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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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. … -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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WATCH: America Prepares for Its Most Contested Election in Decades
As early voting has wrapped up, Elise McCue joins “The Tony Kinnett Cast” to discuss what could be the craziest and most contested Election Day in decades. McCue brings a fresh perspective from one of Donald Trump’s final rallies of the campaign, held Saturday in Virginia, which was thought to be a blue state, but… -
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8 Voting Controversies That Could Spark Disputes After Election Day
Election Day is accompanied by some major voting controversies in battleground states, with lawsuits and investigations looking into alleged voter registration fraud, overseas ballots, and complaints about how some jurisdictions follow election law. Both Democrats and Republicans brought lawsuits. Some matters already have been settled. For example, the U.S. Supreme Court sided last week with… -
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Majority of Pennsylvania’s Mail-In Ballots Returned
THE CENTER SQUARE—The majority of mail-in ballots requested in Pennsylvania have been returned as of 8 a.m. Monday. Of the 2.2 million issued, the Department of State is in receipt of 1.8 million, or 81.4%, according to its daily report. By party, Democrats have mailed in 83.1% of the 1.2 million requested; Republicans 82.1% out… -
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Voting Absentee? Return Your Ballot in Person, Don’t Mail It
However you choose to vote in Tuesday’s election, it’s critical to have a plan to cast your ballot. If you’re one of the millions of Americans who vote by mail, recent difficulties experienced by the United States Postal Service mean it’s even more important to have a plan to ensure your ballot makes it into… -
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Behind the Persistent Sense of Unease Before the Election
As we move to the conclusion of this election cycle, there seems to be only one thing about which all Americans agree. That is, that something is very wrong in our nation. In the latest Gallup polling, only 22% say they are satisfied with the direction of the country. The highest this has been over… -
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When Will We Know Who Won the Election?
It’s a race to 270. With just six days until the 2024 presidential election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are seeking to motivate voters in key swing states across the nation in hopes of picking up enough support to earn 270 electoral votes and claim victory. Trump will speak to voters Wednesday afternoon in North… -
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Meet Voters in This Swing County in a Swing State
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.—The 2024 presidential election is only the second election in which 38-year-old Cody Morris has voted. He says he chose to vote this time because he remembers a “way of life” he'd like to see again. Despite having “the best job I've ever had and [making] the most money I've ever had,” Morris told The… -
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DA Larry Krasner, 2-Time Campaign Finance Violator, Sues Elon Musk Over Voter Lottery
Philadelphia’s rogue prosecutor, Larry Krasner, has sued billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, arguing that he conducted an illegal lottery under Pennsylvania law because he said he would pay individuals $1 million a day to sign a petition supporting the First and Second amendments. But the one case Krasner relies on to support his legal theory actually… -
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Is FBI Still Colluding With Big Tech to Interfere in Our Elections?
Four years ago this month, the FBI worked with Facebook and Twitter to suppress a New York Post story detailing the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop, just weeks before the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Today, on the eve of another contentious election, America could see a repeat of what federal District Court Judge Terry Doughty… -
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Pollster Scott Rasmussen’s Predictions for 2024 Election
With just eight days until Election Day, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are making their final sprint to win over voters in the seven crucial swing states. According to the latest RealClearPolitics polling average, Trump holds a razor-thin lead in each of those states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and… -
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Swing-State Republicans Are Leaning Into Ballot Harvesting—and It Seems to Be Working
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—LAS VEGAS—For thousands of attendees at a Trump rally Thursday in Las Vegas, volunteers stood ready to collect mail-in ballots on-site. The strategy is a major shift for Nevada Republicans, who opposed the legalization of ballot harvesting in 2020. Now, conservative activists and GOP operatives are leaning into the new rules, asking voters to bring ballots to rallies…