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WHAT HAPPENED? Pollster Examines Inaccurate 2024 Election Polls
A series of inaccurate polls that consistently favored Kamala Harris and liberal issues in the 2024 election shows that mainstream pollsters are “mouthpieces for the government” and for the corporate behemoths who own their networks, a pollster who accurately predicted the election’s outcome has said. Polls from the legacy media consistently presented the Harris-Walz campaign…Ben Johnson -
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GO WOKE GO BROKE: The Ultimate DEI Hire Is Out of a Job, Despite Spending More to Win
It was the worst of times, it was the worst of times. Seriously, it was the worst of times! How could a half-black, half-Asian, comparatively young woman lose so handily to a straight white male?! Hasn’t Donald Trump learned that he’s the recipient of a veritable mountain of privilege? In the name of justice, he…Tyler O’Neil -
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Biggest Transatlantic Loser in Trump’s Victory: Britain’s Labour Government
“Congratulations President-elect Donald Trump on your historic election,” British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer posted on X at 3:21 a.m. ET Wednesday. The best that can be said about this tepid concession is that Starmer got his concession in before Kamala Harris did. Make no mistake. This is not the result Britain’s Labour Party wanted. Starmer’s party…Rupert Darwall -
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The Death of Obamaism and the Historic MAGA Opportunity
In a just world, Donald Trump would have won the Nobel Peace Prize for securing the historic Abraham Accords peace agreements of 2020. So too, in a just world, would A-list Hollywood studios now be bidding for the rights to produce the film adaptation of the single greatest comeback story in American history: Donald Trump,…Josh Hammer -
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Sean Spicer: Independent Voices Are Crushing Traditional News
Eight years ago, Sean Spicer was preparing for life as President-elect Donald Trump‘s first White House press secretary. Today, he’s a successful host of his own independent show, one of the many disrupting the media landscape. Spicer joins today’s interview edition of “The Daily Signal Podcast” to reveal how independent media transformed the 2024 election…Robert B. Bluey -
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FAITH REALIGNMENT: Which Religious Group Voted for Kamala Harris?
Most Catholics and Protestants say they voted for the once and future president, Donald Trump, in Tuesday’s election, while most nonreligious Americans favored Kamala Harris, a survey shows. The Faith & Freedom Coalition, a group claiming 3 million activists and donors, released survey results Wednesday showing that 72% of Americans who claim they aren’t part…Ann Moreno -
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Here’s How Epic Trump’s Tuesday Night Triumph Was
“Look what happened! Is this crazy?” President-elect Donald J. Trump exclaimed early Wednesday morning before exuberant fans in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump’s beyond-epic triumph made him the first American to secure the White House, surrender it, and then recapture it since Grover Cleveland in 1892. Republicans won the Senate with a majority of at least 53 seats and seem poised to retain the…Deroy Murdock -
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3 Reasons Texas Border Counties Went Red
In 1892, Starr County, Texas, voted to reelect Republican President Benjamin Harrison. The president lost, and Starr County turned blue for over 130 years, until the 2024 presidential election. On Tuesday, Donald Trump earned 9,443 votes in the county, which is 97% Hispanic or Latino, and Kamala Harris received 6,845 votes, according to the Texas…Virginia Allen -
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Kamala Harris Was Always Doomed
The presidential race was not unpredictable, as the now once again discredited polls swore to us. The Republicans had made massive gains in voter registration since 2020, when Donald Trump lost the Electoral College by only a few thousand strategically placed votes. Republicans began to master the transition to non-Election Day balloting—first engineered by the…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Soft-on-Crime Policies and Politicians Get Smoked by Voters in Blue California
My beautiful home state of California has become synonymous with dysfunction, homelessness, drug use, and criminality. But during Tuesday’s election, Golden State voters said they’ve had enough of rampant crime. By an overwhelming margin, voters passed Proposition 36, a measure that will increase penalties for property crime, illicit drug use, and retail theft. By the…Jarrett Stepman -
