Buttigieg: Stevens flip isn’t going to change support for El-Sayed | CNN Politics

Former Presidential candidate and Michigan resident Pete Buttigieg dismissed Representative Haley Stevens’ sudden endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers, admitting he was "as surprised as anybody else." Calling the choice between candidates a clear contrast on healthcare and campaign finance, Buttigieg insisted the choice between the two candidates is clear, and Stevens’ flip won't shift voters. "Whatever Haley Stevens says isn't going to change that for me," Buttigieg said, "and I don't think it's changing that for a lot of Michiganders either."

Texas Senate candidate James Talarico accuses Republican rival Ken Paxton of serving "billionaire megadonors" like Elon Musk, who has poured nearly half a billion dollars into elections in the 2026 cycle.

Ahead of the 2026 midterm election, Republicans in reliably red Iowa are finding themselves in a tight battle with Democrats. CNN’s Manu Raju reports that the GOP is at risk of losing three House seats and one in the Senate.

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed told CNN that comments by Rep. Haley Stevens, his former primary rival, over a controversial outside ad are not relevant to his campaign.

Olivia Rodrigo showed her support for the Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton during her Ohio concerts Thursday and Friday, wearing a “Dr. Amy Acton for Governor” T-shirt and giving Acton flowers.

The Justice Department is sending more than 1,000 election monitors to polling places in all 50 states, and the Republican National Committee, Democrats and outside groups are deploying observers too. What they document could shape challenges after the polls close, Gabe Cohen reports.

"If we lose Texas, we lose America," said Ken Paxton at a rally in Forth Worth, Texas on Saturday.

CNN's Ed Lavandera reports on the surprisingly close Senate race in Texas, a state Democrats haven't won in over 30 years.

前总统候选人、密歇根州居民皮特·布蒂吉格对众议员海莉·史蒂文斯突然转而支持共和党候选人迈克·罗杰斯一事不以为然，并承认自己“和其他人一样感到惊讶”。布蒂吉格指出，两位候选人在医疗保健和竞选资金方面的立场截然不同，他坚称两人之间的选择很明确，史蒂文斯的立场转变不会影响选民的投票意向。“海莉·史蒂文斯说什么都不会改变我的想法，”布蒂吉格说，“而且我认为也不会改变很多密歇根州选民的想法。”

德克萨斯州参议员候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科指责共和党对手肯·帕克斯顿为像埃隆·马斯克这样的“亿万富翁超级捐助者”服务，马斯克已在 2026 年的选举周期中投入了近 5 亿美元。

在2026年中期选举前夕，共和党在传统共和党州爱荷华州发现自己与民主党的选情胶着。据CNN记者马努·拉朱报道，共和党有可能失去众议院三个席位和参议院一个席位。

密歇根州民主党参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德告诉 CNN，他的前党内初选对手、众议员海莉·史蒂文斯就一则有争议的外部广告发表的评论与他的竞选无关。

奥利维亚·罗德里戈在周四和周五于俄亥俄州举行的演唱会上，身穿印有“艾米·阿克顿博士竞选州长”字样的T恤，并向阿克顿赠送鲜花，以此表达了她对俄亥俄州民主党州长候选人艾米·阿克顿的支持。

据加布·科恩报道，司法部将向全美50个州的投票站派遣1000多名选举观察员，共和党全国委员会、民主党和一些外部团体也都在部署观察员。他们的记录可能会影响投票结束后可能出现的争议。

“如果我们失去了德克萨斯州，我们就失去了美国，”肯·帕克斯顿周六在德克萨斯州沃斯堡的一次集会上说道。

CNN 的 Ed Lavandera 报道了德克萨斯州参议院选举出人意料的激烈竞争，民主党人已经 30 多年没有赢得过该州的席位了。