Former President Barack Obama endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Friday, five days after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid.
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Trump Leads Harris by One Percentage Point in Latest Poll
Vice President Kamala Harris appears to be closing in on former President Donald Trump with just one point separating the pair, according to a poll released on Thursday.
Read MoreCommentary: The Top Three Vulnerabilities of Kamala Harris
Now that the will of primary voters has been discarded and President Joe Biden has been pressured out of the race by the oligarchs and powerbrokers of the Democrat Party, what are the most potent lanes of valid criticism that could make an already deeply unpopular candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, even less palatable to sensible Americans?
The three most important vulnerabilities of this radical and untested career politician are listed below.
Read MoreBattleground States Absent Hurdles to Place Harris on Ballot
Election laws in all seven battleground states will allow Democrats to place onto ballots the name of Vice President Kamala Harris, or another candidate if one materializes.
As President Joe Biden’s supporters rally around Harris to take his spot as the party nominee, Republicans are planning legal challenges. Biden announced his decision via social media Sunday afternoon, with one month until the Aug. 19-22 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
Read MoreBiden Announces Televised Wednesday Evening Address on ‘What Lies Ahead’ for Him
President Joe Biden released a vague statement Tuesday morning raising more questions than answers about his health and future in the White House.
Read MoreCommentary: Trump Supporters Must Avoid Overconfidence
The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has led his supporters and some, though not all, of his opponents to acquire a greater perspective on the most important things in life. It has also led his supporters to a broader recognition what is not necessarily important in the present campaign. This is a healthy development for the Republican Party and the Make America Great Again movement. Mr. Trump continues to lead and is, again, its presidential standard bearer. Yet, if not properly channeled, the ensuing enthusiasm can engender overconfidence among the campaign and its supporters.
The temptation to feel overconfident is all too human. For quite some time, Mr. Trump had been being persecuted as someone beneath the law by the left’s noxious lawfare cabal and was deemed a threat to democracy to be eliminated by Democrats and their mockingbird media. Following the assassination attempt on Mr. Trump’s life, his supporters and all decent people offered an outpouring of gratitude that his life had been spared. Having witnessed the twist of fate that allowed a turn of Mr. Trump’s head to save him and allow his life and candidacy to continue, two potentially contentious GOP political events possessed far less potential to ignite divisive intraparty arguments.
Read MoreTrump Vows to Shut Down Sanctuary Cities If Elected in Upcoming Race
Former President Donald Trump conducted a poll during his rally Saturday in which he asked the audience who they would like the Democratic nominee to be.
Read MoreTrump Conducts Voice-Vote Poll During Michigan Rally on Who They Want the Democratic Nominee to Be
Former President Donald Trump conducted a poll during his rally Saturday in which he asked the audience who they would like the Democratic nominee to be.
Read MoreBiden Says He Will Be ‘Back on Campaign Trail Next Week’
President Biden said on Friday he would be back on the campaign trail next week after isolating due to a COVID-19 infection.
Read More‘Confidence, Strength, and Hope’: Trump Calls for Unity, Vows American Renewal in RNC Speech
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday used his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention to issue a call for unity in wake of an assassination attempt against him over the weekend, which he described in detail.
Read MoreCommentary: Getting to Know the Hillbilly Conservative
Some quick polling numbers that should give people pause. The New York Times reports that 1 in 10 Americans believe “use of force is justified to prevent Donald Trump from becoming president.”
Read MoreElon Musk Reportedly Makes ‘Sizable’ Donation to Pro-Trump Super PAC
Billionaire Elon Musk reportedly made a “sizable” donation to a super political action committee (PAC) helping to elect former President Donald Trump for the 2024 race, according to sources speaking on anonymity to Bloomberg.
The alleged super PAC donation from Musk was to a low-profile group known as America PAC, sources familiar with the matter told the outlet. While it is not confirmed how much the reported donation was for, the PAC is expected to reveal its list of donors on July 15.
Read MoreTrump Escorted Off Stage at Pennsylvania Rally After Loud Cracking Noise, Ear Appeared Bloodied
Gunshots erupted and Donald Trump was pulled to the ground. About a minute later he stood up, raised his fists defiantly, and was removed by Secret Service into a car and taken from the scene.
