Full Breakdown
Trump and Obama Trade Final Campaign Appeals Ahead of 2024 Midterms
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In this breakdown
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Closing-Stage Rallies in Ohio and Georgia
Former President Barack Obama appeared in suburban Atlanta with former mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Senator Jon Ossoff, urging Democratic voters to turn out. He described a sense of “change in the air.” At the same time, President Donald Trump addressed a crowd in Chillicothe, Ohio, urging supporters to vote, promising a “tremendous victory.” Both leaders focused on states they carried in 2022 as voters confront record fuel prices, rising living costs, and an unpopular war in Iran.
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Legal Push Over Alaska Senate Contest
In the week before the election, the Department of Justice, at Trump’s direction, filed a lawsuit challenging the outcome of Alaska’s Senate race if Democratic challenger Mary Peltola were to win. The filing cites the presence of a second candidate named Dan Sullivan and alleges a “voter-fraud scheme” orchestrated by Democrats. Peltola’s campaign denied any involvement with the other Sullivan campaign.
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Candidate Lineups and Emerging Controversy
Ohio’s Republican ticket pairs biotech executive Vivek Ramaswamy for governor with Senator Jon Husted for the remainder of Vice-President J.D. Vance’s term. Ramaswamy’s campaign ran an advertisement attacking former public-health official Amy Acton; Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, called her daughter a “liar” and claimed she “needs help.” Trump endorsed the ad, while other Republicans, including Husted, publicly distanced themselves.
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Official Statements & Responses
- Trump told reporters boarding Air Force One that he had asked Peltola to withdraw and warned she could face prosecution. He framed the Alaska filing as a response to “a scheme by the Democrats.”
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Verbatim Quote
- “If you can get out to vote,” — Donald Trump, President “If you can get out to vote,” — Donald Trump, president