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Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* After an alleged would-be assassin was taken into custody on Sunday, Donald Trump’s political operation immediately got to work sending out fundraising appeals.
* The latest ABC News/Ipsos poll, conducted after last week’s debate, found Vice President Kamala Harris leading the former president among likely voters, 52% to 46%. The margin is unchanged from before the debate. (Click the link for information on the survey’s methodologies and margins of error.)
* While Iowa is generally seen as a safe “red” state for Republicans this year, the latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll found Trump with a surprisingly modest advantage over Harris, 47% to 43%, among likely Iowa voters. (Click the link for information on the survey’s methodologies and margins of error.)
* The Nevada Green Party is still fighting to get Jill Stein on the state’s 2024 ballot. The party has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene, and it’s reportedly being represented by Jay Sekulow — best known for his longtime role as one of Trump’s personal attorneys.
* America PAC, a super PAC that Elon Musk helped create, has reportedly ramped up spending in recent weeks, investing millions of dollars in swing states in the hopes of elevating Trump.
* On a related note, the conspiratorial billionaire published an online message suggesting it was odd that nobody had tried to kill President Joe Biden or Harris. Musk ultimately deleted his tweet and said his message was intended to be funny.
* The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled late last week that mail-in ballots that are improperly dated won’t be counted. As NBC News' report noted, the decision reverses a lower court ruling from last month that found it was unconstitutional to reject mail ballots that had a missing or incorrect date.
* According to a report in Rolling Stone, crypto companies are spending roughly $800,000 per day, every day, on ads intended to smear Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown. The incumbent Ohioan is considered a top Republican target in this year’s elections.
* And in California’s U.S. Senate race, Trump appears to be withholding support from his party’s nominee, Steve Garvey. At a press conference on Friday, the former president said the retired baseball player “hasn’t reached out to MAGA,” adding, “He’s got to call me.”