls on Tuesday to decide on ballot measures that would require proof of U.S. citizenship to vote. Ballot measures in Iowa, Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Missouri and Wisconsin come after House Republicans passed a bill over the summer that would require proof of citizenship to vote. That bill has not been taken up by the Senate. Some municipalities allow noncitizens to vote in local elections, like Washington, D.C., and a handful in Maryland, Vermont and California. New York City’s law allowing noncitizen voting was struck down in court earlier this year. The wave of noncitizen ballot referenda began with North Dakota in 2018, when the state constitution was amended, changing the wording from “every citizen” to “only a citizen” regarding voting eligibility. Voters in Florida, Colorado and Alabama passed identical language changes in the 2020 elections. Ohio and Louisiana followed suit in 2022. While noncitizen voting in federal elections is illegal, Republicans argue there is no adequate enforcement in place, and such unlawful voting could tilt the results of the presidential election. Iowa’s state constitution currently lists the voting age at 21, but the state has been following the 26th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which set the voting age at 18. A proposed state constitutional amendment would mandate that “only a citizen of the United States of the age of eighteen years,” changing both the age and existing language from “every citizen” to “only a citizen.” The amendment would also delineate that only those who live in the state can vote in its elections. On Sunday, a federal judge ruled that he would not block Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s challenge to the ballots of roughly 2,200 suspected noncitizens. SEN. MIKE LEE WARNS DEMOCRATS WOULD ‘RULE AMERICA UNCONTESTED FOR 100 YEARS’ IF THEY SWEEP 2024 ELECTIONS The ACLU of Iowa had filed a lawsuit on behalf of four naturalized citizens who had their registrations challenged. Pate required any potential noncitizen on his list to vote with a provisional ballot and return to the county auditor’s office with proof of citizenship for their vote to count. A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll released Saturday found Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump by three percentage points in the state, 47% to 44%. North Carolina’s GOP-led legislature passed a bill that put forth an amendment that would change the state constitution’s requirements to vote. The document currently says “every person born in the United States and every person who has been naturalized” can vote in North Carolina if they are over 18 and a U.S. resident. The amendment would alter the text to “only a citizen of the United States” can vote if they have met the other requirements. North Carolina does not require proof of citizenship to vote but requires people to swear they are a citizen and otherwise eligible to vote or risk felony charges of perjury. North Carolina is one of seven key swing states in the presidential election. Similarly, a ballot measure in South Carolina would change the state’s constitution to read that “only a citizen of the United States and of this State” who is at least 18 years of age and “properly registered” can vote. Currently, it reads “every citizen” who has met the other qualifications can vote. “It doesn’t make it harder for a legal voter in the state to vote, but it does make clear in South Carolina we will not open ourselves up to lawsuits by groups that are pushing noncitizens to vote in elections anywhere in the state,” state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, the lead sponsor of the bill that established the measure, told a local news outlet. “We have had multiple court challenges across the United States in multiple jurisdictions where some courts have upheld municipal governments or school boards extending the right to vote to those who are not legally in this country,” Kimbrell said. “We want to remove any ambiguity in South Carolina.” NATIONAL POLLS SHOW TRUMP, HARRIS IN TIGHT RACE AS ELECTORATE IS UNHAPPY WITH CHOICES Wisconsin’s Republican-led legislature voted to add a measure on noncitizen voting to the November ballot to amend the state’s constitution to say “only” U.S. citizens who are 18 or older can vote, rather than “every” citizen who is 18 and older. The Idaho constitution currently states that “every male or female citizen of the United States” who meets certain age and residency requirements is eligible to vote in the state. The ballot referendum would explicitly amend the state’s constitution to say that noncitizens are barred from voting in any election in the state. A ballot measure in Kentucky proposes an addition to the state constitution stating, “No person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be allowed to vote in this state.” The state’s constitution currently expresses, “Every citizen of the United States of the age of eighteen years who has resided in the state one year, and in the county six months, and the precinct in which he offers to vote sixty days next preceding the election, shall be a voter in said