Can former President Donald Trump break the Republican record for Hispanic presidential vote share? Doing so may determine whether he returns to the White House. Latinos now accountfor 15% of eligible voters and are one of the nation’s fastest-growing racial or ethnic group. In 2020, Trump defied predictions and increased his share of the Latino vote, winning 38%. That’s within …
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Like many Americans, Richard Bidon says he’d like to see the U.S. government “go back to its original design” — a system of checks and balances developed nearly 240 years ago to prevent any branch, especially the presidency, from becoming too powerful. But that’s mainly when Republicans are in power. Bidon, an 84-year-old Democrat who lives near Los Angeles, said …
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CNN anchor Jim Acosta insists that declaring former President Trump a “greater threat to American democracy” than President Biden is simply a matter of fact. In an interview published by Mediaite on Friday, Acosta was asked to react to comments made this week by independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who said he could “make the argument” that Biden …
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Former First Lady Melania Trump is finally getting back on the campaign trail, according to reports. Melania, wife of former President Donald Trump, will reportedly be attending a fundraiser for the Log Cabin Republicans later this month, multiple publications have reported. The group is the most prominent pro-LGBT Republican advocacy group in the country. It would be Melania’s first public …
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During a recent episode of political web show “The Young Turks,” co-host Cenk Uygur admitted that he is considering voting for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., slamming President Biden and the Democratic Party for being anti-democracy. Prior to his announcement, Uygur discussed why he agreed with the candidate’s recent headline-grabbing claims insisting that it could be argued that …
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Former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau took a swipe at President Biden for not pivoting on his Israel policy, insisting it makes him “look weak.” The Biden administration has been facing pressure from the progressive wing of the Democratic Party for its ongoing support for Israel, as critics point to the mounting death toll in Gaza as Israel continues its military …
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No Labels, the influential centrist group that had been working for over a year towards launching a bipartisan, third-party 2024 presidential ticket, is giving up its effort. The organization on Thursday announced in a statement that “No Labels is ending our effort to put forth a Unity ticket in the 2024 presidential election.” “Americans remain more open to an independent …
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An attempt to make Nebraska’s elections into a “winner-take-all” system failed this week. State Sen. Julie Slama attached the proposed election overhaul to the unrelated bill LB1300 on Wednesday in an attempt to make the change before the end of the legislative session on April 18. It fell short of the 23 necessary votes, failing with a final 8-36 count. …
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Former President Trump is cheering on efforts in Nebraska to change the state electoral system to “winner-take-all.” Nebraska is one of only two states in the U.S. that do not use the winner-take-all system, the other being Maine. The two states assign votes in the Electoral College based on district, sometimes leading to Democrats snagging an extra delegate from the …
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Multiple mainstream media outlets rushed to “fact-check” Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. after he shared his opinion that President Biden is a “much worse” threat to democracy than former President Trump. Kennedy was bludgeoned for his comment, including by The Washington Post’s Philip Bump and CNN’s Daniel Dale, both of whom accused the presidential candidate of spreading “misinformation” …
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