Read MorePresident Continues to Peddle Untrue Claims Since the Debate
Fresh off a poor first-debate performance, President Joe Biden and his campaign sought to paint GOP rival Donald Trump as a liar for his claims during the June debate. However, the president made several untrue claims of his own since the June 27 appearance.
Read MoreBiden Refers to Kamala Harris as ‘Vice President Trump’ in Press Conference
President Joe Biden on Thursday mistakenly referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump” while answering questions from reporters at a solo press conference.
Read MoreProminent Pollster Says Kamala Harris Is ‘Mediocre at Best’ and Would ‘Probably Lose’ to Trump
Pollster Nate Silver described Vice President Kamala Harris as “mediocre at best” and said former President Donald Trump would likely defeat her in the upcoming presidential election if she replaces President Joe Biden during a podcast posted to YouTube on Wednesday.
Read MoreFirst Democratic Senator Calls for Biden to Drop Out
Vermont Sen. Peter Welch on Wednesday became the first Democratic senator to call for President Joe Biden to drop his bid for reelection, after a dismal debate performance last month.
Read MoreCook Political Report Moves Six States Towards Trump After Presidential Debate
The Cook Political Report on Tuesday updated its projections for key swing states in the 2024 presidential race following June’s debate, and the changes signal that President Joe Biden may be in trouble.
Read MorePelosi Won’t Commit to What She Thinks Biden Should Do, ‘Whatever He Decides, We Go With’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declined to say on Wednesday whether she thinks President Biden should stay in the presidential race.
Read MoreCommentary: Americans Want to Know Who Is Really in Charge in the White House
In last Thursday’s presidential debate, we saw the most decisive loss ever by an incumbent American president. Biden’s performance was so abysmal that it raises serious questions about how he can continue to function as president, especially in his role as commander-in-chief.
Donald Trump dominated the debate, making important new criticisms that Biden failed to answer—especially how the surge in illegal immigration during the Biden presidency is hurting social security. Trump put Biden on the defensive, parried tough questions, and pointed out how many of Biden’s statements were incoherent.
Read MoreTrump Plays It Cool While Democrats, Media Turn on Biden
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has remained largely silent following his June 27 debate in which President Biden gave a halting performance – instead allowing fellow Democrats and the media to criticize or raise questions about Biden’s age and mental acuity.
Read MoreBiden Declines to Take a Cognitive Test, Says the ‘Lord Almighty’ Could Get Him to Drop Out of Race
Facing pressure from his own party to drop out, President Joe Biden defended his candidacy for the Democratic nomination on Friday night, in his first on-camera interview since his bad debate performance last week.
Read MoreBid to Boot President Faces Thin Bench of Replacements
As Democratic heavyweights mull swapping out President Joe Biden as the 2024 Democratic nominee in the wake of a dismal debate performance that showed even the truest believers the mental state of the President, they find their efforts stunted due to one significant issue: the selection of an alternative.
Among the most likely selections are Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif. While Harris’s position might seem to position her as Biden’s natural successor, Newsom has long attracted speculation about his own presidential ambitions and even debated then-Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis late last year.
Read MoreDemocrat Lawmaker Says Overlooking Harris to Replace Biden Would Be Bad ‘Optics’ for Party
Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., said the optics of overlooking Vice President Kamala Harris as a replacement for President Biden, should he step aside, would not be a good look for the Democratic Party.
She noted that conversations about replacing Biden as the party’s nominee are “wildly speculative” right now.
Read MoreTrump Predicts Biden Will Be ‘Quitting the Race’ in Leaked Video
A leaked video being shared over social media shows presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump on a golf cart predicting President Joe Biden will drop out of the race.
Read MoreWhite House Press Secretary: Biden Is ‘Moving Forward’ with His Campaign
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that President Biden is “moving forward” with his presidential campaign amid the fallout from his debate performance against GOP challenger Donald Trump.
“Anything else that’s being reported is absolutely false,” she said at a White House press briefing.
