Trump Reverses Course On Two Red-State Rallies Before Midterms

President Donald Trump will hold in-person rallies in Kansas and Iowa on Sunday after his party announced a day earlier that the events were off, The Guardian and The Independent report, along with the Daily Wire, which carries Guardian material. The Republican National Committee had said Trump would instead join tele-rallies, and a source later said the in-person stops were rearranged to fit around those calls. The Independent counts 19 states getting tele-rallies and lists them; it also says Trump has a Friday night rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, according to Daily Wire · The Guardian.

At issue is the Senate map. The Guardian says polls show a narrow gap in Kansas between Senator Roger Marshall and his Democratic rival, and a small Democratic edge in Iowa. The Daily Wire identifies that rival as Adam Hamilton, a Methodist pastor. On Thursday, Trump snapped at a Reuters reporter who asked whether fatigue was behind the change, telling the reporter he felt perfect. The Independent adds that Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia suggested candidates wanted to avoid small crowds, while a Republican source told CNN Trump had not moved the needle.

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