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Trump holds Kansas and Iowa rallies as part of his final midterm push. Polls indicate Democrats lead Republicans in national midterm polling ahead of voting.
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Midterms, rallies, and polls
With two days to the United States midterm elections, Democratic and Republican leaders made last-ditch efforts to woo voters as the cost-of-living crisis, exacerbated by the US-Israel war on Iran, became a key talking point. Democrats led Republicans by 51.5 percent to 43.1 percent in the latest RealClearPolling average, while a THP/MM survey conducted on October 28 and 29 put Democrats ahead by 54 percent to 41 percent. President Trump reversed course and said he will hold rallies in Kansas and Iowa on Sunday, continuing a weekslong blitz.
Trump was scheduled to campaign in Iowa and Kansas on Sunday, while Abdul El-Sayed held events in Michigan. Natalie Jackson, a political analyst and pollster, told it the results reflected public dissatisfaction with Trump and the economy, adding, “Polling shows an environment that is pretty favourable to the Democrats.”
Alaska ballot probe
The FBI began reaching out to donors of independent Alaska Senate candidate Daniel J. Sullivan, asking about potential deception, as federal authorities ramped up their investigation of the candidate who shares a name with GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan.
An Anchorage-based FBI agent visited a boat dealership in Petersburg and left a business card for Charles Flint, who told The Associated Press he has known Dan J. Sullivan for years as a respected teacher and musician.
Al Jazeera said the midterm campaign included last-ditch efforts by both parties to woo voters, while CBS News described the legal fight over whether certain Alaska ballots should be isolated to investigate potential voter confusion.
Alaska state officials filed a motion to dismiss the Justice Department's lawsuit, and the state argued that the DOJ's argument has "no legal basis."
U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason set a deadline of Saturday for arguments over whether she should dismiss the case.
Michigan Democratic discord
The New York Times said a feud among top Democrats in Michigan escalated as Dr. Abdul El-Sayed told reporters he did not want Representative Haley Stevens to come to a Detroit church service he planned to attend Sunday.
El-Sayed said, “I don’t want any distractions,” after a campaign rally in Sterling Heights, a Macomb County suburb.
CBS News said Democratic Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed with former primary rival Haley Stevens should stay away from all further campaign events, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
The New York Times said the fault line between El-Sayed and Stevens involved differing stances on U.S. support for Israel, and it reported that El-Sayed accused Stevens of “relitigating a primary that ended three months ago.”
The New York Times said President Trump hosted six tele-rallies on Saturday targeting five states, and it reported that he is scheduled on Sunday to visit two others, Iowa and Kansas, which have become pivotal Senate battlegrounds.