Read MoreSecond House Democrat Urges Biden to Drop Out of 2024 Democratic Primary
A second Democratic lawmaker on Wednesday joined Texas Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett in calling for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the Democratic primary amid concerns about his mental fitness.
Read MoreTrump Expands Lead over Biden in Post-Debate NYT/Siena Poll
Former President Donald Trump has expanded his lead over President Joe Biden in the wake of the CNN presidential debate in which his opponent’s performance reignited concerns over his age and fitness for office.
Read MoreHarris Outperforms Biden in Matchup Against Trump: CNN Post-Debate Poll
Vice President Kamala Harris outperforms President Biden in a matchup against former President Trump, according to the results of a CNN post-debate poll conducted by SSRS.
Read MoreNY Judge Delays Trump Sentencing Date in ‘Hush Money’ Case to September 18
The judge in former President Donald Trump’s hush money case approved a request on Tuesday to push back the former president’s sentencing until Sept. 18.
Read MoreFirst Democrat Lawmaker Calls on Biden to Exit 2024 Race
Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, is calling on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.
Read MoreCommentary: Democrats Options to Replacing Biden
Amid the Democrats’ chaotic meltdown over President Biden’s Thursday night debate performance, one image stood out: A shrewd observer on X.com posted a video of a baseball pitcher just off the field dramatically engaged in big, arm-circle warm-ups.
“Gavin stretching in the bullpen,” the observer commented.
Read More‘Reckless Gamble’: New York Times Editorial Board Calls for Biden to Drop Out After Debate
The New York Times’s Editorial Board released a blithering op-ed on Friday night that called for President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race after his disastrous debate performance on Thursday.
Read MoreObama Says He Still Supports Biden for His Moral Character Despite ‘Bad Debate Night’
Former President Barack Obama said on Friday that he was still standing by his former deputy, President Joe Biden, despite his bad performance in the first presidential debate on Thursday night.
Read MoreBiden Vows After Debate Debacle to Fight on: ‘When You Get Knocked Down, You Get Back Up’
President Joe Biden addressed his supporters at a campaign event in North Carolina on Friday after political analysts, Democratic commentators and political figures described his debate performance as a disaster that’s approaching a crisis.
“I don’t walk as easy as I used to. I don’t speak as smoothly as I used to. I don’t debate as well as I used to,” Biden said at the podium.
Read MoreCommentary: The Most Disastrous Debate Performance in U.S. History
It started with a “Hello, Cleveland” moment. Joe Biden gingerly shuffling to the podium and saying in a husky whisper “Great to be here, thank you” to an empty room foreshadowed.
The 90 minutes that followed showcased a candidate struggling to articulate coherent thoughts in complete sentences and occasionally suffering brain freezes.
Read MoreTrump Campaign Declares Victory at the First 2024 Presidential Debate
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has declared victory at the first presidential debate.
Read MoreBiden Calls Trump a Convicted Felon, Trump Responds by Bringing Up Hunter Biden Conviction
President Joe Biden on Thursday called presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump a “convicted felon,” referencing his New York conviction.
Read MoreImmigration Takes Center Stage in Contested Montana U.S. Senate Race
Montana has one of the longest shares of the U.S. border with Canada of any state.
Read MoreTrump Fumes over Fox News Poll Showing Biden Ahead
Former President Donald Trump is livid over a recent Fox News poll showing President Joe Biden with a narrow lead in the 2024 presidential election.
The survey showed Biden leading Trump 50% to 48% and marked a 3% shift from the May poll in which Trump led 49% to 48%. Conducted June 14-17, the survey questioned 1,095 registered voters and has a margin of sampling error of +/- 3%.
Read MoreJoe Manchin Leaves Democratic Party
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia announced Friday that he was leaving the Democratic Party and registering as an independent.
Manchin announced in November that he would not be seeking re-election for his senate seat, fueling rumors that the senator may be considering a gubernatorial or presidential run, according to Politico. Manchin, 76, who has served in the Senate since 2010 and was a member of the Democratic Party for decades, announced the decision on X, formerly known as Twitter, saying that he wanted to “bring the country together.”
