Tag: 2024 elections

Pence Says Only Way Trump’s 24-hour Ukraine Peace Talk Works Is Giving Putin ‘What He Wanted’

Former Vice President Mike Pence challenged his former boss’s claims that he could end the war in Ukraine in a day, asserting the only way the war would end that quickly is if the United States conceded on nearly every term Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking. Former President Donald Trump has said on multiple…


Struggling Campaigns Scrambling to Qualify for First GOP Presidential Debate—$1 at a Time

After nearly six months of grueling state primaries, the GOP’s 2024 presidential candidate will be formally confirmed as the party’s nominee during the July 15–18, 2024, Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But while there are 376 days of campaigning between now—July 6, 2023—and then, another far more pressing timeline is posing an existential challenge…


IN-DEPTH: Struggling Campaigns Scrambling to Qualify for First GOP Presidential Debate—$1 at a Time

After nearly six months of grueling state primaries, the GOP’s 2024 presidential candidate will be formally confirmed as the party’s nominee during the July 15–18, 2024, Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. But while there are 376 days of campaigning between now—July 6, 2023—and then, another far more pressing timeline is posing an existential challenge…


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…


Oregon Becomes the Latest State to Put Ranked-Choice Voting on the Ballot

Oregon becomes the latest state to put ranked-choice voting on the ballot, as the measure was passed on Sunday by state Democrats in one of their final actions of the 2023 session. This move will give voters the final say on the November 2024 ballot and decide whether Oregon’s future statewide and federal races should be conducted…


IN-DEPTH: GOP Embraces Ballot Harvesting, but Some Republicans Have Misgivings

As the 2024 election cycle draws near, Republicans are starting to realize that ballot harvesting has become an integral and necessary part of any successful election strategy. However, opinions on the decision to give in and use ballot harvesting are mixed. While campaigns are already well underway, the much anticipated 2024 presidential election cycle won’t…


Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd Launches 2024 GOP Presidential Run

Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd, a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump, announced Thursday that he’s running for president in 2024 as a Republican, entering an already crowded GOP primary field dominated by Trump. Hurd, a one-time CIA officer before entering politics, represented the state’s 23rd Congressional District—a massive district that stretches across the…


Trump Indictment: What You Need to Know and On-the-Ground Interviews

Last Tuesday, former President Donald Trump was arraigned to face 37 federal charges, different from the state charges brought against him in New York under District Attorney Alvin Bragg. This is the first time federal charges have been levied against a former president. Was this a politically motivated move, or is Trump guilty of intentionally…


The GOP Presidential Contenders: Can Anyone Rival Trump?

As the 2024 election nears, Republicans are turning their attention to the evergrowing list of candidates vying to be on the GOP presidential ticket and seeing whether or not they can measure up to former President Donald Trump. This episode examines the candidates, with the most notable matchup between Florida Gov. DeSantis and Donald Trump….


Tim Scott Silences The View: His Life Counters Their Lies

Presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina appeared on The View to prove that skin color and partisanship do not have to go together. By sharing his story of overcoming obstacles and achieving success, Tim Scott argued that character and hard work are available to everyone. Scott’s life certainly makes the case that his…