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Virginia’s in-person early voting begins as election season picks up steam

The election season is in full swing Friday as Virginia becomes the first state to allow in-person early voting in the 2024 cycle and six other states – Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming – make absentee ballots available, some with restrictions. Minnesota and Virginia lean blue, but have deep red pockets Two competitive states begin voting …

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Nancy Pelosi claims Dem primary process was 'open' and Kamala Harris 'won it'

Former Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi insisted on Wednesday that her party’s presidential nominating process after President Biden dropped out was “open,” and Vice President Kamala Harris “won it,” despite the absence of any such contest. Prior to Biden stepping down as the Democratic Party’s nominee in mid-July, Pelosi reportedly said she favored a competitive open primary process …

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Hispanic voters in Nevada say economic conditions making some consider voting Trump

Hispanic voters in Nevada, a key swing state, told CNN’s John King that the demographic was considering voting for former President Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris due to the economic conditions. “A lot of people are calling me, or calling us – Latinos, you know, talking about voting for Trump,” Rafael Cerros Jr., who launched a radio station alongside …

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95% negative coverage of Trump on ABC, CBS, NBC after 2nd assassination attempt: report

Network coverage of former President Trump has been overwhelmingly negative since the second assassination attempt against him Sunday, according to one report. Analysts at the Media Research Center (MRC) reviewed 69 minutes of campaign coverage onthe ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscastsbetween Sept. 15 and Sept. 17. MRC reported that although the thwarted assassination attempt took up 70% of all …

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It's a tight race in the battle to succeed popular swing state Republican governor

NEWFIELDS, N.H. — A new poll in New Hampshire, home to the only competitive gubernatorial election this year, indicates a close race in the battle to succeed popular Republican Gov. Chris Sununu. And the results of the survey and another poll released in the Granite State earlier in the week suggest former President Trump’s standing in New Hampshire in the …

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Harris and Trump deadlocked in Pennsylvania as former president trails in other 'blue wall' states: poll

With fewer than 47 days until the November election, Vice President Harris and former President Trump are tied with likely voters in Pennsylvania, which could be the state to decide the contest on Election Day. Trump and Harris each garnered 49% of likely voters in the Keystone State, according to a new Marist Poll. Furthermore, 90% of likely voters who …

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Wisconsin kicks off election season with first widely available absentee ballots

The presidential race begins for thousands of voters today as Wisconsin starts mailing ballots to eligible voters. With one point separating Vice President Harris and former President Trump in the Badger State, the campaigns are set to spend the next 47 days fighting for every ballot. Voting begins in some form for many voters in more than half of all …

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Shock number: Trump has higher approval rating in deep blue state than its governor

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s favorability among likely New York voters has cratered, and former President Trump is viewed more favorably by voters in the historically blue state in a new poll. Siena College on Thursday released a poll showing that just 34% of voters in the Empire State view Hochul favorably, with 54% viewing her poorly. When asked about their …

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Support for Taylor Swift's get-out-the-vote effort drops sharply among particular voting bloc: poll

A new poll suggests that support is dropping among all Americans for Taylor Swift’s efforts to encourage her legions of fans to vote in the upcoming elections. Fifty-three percent of voters questioned in a Monmouth University national survey released on Thursday said they approved of Swift’s voter encouragement efforts — which she did last week in a social media post …

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Majority of Californians support restoring felony theft penalties ahead of public vote

A new statewide poll in California found that nearly three-quarters of Golden State residents support making changes to “Prop 47” – the 2014 public referendum that reduced penalties for larceny, forgery and drug offenses. Critics have blamed the current policy – which includes the provision deeming shoplifting under $950 a misdemeanor – for the crime wave gripping urban areas of …

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