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Here’s What Would Have Happened on Election Day If Popular Vote Compact Had Been in Effect
Imagine President-elect Donald Trump carrying New York and California and sweeping New England and other blue states to rack up 520 votes in the Electoral College. Ironically, it could have happened if a movement largely funded by left-leaning organizations got its way. Already, 17 states and the District of Columbia have joined the National Popular…Fred Lucas -
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The Mass Hysteria Over Deportation: The BorderLine
There were 959 carjackings in Washington, D.C., last year—up from 148 in 2018. Shoplifting is so bad that stores in some neighborhoods have closed. The CVS on Pennsylvania Avenue, a few blocks from the White House, keeps Charmin toilet paper and trash bags in locked cabinets. Not surprisingly, though, to the dismay of progressive activists,…Simon Hankinson -
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How a Conservative Group’s Door-to-Door Push Added 80,000+ Voters in Key Swing States
Four years ago, President-to-be Joe Biden narrowly won the swing states of Arizona and Georgia by about 11,000 votes each. This time around, Heritage Action for America was determined to ensure residents of both states were registered to vote in the 2024 presidential election. This year, the conservative grassroots organization kicked its voter registration efforts…Christina Lewis -
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What Explains ‘Missing’ Votes Between 2020 and 2024?
Social media posts after the presidential election were abuzz about the disparity in the vote tally from 2020 to 2024. Preliminary counts show President-elect Donald Trump with almost as many votes as he got in 2020, when he came up short in his reelection effort against Joe Biden. Trump appears to have 73.3 million votes…Fred Lucas -
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Female Athletes Who Challenged Connecticut Trans Policy Score Win for Women’s Sports
A federal court upheld four female high school track athletes’ challenge to a Connecticut policy allowing male participation in female sports. U.S. District Court Judge Robert N. Chatigny, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, ruled in favor of allowing the athletes’ case against the Connecticut Association of Schools to proceed, rejecting the request of state…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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UNFAIR? Reporter Presses White House Press Secretary About Previous Warnings of Trump Being a ‘Threat to Democracy’
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre snapped at Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich at the White House press briefing Thursday, accusing the reporter of twisting her words about President-elect Donald Trump. Heinrich contrasted the White House’s warnings that Trump is a “threat to democracy” and claims that he intends to strip Americans…Nicole Silverio -
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Tuesday’s Other Big Losers Besides Harris: Hollywood, Liz Cheney, Lawfare
The Biggest Loser? After Tuesday, it’s not just the title of the long-running reality TV weight-loss show anymore. The biggest loser of the Nov. 5 elections, undeniably, was Vice President Kamala Harris. Despite raising and spending a staggering $1 billion in campaign cash and having the sycophantic support of the Hollywood glitterati, the now-lame-duck vice…Peter Parisi -
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Florida Woman to Become White House Chief of Staff in Second Trump Admin
President-elect Donald Trump tapped Susie Wiles, his reelection campaign co-chair, as White House chief of staff Thursday as his transition team prepares to launch the second Trump administration. Wiles will be the first woman in history to hold that role. “Susie Wiles just helped me achieve one of the greatest political victories in American history,…Tyler O’Neil -
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On Victims of Communism Memorial Day, Here’s What Parents, Teachers Should Know
Today, Nov. 7, is Victims of Communism Day, and this day of remembrance should be a regular part of K-12 school calendars. Legislators in a growing number of states are adding the recognition to state law, and more may be coming. Parents have been worried about the culture of K-12 schools in recent years, and…Jonathan Butcher -
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One Big Thing Biden Will Leave Behind
The 1972 presidential election—which pitted incumbent President Richard Nixon against Sen. George McGovern of South Dakota—was an absolute wipeout. Nixon won 49 of the 50 states, losing only Massachusetts. In Delaware that year, Nixon took 59.6% of the popular vote and McGovern took only 39.2%. But the incumbent Republican senator running for reelection there that…Terence Jeffrey