Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign raised $361 million in August, nearly triple the $130 million that Donald Trump’s operation raised over the same period.
* The Democratic nominee also received a new round of endorsements from 88 current and former top executives from across corporate America. The list includes the current CEO of Yelp and the former CEOs of Pepsi, Lyft and Ford.
* In Montana’s closely watched U.S. Senate race, an AARP poll conducted by the bipartisan polling team of Fabrizio Ward & David Binder Research, found Republican Tim Sheehy leading incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, 51% to 45%. If Tester loses, it will be extraordinarily difficult for Democrats to maintain their majority in the Senate, regardless of what happens in the presidential race. (Click the link for information on the survey’s methodology and margin of error.)
* On the other hand, in Florida, the latest statewide poll from The Hill and Emerson College found incumbent Republican Sen. Rick Scott with a surprisingly narrow lead over former Democratic Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, 46% to 45%. (Click the link for information on the survey’s methodology and margin of error.)
* In a bit of a surprise, Trump suggested to Fox News’ Sean Hannity that he doesn’t want support from those who voted against him in 2020. “They say you should take everybody, but that’s not the way I’m built,” the Republican nominee said.
* In case Democrats weren’t already disappointed with retiring Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginian this week appeared to endorse former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan in Maryland’s U.S. Senate race.
* In Texas, Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales said at The Texas Tribune Festival this week that he expects the GOP to lose its majority in the U.S. House in this year’s elections, adding, “[W]e’re going to lose it because of ourselves.”
* While Trump suggested in recent months that he intended to compete in Virginia and Minnesota, Axios reported this week that the Republican’s campaign is now “placing less emphasis” in those states.
* And in Nebraska’s U.S. Senate race, the Legal Marijuana Now Party failed to choose a nominee before the legal deadline this week. As a result, incumbent Republican Sen. Deb Fischer will have a one-on-one race against independent candidate Dan Osborn.
