The Election Remains A Toss Up

“A new internal memo by Tony Fabrizio, chief pollster for all three of Donald Trump’s presidential campaigns, tells the former president he’s in a radically better position than he was right before the 2020 election,” Axios reports. “The memo reflects the exuberance that Trump staffers and allies exude in interviews and behind-the-scenes conversations.

Democrats have roughly doubled their national ad spending advantage against Republicans over the last month or so, Axios reports.

Just for members: The latest edition of Inside Elections. With days to go before the election, there’s still plenty of uncertainty. Republicans are favored to win control of the Senate but the fights for the White House and House look like toss-ups. This edition includes updates on all of the competitive Senate and House races around the country as well as rating changes in one Senate seat and 15 House districts. The issue also features Senate, House, Governor, and Electoral Rating charts to help track the results.

Charlie Cook: “As we find ourselves in yet another cliffhanger of an election, the negative partisanship that has developed over the last three decades should not be underestimated. The high floors under each party and the low ceilings over each now mean that all national wins are on the margins.” “Between 1900 and 1984, 14 of the 22 presidential elections were landslides, with margins of 10 points or more.

Former Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro had his law license suspended in New York Thursday over his role in the alleged effort to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results, Axios reports.

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), who has been leading Republican efforts to win a majority in the Senate, has been privately telling colleagues that he supports Sen. John Thune (R-SD) for GOP leader, Axios reports.