precinct and not elsewhere.” If successful, Missouri’s ballot measure would change the state’s constitution to say “only citizens of the United States” can vote in elections. Currently, it says “All citizens of the United States” over the age of 18 and those who reside in Missouri “are entitled to vote at all elections.” However, the amendment would also outlaw ranked choice voting, which allows voters to rank their choice of candidates in order or preference. Experts believe that type of system typically favors moderates. The state’s Republican-dominated legislature got a measure on the ballot this year that would change the state’s constitution to say “only” instead of “all” citizens who reside in the state and are over 18 are “qualified” to vote. The Department of Justice last week sued Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin‘s administration for removing people from the voter rolls who had been
Trump leads Harris by 2% in North Carolina heading into Election Day, poll finds
A new poll has found that former President Trump is leading Vice President Harris 50% to 48% in the battleground state of North Carolina. The East Carolina University survey of 1,250 registered voters was conducted from Oct. 24 to 29 and has a margin of error of 3%. “Both the Trump and Harris campaigns have invested significant resources in North Carolina to win its 16 votes in the Electoral College,” Peter Francia, the director of the ECU Center for Survey Research, said in a statement. “The reason for that is clear: North Carolina is still too close to call, and its electoral votes could be critical in deciding the winner of the presidential election,” he added. ON ELECTION EVE, HARRIS AND TRUMP HOLD DUELING RALLIES IN THE BIGGEST OF THE BATTLEGROUNDS Voters who responded to the poll indicated that inflation and the overall cost of living is their most important issue, at 27%, followed by the economy at 24%, abortion at 14%, border security at 12% and the affordability of health care at 4%. Within the electorate, Trump leads among White voters 64% to 34%, while Harris is leading among Black voters 89% to 10%, according to East Carolina University. REPUBLICANS OUTPACING DEMOCRATS IN NORTH CAROLINA EARLY VOTING, DATA SHOWS Across genders, Harris is leading Trump 52% to 47% among women, while men prefer Trump 54% to 44%, the poll revealed. Voters who are under the age of 45 support Harris over Trump 57% to 41%, while Trump leads 56% to 43% among voters 45 and over, the results show. The survey also found that 41% of the voters approve of the job President Biden is doing, while 54% disapprove.
Trump to continue swing state tradition in final campaign event of 2024
Former President Trump will continue the tradition of ending his presidential campaigns in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the same place he ended his 2016 and 2020 White House bids. The Trump campaign announced that the event will take place at Grand Rapids’ Van Andel Arena, with doors opening to supporters at 6:30 p.m. and Trump scheduled to speak at 10:30 p.m. The event will mark the third time Trump has ended his campaign with a late-night rally in Grand Rapids, emphasizing the importance of the swing state of Michigan to his chances to win back the White House. TRUMP CAMPAIGN BLASTS TOP HARRIS SURROGATE MARK CUBAN FOR ‘INSULTING’ PRO-TRUMP WOMEN Trump ended his successful 2016 campaign for president with a late-night rally at DeVos Place convention center in downtown Grand Rapids, then ended his unsuccessful bid for re-election with a rally at the Grand Rapids airport. “I kept saying we have to finish off here.… We can be a little superstitious, right?” Trump asked supporters during the 2020 rally in the city. Trump narrowly won the state of Michigan over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016 before dropping the state in another close race with President Biden in 2020. BIDEN CALLS TRUMP SUPPORTERS ‘GARBAGE’ DURING HARRIS CAMPAIGN EVENT AS VP PROMISES UNITY AT ELLIPSE RALLY Polls show another tight race brewing in 2024, with the Real Clear Politics polling average giving Harris a slight 0.6 point lead as of Sunday. Harris also held a slim lead in the betting odds in Michigan as of Sunday, coming in with a 59.7% chance to take the state, according to ElectionBettingOdds.com. Meanwhile, the latest Fox News Power Rankings rate Michigan as a toss-up. Kent County, where Grand Rapids is located, promises to be one of the most vital swing counties in the state in 2024. Long a Republican stronghold, the country has trended more toward Democrats in recent years. Trump was able to win the county by three points in 2016, but dropped the county to Biden by six points in 2020. “Michiganders love a late night rally, and President Trump loves Michigan,” Team Trump Michigan communications director Victoria LaCivita told Fox News Digital. “From the beginning, Team Trump has known that the path to the White House runs directly through Michigan, so there’s no better place to conclude a historic and momentous campaign season.” Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Trump, Harris have visited these states the most heading into Election Day
