WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

After a presidential campaign that featured many twists and turns along the way, neither Kamala Harris or Donald Trump have a clear advantage the day before the polls close on Election Day. What is the mood of the country and what are some of the takeaways from a campaign season with so many uncertainties about the House, Senate, and White House? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Only about 5% of House seats are true "tossup" races, according to one election analyst, and while Republicans currently control the chamber with a historically small margin, whichever party wins next week might not do much better. Where are the elections to watch, and why is one Democratic ad attacking a Republican incumbent because he voted to impeach Donald Trump? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Control of the Senate will influence how much gets done whoever wins the White House on Election Day, and states like Montana, Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania all have close Senate races that could change the balance of power in Congress. So which party will have a majority come January? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The VP gives a speech at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., as a final campaign reminder of Donald Trump’s rally in the same spot before the Capitol riot. But did her remarks offer much new for voters who want change? Plus, the Supreme Court lets Virginia remove 1,600 suspected noncitizens from its voting rolls, while a case from Pennsylvania on rejected mail ballots is still pending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The future of the Supreme Court is on the ballot, as Kamala Harris declines to rule out adding new justices, while endorsing vague "reform." What might that look like? Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden's legislation would alter recusal rules and expand the court to 15 members. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse's bill would let lower judges investigate public "complaints" against the justices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Montana features one of the hottest--and most consequential--races of the year, as Democrat Jon Tester struggles to gain a fourth term and keep his party in control of the Senate. On this episode of All Things, businessman, veteran and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy talks about the rightward shift in the state, the left's "bizfare" attacks on the Montana company he founded, the huge wash of money into the race and the need for Republicans to get over their "deer in the headlights" moment on abortion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump drew thousands of supporters to Madison Square Garden in deep-blue New York City, but questionable comedians and speakers make remarks that may have done more harm than good. Plus, Donald Trump praises Xi Jinping on Joe Rogan’s podcast, and Kamala Harris goes for style over substance by bringing celebrities like Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce to the campaign trail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kamala Harris's stance on fracking is less clear than ever, after the campaign's "climate engagement director" says in an interview that the VP "is not promoting expansion" of drilling. She backtracked, but if personnel is policy, are these the kinds of appointments President Harris would make? Plus, Tesla stock goes up, as climate mandates keep making Elon Musk richer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kamala Harris gets lukewarm reviews for her town hall on CNN, as she and her campaign go all-in on calling Donald Trump a fascist and stoking fears about authoritarian rule if he wins. On this episode of Potomac Watch, Paul Gigot speaks with Democratic pollster Mark Penn, who says Democrats have decided that demonizing Trump is the best way to win and describes what to look for between now and Election Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump is promising a universal 10% to 20% tariff on all imports to the U.S., plus perhaps 60% on China. Together this could push U.S. border taxes to highs not seen since the Great Depression and the infamous Smoot-Hawley tariff. Do Trump's first-term tariffs suggest he'd follow through with this? And does a president actually have the power to create a blanket tariff? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sen. Ted Cruz narrowly defeated Democrat Beto O'Rourke in 2018, in the most expensive Senate race in history. The Texas Republican is now facing another tight challenge from Democratic Rep. Colin Allred, and this time the balance of Senate power could hang on Texas. On this episode of All Things, Mr. Cruz joins from the campaign trail to explain why he’s become “Chuck Schumer’s #1 target,” how immigration is playing in the Lone Star state, his bid for women voters and the chances of a Republican Senate majority after Election Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump cooks fries for his fans at a McDonald's drive-thru in Pennsylvania, as Kamala Harris's supporters call his restaurant campaign stop a stunt. But theatrics are part of politics, and now the public is being served a piping-hot debate on the minimum wage and "joint employer" rules for franchises, while three Democratic Senators all but accuse McDonald's of price gouging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The conflict in Gaza took a major turn after Israel killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showing the will to eliminate the leaders of terrorist groups. But what does the path to a ceasefire look like? Plus, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump react to Sinwar’s death on the campaign trail, and Israel’s plans for a strike on Iran are leaked as the U.S. investigates how it got out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are getting most of the spotlight, voters in November will also be asked to approve nearly 150 state ballot measures on a variety of topics, including taxes, shoplifting penalties, school choice, minimum wages, abortion rights, marijuana, ranked-choice voting, local rent controls, and more. Here's a look at some of the most prominent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The media strategy for Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign took a turn when the Vice President granted an interview to Bret Baier of Fox News in an effort to win over those frustrated with Donald Trump. Harris claimed in the interview that she will have a different Presidency than Joe Biden, but did viewers learn what that would mean in practice? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The two candidates are trying to win a tossup election by wooing specific groups, as Donald Trump promises tax breaks for automobile debt and U.S. citizens overseas, while Kamala Harris rolls out an "Opportunity Agenda for Black Men," including loans for entrepreneurs and marijuana legalization. Meantime, is Harris losing Catholic voters, who preferred Joe Biden in 2020? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump says his opponent wants to end gasoline cars, while Kamala Harris promises she won't tell Americans what to drive. Which side voters believe could matter next month in Michigan, where Joe Biden's federal rules on electric vehicles are a point of heated contention, including in the Senate race between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Elissa Slotkin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wisconsin GOP Senate nominee Eric Hovde joins All Things to talk about his race to unseat Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin--a contest the Cook Report recently moved from "lean Democrat" to "Toss Up." The Madison entrepreneur discusses the challenges of taking on an incumbent, the issues that are most resonating with Wisconsin voters, his approach to the hot-button issue of abortion, and the role Donald Trump is playing at the top of the ticket. With three weeks to go before Election Day, a rush of political dollars is turning Wisconsin into another battlefield in the fight over control of the Senate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The polls show the presidential race is a tossup, with the seven key battleground states all within the margin of error. Has Kamala Harris's momentum stalled, and has Donald Trump reached his ceiling in share of the vote? Plus, who has the edge in the race to control the House and Senate? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump is urging Republicans to vote early, while also continuing to condemn mass mail voting. As Nov. 5 nears, however, even absentee proponents are raising concerns again about rejected ballots, slow results, and potential delays by the Postal Service, as Postmaster General Louis DeJoy keeps insisting that the USPS is ready to handle a deluge of millions of votes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices