At the Races: Expanding states of play - Roll Call

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

73% : Backers: Trump backed Barrett, while Slotkin backed Hertel when he launched his campaign last year.
52% : (Trump won a single elector in rural Maine, and Biden did the same in Nebraska by winning the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District.)
49% : The effort to give Trump an extra electoral advantage in the election just five weeks away needed only to have Nebraska's 33 Republican state senators united in support to ensure a filibuster-proof majority.
46% : "Trump responded by thanking supporters of the effort on social media before questioning McDonnell's motives and party affiliation and deeming him a "grandstander.
45% : Stu wasn't surprised: "It seems as if Trump has been running for president for the past nine years.
41% : With a nontrivial chance that the Electoral College victory comes down to a single electoral vote in November, Trump and other national Republicans have been pushing Nebraska legislators to return for a special legislative session to make a last-minute change to how Nebraska distributes its electoral votes and ensure that Trump receives the entire slate.
24% : Stu Rothenberg dives into an NBC News survey that showed more people said Harris represented change than Trump.
8% : Gallego's margin: The latest Marist poll, released at midnight Eastern time, showed Rep. Ruben Gallego ahead of Republican Kari Lake by 10 points, well outside the margin of error, even as the presidential race was a toss-up, with their survey showing Trump ahead of Harris by 1 point.

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