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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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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »NC GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson facing calls to drop out amid rumors of looming bombshell
Unrest has reportedly taken over the North Carolina GOP in anticipation of a forthcoming negative news story about Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the current candidate for governor. Reports say the story, which has yet to be published, has to do with Robinson’s activity on adult websites in the 2000s, according to The Carolina Journal. Robinson and his campaign did not …
Read More »Majority of Black swing-state voters back Harris, as Trump makes inroads with Black men: poll
New data from the Howard University Initiative on Public Opinion offers insight into Black voters’ support heading into the 2024 presidential election. The Howard University poll shows an overwhelming majority of Black voters in the seven swing states support Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Trump. A whopping 82% of respondents told pollsters that they supported Harris compared to …
Read More »Journalist tells CNN the Democrats' advantage with young men is 'completely gone'
Puck News journalist Peter Hamby said Thursday that Democrats’ advantage with young men is “completely gone” as former President Trump is successfully appealing to Gen Z with his “macho brand.” CNN anchor Dana Bash hosted a segment focused on the gender gap, with men supporting Trump and women supporting Vice President Kamala Harris. She made special mention of a piece …
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