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The National Popular Vote (NPV) plan is the latest in a long line of schemes designed to replace the Electoral College. Imbued with the ideals of this nation’s Founders, the Electoral College has proved itself both effective in providing orderly elections for President and resilient in allowing a stable transfer of power of the leadership of the world’s greatest democracy. Therefore, while it would be a mistake to replace the Electoral College, replacing this system with the NPV would be a disaster. The NPV would devalue the minority interests that the Founders sought to protect, create electoral administrative problems, encourage...

Republicans in key battleground U.S. House districts are working to contain the political fallout that may come when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act. One of those is first-term U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., whose victory for the Allentown-area seat last year was among the narrowest in the nation. “I think that we need to deal with the reality of where we are now and even if you have a broken system, that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t provide or offer relief to individuals who are dealing with those...

President Trump will head to Pennsylvania on Tuesday for his first rally in five months amid signs of growing anger among his supporters at a failure to bring down the cost of living. Trump has touted the falling cost of petrol and eggs as evidence that his economic strategy is working and blames Democrats for talking about the “hoax” and “con job” of an affordability crisis. Inflation remains at 3 per cent, however, the same as when he took office, and some staples such as beef and coffee are up much more than that. Polling for Politico suggests that 37...

Also: https://decisiondeskhq.com/results/2024/General/US-Senate/ President Trump outperformed the Republican U.S. Senate candidates in four of the largest non-swing states (percents): TX 56.3 to 53.1 NY 44.2 to 41.1 FL 56.1 to 55.6 OH 55.2 to 50.2 (In CA President Trump underperformed 38.2 to 41.1.)

President-elect Donald Trump pulled off an electoral map feat no candidate has achieved in four decades: capturing all seven key swing states that have become pivotal to securing a White House victory. Trump prevailed in Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina — the first presidential candidate of either party to do so since Ronald Reagan’s historic 1984 reelection landslide victory against Walter Mondale, in which the Republican won 49 states. The seven pivotal swing states have vacillated wildly since 2016, when Trump defeated then-opponent Hillary Clinton in all but Nevada.

When election results pour in from across the country Tuesday evening, there will likely be various close and hotly contested races that could end in a recount. The presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will likely come down to seven states considered “toss-up” contests, and any of those states’ results could end up in a recount. Here are the laws for recounts in each of the key battleground states.

Former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris in every swing state by narrow but expanding margins, according to a new poll. The survey of likely American voters from AtlasIntel has revealed that the Republican nominee is favored to win in North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania as the 2024 Presidential Election heads into its final days. Four of the states are polling outside the margin of error.

Why could this be the last election?Illegal Immigrants are flooding Swing StatesKamala Harris has promised them amnesty.These would then no longer be Swing States.This means one-party rule.They want America to become California.VOTE to prevent this! pic.twitter.com/CYRI19yEEL— America (@america) October 31, 2024

Puerto Rican voters make up a vital demographic in some of the most contested areas in the U.S. There are around 5.8 million people of Puerto Rican origin living in the U.S., according to 2021 census data. The comments made on Sunday by Hinchcliffe quickly circulated on social media… - Pennsylvania 2020 winning margin: 80,555 Puerto Rican population: 472,213 - Nevada 2020 winning margin: 33,596 Puerto Rican population: 27,230 - Arizona 2020 winning margin: 10,457 Puerto Rican population: 64,738 - Michigan 2020 winning margin: 154,188 Puerto Rican population: 43,381 - Wisconsin 2020 winning margin: 20,608 Puerto Rican population: 61,437 -...

<p>Across the rural communities and industrial towns of western Michigan, semitrucks hauling thousands of pounds of food are pulling up to church parking lots and community centers where growing lines of people are waiting for a few boxes of free groceries.</p>

In the latest HarrisX/Forbes national poll, Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris by two points, 51 to 49 percent, in a head-to-head matchup. When third-party candidates are included, Trump leads by a single point, 49 to 48 percent. The pollster considers this a “noticeable shift from Harris’ four-point lead last month” when Harris led 52 to 48 percent. This online poll of 1,244 likely voters was taken between Oct. 21-22.

New polling of eight battlegrounds shows Donald Trump on the verge of completing a political comeback the cynics said was impossible after the 2020 election. But he’s not quite there, per the Redfield & Wilton survey of 8,533 likely voters in the octet of battlegrounds, though the state-level data are encouraging. Trump leads by 3 points in Arizona, 49% to 46%. He’s up by 4 in Florida, 49% to 45%. In Georgia, the ex-prez leads 48% to 47%. Nevada shows another 1-point lead: 47% to 46%. And it’s 48% to 45% for Trump in North Carolina. This gets him to...

Former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris in five key swing states, and by three points nationally, according to recent polling. Two polls conducted by AtlasIntel between October 12-17, 2024, found that Trump was leading Harris nationally by nearly 51 percent, while Harris received 48 percent; and that Trump was leading Harris in swing states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada. In the national poll, which surveyed 4,180 likely voters, Trump received 50.8 percent of support, while Harris received 48.1 percent of support.

Former President Donald Trump is ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in all of the top swing states as the end of the presidential race draws closer, according to new RealClearPolitics polling averages. Trump has a 0.8 point lead pulling 48.3% support across seven key battleground states compared to Harris at 47.5%, according to the polling averages. The Republican presidential nominee is ahead of Harris in the states of Wisconsin, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Nevada. Trump is ahead of Harris by 11 points among male voters, while Harris is ahead by 15 points among female voters, according...

The RealClearPolitics (RCP) average polls of swing states currently show former President Trump leading in all seven. And by “all seven,” I mean the seven states commonly regarded as the ones still up for grabs that will decide who becomes our next president: Nevada, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. If memory serves, this is the first time either candidate has led in all seven. On Thursday afternoon, the seventh and final state fell into place when Wisconsin moved into Trump’s column.

The illegal immigrant population has more than quintupled in key swing states since 2021, fueling concerns that mass immigration could impact the outcome of the November elections. A MarketWatch report detailed the estimated increase in the illegal immigrant population in the seven battleground states that will help decide the outcome of the presidential election between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris in five key swing states, according to a recent poll. A poll conducted by AtlasIntel between September 20-25, 2024, found that Trump was leading Harris among likely voters in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, and Arizona. In Nevada and North Carolina, Harris was found to be leading Trump. In Pennsylvania, Trump received 51 percent of support among likely voters, while Harris received 48.1 percent of support.

Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11 A poll of Teamsters Union members shows that Trump is leading Kamala in ALL 50 states, and by double digits in the swing states. Michigan — 61.7 percent to 32.5 percent Wisconsin — 57 percent to 40.5 percent Pennsylvania — 65.3 percent to 31.4 percent Georgia — 56.3 percent to 40.7 percent Arizona — 57.3 percent to 38.7 percent

Democrats are losing their advantage over Republicans regarding requests for mail-in voting in the 2024 presidential election, according to recent data. A chart created by Eric Daugherty, the assistant news director with Florida’s Voice, showed that in Florida, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania, Democrats were experiencing a downward trend in the number of requests for mail-in ballots compared to the same time in 2020. Daugherty’s chart cited Michael Pruser, a writer with DecisionDeskHQ, and John Couvillon, the founder of JMC Analytics and Polling, as sources.