Election 2024

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Liz Cheney Weighs a Third-Party Run in 2024
Cheney
Considers
Presidential
Run in 2024
the rundown
Dec 5, 2023 12:03 PM CST

Cheney Considers Presidential Run in 2024

But former GOP congresswoman says she won't do it if it would help Trump win

(Newser) - As Liz Cheney makes the rounds promoting her new memoir , the former GOP congresswoman is making clear that she is still considering a third-party run for president in 2024. In an interview with the Washington Post on Monday, Cheney said she would make a decision in the next few months....

Who's In, Who's Out for 4th GOP Debate

Former President Trump is skipping again

(Newser) - The field of candidates onstage for the fourth Republican presidential debate will be the smallest yet, the AP reports. Four hopefuls will participate in Wednesday night's debate at the Moody Music Hall at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, according to the Republican National Committee. To qualify for the...

GOP Race Sees Another Contender Drop Out

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ends his presidential run

(Newser) - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday despite a stronger-than-expected showing fueled by a gift card-for-campaign donation gimmick that helped get him on the debate stage. Burgum, a second-term governor and wealthy software entrepreneur, was little known nationally when he launched his...

Takeaways From the 'Great Red vs. Blue State Debate'

Florida governor was feistier against Democrat than he has been in Republican debates

(Newser) - Two governors clashed Thursday night in what Fox News billed as "The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate." Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom debated for 90 minutes in an empty studio in Georgia. Both governors hurled insults at each other in the debate, which...

DeSantis, Newsom Hurl Insults During Debate

And Trump, of course, weighs in

(Newser) - In an alternate reality, the prime-time showdown between California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday could have been a preview of a 2024 general election debate. Instead, the 90-minute meeting was a hard-to-explain event that pitted one struggling Republican presidential hopeful against a Democratic...

Biden Democrats Are Unhappy With the Economy, Too

Analysts say other issues could be more important to voters in 2024

(Newser) - Joe Biden's voters in 2020 were younger, made less money, and were as a group more racially diverse than those who voted for Donald Trump. That happens to be the US segment suffering the most from inflation and high interest rates right now, the New York Times reports. It'...

Billionaires Looking to Stop Trump Turn to Nikki Haley

Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says even 'very liberal Democrats' should support her

(Newser) - The wind at Nikki Haley's back got a little stronger this week. The Charles Koch-led Americans for Prosperity Action on Tuesday announced it would be throwing its weight behind Haley for president, and Politico reports Haley also got a thumbs up from JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, who on...

Nikki Haley Just Scored a Major Endorsement

Political network founded by the Koch brothers backs her

(Newser) - Ron DeSantis may be on the verge of a "full Grassley" in Iowa , but rival Nikki Haley has just secured a potentially bigger prize. The political network founded by billionaire brothers Charles and (the late) David Koch endorsed her in the 2024 race, reports the Hill . Tuesday's endorsement...

Trump Threatens ObamaCare, and Team Biden Loves It

Democrats see the Affordable Care Act as a winning issue

(Newser) - ObamaCare has suddenly emerged as a 2024 election issue—at least in regard to the general election. Former President Trump threatened over the weekend to reopen the contentious fight over the Affordable Care Act after failing to repeal it while in the White House, saying he is "seriously looking...

'All In' in Iowa, DeSantis Will Soon Complete the 'Full Grassley'

Florida governor will soon finish touring every one of the state's 99 counties

(Newser) - Ron DeSantis has been campaigning his way through Iowa's counties, nabbing Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' endorsement in the process, and he'll complete his tour of all 99 counties on December 2 with an event at the " Thunderdome ," sources tell CBS News . The feat is known as...

Only One Part of Polls Should Worry Democrats


Only One
Part of Polls
Should Worry
Democrats
OPINION
Nov 27, 2023 10:50 AM CST

Only One Part of Polls Should Worry Democrats

It's how Americans view the economy, writes pollster Mileah Kromer

(Newser) - Like a lot of political observers, Mileah Kromer doesn't think Democrats should be too worried about what Kromer calls "horse race polls" showing Donald Trump ahead of President Biden a year out from the election. But Kromer, who's director of the Sarah T. Hughes Center for Politics...

