Trump, Vance go deep red 8 days out

It’s Monday. Brazil’s election was the big news overnight, but there’s plenty to get caught up on in the U.S. today. Shall we?

Trump, Vance go deep red 

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Trump, Vance hit red states — again 

The Associated Press, Alex Brandon

President Trump and Vice President Vance are each hitting deep-red states today as their pre-midterms blitz in areas that are normally GOP strongholds shows no signs of slowing down. 

Trump is heading to Mississippi, where he won by 23 percentage points in the 2024 election. The vice president, meanwhile, will travel to Kansas and Montana, two other states that went easily for the GOP ticket two years ago. 

But Democrats are showing some signs of optimism for races in all three states. In Mississippi, the campaign for incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s (R) seat was recently moved from “solid Republican” to “likely Republican” by the election handicapper Cook Political Report. The Hill’s Julia Manchester has more on that race for Insiders. 

The battle in Kansas between Sen. Roger Marshall (R) and Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton, a pastor, has become one of the most surprisingly competitive Senate races this cycle. 

Montana’s Senate campaign, which is deemed “likely Republican” by The Hill’s partner Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), has turned into an intriguing race as more Democrats have backed Independent candidate Seth Bodnar instead of Democratic nominee Alani Bankhead. Republican Kurt Alme maintains a solid polling lead over Bodnar.  

Vance’s Montana speech is also set to happen in an unexpectedly........

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