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have spent all their time traveling to a select group of states leading up to Election Day, with two of them commanding the most of their attention. An analysis of trips reveals that both candidates have visited Pennsylvania and Michigan a combined 52 times since Aug. 5, according to Axios. Later today, Harris will be visiting Pennsylvania for the 17th time during that period when she speaks at a series of campaign rallies there, Axios reported. The analysis found that she has made 10 visits to Michigan – her second most-traveled-to state – eight to Wisconsin, six to Georgia, six to North Carolina, four to Arizona and four to Nevada. TRUMP, HARRIS NECK AND NECK IN BATTLEGROUND STATES, POLLS SHOW Harris also has traveled two times each to New York and California for fundraisers and hosted a campaign rally in Texas late last month. For Trump, he has been to Pennsylvania 15 times already, followed by 11 visits to Michigan and 11 visits to North Carolina, according to Axios. POLLS OF GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA LIKELY VOTERS FINDS TRUMP, HARRIS NEARLY TIED On the eve of Election Day, Trump is hosting rallies in all three of those battleground states one more time. Following those states, since the start of August, Trump has traveled to Wisconsin seven times, Georgia seven times, Nevada five times, Arizona four times and New York four times, Axios reported. The analysis was based on press releases and media reports and does not include stops that Harris or Trump made in Washington, D.C., or Florida, where they are respectively based.
‘Continued harassment’: Lawsuit to ban feds from polling sites filed by Missouri Republicans
Missouri’s secretary of state and attorney general filed a lawsuit Monday aimed to block the Department of Justice from interfering with polling places on Election Day. “No one is above the law,” Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft said in a press release. “The law clearly and specifically limits who may be in polling places and this action by the DOJ is not allowed. Once again the federal government is attempting to illegally interfere in Missouri’s elections.” The suit comes after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that it would deploy election monitors to 86 voting jurisdictions across 27 states, including both Republican-led states such as Florida and Democrat-led states such as California. The DOJ has deployed election monitors to polling stations nationwide since the 1965 Voting Rights Act in an effort to better ensure fair ballot access and prevent partisan influence, according to the Washington Post. The number of jurisdictions that are set to be monitored this year is a 49% increase from the 2020 election, and roughly matches the number of jurisdictions the DOJ monitored two decades ago during the 2004 election. REPUBLICANS SCORE VICTORY IN GEORGIA FIGHT OVER ELECTION OBSERVERS, RNC CHAIRMAN SAYS Ashcroft explained that in 2022, Missouri officials banned the DOJ from entering and monitoring polling places, citing that the state has been identified as leading “the nation regarding election integrity as it pertains to accessible, secure voting with timely, credible results,” according to organizations such as the conservative Heritage Foundation. “This is a repeat performance,” Ashcroft continued. “Two years ago, we met with the DOJ. We showed them the law and explained that they have no jurisdiction to interfere in Missouri elections. Now they are doing the same thing; trying to go through the back door by contacting local election officials and making false jurisdictional claims for access rather than contacting my office directly. The DOJ just doesn’t seem to get it – we don’t need them here; we don’t want them here. This time we are taking it a step further and filing a lawsuit against the DOJ to get them to stop the continued harassment.” DOJ DEPLOYS DISTRICT ELECTIONS OFFICERS TO HANDLE ‘THREATS AND INTIMIDATION’ Florida also banned federal monitors from polling stations in 2022. Fox News Digital reached out to the DOJ for comment on Monday morning but did not immediately receive a reply. “Rather than contaminate the process – like in Virginia and Alabama, the DOJ should consider the Show-Me State as the example for other states when it comes to sound non-partisan elections,” Ashcroft continued. “It would be highly inappropriate for federal agents to violate the law by intimidating Missouri voters and harassing poll workers.” YOUNGKIN HITS BACK AT DOJ SUIT OVER ‘COMMON SENSE’ LAW THAT CULLS NONCITIZENS FROM VOTER ROLLS “The secretary of state’s office has full confidence in our election authorities. Voting has been underway for several weeks and we are ready for Election Day. I want to personally thank all 116 local election authorities and the thousands of poll workers across Missouri who make our elections safe, secure and credible.” Missouri is expected to again vote for the Republican ticket during the general election after previously voting for former President Donald Trump by 15 points in 2020 and nearly 19 points in 2016. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.