Romney: Nearly Anybody Would Be 'an Upgrade' Over Trump

Former GOP nominee says he finds Biden charming but disagrees with him

(Newser) - Sen. Mitt Romney has made clear the breadth of his anti-Donald Trump sentiment, saying he'd cheerfully vote for several Democrats and nearly every Republican over the former president. Well, "maybe not Vivek," Romney said of entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. But the others. "I'd be happy to support...

After Fentanyl-Laced Letters, Officials Stock Up on Naloxone

Elections officials around the country are feeling threatened in wake of opioid-laced letters

(Newser) - The suspicious letters sent to vote centers and government buildings in six states this month were undeniably scary, some containing traces of fentanyl or white powder, accompanied by not-so-veiled threats and dubious political symbols. Harkening back to the anthrax attacks that killed five people in 2001, the AP reports that...

Lawsuit Seeks to Keep Trump Off the Ballot
Judge Rejects Taking
Trump Off Colorado Ballot
updated
Nov 17, 2023 6:40 PM CST

Judge Rejects Taking Trump Off Colorado Ballot

Ruling says 14th Amendment doesn't apply to the presidency

(Newser) - A judge on Friday decided to keep Donald Trump on Colorado's presidential primary ballot, rejecting the argument that the US Constitution bars anyone from holding office who "engaged in insurrection." District Judge Sarah Wallace ruled that the clause does not apply to the presidential candidates, the AP...

In 2015, Johnson Said Trump Was Unfit to Be President

This week, House speaker is 'all in' on the former president's 2024 run, 'wholeheartedly' endorsing him

(Newser) - Mike Johnson appeared on CNBC earlier this week, noting he expected former President Trump to become the GOP's nominee for 2024, endorsing him "wholeheartedly." "I was one of the closest allies that President Trump had in Congress," Johnson said. "He had a phenomenal first...

Manchin: Another Trump Win Could Destroy Democracy

Senator says he'd 'absolutely' consider a presidential run

(Newser) - Joe Manchin made his latest comments on the 2024 presidential election Wednesday on NBC News' Meet the Press , though as usual, he qualified them quite a bit. "I will do anything I can to help my country, and you're saying, 'Does that mean you would consider it?'...

Biden Won't Be on the Ballot in the Nation's First Primary

New Hampshire says it will be held on Jan. 23

(Newser) - The 2024 election could get off to an embarrassing start for President Biden. The state has confirmed that it plans to keep its first-in-the-nation status by holding its presidential primaries on Jan. 23, a week before South Carolina's Democratic primary, Politico reports. Under an overhaul of the primary calendar...

Obama's 2012 Campaign Chief to Democrats: Don't Panic

Jim Messina dismisses early poll in battleground states as meaningless

(Newser) - When a poll came out earlier this month showing that President Biden trailed Donald Trump in battleground states one year ahead of the election, lots of Democrats started panicking. In an essay for Politico Magazine , Barack Obama's 2012 campaign manager writes that he could relate. One year ahead of...

Haley to Launch $10M Ad Blitz to Overtake DeSantis

Former UN ambassador plans TV, radio, and digital ads in Iowa, New Hampshire

(Newser) - Nikki Haley's presidential campaign will reserve $10 million in television, radio, and digital advertising across Iowa and New Hampshire beginning in the first week of December, a massive investment designed to give the former United Nations ambassador an advantage over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Details of the advertising plans,...

Trump&#39;s Word Choice of &#39;Vermin&#39; Raises Hackles
Trump Refers to American
'Vermin,' Raises Hackles
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Nov 13, 2023 9:07 AM CST

Trump Refers to American 'Vermin,' Raises Hackles

Critics accuse him of using language echoing the Nazis

(Newser) - Former President Trump compared his political enemies to "vermin" over the weekend—twice—and his word choice has critics accusing him of deliberately invoking the language of the Nazis. A Trump spokesperson calls this absurd. Coverage:
  • "We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists,
...

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