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First GOP Debate Now Has Eight Qualifiers

Mike Pence is the latest to make the threshold

(Newser) - Mike Pence and former President Trump have been sniping at each from afar of late, and they might now face each other in person. The former vice president has become the eighth Republican candidate to qualify for the first GOP debate on Aug. 23, reports Fox News . Pence qualified by...

DeSantis Has 4 Blunt Words for Trump

'Of course he lost'

(Newser) - Ron DeSantis made some headlines Monday for bluntly rejecting the idea that Donald Trump was the rightful winner of the last election. "Of course he lost," the Florida governor told NBC News . DeSantis has typically sidestepped direct answers to the question, notes the AP , but he appears to...

DeSantis' Threat to Slit Throats Draws Response

Federal workers union calls statement in New Hampshire 'disgusting, disgraceful'

(Newser) - New Hampshire has brought out the tough talker in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis—or maybe it's his rapid decline in the polls . Since he began campaigning there this summer, the Republican presidential candidate's rhetoric has become more violent, New Hampshire Public Radio reports. He's told voters there...

Major Poll on 2024 Race: Biden 43, Trump 43

'New York Times' poll with Sienna College sees a dead heat at the moment

(Newser) - The New York Times is out with its first poll about the 2024 race, and the phrase "dead heat" is in play. As in, the poll has President Biden and former President Trump tied at 43% in a hypothetical rematch. Yes, both men have to win their party primaries...

DeSantis Is Ditching More Campaign Staffers

Team has shrunk by more than a third in 2 months

(Newser) - Ron DeSantis' campaign has let more staffers go, its size now reduced by more than a third since its launch two months ago. Politico reports that the latest cuts bring the total number of staffers canned to 38, including cuts announced earlier this month . Aides say cuts were made across...

Tim Scott Is Suddenly a Hot Topic in GOP Field
Tim Scott
Is Suddenly
a Hot Topic
in GOP Field
the rundown
Jul 24, 2023 10:10 AM CDT

Tim Scott Is Suddenly a Hot Topic in GOP Field

South Carolina senator is rising in the polls and drawing donors in the 2024 race

(Newser) - The two big narratives in the GOP race are that Donald Trump has cemented himself as the formidable frontrunner and Ron DeSantis is languishing . But now a third narrative is emerging, one that has South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott on the upswing. If it's true that voters seem to...

RFK Jr.: Media Hits Me Worse Than Trump

'I've been really, you know, slammed in a way that I think is unprecedented'

(Newser) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says media bias, and not his own controversial theories , is what's dogging his presidential campaign. "I've been really, you know, slammed in a way that I think is unprecedented, even more than President Trump was slammed by the mainstream, by the corporate media,...

Another Candidate Has Democrats Worried

Cornel West's Green Party candidacy has spoiler potential

(Newser) - If asked to name candidates who pose the biggest threat to President Biden's reelection, a lot of people would surely pick Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis. But Cornel West? As it turns out, more top Democrats are getting seriously worried about the prominent Black academic and civil rights activist,...

DeSantis Plans to Reboot Struggling Campaign

Campaign plans 'DeSantis Is Everywhere' strategy

(Newser) - Ron DeSantis is planning to reboot his struggling campaign with what campaign officials are calling the "DeSantis Is Everywhere" approach. The campaign says there will be a shift away from big speeches and events to appearances in places like diners and churches where DeSantis can talk directly to voters,...

Analyst Changes Projection for Boebert's Reelection Race

Cook Political Report now sees run against Democrat Adam Frisch as a 'toss up'

(Newser) - Citing Rep. Lauren Boebert's apparent decision to not moderate her far-right image, a nonpartisan analysis has downgraded her chances of winning reelection. The Cook Political Report has changed its rating of the Colorado race from "lean Republican" to "toss up," the Hill reports. Editor David Wasserman...

Candidate Ramaswamy Floats Ted Cruz for SCOTUS

Entrepreneur promises to make Supreme Court more conservative if elected

(Newser) - Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has been inching up in the polls in the GOP 2024 race, and he's making headlines again with a list likely to endear him to conservative voters. The 37-year-old released the names of people he would consider for the Supreme Court if elected—including GOP...

