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opinion
The Elitist Media Are Terrible Guardians of Democracy
Summary Whenever the elitist media come under attack as “fake news” from President Donald Trump, they pretend that this is a battle between the heroic guardians of democracy and this tragically elected authoritarian. They pretend to represent a Civics 101 definition: the press serves to hold all government actors accountable and gives voters the facts… -
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House Speaker Will Be in Virginia as Early Voting Ends This Weekend
The next Speaker of the House of Representatives will be on stage in Virginia in the final hours before Tuesday’s election. Both Democrat Hakeem Jeffries and Republican Mike Johnson will be in Virginia Beach stumping for candidates in the state’s 2nd Congressional District. Jeffries is scheduled to appear on Saturday alongside former Rep. Elaine Luria,… -
opinion
Ghosts, Ghouls, and Garish Costumes: Midterm Edition
Today is Halloween, a time for ghosts, ghouls, and garish costumes. The same could be said for the midterms. Take costumes. Has there been any costume more garish this year than drag-loving, trans-pushing, scripture-defacing Texas Senate candidate James Talarico? All campaign long, he’s been wearing the costume of a beef-loving, border-closing, Bible-loving, truck-driving, prototypical Texas… -
opinion
How Bruce Blakeman Could Block Mamdani
Summary What if Mayor Zohran Mamdani only cut ribbons and rode in parades? New York City could do worse than boast a young figurehead with limited powers and abundant pizzazz. Bruce Blakeman could make this happen. Fifty-one weeks ago, Mamdani won City Hall. Alas, he has proved himself to be a democratic socialist dynamo, rivaling only Rep…. -
opinion
The House Is Restless. It Has Been Before.
Summary PITTSBURGH—In April 1894, a ragged column of unemployed men attempted to come through Pittsburgh on the way to Washington. They called themselves Coxey’s Army. It was a protest march of jobless workers led by Jacob Coxey, an Ohio businessman, and they were marching on the Capitol. The country was in the second year of… -
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President Trump: Cheerleader-in-Chief
In 2014, President Barack Obama, during the last midterm of his presidency, was 53 years old. He did seven rallies, four of which took place in October. In 2022, President Joe Biden, during his only midterm election, was 79 years old. He largely avoided traditional rallies. President Donald Trump, during the last midterm of his… -
analysis
10,000 Swing-State Voters Were Asked About Socialism. Here’s What They Said.
Summary A growing number of socialist candidates are running for Congress this year, promising to bring radical changes to Washington, D.C. They’ve embraced a nickname, “The Bloc,” and an ambitious agenda of far-left policies aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America. Fortunately, a majority of voters in America’s swing states hold an unfavorable opinion of… -
opinion
Victor Davis Hanson: Democrats’ Dirty Midterm Tricks Are Backfiring—and the Media Are Looking Away
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Sami Winc: So Victor, we have the midterms coming up very soon and lots of things going on. I was wondering, before you… -
news
Georgia Election Vendors Boast of Equipment as Lawmakers Prepare to Issue Report
Summary ATLANTA—The Joint Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee held its sixth meeting at the State Capitol on Thursday morning, hearing from two vendors who made their pitches as to why their recommendations should be considered in the state’s next voting system. The committee is made up of two co-chairs, state Sen. Max Burns, R-Sylvania,… -
news
Unclear Abortion Ballot Measures Leave Voters Unsure What They’re Voting For
With voters in four states considering abortion-related ballot measures this Tuesday, Clare Ath, senior policy analyst at Human Coalition, a pro-life nonprofit organization, said one of the challenges facing the movement is explaining to voters exactly what those abortion ballot measures would do. “The pro-abortion movement is trying their best to conflate abortion and miscarriage… -
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West Texas Republicans Sue for Statewide Hand Count of Ballots
A West Texas Republican Party has filed a lawsuit asking a federal court to stop the certification of the upcoming midterm election unless county officials hand count every ballot in the state. The Potter County GOP and its chairman, Daniel Rogers, filed an federal lawsuit earlier this week in the Amarillo Division of the U.S…. -
opinion
Midterms: Closing Argument
Summary Heading into Election Day on Tuesday, here are the four most important reasons to vote for patriotic populist candidates: Sovereignty After America endured the madness of the open border of former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance brought sanity back to migration policies and enforcement. According to DHS, we’ve now seen the lowest annual encounters… -
breaking
Trump to ‘Electrify’ Voters in Two Rescheduled Rallies
President Donald Trump’s canceled rallies to Kansas and Iowa are back on. He will galvanize supporters in both states in back-to-back rallies on Sunday, a source familiar with the matter told the Daily Signal. Trump’s in-person rallies this weekend were canceled and replaced with tele-rallies in order to reach more voters. However, the rallies are… -
opinion
Lies, Damned Lies, and Polls
Summary With four days to go until the end of Virginia’s 45-day election season, the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics updated its predictions made by “Sabato’s Crystal Ball,” a nickname that Larry Sabato earned in the 2002 midterm elections when he accurately predicted the outcome in 433 of the 435 contests for the House… -
opinion
The Real Affordability Question
Summary One word is echoing in all discussions of the upcoming midterm elections: affordability. When pundits talk about affordability, they almost always start and end with the pump, the grocery store, and the housing market. That framing has two problems. First, most Americans are busy working, raising children, and paying bills. They do not carry… -
news
Dead Registrants Still Haunt Voter Rolls in These Battleground States Days Ahead of Midterms
The names of dead people still remain on state voter rolls across the country, including in key battleground states, with just days to go before the midterm elections. A Department of Homeland Security memo from July noted more than 400,000 deceased individuals were on the voter rolls across 25 states that were using the SAVE… -
opinion
Can Brazil and Venezuela Tolerate Opposition?
Latin American democracy is being put to the test in Brazil and Venezuela. At stake is whether the left-wing government in either country can countenance the idea of legitimate opposition. The day after losing Brazil’s presidential election, Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro had his personal and diplomatic passports confiscated and was ordered not to leave Brazil. Earlier,… -
opinion
The GOP’s Accomplishments and Why Americans Should Vote for Conservatives
Summary Do Republicans deserve reelection next Tuesday? Voters are sour over high costs. Gas prices are “too damn high.” And why haven’t the ayatollahs had the good taste to drop dead already? These lingering headaches notwithstanding, President Donald Trump and the GOP Congress have secured major public-policy victories that merit two more years of Republican… -
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Donald Trump’s Ohio Rally Comes With Plenty of Excitement
Summary Days before the midterms, President Donald Trump made another appearance in Ohio to rally for Republican candidates in Chillicothe. It was a raucous rally, including the president’s speech being interrupted by multiple protesters. As the interruptions took place early on, the crowd could be heard loudly booing, and then cheering with chants of “USA”… -
exclusive
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Administration Arrests Violent Criminals Ahead of South Carolina Rally
As President Donald Trump heads to South Carolina for a Thursday campaign rally, the White House is highlighting five illegal immigrants apprehended in the state due to the administration’s border policy. “Never forget what the Democrats did to our country,” White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told the Daily Signal. “They allowed millions of unvetted illegal…