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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… -
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Counts, Recounts and ‘Bucket Draws’: 29 Tied Elections in 2024 So Far
At a time when numerous battleground states have been tied in the presidential race, an election watchdog group notes that already this year, 29 elections have ended in a tie–including one for Congress. The Public Interest Legal Foundation updated its Tied Elections Database in part to demonstrate the potential effect of even one illegal vote. … -
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RNC Scores Win Over Benson in Michigan Ballot Case
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson took a recent loss in a mail-in ballots case. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are fiercely competing for Michigan’s 15 electoral votes, separated by no more than 1% or 2% in most polls, according to the RealClearPolitics polling average. The Republican National Committee and the… -
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Battleground Countdown: 7 Charged With Voter Fraud in Michigan Weeks Before Election
With just a month before Election Day, one of the most contested battleground states in the country—Michigan—has a major alleged voter fraud case involving three election officials and four voters. State Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, announced Friday that her office had secured felony charges against the seven individuals in St. Clair Shores, part… -
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‘Zuckerbucks’ Hit Small Towns as Tech Group Finances More Election Offices
The Center for Tech and Civic Life—which four years ago doled out controversial election grants that became known as “Zuckerbucks”—recently notified White Pine County, Nevada, of a $20,000 grant. The county, in a major battleground state going into the Nov. 5 presidential election, has a population of about 9,000 and is part of what the… -
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Pennsylvania High Court Blocks RNC Challenge on Mail Ballots
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court declined to take a case over a mail-in ballot lawsuit from the Republican National Committee, asserting it would be too close to the November election. As previously reported in The Daily Signal, the RNC sued the office of Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt for what it says are inconsistent standards… -
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Will Battleground North Carolina Voters Overcome Hurricane Helene Challenges?
The North Carolina State Board of Elections unanimously passed measures attempting to address concerns about hurricane-ravaged western counties leading up to the Nov. 5 presidential election. With the notable exception of the more metropolitan Asheville, county seat of Buncombe County, most of the hardest-hit North Carolina counties in the path of Hurricane Helene are rural… -
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Bogus Ballots Targeted by This New Organization
Donald J. Trump is on a roll, but his campaign could get run over. The GOP nominee is on message. He pledges to restore prosperity, retame inflation, reseal the border, refight crime, and resurrect global tranquility. America was better off when Trump’s "Peace Through Strength” policy bolstered European harmony and catalyzed the Abraham Accords. Under… -
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Pennsylvania Closes Down Voter Registration on Night of Trump’s Return to Butler
The swing state of Pennsylvania’s voter registration system will be closed on the night of former President Donald Trump’s return rally in Butler, the site of the July 13 assassination attempt against him. The Republican nominee announced Sept. 25 that he is holding another rally in Butler on Oct. 5, just three months after a… -
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Swing State Sued for Withholding Names of Over 200,000 Registered Voters Who Did Not Provide Proof of Citizenship
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—America First Legal on Thursday announced a lawsuit against Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes for refusing to hand over the names of over 200,000 registered voters who have allegedly not provided proof of citizenship. Fontes is breaking the law by refusing to comply with a records request that demands the names… -
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How Arizona’s 218,000 Voters Who Can’t Prove Citizenship Could Affect Election
Arizona admitted a massive error in its voter rolls, but the state’s top election official still hasn’t shared with localities the list of 218,000 registered voters who lack proof of U.S. citizenship. The number of voters who can’t prove citizenship amounts to 5% of Arizona’s registered voters, but will affect who may vote in state… -
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Nevada Election Chief Blocks Inspection of Suspect Voter Names in Swing State
Nevada’s top election official told local election directors not to investigate the names of thousands of people who left the state but remain on its voter rolls. The watchdog group Citizens Outreach Foundation recently sued four jurisdictions in Nevada to force a review of the voter registration lists. The plaintiff, responding to an August memo… -
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Dockworkers Strike at 14 Ports Just 5 Weeks Before Election Day
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Thousands of unionized dockworkers went on strike just after midnight Tuesday at 14 major ports along the East Coast and the Gulf Coast, setting the stage for possible supply chain disruptions with about a month to go until Election Day. The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) announced in an early-morning Tuesday Facebook post that the… -
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Michigan’s Election Chief Faces Lawsuit for Refusing to Remove Dead People From Voter Rolls. She’s About to Get More Power.
Michigan lawmakers are poised to empower Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson—a Democrat who has faced six separate court orders to enforce election laws—to have more control over elections. A package of four bills dubbed the Michigan Voting Rights Act cleared the Democrat-controlled state Senate and awaits action by the Democrat-controlled state House of Representatives. Critics… -
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Kamala Harris Is Keeping Voters in the Dark
“We are not going back,” Vice President Kamala Harris has promised. But where are we heading? And who is being left behind? Concerned Americans asking these questions can find answers at this year’s Climate Week NYC, a gathering of liberal activists and elites who claim that we are heading away from a “fossil-fuel society” and toward a… -
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Hundreds of Thousands of Ineligible Voters Taken Off Rolls in North Carolina
North Carolina has removed nearly 750,000 ineligible voter records from its rolls in the past 20 months, or more than 1,200 per day, the North Carolina State Board of Elections said Thursday. The election board’s announcement also says that the board follows “careful policies” to ensure that only ineligible records are removed, not those of… -
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‘Ballot Makers’: Dinesh D’Souza’s Film Exposes New Potential Election Fraud
Paper ballots can be manufactured and purchased by those intent on election fraud, according to experts interviewed by commentator Dinesh D’Souza in his new documentary film “Vindicating Trump.” D’Souza, an author and filmmaker, said this form of election fraud surprised even former President Donald Trump, the subject of the film. “A lot of times people,… -
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MSNBC’s ‘Interview’ of Harris Shows How Left-Wing Media Are Treating Election as Coronation
Vice President Kamala Harris completed her second whole interview of her mostly cloistered presidential campaign Wednesday night. Frankly, it was an embarrassment for American corporate media and gives the lie to the idea that the Harris campaign is all about defending “democracy.” The interview was exactly what one would expect if you’d followed the Harris…