Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* According to the U.S. Postal Service, if your ballot is due by Election Day, it would “a good idea” to mail it by today — Tuesday, Oct. 29.
* On the heels of Michelle Obama’s striking speech in Michigan, Donald Trump said the former first lady made a “big mistake” by criticizing him. I’m not entirely sure what that meant.
Trump: You know who was nasty to me? Michelle Obama… I always try to be so nice and respectful. She opened up a little bit of a box.. She was nasty. That was a big mistake pic.twitter.com/8TWeSxY2VA
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 28, 2024
* A national poll from the Cooperative Election Study and conducted by YouGov found Kamala Harris leading Trump, 51% to 47%. (Click the link for additional information on the survey’s methodology and margin of error.)
* In Wisconsin, the latest USA Today/Suffolk University poll found the the former Republican president ahead by the narrowest of margins, 48% to 47%, over the Democratic vice president. (Click the link for additional information on the survey’s methodology and margin of error.)
* In North Carolina, the latest WRAL News poll found Harris and Trump tied at 47% support each. On a related note, the latest Elon University poll also found the two major party nominees tied in the Tar Heel State. (Click the links for additional information on the surveys’ methodologies and margins of error.)
* In Michigan, the latest survey from Susquehanna Polling & Research found Harris leading Trump by five points, 52% to 47%, which is a larger advantage in the state than we’ve seen in other recent polling. (Click the link for additional information on the survey’s methodology and margin of error.)
* NBC News reported on an unsettling Joint Intelligence Bulletin: “U.S. intelligence agencies have identified domestic extremists with grievances rooted in election-related conspiracy theories, including beliefs in widespread voter fraud and animosity toward perceived political opponents, as the most likely threat of violence in the coming election.”
* In one of the nation’s most closely watched U.S. House races, five former Republican House members have endorsed Democrat Janelle Stelson in her race against incumbent GOP Rep. Scott Perry in Pennsylvania.
* And in Arizona, Republican Senate hopeful Kari Lake still refuses to acknowledge her defeat in the state’s 2022 gubernatorial race.
