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The Daily Signal provides tracking political campaigns, polling, and election developments in key swing states.
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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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How Trump Won Swing State of North Carolina
Donald Trump secured North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes Tuesday night in what looks like a successful bid to reclaim the presidency he lost in 2020. Trump, the Republican nominee, and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, held multiple rallies in the swing state before Election Day. Trump was leading Harris by 51% to 47.8%,… -
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Trump Slams Harris, Aims to Galvanize Voters in Swing State 6 Days Before Election
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.—“We’re running a campaign of solutions to save America, an America which they have virtually destroyed,” former President Donald Trump said of the Biden-Harris administration at a Wednesday afternoon rally here. To elect Vice President Kamala Harris as president “would be to gamble with the lives of millions and millions of people,” Trump… -
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‘I Don’t Trust Kamala Harris to Change Things for the Better,’ Swing State Businessman Says
GREENVILLE, N.C.—Entrepreneurship is in Fred George’s bloodline. “Every ancestor I know was a businessman,” George told The Daily Signal, as he stood on the floor of one of his five secondhand Trade It! retail stores in North Carolina. “I've got decades of experience, and the things that I learned growing up from my dad, who's a businessman,… -
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Trump and Vance Target Swing States, Seek to Expand Map in Final Push to Election Day
Time is running out for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris to court voters before Nov. 5. With just one week until Election Day, the Trump-Vance campaign is not only looking to shore up its support in the all-important swing states, but also seeking to expand the electoral map. The former… -
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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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‘Winning Issue’?: Michigan Dems Hope Abortion Will Help Harris Thwart Trump in Swing State
With the Kamala Harris campaign reportedly fearing it will lose Michigan, Democratic strategists in the key Midwestern swing state are placing their hopes on the issue of abortion to give the vice president an edge on Nov. 5. Democrats participated in a Monday webinar, co-hosted by midwestern lobbying firm Kelley Cawthorne and news service Gongwer… -
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Would You Like Those Swing States for Here or to Go?
Would you like those 19 electoral college votes for here or to go? This latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast” examines former President Donald Trump’s latest bid to win swing states like Pennsylvania by working at a local McDonald’s. While the Harris-Walz campaign and legacy media called Trump’s day serving fries a “fake,” the… -
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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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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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WATCH: Trump, Harris Promise the Moon to Swing States
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we dive into the details on the neck-and-neck race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump as the swing states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, and (almost) North Carolina are hit with a tsunami of promises from the candidates. Harris goes… -
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Why Won’t This Swing State Clear 4 Million Ineligible Names From Voter Rolls?
One of the most fiercely contested battlegrounds in this fall’s presidential race won’t remove more than 4 million ineligible names from its voter rolls. “Wisconsin’s population is a little less than 6 million, with 3.5 million active voters,” Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., told The Daily Signal in a written statement. “So why do election officials… -
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How Swing State Supreme Courts Could Swing the Presidential Election
Several battleground states passed election reforms after the 2020 election, but those laws might be only as good as state supreme courts allow them to be. The states of Arizona, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, and North Carolina all enacted election reforms that include enhanced voter ID laws and bans on private money funding administration of elections. … -
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Scott Rasmussen’s 2024 Election Breakdown: Polling Surprises and Swing State Showdowns
Pollster Scott Rasmussen shares his insights on the latest polling data and discusses the political landscape as the presidential race reaches the critical month of September. Watch or listen to our full interview on the latest episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast.” With only small margins separating Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump in… -
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Swing State Dems May Be Illegally Recruiting Poll Watchers, GOP Letter Warns
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Pennsylvania Democratic Party may be illegally recruiting out-of-state poll watchers, according to a letter Thursday from the Republican National Committee flagging “misinformation” on the state party’s website. The Pennsylvania Democratic Party’s website says that recruited poll watchers must be physically present in the state to work, but “do not necessarily have to be… -
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RNC Scores Election Law Victories in These Swing States. Here’s What That Could Mean in November.
The Republican National Committee this week filed election-related lawsuits in Michigan and North Carolina, coming off a Supreme Court victory last week over election procedures in Arizona. An RNC initiative called Protect the Vote has filed more than 100 lawsuits across 25 states and recruited more than 150,000 lawyers and volunteer poll watchers across the… -
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Likely Harris Nomination Dampens Enthusiasm of Swing State Dems
Democratic Party elites have all but coronated Vice President Kamala Harris as their new presidential nominee, after pushing President Joe Biden out of his own reelection campaign. But even so-called mainstream media outlets warn that she may not succeed against former President Donald Trump. A recent New York Times analysis piece ranked Harris as the least likely… -
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‘I Took A Bullet For Democracy’: Trump, Vance Hold Swing State Rally Just One Week After Assassination Attempt
The Daily Caller News Foundation—Former President Donald Trump and Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio held their first joint rally together in Michigan on Saturday, a state that the pair is seeking to turn red after President Joe Biden won it in 2020. The event in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was the first rally since Trump survived… -
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Poll: Economic Issues Top Voter Concerns in This Swing State
Economic issues dominate the list of top concerns for Pennsylvania voters ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, a new poll finds. A quarter of voters in the swing state ranked “inflation/cost of living” as the No. 1 issue facing Pennsylvanians in a survey released Tuesday from the Commonwealth Foundation, a conservative-libertarian think tank in… -
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Swing State Governor Aims to Repeal Voter ID Requirement
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Monday announced proposed legislation to repeal the state’s requirement that voters show photo ID. “Participation makes our democracy strong—we should encourage every eligible voter to exercise this fundamental right, rather than creating unnecessary barriers that make getting to the ballot box difficult,” Northam, a Democrat, said in a statement. Delegate Kaye…