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Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* In the 24 hours following Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz joining the Democratic ticket, Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 campaign said it raised $36 million.
* In the state of Washington, Rep. Dan Newhouse — a member of the House GOP’s Impeachment 10 — advanced to the general election this week, but he nevertheless finished second in his local Republican primary, trailing a far-right challenger backed by Donald Trump.
* The latest national poll from Marquette Law School found Harris leading Trump among likely voters, 53% to 47%, in a head-to-head match-up. The same survey found the Democratic vice president’s lead over the Republican expanding to 50% to 42% when third-party candidates are added to the mix. (Click the link for information on the survey’s methodology and margins of error.)
* The news was better for the GOP, however, in the latest national poll from CNBC, which found Trump narrowly leading Harris, 48% to 46%. (Click the link for information on the survey’s methodology and margins of error.)
* In Wisconsin, one of the nation’s most closely watched battleground states, the latest statewide poll from Marquette Law School found Harris narrowly leading the former president is the Badger State, 50% to 49%, among likely voters. (Click the link for information on the survey’s methodology and margins of error.)
* On a related note, the same Wisconsin survey showed incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin ahead of her Republican challenger, Eric Hovde, 52% to 47%, among likely voters. (Click the link for information on the survey’s methodology and margins of error.)
* And in Arizona’s closely watched U.S. Senate race, two former state directors for the late former Sen. John McCain endorsed Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego’s candidacy this week. Gallego will face Republican election denier Kari Lake in November.