Election 2024

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Nikki Haley Releases Delegates
Nikki Haley
Releases Her
Delegates
Jul 10, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

Nikki Haley Releases Her Delegates

Urges them to support Donald Trump

(Newser) - Ahead of the Republican National Convention next week in Milwaukee, Nikki Haley has released the 97 delegates she secured from 12 states during the primaries. "The nominating convention is a time for Republican unity," the former South Carolina governor says in a statement. "I encourage my delegates...

Momentum Appears to Have Tilted in Biden&#39;s Favor
Momentum
Appears
to Have Tilted
in Biden's Favor
the rundown
Jul 9, 2024 2:08 PM CDT

Momentum Appears to Have Tilted in Biden's Favor

Movement to oust him as nominee seems to be fizzling on Capitol Hill

(Newser) - President Biden's aggressive push to remain the Democratic nominee appears to be working, according to multiple accounts of the mood in Congress:
  • Momentum shift: The Washington Post notes that no more House Democrats came forward on Tuesday calling for Biden to step aside, "suggesting the ground may be
...

James Carville Lays Out His Plan to Save Democrats

Strategist predicts Biden is out, says Obama and Clinton should pick 8 contenders

(Newser) - Democratic strategist James Carville gets right to the point in his New York Times column about the current mess for his party: "Mark my words: Joe Biden is going to be out of the 2024 presidential race." He doesn't spend much time on how that will come...

Harris and Trump Are Neck and Neck in Polls

Vice president outperforms or statistically ties Biden in 3 of them

(Newser) - "Does Kamala Harris have what it takes?" That's the question posed by the Independent as it speculates on the US vice president's chances of beating Donald Trump should President Biden step aside so she can make a run in November. According to recent polls, the answer seems...

Neurologist's Frequent Visits to White House Draw Scrutiny

Media exchanges with White House press secretary get 'testy' at daily briefing

(Newser) - A neurologist who specializes in movement disorders and is an expert on Parkinson's disease was at the White House eight times in eight months between July 2023 and March 2024. The New York Times confirmed the visits as documented on visitor logs released by the White House; more recent...

As Some Democrats Bail on Biden, Fetterman Digs In

Senator defends president, mocks peers he sees as weak-kneed

(Newser) - The number of congressional Democrats calling for President Biden to step aside , either in public or in private, is growing. One person most definitely not in that camp is Sen. John Fetterman, who campaigned with the president across his home state of Pennsylvania on Sunday.
  • No chucking: "He's
...

Biden Letter to Democrats: I'm Not Stepping Aside

President digs in even as more members of his party call for him to withdraw

(Newser) - President Biden delivered a special letter to Democrats on Capitol Hill on Monday, but his message hasn't changed: He insists he will not drop out of the 2024 race, reports USA Today .
  • The letter: "I am firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to
...

Number of Top Democrats Calling for Biden to Step Aside Increases: Sources

Sources say several mentioned it in leadership call with Hakeem Jeffries

(Newser) - During a leadership call with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Sunday that one source called "brutal," sources say several top House Democrats told Jeffries President Biden needs to step aside and let someone else run against Donald Trump. CNN describes the number as "more than a handful"...

Inside the Kennedy Scramble to Manage the RFK Jr. Crisis

As a rogue Kennedy threatens the family legacy, Vanity Fair questions how far their loyalty will go

(Newser) - With roots in elected office dating back to the 1800s, the Kennedys have long been called American royalty. Despite scandal and tragedy following the family over generations—so much so, a supposed family curse shrouds their mystique—the powerful reputation that comes with the name has remained. Writing at Vanity ...

Biden: If God Tells Me to Ditch Race, I Will
Biden: If God
Tells Me to Ditch
Race, I Will
INTERVIEW
Jul 6, 2024 7:00 AM CDT

Biden: If God Tells Me to Ditch Race, I Will

In ABC News interview, president tries to salvage 2024 campaign after disastrous debate with Trump

(Newser) - President Biden's much-anticipated interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, his first since his weak debate performance against former President Trump, aired Friday night, with the 81-year-old commander in chief showing no sign of stepping down from his post or away from his reelection run. "Look, I mean, if...

