Midterm campaigns make final push as early voters hit the polls

With the midterms a week away, candidates and party leaders crisscrossed the country, and the contests surfaced several intra-party tensions. In Ohio, gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy was absent from a Lima event headlined by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Sen. Bernie Moreno and Dr. Mehmet Oz. Several Ohio Republicans have kept their distance from him over an ad involving Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother, though President Trump has voiced support and plans to campaign in the state Wednesday night, according to CBS News.

Florida Democrat Angie Nixon, a Democratic Socialists of America member seeking a Senate seat, rallied in Kissimmee alongside Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Maxwell Frost and Nydia Velázquez, aiming to energize Puerto Rican voters. Both women rejected the socialist label and accused Republicans, including Sen. Ashley Moody, of corruption.

In Alaska, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski threw her backing to Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in the governor's race, faulting outgoing Gov. Mike Dunleavy for squandering federal money. In Texas, Mr. Trump held two rallies for Ken Paxton, whose Senate contest against James Talarico CBS News rates a toss-up. He predicted gas prices will fall quickly.

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