A consequential Ohio Senate race. Biden’s fundraising advantage. Trump’s legal bills. Join The Post’s Sean Sullivan for analysis from Paul Kane, Hannah Knowles and Brianna Tucker about what’s ahead on the 2024 presidential campaign trail.
Highlights
“Republicans look at their next best opportunity to get to the majority, is probably Ohio.... It is a state that used to be the swing state of all swing states.... Well, in the Trump years, he has really turned it pretty red…. Now, what you have for the general election, what’s happened is Democrats and Trump, oddly, wanted the same candidate—Bernie Moreno. A car dealer without a lot of political background, some controversial statements, some controversial work ethic involved … He is the candidate that Trump wanted … And he’s the candidate Democrats wanted as well because they think he is going to be the one candidate who Sherrod Brown can beat in a presidential election cycle.” - Paul Kane (Video: Washington Post Live)
“By the end of last month, Biden's campaign had reported more than $70 million and that was more than double what Trump's campaign had reported. The gap has just kept growing. And Biden’s going to be with former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton tonight for a fundraiser that’s expected to net another $25 million and the Democrats are billing this as the most successful political fundraiser in political history. Trump's disparity there is getting worse, not better." - Hannah Knowles (Video: Washington Post Live)
“We've started to see some pretty unusual, unconventional tactics from the Trump campaign and Trump himself, that I think speaks to what kind of crunch he's in. He’s been selling his mugshot on digital trading cards; he started selling cologne for $100 … This week he started to sell bibles for $60 … It's very clear that he's in a bit of hole.“ - Brianna Tucker (Video: Washington Post Live)
Sean Sullivan
Campaign Editor, The Washington Post
Paul Kane
Senior Congressional Correspondent & Columnist, The Washington Post
Hannah Knowles
National Politics Reporter, The Washington Post
Brianna Tucker
Deputy Campaign Editor, The Washington Post