As Biden Fights to Stay, Kamala Harris&#39; Name Rises
As Biden Fights to Stay,
a Loyalist's Name Rises
the rundown
Jul 5, 2024 11:05 AM CDT

As Biden Fights to Stay, a Loyalist's Name Rises

VP Kamala Harris is the subject of increasingly serious chatter as the replacement nominee

(Newser) - President Biden's bid to prove he should not withdraw from the 2024 race gets a major test Friday night when his interview with George Stephanopoulos airs on ABC. Simply put, it's "the biggest interview of Joe Biden's life," as laid out by the Politico Playbook...

Disney Heir: No More Donations Until Biden Goes

Abigail Disney says she'll halt funds out of 'realism, not disrespect'

(Newser) - As fallout continues over President Biden's weak debate performance against former President Trump, the turmoil has spread to top Democratic donors, including one particularly high-profile name who now says she'll halt the money flow until Biden is replaced. "I intend to stop any contributions to the party...

Biden Told Governors He&#39;ll Change His Schedule
Biden Told Governors
He'll Change His Schedule
the rundown
Jul 4, 2024 8:03 PM CDT

Biden Told Governors He'll Change His Schedule

President makes brief remarks at holiday barbecue

(Newser) - Trying to demonstrate he's sharper mentally than he showed during his debate against Donald Trump, President Biden spoke at a public event on Thursday. He hosted a holiday barbecue at the White House in the late afternoon for military members and their families and made brief, prepared remarks. It...

Leaked Clip Reveals Trump's Thoughts on Biden, Harris

Former president calls Biden a 'broken-down pile of crap' from his golf cart

(Newser) - In the days since President Biden's alarming debate performance, former President Trump has "kept a low profile, leaving the focus on the drama engulfing the Democratic Party," per the AP . But on the golf course, where he apparently didn't realize he was being filmed, his thoughts...

Abortion Rights Could Be on Ballot in 2 More States

Arizona, Nebraska organizers say they have collected more than enough signatures

(Newser) - Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska said Wednesday that they turned in far more signatures than required to get ballot measures on abortion rights before voters in November's election. In Nebraska, there could be two competing questions. One, like the Arizona proposal, would add a right to abortion to the...

ABC Is Airing Biden Interview Early

It will be broadcast in full in primetime special Friday

(Newser) - With President Biden fighting to shore up his candidacy amid increasingly vocal doubts from fellow Democrats, ABC has decided to air the president's interview with George Stephanopoulos earlier than planned. Deadline reports that the network had originally planned to air the interview "in dribs and drabs through the...

Another House Democrat Calls on Biden to Withdraw

Rep. Raul Grijalva says it's time for president 'to get out of this race'

(Newser) - Democrat governors might be standing with President Biden , but another House Democrat is calling on him to resign. Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona became the second Democrat lawmaker to do so publicly, after Lloyd Doggett, who spoke out Tuesday on Biden's questionable debate performance. "What he needs to...

Biden: &#39;No One&#39;s Pushing Me Out&#39;
Biden:
'No One's
Pushing
Me Out'
Jul 3, 2024 2:55 PM CDT

Biden: 'No One's Pushing Me Out'

But a new poll shows the post-debate damage, and the president has a crucial stretch coming up

(Newser) - A flurry of new developments on the President Biden front:
  • New poll: A well-regarded poll has bad news for the president in the wake of last week's debate, reports the Hill . The New York Times /Sienna College poll has Donald Trump up 49% to 43% among likely voters, up
...

Nate Silver: Democrats Are Sunk With Biden


Nate Silver:
Democrats
Are Sunk
With Biden
OPINION
Jul 3, 2024 12:13 PM CDT

Nate Silver: Democrats Are Sunk With Biden

'Doing nothing is the riskiest plan of all,' he writes in New York Times column

(Newser) - "You don't need another pundit telling you that [President] Biden should quit the race," writes stats guru Nate Silver in the New York Times . Instead, Silver suggests Democrats listen to what the polls are saying—and they are saying Biden should quit the race, he writes. Silver...

Biden&#39;s Slips Reportedly Growing More Frequent
Obama Said to Be 'Privately'
Worried After Debate
the rundown
Jul 3, 2024 9:40 AM CDT

Obama Said to Be 'Privately' Worried After Debate

Meanwhile, New York Times reports the president's lapses appear to be growing more frequent

(Newser) - President Biden meets with Democratic governors at the White House on Wednesday evening as he tries to show supporters that his debate performance was an aberration, reports CBS News . In the meantime, the drumbeat of negative assessments and coverage continues:
  • Getting worse? The New York Times reports that his "
...

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