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‘Pro-Democracy’ Democrats Tell 14.3 Million Dem Voters: Drop Dead
Top Democrat officials and pundits are demanding that President Joe Biden surrender his driver’s license after he totaled the campaign bus during his June 27 debate with former President Donald Trump. These same Democrats shriek, “DEMOCRACY!” more often than parrots screech about crackers. Now, they tell Democrat primary voters: “Drop dead.” Those pushing Biden to scupper his reelection bid have no respect…Deroy Murdock -
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France’s Right Notches Massive Wins in Key Elections Against Macron’s Liberal Wing
France’s premier right-wing party won massively in the country’s first round of snap elections on Sunday, delivering a blow to President Emmanuel Macron’s liberal coalition. The right-wing National Rally party won 33% of the votes in the parliamentary elections across France on Sunday, leaving Macron’s Renaissance party with only 21% of the votes, according to The Wall…Jake Smith -
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Times Are So Bad in America, All the Old Campaign Slogans Still Fit
Campaign slogans tend to focus on a single issue, such as an underperforming economy, crime, national security, or the likability of the candidate. But this election cycle is different. The current administration has opened our borders, shredded the value of a dollar, ballooned the debt, undermined America’s credibility abroad, turned a blind eye to crime,…Steve McKee -
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This Election Is Trump’s to Lose
The 2024 election is Donald Trump’s to lose. Right now, he is running even with President Joe Biden in all the national polls. He’s running ahead in Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada; he’s running even in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin; he’s closing within striking distance in Minnesota and New Hampshire. The map has radically expanded for…Ben Shapiro -
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Why Americans Mistrust Election Results More Than the Citizens of Any Other Democracy
Last week, 27 European nations voted for their representatives in the European Parliament. If you were aware of this, did you happen to notice that there were no allegations of cheating in any European country? If you are on the Left, you might respond that there were no such allegations because the Right did better…Dennis Prager -
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Hunter Laptop Vindicated After Media Deniers May Have Tilted Election
Prosecutors in the gun case against Hunter Biden attested to the authenticity of a laptop he left at a repair shop in 2019, and a jury convicted Biden in part based on that evidence, even though at least two polls suggested that constant denials that the laptop was his from Democrats, social media, and legacy…Fred Lucas -
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‘Great Felon Ideas’: Battleground State Struggles to Apply Biden’s Election Order
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—North Carolina election officials were perplexed about how to follow President Joe Biden’s directive to expand voting among convicted felons, according to emails obtained by The Daily Signal. Biden’s Executive Order 14019, which put the power of federal agencies behind mobilizing voters, calls for the Justice Department to ensure that convicted…Fred Lucas -
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Casinos, Strip Clubs, Fast Food: Addresses Listed for Battleground State Voters Prompt Concerns
Registered voters across the battleground state of Nevada registered in prison and at commercial addresses such as casinos, strip clubs, and fast-food restaurants—and an election watchdog group is pushing for action before mass mailing of ballots begins. Logan Churchwell, research director for Public Interest Legal Foundation, wrote Monday to Clark County Registrar of Voters Lorena…Fred Lucas -
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The Many Reasons You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Question Election Results
It’s been said that the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn’t exist. Most of us remember the national election of 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic, sudden changes to election procedures, mysterious mail-in ballots, allegedly hacked voting systems, and legions of lawyers filing scores of lawsuits. I think we all…Levi Fuller -
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Alito Says He Will Not Recuse Himself From 2020 Election or Jan. 6 Supreme Court Cases
UPDATE: Justice Samuel Alito told lawmakers Wednesday, May 29, he will not recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 presidential election or to the Capitol Riot on Jan. 6, 2021, reports CNN. Writing that the two flags flown at his home “do not meet the conditions for recusal,” Alito added, “As I have stated…Jarrett Stepman -
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‘PRIVILEGE’: What the White House Doesn’t Think You Should Know About Biden’s Order on Mobilizing Voters
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—After President Joe Biden signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to work with private organizations to mobilize voters, senior White House officials asked agencies for “bold ideas” and explained plans to coordinate with “stakeholders.” One message from the White House, obtained by The Daily Signal, said: “We look forward to…Fred Lucas -
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EXCLUSIVE: Here’s Where This Blue State Could Be a National Model for Election Integrity
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A foreign national named Paul registered to vote at a local office of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles and records show that he voted, although he says his American wife voted after being accidentally checked in under his name. Another noncitizen, Najib, also was registered to vote at a motor…Fred Lucas -
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EXCLUSIVE: White House Issued ‘Template’ to Impose Biden’s Voter Mobilization Executive Order
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The White House and its Office of Management and Budget instructed federal agencies to use a “template” for determining the cost of implementing President Joe Biden’s executive order to encourage voter participation, according to government emails obtained by The Daily Signal. Critics use the term “Bidenbucks” to refer to the president’s…Fred Lucas -
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This Liberal Donor Pushes Left-Leaning Groups to Fund Efforts to Turn Out Voters
An influential left-of-center donor’s charity has launched an initiative compelling other philanthropies to pour money into voter-mobilization efforts for this fall’s elections. Democracy Fund, founded and funded by liberal philanthropist Pierre Omidyar, has rallied 174 organizations and individuals pledging to expedite disbursement of grants related to get-out-the-vote operations and other efforts. The pledge called on signatories either…Robert Schmad -
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Catholics Should Be Wary of These Media Traps During Election Season
The following is excerpted from the chapter “Fake News: How to Navigate the Media” of the new book “For God, Country, & Sanity: How Catholics Can Save America.” Mary Margaret Olohan, one of the book’s contributors, wrote the chapter. It is a truth universally acknowledged that pretty much no one trusts “the news” anymore. You…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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These States Withhold Voter Registration From Public That Most States Are Federally Mandated to Disclose
Wisconsin is one of the most fiercely contested battleground states in this election cycle, but it lacks federal transparency requirements for voter registration imposed on most states, according to a lawsuit by an election watchdog. Minnesota, generally a solidly blue state although it saw a razor-thin margin in the results of the 2016 presidential race,…Fred Lucas -
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EXCLUSIVE: Harvesting Voters? These Left-Wing Groups Are Teaming With USDA
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A White House official told the Agriculture Department to include left-leaning groups, including the United Food and Commercial Workers union and the League of United Latin American Citizens, among “stakeholders” to help implement President Joe Biden’s executive order aimed at turning out the vote. At the same time, records obtained by…Fred Lucas -
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Here’s the Kind of Voters Left-Wing Activists Are Scheming With the White House to Turn Out in November
White House officials met with liberal activists to discuss boosting voting among prisoners and immigrants just four months after President Joe Biden signed an executive order on turning out the vote, newly released records show. On July 12, 2021, White House officials held a “listening session” that included dozens of organizations, many known for turning…Fred Lucas -
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Election 2020 Redux: Presidential Immunity Question Before the Supreme Court
In what may be one of the most important and historic cases the U.S. Supreme Court has ever handled, the court heard almost three hours of oral arguments Thursday in Trump v. United States, the presidential immunity case. In a spirited discussion in the final case to be heard by the court before its summer…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Left-Wing Election Group Still Rooted in These Areas With ‘Zuckerbuck’ Bans
Before voters approved a constitutional amendment to make their state the 28th in the nation to ban private funding of election administration, Wisconsin’s capital city, Madison, already had spent over $1 million in private grants. Madison, like jurisdictions in three other states that ban private dollars from paying for elections—Arizona, Georgia, and Missouri—is a member…Fred Lucas