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Trump Campaigns In Alaska And Other States Ahead Of November 3 Midterms
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Trump travels to Alaska to campaign for Senator Dan Sullivan ahead of midterms. Alaska Senate race tight, Sullivan trailing Peltola in polls but still competitive.
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Midterms, turnout, and stakes
President Donald Trump is campaigning in newly competitive states ahead of the midterm elections on November 3, with Republican majorities in both chambers of Congress on the line. Election Day is November 3rd, and “at least 47 states and Washington, D.C., have early voting, with voters already casting ballots in some states.” All 435 House seats and 33 Senate seats are on the ballot, and the outcome is framed as hinging on voter turnout, with David Sirota asking, “Will there be that surge of turnout based on how unpopular Trump is and how bad the affordability crisis is?”
“The midterm elections are in less than three weeks, on November 3.”
Early voting had begun in fifteen states as of its briefing, and only a small number of seats are at risk of changing party hands, with election forecasters ranking only about twenty House races as toss-ups. Democrats need a net gain of just three seats to retake control of the House, while the Senate is described as harder for Democrats because Senate midterms have not historically functioned as a referendum on the president.
Where control could shift
The Republicans currently control both chambers, with the House at 218 representatives and the exact number needed to have control, plus one independent who votes with them. The Senate is currently held by Republicans with 53 of the 100 seats, while Democrats have 45 and two independents who also vote with them. 35 seats are up for grabs in November and Cook Political Report analysis suggests only seven of them are toss-ups that could go either way.
Election forecasters rank only about twenty House races as toss-ups and even if that number is doubled, the percentage of House seats in play is at most 10 percent. Only a small number of seats in Congress are at risk of changing party hands, even as the election is described as capable of changing party control of Congress and the direction of U.S. politics.
Campaign focus and policy fights
President Donald Trump traveled to Alaska to campaign for GOP candidates ahead of the midterm elections on November 3, emphasizing the re-election of Senator Dan Sullivan and the race for Alaska's governorship.
Trump participated in a rally in Wasilla and reacted to a protest that began shouting about ten minutes after the start of the event and was removed by security personnel.
Trump said the Alaska LNG project has all the federal permits necessary to proceed, and he declared, "All permits have been granted," while adding that construction could begin "even this very night."
The Federal Communications Commission vote concerns an additional $162 million to be invested in expanding high-speed internet access in Alaska, and FCC chair Brendan Carr said he was committed to working with Alaska’s Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan to connect residents.
Key issues raised by challengers and voters have been the economy, the war in Iran, the cost of gas, immigration, data centers and corruption, and those issues were placed alongside the question of whether Democrats can “deliver” on their promises if they win.