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Trump cancels planned weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas. He switches to tele-rallies and virtual appearances instead of in-person events.
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Trump shifts to tele-rallies
President Donald Trump cancelled two weekend rallies and said he would instead participate in “a large number of virtual rallies” ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections. The Republican Party said the in-person events originally planned in Kansas and Iowa would not take place, and the Republican National Committee said the virtual rallies would allow Trump to reach more voters in the limited time left before the vote. Democrats led Republicans in national polls by 51.4 percent to 43.2 percent, according to RealClearPolling, as the campaign entered its final stretch.
The Republican National Committee also said Trump would reach at least 19 states in a “72-hour sprint” before Tuesday’s elections, while CNBC said Trump and Vice President JD Vance cancelled several planned appearances across three states. AP later said Trump rescheduled weekend campaign rallies in Iowa and Kansas that he had previously cancelled, with a person familiar with the plans saying he would visit the states for back-to-back rallies on Sunday.
Polls, Alaska dispute, and attacks
A legal dispute threatened to delay the Senate result in Alaska after ballots close on November 3, and it described the dispute as centering on two candidates named Dan Sullivan.
Trump accused Democrats of recruiting an independent candidate to confuse voters, and Trump told reporters: “It was a scheme. It was an election fraud. Total election fraud,” while Democrat Mary Peltola denied the accusations.
Charles Franklin, professor of law and public policy and director of the Marquette Law School Poll in the US, said, “Democrats are more enthusiastic and more certain they will vote.”
AP said Trump furiously pushed back on the idea that the initial cancellation in Kansas was tied to fatigue or his health, and Trump lashed out at a reporter with “I’m not going to Kansas because he’s doing very well.”
CNBC said Trump acknowledged the strain after a dense schedule, and Trump told listeners in Corinth, Mississippi, “God didn’t make your vocal cords to do a rally every day.”
What is at stake next
AP said the rescheduled Iowa and Kansas rallies underscored the “scrambling” nature of the final days of the midterm campaigns, as Trump and Republicans tried to retain their majorities in Congress.
“Democrats need to flip a net of four seats held by Republicans to win control of the Senate.”
Democrats need to flip a net of four seats held by Republicans to win control of the Senate, and it listed Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and Texas as “Toss Ups” according to the Cook Political Report.
Bernadette Breslin, national press secretary for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said, “Senate Democrats' socialist surge has reached a fever pitch, and their desperate conspiracies to defraud voters appear criminal,” as she referenced the Alaska Senate race controversy.
CNN said Judge Sharon Gleason of the US District Court in Anchorage could rule as soon as Saturday evening on the Justice Department’s lawsuit over whether Alaska must block certification of its Senate race if Republican incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan loses.
In the final days of the campaign, CNBC said Trump was still scheduled to hold a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday, while it said no events had been announced for Monday.