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‘Unacceptable’: County Fires Election Worker After Republican Spots Ballot Security Lapse in Real Time
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Hennepin County, Minnesota, fired an election worker who left several boxes of mail-in ballots unattended after a local GOP group exposed the alleged negligence, according to a statement from county officials released Friday. Minnesota Senate District 50 Republicans—the Republican Party’s official political unit for portions of Minnesota cities Edina and Bloomington—snapped a photo outside of… -
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No, Elon Musk Is NOT Breaking Federal Election Law
Despite what you may hear from leftist so-called election law “experts,” Elon Musk is not violating federal law with his America PAC’s million-dollar lottery for registered voters who sign his “Petition in Favor of Free Speech and the Rights to Bear Arms.” Those who mistakenly claim otherwise are ignoring the terms of the petition and… -
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Unseen Middle-Class Black Voters Moving Right
Barbara Clark is the perfect example of a voter—whether black, white, Hispanic, or from any other ethnic group—who defies stereotypes. This defiance often leads to voters such as her being overlooked as people who could change not just the presidential election, but also the majority in the Senate. Clark is a black female who has… -
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Would You Like Those Swing States for Here or to Go?
Would you like those 19 electoral college votes for here or to go? This latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast” examines former President Donald Trump’s latest bid to win swing states like Pennsylvania by working at a local McDonald’s. While the Harris-Walz campaign and legacy media called Trump’s day serving fries a “fake,” the… -
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Why Hispanic Voters Say ‘Adios’ to Democratic Party
Hispanic voters are bolting from the Democrats faster than Kamala Harris can say “Latinx.” This is one of the most significant trends in this year’s presidential campaign. The growing discontent is a result of economic frustration as well as a broader cultural clash over values, as many Hispanics reject the Biden-Harris administration’s radical positions on… -
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School Choice on the Ballot in 3 States
This November, education choice is on the ballot. Voters in three states—Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska—will decide Nov. 5 whether families should be able to choose the learning environments that work best for their children and have public funds follow their child. Two states are considering amendments to clarify that school choice is constitutional, while one… -
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Americans Want Employers to Fund Life-Affirming Options, New Poll Shows
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—With many of the nation's largest companies reimbursing employees for traveling out of state for abortions, the vast majority of Americans think companies should provide equal benefits for birth and adoption. The Napolitan News Service surveyed 1,000 registered voters on Oct. 15 and 16 about their views on abortion. Seventy-one percent of those… -
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41M Evangelical Christians May Not Vote in This Election. Here’s Why They Should Reconsider.
New research finds that approximately 41 million evangelical Christians won’t vote in the Nov. 5 presidential election, but that pastors can persuade approximately 5 million to vote just by urging them to fulfill their civic duty. As an evangelical Christian myself, I’d like to encourage my fellow believers to cast their ballots. I also ask… -
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This Really Is the Most Important Election of Our Lifetimes. Here’s Why.
We’ve heard it so often it has become a cliché: “This is the most important election of our lifetime.” But that doesn’t mean it’s not true. I believe it really is, for one overarching reason: It’s the only election we can affect. The outcomes of 2020, 2016, and all previous campaigns are now in the… -
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Florida Sues DHS for Refusing to Verify Voter Registration Citizenship Information
THE CENTER SQUARE—After requesting citizenship status information about registered voters in Florida, and not receiving it from federal agencies as required by law, Florida sued. In September, Florida requested information from the Department of Homeland Security and its subagencies about citizenship status of a subset of registered voters it identified and its request was denied…. -
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November Could Determine Future of Ranked Choice Voting in US Elections
Arizona and Nevada not only are major battlegrounds in the presidential race, but voters there also will decide Nov. 5 whether the two states will adopt some incarnation of the process known as ranked choice voting. Six western states and the District of Columbia will vote on some form of ranked choice voting or “jungle… -
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Republican Trend Emerging Among Minority Voters
Not everything significant politically is happening just in the target states. “Never seen anything like this in 30 years,” said California Republican consultant Mike Madrid in an X post, referencing the sharp increase in Republican registration among California’s minority voters, including the state’s numerous Latinos, growing numbers of Asians, and decreasing number of blacks. This… -
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Trump’s Unexpected Allies: Are Black and Hispanic Voters Really Ditching Democrats?
Recent polling suggests that some traditionally Democrat-leaning voters, particularly black and Hispanic men, appear to be reconsidering their political allegiances. Their concerns about the high cost of living and rising crime have them trending toward former President Donald Trump, which could make them the deciding factor in the 2024 presidential election. Gabriel Nadales, national director… -
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Biden-Harris DOJ Attack on Youngkin, Virginia Voters Threatens Democracy and Ballot Sanctity
A standard progressive claim is that the Left truly cares about democracy but the other side, not so much. Yet the Biden-Harris White House is now suing my home state, Virginia, and our Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, for simply following and appropriately enforcing a 2006 law meant to protect our voting rights. That measure was… -
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Who’s Bankrolling Ballot Initiative to Move Ohio Blue?
The institutional Left is dumping millions into what has become the most expensive redistricting ballot initiative in history—to change how a red-leaning state elects members of Congress and the state Legislature. The Sixteen Thirty Fund, a client of Arabella Advisors, is the largest donor to the Ohio ballot question, dubbed Issue 1. If voters approve… -
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Complaint Alleges Michigan’s Top Election Official Misrepresented Facts to Keep RFK Jr. on Ballot
Michigan’s top election official, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, is the subject of a bar complaint over her department’s actions to keep independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name on the ballot. State Sen. Ruth Johnson, a Republican who immediately preceded Benson as secretary of state, filed the bar complaint alleging that… -
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‘The Most Important Election That Has Ever Happened’
BUTLER, Pa.—Elon Musk said the reason he was in Butler on Oct. 5 to speak at former President Donald Trump’s rally was because of the critical nature of this year’s presidential election. “The reason I’m here is because I think this is the most important election in our lifetime. This may be the most important… -
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Americans’ Trust in Media Hits Historic Low Ahead of Election, Poll Finds
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Americans’ trust in the mass media has fallen to a record low leading up to the November election, according to a new survey released by Gallup on Monday. About 36% of those surveyed said that they have “no trust at all” in the mass media, while only 31% expressed a “great deal”… -
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The Left Fears Wars, Hurricanes Will Affect Election
With the Katrina-level federal incompetence in North Carolina, The New York Times is panicking that “economic turbulence” could sink Vice Presidential Kamala Harris‘ presidential campaign, handing the nation to MAGA fanatics who want to seize the federal government and make it leave you alone. The article laments that we’re seeing October surprises, but the wrong… -
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‘Hands Off My Porn’ Campaign Pushes Voters Toward Kamala Harris
The pornography industry often makes headlines related to human trafficking, child sexual exploitation, or social media regulations, but this time it’s in the news for running political ads. With less than a month to go before the presidential election, a coalition of pornography producers, distributors, and “performers” is running ads online, encouraging porn users to vote…