Presidential Election News
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Trump’s Election Reflects Legacy Media’s Fast-Waning Influence
The 2024 election results certainly came as a surprise to the national media. They spent the last few weeks of the campaign wildly speculating about how Donald Trump wouldn’t accept the results and that it would be complete chaos. Instead, Trump won the popular vote, and they all had to follow their own norms and…Tim Graham -
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MSNBC Host Tells Dems to Ignore Voters and Keep Pushing ‘Transgender’ Athletes in Women’s Sports
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—MSNBC host Jen Psaki urged Democrats not to go along with what she claimed was a “manufactured panic” about biological men playing in women’s sports. The Trump campaign ran ads featuring Vice President Kamala Harris discussing how she pushed “behind the scenes” for “transgender” prisoners to receive sex changes, while now President-elect Donald Trump…Harold Hutchison -
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Democrats Sold 2024 as ‘Last Election,’ but Now Promise ‘Peaceful Transfer’ of Power?
John Adams demonstrated what a transfer of power ought to look like in America when he handed over the presidency to his successor, Thomas Jefferson. The 1800 presidential race between Adams and Jefferson was an intense battle between two friends-turned-adversaries. But despite a contentious press and a heated political climate, neither the Federalists nor the…Christina Lewis -
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Did They Learn Nothing From 2024 Election? Democrats Fight for Man in Women’s Bathroom
“If you’re a biological man, you shouldn’t be in women’s restrooms.“ That’s just common sense—and common courtesy to women. Yet Rep. Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican, is being crucified by Democrat House members for wanting women’s spaces to be for women only. “This is not just bigotry, this is just plain bullying,” Rep. Alexandria…Katrina Trinko -
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Why Democrats Are Losing Tomorrow’s Elections Today
America is outgrowing the Democratic Party. That’s not a partisan claim; it’s demographic reality. Blue states are shedding population and will have less representation in Congress and fewer votes in the Electoral College after the next census. Two nonpartisan nonprofits, the Brennan Center for Justice and the American Redistricting Project, crunched the numbers last year…Daniel McCarthy -
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END OF THE ROAD: Blue-State Ballot Measure May Doom Uber, Lyft
The ride-sharing industry works because it provides two crucial things: on-demand rides for customers, and flexible employment for drivers. Unfortunately, a ballot measure just approved by Massachusetts voters may mean the end of the road for this successful operation—at least as we know it—because it will take away drivers’ independence and turn union leaders and…Rachel Greszler -
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Sen. Kevin Cramer Demands Answers From Corporate Media Networks Over ‘Biased’ Election Coverage
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., demanded in a letter Thursday that corporate media networks answer for “biased” coverage of the 2024 presidential election. The North Dakota Republican’s letter, obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation, is addressed to top network executives at CBS, Disney Entertainment, NBCUniversal, and Fox Television Stations Group. (Disney Entertainment…Ireland Owens -
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The Election’s Second-Biggest Loser? Legacy Media
The 2024 presidential election shattered two monopolies the Left had counted on for decades. One was the lock it had over that section of Americans labeled as “Hispanics” and the other one was over the media. In this column, I will deal with the second one. Breaking the leftist monopoly on Hispanic Americans, the subtitle of a book I wrote…Mike Gonzalez -
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Judge Pauses All Deadlines in Trump’s NY Case Based on Election Win
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Judge Juan Merchan paused all deadlines in President-elect Donald Trump’s New York case—including the sentencing date scheduled for later this month. Merchan, an acting justice on the New York state Supreme Court, granted a joint request by prosecutors and defense attorneys to pause the case until Nov. 19, pushing off his decision on Trump’s…Katelynn Richardson -
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Democratic Voters Oust Soft-on-Crime Prosecutors
It appears that even in Democratic strongholds, voters have had enough with soft-on-crime policies that have been implemented by left-wing prosecutors in recent years. In California and Illinois, three district attorneys who enacted lenient criminal policies were ousted during Tuesday’s election. In addition, a ballot measure to toughen criminal penalties in California was passed overwhelmingly….Dan Hart -
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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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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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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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Why Did Harris Lose the Election? Democratic Strategist Breaks It Down
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democratic strategist James Carville on Wednesday outlined the major missteps he believes led to Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss to former President Donald Trump. Trump clinched an election victory early Wednesday, fueled partly by stronger support from Hispanic and black men. Carville, on “James Carville Explains,” pointed to President Joe Biden’s “late” July exit from the race, Harris’ failure to distinguish herself…Jason Cohen -
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Our Election’s Utter Losers and Winners
Deservedly, the 2024 Election’s Losers The polls—with the exception once again of AltasIntel, Trafalgar, and Rasmussen—were off, and way off in the Senate races. The pollsters’ reputation is again in full reverse and now back to their nadir of 2020 and 2016. Many shamelessly warped their data in the last two weeks to gin up…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Corporate Media Is This Election’s Big Loser
The biggest loser following Tuesday’s astounding election—besides the Democrat Party’s agenda—is the corporate media that desperately tried to manufacture a president. The legacy media’s full-blown implosion has been a long time coming. In the span of a few decades, America’s biggest media outlets have entirely squandered their credibility. And Americans are going elsewhere for their…Jarrett Stepman -
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How Republicans Kept the Voting Secure, Swept 9 Ballot Integrity Measures
With unaddressed allegations of fraud dominating the months following the 2020 presidential election, Republicans made election integrity a major focus on Tuesday night. The Republican National Committee and its team of lawyers were quick to respond to potential hijinks Tuesday night, while voters followed up with a resounding push for ballot integrity in nine states. …S.A. McCarthy -
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Voters Decide Future of Ranked Choice Voting
Voters in Western states and the District of Columbia voted on some form of ranked choice voting or “jungle primaries” that includes ranking the final candidates in the general election. Voters in Nevada, a battleground state in the presidential race, rejected Question 3, according to Ballotpedia. This was a ballot measure that would have moved the state…Fred Lucas -
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Winners and Losers of Election 2024
Here’s a look at some of the winners and losers of the 2024 election. Winners The Alternative Media In the run-up to Election Day, former President Donald Trump circumvented the corporate media and instead chose long-form podcast interviews to make his closing argument. These long-form interviews with podcast megastars such as Joe Rogan brought Trump’s…Katrina Trinko -
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Voters May Have Had Enough of Rogue Prosecutors
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Several left-wing district attorneys could find themselves out of a job after Tuesday’s election as voters voice their frustration with an explosion in crime ripping through their communities, including three California jurisdictions. With many progressive prosecutors on the ballot this election, polling and fundraising data shows that voters are rejecting soft-on-crime policies…Wallace White