Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* The day after his national presidential address, Donald Trump argued, in apparent seriousness, that the Republican Party should base its midterm strategy on Democratic reactions to his speech.
* Speaking of the president, Trump promised to disclose the donors who contributed to his post-election transition effort. At least so far, that hasn’t happened.
* In North Carolina, the latest survey from Public Policy Polling found former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper leading incumbent Republican Sen. Thom Tillis in a hypothetical match-up, 47% to 43%. (Click the link for information in the poll’s methodology and margin of error.)
* In Georgia, Rep. Lucy McBath hasn’t officially kicked off a gubernatorial campaign, but the Democratic congresswoman has filed the paperwork for an exploratory committee ahead of the 2026 race.
* In New York City, where voters will participate in a mayoral election this fall, incumbent Mayor Eric Adams has a 20% approval rating in a new Quinnipiac University poll. The report on the results noted, “This is the lowest job approval rating of any New York City mayor in the nearly 30 years since Quinnipiac University began polling New York City registered voters.”
* The New York Times published a striking report on the powerhouse operation that helps fuel Democratic fundraising: “ActBlue, the online fund-raising organization that powers Democratic candidates, has plunged into turmoil, with at least seven senior officials resigning late last month and a remaining lawyer suggesting he faced internal retaliation. … The exodus has set off deep concerns about ActBlue’s future.”
* And remember the North Carolina Supreme Court election from last fall, in which the official vote tallies showed Jefferson Griffin narrowly losing to Allison Riggs? The Democratic National Committee noted that it’s now been four months, and Griffin still hasn’t conceded. A legal challenge to the outcome is still pending in state court.
