Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* In the 24 hours following Tuesday night’s debate, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign raked in $47 million from donors. That’s the biggest one-day total since the Democrat began her 2024 candidacy in July.
* Speaking of the debate, the Harris campaign has unveiled a striking new, minute-long television ad, promoting an exchange between the vice president and Donald Trump on abortion rights.
We just turned Donald Trump’s own words at the debate into a new adpic.twitter.com/I9NCN8EMIZ
— Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) September 12, 2024
* On a related note, American Bridge 21st Century, a leading super PAC aligned with Democratic politics, launched a $15 million ad buy this week focused entirely on abortion rights. The commercial will air in three closely watched battleground states: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
* A national Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted after the debate found Harris leading Trump, 47% to 42%. Meanwhile, the latest Morning Consult poll, also conducted after the debate, also found the Democratic nominee with a five-point advantage over the former president, 50% to 45%. (Click the links for information on the surveys’ methodologies and margins of error.)
* Quoting unidentified “people,” Trump argued via social media that it’s “very likely” that ABC News secretly provided Harris with the debate questions before the event. That’s utterly bonkers, of course, but it’s also an implicit acknowledgement of how well the vice president performed.
* In keeping with the party’s national efforts, New Hampshire Republicans are imposing new voting restrictions on the state’s electorate, including requiring first-time voters to present proof of citizenship when registering to vote. The measures, which will no doubt face legal challenges, won’t take effect until after Election Day 2024.








