Category: 2024 election

‘We Are Way Behind’ Trump: DeSantis Super PAC Spokesperson Admits ‘Uphill’ Battle

Steve Cortes, a top spokesperson for GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis’s Super PAC, admitted that defeating former President Donald Trump is an “uphill battle” and that they are “way behind” in polls. “Right now in national polling, we are way behind, I’ll be the first to admit that,” Cortes said in a July 3 Twitter…


IN-DEPTH: The 11 Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip in 2024

There will be 34 U.S. Senate seats on ballots across the nation in November 2024, including 20 held by Democrats, three by independents, and 11 by Republicans. Of the 20 seats now held by incumbent Democrats, at least eight are in states defined as “competitive” in initial assessments by elections ratings services such as Sabato’s…


Maryland Republican Dan Cox Aims to Flip House Seat After Governorship Loss

Former Maryland gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox will seek to flip his state’s 6th Congressional District seat from blue to red in 2024. The Republican filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission on July 3. Currently, Maryland’s 6th District is represented by third-term Rep. David Trone (D-Md.). In May, Trone announced that he would be vacating…


Trump Pledges to Deny Entry of ‘All Communists and Marxists’ Into US

Former President Donald Trump spoke at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy Conference in Washington on June 24. During the speech, he pledged to deny entry of all “communists and Marxists” into the United States. …


IN-DEPTH: Attendees at Moms for Liberty Event Rank 5 Republican Presidential Candidates

Republican and Democratic presidential candidates were all invited to speak at the Moms for Liberty national summit in Philadelphia, organizers say, and five Republicans said yes. The summit took place June 29 through July 2 at the Museum of the American Revolution, and the candidates who spoke were, in order of appearance, Florida Gov. Ron…


‘It’s Crazy’: Trump Weighs in on NYC’s Wood- and Coal-Fired Pizza Oven Crackdown

Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacted to the proposed emission-cutting rules targeting New York City’s pizzerias using coal- and wood-fired pizza ovens. “Even now, they want to take away the pizza ovens. We have the greatest pizza parlors in the world. They want to stop that in New York,” Trump said in…


National Poll Says Biden is America’s Least Popular President in 70 Years

Mounting concern over incumbent U.S. President Joe Biden’s 2024 election bid is happening on both sides of the political fence. Moreover, many left-wing voters have soured on Biden due to the country’s ongoing economic challenges, a visible decline in cognitive abilities, and an “inconsequential” first term. Subsequently, a growing number of Democrat voters feel stuck…


Potential Third-Party Candidate Could Swing 2024 Election in Trump’s Favor

A nonprofit political organization with anonymous backers is seeking to field a third-party candidate for the 2024 presidential election. This could help swing results in former President Donald Trump’s favor, despite outward suggestions that the group is against the former president winning a second term. The organization, called No Labels, is a 13-year-old nonprofit group…


State Senate Republicans Try to Force Vote on Election Chief’s Appointment

While Democrats were still celebrating the success of their parliamentary move to keep embattled Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Administrator Meagan Wolfe on the job, the GOP-controlled Senate did some maneuvering of its own to get rid of her. The had WEC called a special meeting for June 27 for the sole purpose of reappointing Wolfe…


Federal Agency Forced to Build Part of Trump’s Border Wall

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Friday it will build 20 more miles of U.S.–Mexico border wall, carrying out some of former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign vow. “Until and unless Congress cancels these funds, the law requires DHS to use the funds consistent with their appropriated purpose,” the U.S. Customs and Border Protection…