Trump stumps for Republican senate candidates as midterms near

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President Trump is back on the campaign trail today,
traveling to South Carolina,
and we're now less than two weeks out from the midterms.
It is part of a final push where Republicans hope his presence
in their big war chest will certainly help stave off Democratic gains.
I want to get to Doug Luzada joining us once again
from Washington this morning. Doug, good morning.
Hey, good morning, guys.
The president looking at spending a great deal of time and money
in the days ahead, and he says he's optimistic about Election Day.
November 3rd is the big day and I look
so forward to that evening of elect. I just think we're going
to do great. I just feel it.
And President Trump in North Carolina hoping to keep Republican
control of the Senate
and his strategy goes beyond personal appearances.
He posted on Truth Social,
I have spent or will be spending over $400 million by election day.
More than $300 million
has already been spent.
It can make a difference and Republicans are significantly outspending
Democrats in some of these key Senate races in particular,
but money isn't everything.
Not everything, and Democrats are counting on historical trends,
the president's low approval numbers,
and what they hope will be heavy hitters out on the campaign
trail. The question is not how many people
are going to be able to move here. The question is
whether the people who already live here
can stay here and have a good life.
Former President Bill Clinton
was in Florida yesterday stumping for Democratic gubernatorial
candidate David Jolly. And former President Barack Obama will
also be campaigning, especially in the
critical Michigan Senate race.
The president, meantime, was asked to look ahead to 2028
and said he hasn't spoken
to Vice President J.D. Vance about a possible endorsement.
Who would believe that? I don't talk about it
with him. He doesn't talk. It's early.
We are very early right now.
We have to get through the midterms. We'll see how it goes.
Let's see how it goes.
And the president's campaign blitz continues beyond the Carolinas.
This week, he has stops additionally in Iowa,
Florida, Georgia, and then Michigan on Sunday.
Alex and Thomas.
You have to wonder this late in the game, though,
do they feel like it's going to make a difference, Doug?
I mean, the number of undecided voters at this point?
Well, you know, sure. I mean, you know,
part of this is an appeal to undecided voters.
But a lot of this is just an appeal to the base
to make sure that Republican voters show up.
The president's pretty good at that,
about motivating base voters to appear at the polls.
But he's also pretty good at motivating Democrats,
and that's the double-edged sword here.
That's a good point right there, to make sure you show up to the polls.
He even said it, pretend like I'm on the ballot.
A number of cases, I guess, yeah, they're pushing that he is.
Doug, thank you.
Time now, just about 7-12.
You brought that up, because early voting's already started.
My mother is a poll worker in Texas,
and she said they've already had lines for people to early vote.
So some people are motivated,
and they want to make sure and get it out there.
We're seeing a record number of people.
People are motivated mainly because of the economy, right?
You're looking at the end of the day, how much money do I have?
And that's certainly playing a factor.
So we shall see.
Less than two weeks to go.
