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Kamala Harris has been warned her polling is 'underwater' in the battleground state of Michigan.
One of the vice president's clearest paths to victory over Donald Trump comes through winning the Great Lake State alongside Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
But Democratic Rep., Elissa Slotkin, who is running in the state's Senate race, warned donors last week there were signs of alarm bells.
'I'm not feeling my best right now about where we are on Kamala Harris in a place like Michigan,' she said according to Axios.
There are just 36 days until the election and the race is still on a knife-edge.
The devastation left by Hurricane Helene has now become a focus of the campaigns.
Trump will visit the damage in Valdosta, Georgia, on Monday afternoon while Harris cut a to Las Vegas short so she could attend briefings in Washington D.C.
Follow all the updates with our U.S. politics live blog.
Democrat warns Kamala Harris her polling is ‘underwater’ in Michigan
A Democrat running for Senate in Michigan has warned Kamala Harris her internal polling is ‘underwater’ in one of the states critical to her chance of victory.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin told donors last week she wasn’t feeling her ‘best’ about the numbers in the Great Lake State, according to video obtained by Axios.
‘I'm not feeling my best right now about where we are on Kamala Harris in a place like Michigan,’ she said during a virtual fundraiser with Senator Cory Booker.
Slotkin is running against former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in one of the most closet watched Senate contests in the country.
The outcome will be a crucial factor in determining which party has control of the upper chamber from January 2025.
For Harris, Michigan provides one of the simplest paths to victory along with other Blue Wall states including Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
If Trump sweeps the Sun Belt states, Harris would need to pick up at least one to have a chance of taking the White House.
Trump proposes terrifying solution to end violent crime in the US
Donald Trump proposed a shocking, one-off solution to American crime problems that some are saying resembles the popular horror movie series The Purge.
At a rally Sunday in Pennsylvania, Trump cited recent incidents of daylight robberies taking place in local businesses and suggested that criminals 'have to be taught' a lesson and suggested a quick and simple way to do so.
'If you had one really violent day. One rough hour -- and I mean real rough -- the word would get out and it would end immediately,' Trump said.
He said that the crime problem exists due to police not being 'allowed to do their job' because Kamala Harris and 'the liberal left won't let them.'
The speech led many to suggest what Trump is proposing is the plot of the movie series The Purge.
Journalist Brian Krassenstein asked: 'Did Trump just f***ing suggest The Purge?'
Harris cancels campaign plans to return to Washington for Hurricane Helene briefings
By Emily Goodin, senior White House correspondent
Kamala Harris is cancelling her planned campaign stops for Monday in order to return to Washington D.C. for briefings on Hurricane Helene.
She will leave Las Vegas in the morning and be in Washington for a briefing at FEMA on Monday afternoon, according to her campaign. She will also visit the devastated areas when it won’t disrupt the emergency response efforts.
Her move comes as Republican rival Donald Trump heads to Georgia to address the efforts to help victims of the hurricane.
President Joe Biden will talk about his administration’s response on Monday morning at the White House.
More than 100 people have died from the storm, which has left damage across several Southern states, particularly the forested mountains of western North Carolina.
Roads and I-64, a major interstate, have been wiped out in parts of these areas, making it difficult to bring in necessary supplies. Local and federal officials, along with the National Guard, are racing to bring relief.
More than 460,000 people are without power and more than 1,000 had taken refuge in 24 shelters.
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