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| The Midterms Minute: Jimmy Carter to Republican contender – quit your day job | The Midterms Minute: Jimmy Carter to Republican contender – quit your day job |
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| Good evening, I’m Erin Durkin with the latest from Washington and beyond. If you’re not already receiving the midterms minute by email, sign up. | Good evening, I’m Erin Durkin with the latest from Washington and beyond. If you’re not already receiving the midterms minute by email, sign up. |
| Jimmy Carter wades into Georgia race | Jimmy Carter wades into Georgia race |
| Former president Jimmy Carter has weighed in on a contentious Georgia gubernatorial election roiled by voter suppression allegations, by asking the Republican candidate Brian Kemp to resign from his day job overseeing the state’s election system. In a letter obtained by the Associated Press, the 94-year-old former president, who still lives in his Georgia home town, says Kemp’s continued service as secretary of state “runs counter to the most fundamental principle of democratic elections – that the electoral process be managed by an independent and impartial election authority”. | Former president Jimmy Carter has weighed in on a contentious Georgia gubernatorial election roiled by voter suppression allegations, by asking the Republican candidate Brian Kemp to resign from his day job overseeing the state’s election system. In a letter obtained by the Associated Press, the 94-year-old former president, who still lives in his Georgia home town, says Kemp’s continued service as secretary of state “runs counter to the most fundamental principle of democratic elections – that the electoral process be managed by an independent and impartial election authority”. |
| Donald Trump's rhetoric has stoked antisemitism and hatred, experts warn | Donald Trump's rhetoric has stoked antisemitism and hatred, experts warn |
| Will it matter? Kemp is unlikely to heed the plea. He has dismissed the voter suppression controversy as a “farce”, and said he would not even recuse himself if the election requires a recount overseen by his office. But the race is so finely balanced that who can, who can’t, and who chooses to vote will matter very much, with the candidates deadlocked in a recent poll. | Will it matter? Kemp is unlikely to heed the plea. He has dismissed the voter suppression controversy as a “farce”, and said he would not even recuse himself if the election requires a recount overseen by his office. But the race is so finely balanced that who can, who can’t, and who chooses to vote will matter very much, with the candidates deadlocked in a recent poll. |
| Young Americans more likely to vote | Young Americans more likely to vote |
| Many more young Americans say they will definitely vote in next week’s election compared with the last two midterm elections. Four in 10 voters under 30 say they will “definitely vote”, according to a biannual survey by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics. At the same time in 2010 and 2014, 27% and 26% said that, respectively. | Many more young Americans say they will definitely vote in next week’s election compared with the last two midterm elections. Four in 10 voters under 30 say they will “definitely vote”, according to a biannual survey by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics. At the same time in 2010 and 2014, 27% and 26% said that, respectively. |
| Who does this help? If young voters actually vote in higher numbers, as opposed to just saying they will, it’s a boon for Democrats, who tend to get more votes among the young. The survey data bears this out – among likely voters, they said they prefer Democratic control of Congress by a 66% to 32% margin. | Who does this help? If young voters actually vote in higher numbers, as opposed to just saying they will, it’s a boon for Democrats, who tend to get more votes among the young. The survey data bears this out – among likely voters, they said they prefer Democratic control of Congress by a 66% to 32% margin. |
| George Soros jumps into New York senate fight | George Soros jumps into New York senate fight |
| George Soros is not backing off his political activity after being sent a pipe bomb by a Donald Trump supporter targeting prominent Democrats. A New York independent expenditure group working to flip the state senate to Democratic control, Progress NYS, reported receiving $100,000 from him on Friday, according to the Albany Times Union. | George Soros is not backing off his political activity after being sent a pipe bomb by a Donald Trump supporter targeting prominent Democrats. A New York independent expenditure group working to flip the state senate to Democratic control, Progress NYS, reported receiving $100,000 from him on Friday, according to the Albany Times Union. |
| What’s this fight about? Despite its solidly Democratic leanings, New York has for years had a Republican-controlled state senate. Democrats took the first step toward changing that in September, when they knocked off a group of senate Democrats who had formed a breakaway faction to ally with Republicans. Now, Democrats need to flip one senate seat from Republican control to take over the chamber. | What’s this fight about? Despite its solidly Democratic leanings, New York has for years had a Republican-controlled state senate. Democrats took the first step toward changing that in September, when they knocked off a group of senate Democrats who had formed a breakaway faction to ally with Republicans. Now, Democrats need to flip one senate seat from Republican control to take over the chamber. |
| Poll of the day | Poll of the day |
| Two-thirds of Americans believe it’s likely that Russia or other foreign governments will try to influence the midterm elections, but the results are deeply divided by party, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center. Eighty percent of Democrats said interference was at least somewhat likely, compared with 53% of Republicans. | Two-thirds of Americans believe it’s likely that Russia or other foreign governments will try to influence the midterm elections, but the results are deeply divided by party, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center. Eighty percent of Democrats said interference was at least somewhat likely, compared with 53% of Republicans. |
| Why the divide? Election interference has become a partisan issue after Russia interfered in the 2016 election in favor of Donald Trump, sparking a still ongoing investigation. Trump has repeatedly cast doubt on his own intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Russia was behind the meddling effort, and called the whole matter a “big hoax”. | Why the divide? Election interference has become a partisan issue after Russia interfered in the 2016 election in favor of Donald Trump, sparking a still ongoing investigation. Trump has repeatedly cast doubt on his own intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Russia was behind the meddling effort, and called the whole matter a “big hoax”. |
| Ad of the day | Ad of the day |
| Donald Trump’s campaign has launched a $6m ad buy with spots encouraging voters to choose Republican congressional candidates. The ad does not mention Trump directly, but touts the strong economy and low unemployment rate and warns, juxtaposed with scenes from the 2008 recession, “this could all go away if we don’t remember where we came from and choose the right future.” It shows a woman filling in a ballot for a Republican candidate and carries the tagline: “Things are getting better. We can’t go back. Vote Republican.” | Donald Trump’s campaign has launched a $6m ad buy with spots encouraging voters to choose Republican congressional candidates. The ad does not mention Trump directly, but touts the strong economy and low unemployment rate and warns, juxtaposed with scenes from the 2008 recession, “this could all go away if we don’t remember where we came from and choose the right future.” It shows a woman filling in a ballot for a Republican candidate and carries the tagline: “Things are getting better. We can’t go back. Vote Republican.” |
| What is Trump up to? The president has campaigned aggressively for Republicans in the midterms, on multiple tracks. The ad buy represents the more scripted, poll-tested message that many establishment Republicans would prefer to deploy, focusing on the strong economy. Trump himself has favored more divisive issues, stirring up fears about a caravan of migrants seeking to settle in the United States and labeling the press the “enemy of the people”. | What is Trump up to? The president has campaigned aggressively for Republicans in the midterms, on multiple tracks. The ad buy represents the more scripted, poll-tested message that many establishment Republicans would prefer to deploy, focusing on the strong economy. Trump himself has favored more divisive issues, stirring up fears about a caravan of migrants seeking to settle in the United States and labeling the press the “enemy of the people”. |
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