Leaders for Republicans and Democrats see gains in Tuesday's primary election results, and former President Bill Clinton and Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz took to the microphone on the third night of the DNC.
Leaders on both sides of the aisle see wins in primary election results
In Florida, Republicans and Democrats are now touting their own party’s victories on election night.
According to the department of state, only 19% of registered voters actually voted in Tuesday’s primary.
Many of those could be considered super voters. But looking to November, it’s the rest of the electorate that the parties want to chase.
Primary Tuesday was a good night for Florida Republicans. They turned out 14% more voters than Democrats. They also took home gold in early voting, outpacing Democrats by 7%.
“People who are going to vote in the primary election are definitely going to vote in the general. Usually, that takeaway is about the same. I think what we have is a million-voter advantage. But we also have a turnout advantage so were being able to turn out more Republican voters than Democrats are, and I think that will continue,” Florida GOP Chair Evan Power said.
Meanwhile, Florida Democrats are also taking a victory lap.
They won a majority of the state’s school board races. They also secured seven seats in the Florida Legislature, all in races where Republicans failed to field a candidate.
“The Florida Democratic Party is more committed than ever to breaking the Republicans’ supermajority because Floridians across the political spectrum deserve better leadership than the Republican party has to offer,” Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried said.
Now looking ahead to November, Florida Republicans no doubt have more money and registered voters on their side than Democrats.
But Fried said they are leaning on their ground game to make up the difference. In the lead up to Tuesday, the party knocked on one million doors and made more than two million phone calls.
Bill Clinton, Tim Walz set to speak on Day 3 of the DNC
Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s speech will headline Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Among the other speakers Wednesday night are former President Bill Clinton and Democratic Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Chris Murphy of Connecticut, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota.
Also addressing the convention will be House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.; Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.; Maryland Gov. Wes Moore; Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro; and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.
In addition, two Republican figures who have endorsed Kamala Harris — former Trump administration adviser Olivia Troye and ex-Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan — are set to speak.
The theme tonight is “A Fight For Our Freedoms.”
It “will showcase how Vice President Harris has spent her entire career fighting for America's freedoms, and why she chose Gov. Walz as her running mate, including his record as a champion for America's working families and a staunch defender of our fundamental freedoms,” Democratic National Convention Director Alex Hornbrook said during a morning news conference.
Harris campaign declares N.C. a 'true toss-up' as Trump, Vance descend on state
As the GOP presidential ticket stops in North Carolina on Wednesday, the Harris campaign is making clear they view the Tar Heel State as a “true toss-up.”
Vice President Kamala Harris’ team declared the state as such in a memo on Wednesday morning meant to be a prebuttal to former President Donald Trump and his running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s speech in Asheboro, the latest stop on the pair’s battleground state tour to counter the Democratic National Convention this week.
North Carolina has only voted for a Democratic candidate for president once since 1980 but a recent poll by New York Times/Siena College showed the vice president leading Trump in the state and Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, a closely watched election forecaster this week moved the state from “leans Republican” to “toss-up.”
Harris’ team has its sights set on flipping the Tar Heel State and pledged in Wednesday’s memo to “do the work” to make it happen. The campaign said it has 23 offices open on the ground in the state with three more set to open this week. It noted more than 12,000 new volunteers have signed on to help with efforts since Harris became the nominee.
The campaign is also touting a boost in registered Democrats in the state. According to statistics from the North Carolina State Board of Elections, there are about 2,500 more registered Democrats as of Aug. 17 than one day beforePresident Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid. Republicans have nearly 7,000 less people registered with the party in the state as of Aug. 17 compared to July 20.
The vice president chose North Carolina last week to unveil her economic agenda if elected, her first major policy proposal roll-out since becoming the nominee.