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Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
* There are quite a few primary races in Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and the state of Washington today, and as is usually the case, Bolts has a very helpful rundown on the contests worth watching. Arguably the most closely watched race is in Missouri, where Democratic Rep. Cori Bush is facing a challenge from Wesley Bell, the St. Louis County prosecutor.
* A key indicator that Vice President Kamala Harris picked a running mate with broad appeal: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz received praise this morning from West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
* On a related note, NBC News reported this morning, “ActBlue, the online donation processor used by the Harris campaign and most other Democratic groups, erupted with new contributions after Walz’s selection as running mate was announced. According to the live donation ticker on ActBlue’s homepage, the service processed more than $2.5 million in donations from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET after Harris’ campaign told supporters her pick.”
* Despite Donald Trump’s recent talk about tax-free tips, the hospitality workers’ union UNITE HERE has thrown its support behind Harris’ 2024 candidacy.
* Though there was some recent evidence to suggest Trump might be competitive in New York against Biden, a new Siena College Research Institute poll found Harris leading the former president in New York, 53% to 39%, among likely voters. (Click the link for information on the survey’s methodology and margins of error.)
* In Montana’s closely watched U.S. Senate race, Democratic incumbent Sen. Jon Tester is running a new digital campaign ad focused on reproductive rights, slamming Republican Tim Sheehy’s support for a national abortion ban.
* I don’t even know where to start with this story: “Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. acknowledged Sunday that he abandoned a young dead bear in Central Park after he initially planned to skin the cub for meat.”