In extension of the house 2024 electionIn addition to the presidential race, both parties are trying to fan the political flames to stoke opposition in congressional races after Trump made racist comments at a rally comparing Puerto Rico to trash.
Hours after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made a racist joke about Puerto Ricans at a rally for former President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Democrats released a slate of US House races. Voters.
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Republican operatives tried to seize on a gaffe of President Biden in which he used the word “”.Garbage“to describe a Trump supporter who made a racist joke. But Republicans have accused Mr. Biden of referring to all Trump supporters as “garbage” and are trying to link Democratic congressional candidates to their accusations of the president’s remarks.
Amid highly competitive races for control of the Senate and House, in the days leading up to Election Day, twin controversies loom large and change the final news.
More than 10% of registered voters in Pennsylvania’s competitive 7th District House race are of Puerto Rican descent, according to a memo obtained by CBS News from Democratic campaign operatives. At least 4% of registered voters in three competitive House races in New York have ties to Puerto Rico, two more in Pennsylvania and one each in Florida and Connecticut.
Leaning on the Madison Square Garden rally controversy, the Pennsylvania Democrat who protects the battleground 7th Congressional District in and around Allentown. Susie Wilde has already raised this issue. Speaking to the Philadelphia Inquirer, he said, “I’m hearing more about this than I’ve heard this entire campaign season.”
In Long Island, New York’s competitive 4th District House race, Democratic candidate Laura Gillen fueled a firestorm Tuesday with a racist joke. New York Democrat Representative Nidia Valasquez, speaking at a Guillen campaign event for small businesses, noted the controversy and the humor.
“Not only the Puerto Rican community, but every person should be saddened and saddened by the behavior of the Trump rally at MSG,” Rep. Jahana Hayes, a Democrat vying for a seat in Western Connecticut, posted on social media.
Republicans, meanwhile, are seeking to magnify President Biden’s potential upset from Tuesday.
“The president of the United States has insulted half the country — House Democrats can now speak out in disagreement or their silence will tell voters all they need to know,” GOP North Carolina Rep. Richard Hudson, the national Republican congressional leader, said in a statement.
Republican first-term Rep. Mark Molinaro, who is trying to defend his New York 19th Congressional District seat, posted on social media about Biden’s statement. Molinaro wrote in part, “If you don’t support Kamala Harris, Biden says you’re trash.”
Scott MacFarlane
