Here’s a look at Michigan’s latest pre-election voting data as Harris and Trump campaign there today
Both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are campaigning in Michigan today, where over 944,000 ballots have been cast thus far, according to the Michigan Secretary of State.
The former president will begin his day in Auburn Hills before heading to a rally in Detroit. Meanwhile, the vice president is set to deliver speeches in Grand Rapids and Lansing before participating in a campaign event in Oakland County.
Currently, all votes in Michigan have been cast via mail-in ballots. In-person early voting will commence statewide on October 26, with some locations, including Detroit, starting as early as Saturday.
Voter data shows that the racial composition of Michigan’s pre-election electorate is similar to that of four years ago, according to ballots analyzed by Catalist. White voters account for 83% of the ballots cast so far, while Black voters make up 12%.
Latino and Asian voters in Michigan are showing comparable turnout to the last election, each representing about 2% of ballots cast.
Ballots submitted by older voters have increased since 2020. Voters aged 65 and older constitute 62% of the vote so far, up from 51% at this point in 2020. Conversely, the share of ballots from those aged 50 to 64 has decreased from 26% in 2020 to 20%.
A key state:
Both campaigns understand that winning Michigan, a traditional “Blue Wall” state, could significantly impact the electoral map. While Joe Biden won the state by around 154,000 votes in 2020, Trump previously achieved a historic victory over Hillary Clinton by less than 11,000 votes, breaking a string of Democratic wins there dating back to 1992.
Further context:
Catalist is a company that provides data, analytics, and services to Democrats, academics, and nonprofit advcacy groups, offering insights into voter behavior leading up to November.
Evidence released in January 6 case against Trump include tweets and hundreds of blank pages
On Friday, special counsel Jack Smith released a substantial collection of nearly 2,000 pages of documents related to the January 6 case against former President Donald Trump. However, most of these pages are heavily redacted, leaving only snippets of evidence visible.
The release came just a day after Judge Tanya Chutkan denied Trump’s request to delay publication. Among the documents is a volume containing sealed pages, along with tweets and social media posts from Trump, his campaign, and his allies, including some made during the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
One notable tweet from Trump on that day stated that then-Vice President Mike Pence “didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done” regarding efforts to overturn the election results. Other tweets make various claims of voter fraud during the 2020 election.
Prosecutors contend that these tweets should be admissible in court, arguing that they reflect Trump’s personal views and campaign activities rather than his official presidential duties.
Another volume includes memos from attorney John Eastman outlining a strategy for Pence to reject the congressional certification of the 2020 election. This volume also contains a public statement Trump made the night before January 6, asserting that he and Pence were aligned regarding the congressional certification, along with additional statements Trump released around that time.
