Today is Monday, August 12th. Capitol Hill is quiet as the House and Senate are out of session until September . However, across the country the political landscape continues to shift since Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee and her selection of Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate.
3 BIG THINGS: POLITICS AND POLLING
1. U.S. PRESIDENT BETTING ODDS – HARRIS TAKE THE LEAD
Trump: 46.6%
Harris 52%
2. U.S. PRESIDENT BATTLE GROUND STATES – HARRIS PICKING UP STATES
Arizona – Trump +1.5
Georgia – Trump +0.6
Michigan – Harris +2.4
Nevada – Trump +3.7
North Carolina – Trump +3.2
Pennsylvania – Trump +0.8
Wisconsin – Harris +0.8
Dead Heat Nationwide – Harris + 0.5%
3. FIGHT FOR THE U.S. SENATE – DEMOCRATS HOLDING STRONG IN BATTLEGROUND SENATE RACES
Arizona – Gallego (D) +3.4
Michigan – Slotkin (D) +5.4
Montana – Sheehy (R) +3.5
Nevada – Rosen (D) +4
Ohio – Brown (D) +5
Pennsylvania – Casey (D) +7
Wisconsin – Baldwin (D) +6.1