Candidates Get Creative to Qualify for Debate

Republicans such as Vivek Ramaswamy relying on unorthodox fundraising strategies

(Newser) - With six weeks until the first 2024 Republican presidential debate, some hopefuls are finding creative ways to boost their donor numbers and ensure they make it on stage, per the AP . Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy rolled out a plan to let people who raise money for his campaign keep 10%...

Trump Envisions Fundamental Shakeup in Presidential Power

'New York Times' reports that his campaign plans to make the presidency far more powerful

(Newser) - The New York Times is out with a story sure to simultaneously delight the supporters of former President Trump and strike fear into his critics. The lengthy piece, based on his campaign's public proposals and interviews with insiders, lays out how Trump plans to dramatically increase the power of...

Murdoch Appears to Sour on DeSantis
For DeSantis,
Trouble With
the Murdoch
Clan
the rundown
Jul 13, 2023 10:45 AM CDT

For DeSantis, Trouble With the Murdoch Clan

One report suggests Rupert Murdoch wants Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin to enter the race

(Newser) - A number of stories are out assessing the 2024 race in regard to Ron DeSantis, and the headlines won't give his supporters much to cheer about. A look at coverage:
  • Murdoch: The New York Times reports that Rupert Murdoch appears to have lost his faith that the Florida governor
...

Billionaire 2024 Hopeful: Donate $1, Get $20

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum hopes pricey strategy will land him a spot in GOP debate

(Newser) - Donate as little as $1 to the presidential campaign of North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and you'll be rewarded with a $20 gift card. It's all part of what Politico reports is "a bold and expensive" fundraising strategy Burgum hopes will get him a spot on the...

'Nearly Impossible' to Prep for a December Trial: Trump Team

Attorneys file to have trial for classified documents case pushed until after 2024 election

(Newser) - Donald Trump once argued that he couldn't be investigated while he was still president for crimes he may have committed. Now, the former commander in chief has tweaked that murky policy to include not being tried for crimes while he's running for president, asking for a delay of...

Iowa GOP Settles on King Day
Iowa GOP Settles on King Day
Jul 8, 2023 5:40 PM CDT

Iowa GOP Settles on King Day

State Republican leaders pick Jan. 15 for presidential caucuses

(Newser) - Democrats have moved on, but Republicans in Iowa picked a date for their 2024 presidential caucuses on Saturday, deciding to meet earlier than they have the past couple of cycles. The state's GOP central committee voted to hold the caucuses on Jan. 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Politico...

Among Prominent Democrats, a &#39;Biden Gap&#39; Emerges
Democrats Are
Facing a 'Biden Gap'
analysis
Jul 7, 2023 1:49 PM CDT

Democrats Are Facing a 'Biden Gap'

The bigger the name, the bigger their support of the president in 2024, writes Jonathan Martin

(Newser) - In an assessment of the 2024 race for Politico Magazine , Jonathan Martin writes of what he calls the "Biden gap" among Democrats. "The further up a Democrat is on the political food chain, the more publicly supportive and even defensive they are of the president," he writes....

Even DeSantis&#39; Super PAC Is Worried About the Polls
Pro-DeSantis PAC Issues
Unusually Blunt Assessment
the rundown
Jul 7, 2023 11:43 AM CDT

Pro-DeSantis PAC Issues Unusually Blunt Assessment

Spokesman sees Trump as 'runaway frontrunner,' but Florida governor shrugs off the gap

(Newser) - Try as he might, Ron DeSantis can't seem to gain any ground on former President Trump in the polls. So much so that the spokesman for the main super PAC supporting the Florida governor delivered an unusually frank assessment of the race by referring to Trump as the "...

Trump Parlayed Indictments Into Campaign Cash Cow

Fundraising committee's haul almost doubled in second quarter

(Newser) - Former President Trump's legal troubles appear to have been a big boost for his campaign finances, according to the Republican frontrunner's joint fundraising committee. A campaign official tells Politico that the committee raised more than $35 million during the second quarter of this year, almost double what it...

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