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5 min readThe Midterm Races Republicans Are Worried About
With less than two weeks until the midterm elections, President Trump is crisscrossing the country at an aggressive pace — Georgia, Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina, with stops planned in South Carolina, Iowa, Michigan, and a teased return to Ohio. But his travel schedule tells a story that goes beyond rally size and crowd energy. Republican donors, meanwhile, have been quietly pulling money out of races that once looked safe, creating a split between what the president sees as possible and what the party's financiers are willing to bet on.
Where Trump Is Going and Why It Matters
ABC White House correspondent Karen Travers, traveling with the president, noted that Trump's itinerary reveals which races Republicans are genuinely worried about. "President Trump is not going to fly two and a half hours to Kansas on a Monday, two weeks ahead of the midterm elections, if they are not worried about Senator Roger Marshall beating this Democratic challenger," she said. "You just don't do it. There are other places you could go."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:35) **Trump's Cross-Country Campaign Blitz** - President Trump is on an aggressive tour stumping for GOP candidates, while donors are pulling money from some races.
- 2 (06:02) **Donor Triage: Where Republicans Are Cutting Losses** - GOP donors have paused ad spending in North Carolina, signaling a strategic retreat from races they no longer see as winnable.
- 3 (10:16) **Housing Market Freeze Hits Record Lows** - Mortgage rates have surged to 7.4%, causing pending home sales to drop to their lowest level on record.
- 4 (15:48) **Voter Blame Shifts on the Economy** - A new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll shows more Americans trust Democrats than Republicans on the economy, a reversal from previous polls.
- 5 (16:05) **Christina Applegate's Misdiagnosis Revealed** - The actress, previously diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, has now been told she does not have the disease after years of treatment.
- 6 (17:46) **Why MS Misdiagnosis Is More Common Than You Think** - Dr. Alana Katz Sand, a neurologist at Mount Sinai, explains that MS has no simple test and diagnoses can change as new information emerges.
- 7 (24:32) **AI Slop Overwhelms Spotify** - Spotify has removed 75 million AI-generated tracks from its platform, highlighting a growing problem with automated music spam.
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Show Notes
President Trump is on a blitz through battleground states, but some major GOP donors have already given up the battle in certain races. Fewer Americans are buying and selling homes as mortgage rates spike. And Christina Applegate reveals a years-long misdiagnosis, saying whatever autoimmune disorder she has, it’s not multiple sclerosis.
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