Read MoreCommentary: Trump’s Trials Don’t Hurt Him in the Polls
Donald Trump is out on bail in four jurisdictions facing dozens of felony charges and it does not seem to affect his ratings in the surveys. Many people wonder why.
First of all, let me assure you that Donald Trump is not made of Teflon. Rather, he is probably the most polarizing politician on earth right now. While he does have a very enthusiastic base, a majority of Americans in almost every poll have an unfavorable opinion about him. So it’s not that the various attacks, scandals, allegations, and bad press he has faced ever since he has entered politics have not affected his ratings. They have. Remember that even on the day when he won the presidential election back in 2016, he was the most negatively seen winning presidential candidate in history.
Read MoreRFK Jr. Wins Reform Party Nomination, ‘Supercharging’ Fundraising, Bringing Florida Ballot Access
The Reform Party nominated Independent Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. for president on Thursday evening.
The Kennedy campaign said on Friday that the nomination now grants him “ballot access in Florida” along with a “major fundraising advantage.”
Read MoreBiden and Trump Accept Offer from CNN for June 27 Debate
President Biden said on Wednesday that he accepted an offer from CNN for a presidential debate on June 27.
Read MoreBig Business Takes Major Step Back from Politics as Trump and Biden Head for Rematch
Big businesses appear to be taking major steps back from politics compared to the 2020 election ahead of the contentious November rematch between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
While many corporate executives weighed in on divisive political issues during the previous cycle, some expressed fatigue to the WSJ over engaging in 2024. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a recent memo that he didn’t want the corporation to “fight over disruptive issues or debate politics” following employee protests over the Israel-Hamas war, adding that “we are a workplace,” according to the outlet.
Read MoreCommentary: Biden Losing Support of Young Men Due to Border Crisis
The latest Harvard Youth Poll reveals President Joe Biden has lost significant ground with voters under thirty compared to four years ago, with a 20-point decline among young men. While young Americans give Biden low marks on foreign policy and economic issues including inflation, housing, and the job market, immigration is a leading factor in young people’s departure from Democrats.
Biden currently leads Trump by thirteen percentage points (50 percent to 37 percent) among registered voters under thirty in the Harvard Youth Poll, a slightly higher margin than he has led by in other recent polls that include young people as a subset.
Read MoreTrump Gains on Biden with Young Voters: Poll
Former President Donald Trump has lowered President Joe Biden’s lead in support from people under 30 compared to four years ago, according to a poll released Thursday.
During the 2020 presidential election, Biden led Trump by 23% among support from young people under 30, and held a 30-point advantage among likely young voters. In the latest survey from the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, however, Trump came in just eight points behind Biden among young adults between the ages of 18 and 29, with Biden leading 45% to Trump’s 37%.
Read MoreDemocrats, Media Starting to Admit Some Mail-In Voting Problems Ahead of 2024 Presidential Election
Amid delivery delays by the United States Postal Service and mail-in ballot fraud, Democrats and the media are finally acknowledging there are some issues with mail-in voting ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
As mail-in voting has increased since the 2020 presidential election during the COVID-19 lockdowns, Democrats have advocated for it as an easier method of voting. However, as USPS has experienced delivery issues and ballot harvesting has led to at least one “redo” election, some Democrats and media are noting the issues with the voting method.
Read MoreDem Voter Registration Dips in Crucial Swing States Ahead of 2024
Three crucial battleground states have experienced a drop in Democratic voter registration since late 2020 and ahead of a November rematch with former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, election data shows.
Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania — which saw some of the closest presidential elections last cycle — all currently have less registered Democratic voters overall than in late 2020, according to the most recent state records. While Democrats still lead Republicans in party registration, the margins in these states are much smaller than before.
Read More‘No Labels’ Will Not Run a Third-Party Candidate for the 2024 Presidential Race: Report
The No Labels centrist political party will not run a third-party candidate for the 2024 presidential election after failing to recruit a candidate, according to news reports Thursday.
“No Labels has always said we would only offer our ballot line to a ticket if we could identify candidates with a credible path to winning the White House,” Nancy Jacobson, the group’s CEO, said in a statement, according to The Wall Street Journal. “No such candidates emerged, so the responsible course of action is for us to stand down.”
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