One Week Out

The campaign trail got a little more crowded this weekend.

Former President Obama stumped for Democrats in Ohio and Michigan with ten days til midterms. He called the cardboard booths “our last best chance” to curb President Trump’s “chaos and cruelty,” slamming #47 for corruption, Iran strategy, and White House renovations.

Trump did his own battleground sweep to boost vulnerable Republicans. He announced a $4.2B Audi manufacturing facility in Georgia and executive ordered the end of 50% tariffs on Canadian agricultural imports that were pinching businesses in states like Maine.

Meanwhile in Alaska’s high-stakes Senate race, the DOJ is seeking to block certification if Democrat Mary Peltola wins over… two Dan Sullivans. Thursday’s lawsuit says a candidate with the same name as the Republican incumbent ran “with the intention of misleading” the Senator’s supporters, undermining election integrity.

Tight on time for voting prep? We researched your state for hours so you could get up to speed in minutes. Check out TPO’s Midterm Guide to meet your candidates, understand your ballot measures, and pray for your state.

PRAY WITH US
King of Heaven, as voters weigh their choices, give wisdom and prudence. We cling to You through division and contention, through uncertainty and fear. Quiet the suspicions that estrange and divide us from our neighbors. Still our hasty, harsh tongues. Open our ears, soften our hearts, and make ready our feet to seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with You. Amen.

“Mankind, he has told each of you what is good and what it is the LORD requires of you: to act justly, to love faithfulness, and to walk humbly with your God.”
Micah 6:8 (CSB) (read full passage)