Trump heads to Mississippi as the two parties prepare for final sprint ahead of midterm Election Day

President Donald Trump travels to Mississippi on Monday for an evening rally with Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a sign of how far the midterm map has widened against his party with a week left. Mississippi is among the safest GOP states, yet Democrat Scott Colom, a local prosecutor, is competitive enough to draw the president there. Voter frustration over inflation and the Iran war is fueling Democratic challenges in many places, and nearly 30 million ballots are already in, according to ABC News.

Hyde-Smith still leads, but Colom has out-raised her and gained attention with an ad built around her remark that shoppers have other proteins available when beef gets expensive. He later removed an AI-generated video of her after the state attorney general suggested it could break Mississippi's deepfake law. Senate Democrats' super PAC added $1.2 million. Colom would be the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction.

Elsewhere, Kamala Harris campaigns in Wisconsin for David Crowley, who is running against Rep. Tom Tiffany for governor. Andy Beshear joins Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia, while Pramila Jayapal appears with Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota. Republicans hold a 53-47 Senate edge, so Democrats need four flips to take control.

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