By Townhall Chicago News Staff
President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama held competing campaign events in Michigan over the weekend, eight days before the Nov. 4 midterm elections.
Trump also campaigned in Georgia and Florida and was scheduled to travel to Mississippi this week, according to a Fox News report. Vice President JD Vance planned stops in Montana and Kansas, the report said.
In Florida’s governor’s race, Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds is seeking to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis against Democratic nominee David Jolly, a former Republican whom Obama has campaigned for this cycle. Donalds has been endorsed by Trump.
“We want to make sure we keep Florida as the Free State of Florida, as a solid common sense conservative state — it’s what’s made Florida the best state in America,” Donalds said in campaign remarks.
Donalds has criticized Jolly, calling him “a fraud,” according to a Fox News report.
In Michigan, Trump sharply criticized Democratic congressional candidate Abdul El-Sayed during his weekend rally, Fox News anchor CJ Pop reported. El-Sayed has denied allegations that his family holds ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, calling such questions “racist and Islamophobic,” Fox News field reporter Garrett Tenney reported. Tenney reported that El-Sayed has struggled to unite part of the Michigan Democratic coalition, including Black voters, ahead of the election.
Early voting has surged nationally ahead of the Nov. 4 election, according to the Fox News report. Some Florida voters said they were focused on the economy over cultural issues, the report said.
Control of Congress and several governor’s races, including in Florida, remain contested in the final stretch of campaigning before polls close Nov. 4.
