Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* The latest national Reuters/Ipsos poll — the first conducted entirely after Friday’s Oval Office debacle — found Donad Trump’s approval rating dipping to 44%. The same survey found only 34% of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction. (Click the link for more information on the poll’s methodology and margin of error.)
* Speaking of polling, the latest statewide survey in Ohio, conducted by the Bowling Green State University Democracy and Public Policy Research Network and YouGov, found failed presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy leading the Republicans’ gubernatorial field with 61% support, well ahead of state Attorney General Dave Yost’s 24%. (Click the link for more information on the poll’s methodology and margin of error.)
* Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas died last night, just two months into his first term on Capitol Hill. A Texas Tribune report added, “Gov. Greg Abbott can call a special election to fill Turner’s congressional seat for the rest of his term. State law does not specify a deadline to call a special election, but if it is called the election is required to happen within two months of the announcement.”
* In Michigan, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hasn’t yet announced his electoral plans, but Politico reported that he met with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last week about a possible Senate campaign next year.
* Nicole Shanahan, who was Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s running mate in last year’s presidential election, has apparently found a new focus: The very wealthy lawyer is reportedly helping finance a recall campaign targeting Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
* Elon Musk amplified some dubious claims last week about Democratic voter registration data in Philadelphia. Local election officials soon after set the record straight.
* And while Gov. Tim Walz has ruled out a U.S. Senate campaign in 2026, the Minnesota Democrat suggested to The New Yorker that he’s open to a 2028 presidential campaign. Walz, of course, was his party’s vice presidential nominee in the 2024 race.
This article was originally published on MSNBC.com
