Author: Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner
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Harris campaign leans on the Obamas as Democrats worry over black outreach
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to campaign with the Obamas next week in Georgia and Michigan amid fears that black voters are less enthusiastic about supporting Democrats this election cycle. Former President Barack Obama has already begun campaigning for Harris, pressuring black men in particular to support her. Obama also has an event scheduled…
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Sam Brown jabs at ‘elitist’ Jacky Rosen: Takeaways from Nevada Senate debate
The sole debate between incumbent Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Republican Sam Brown in Las Vegas, Nevada was a steady affair that lacked the fireworks of other Senate matchups this season. Brown, an army veteran, went on offense in their debate to try to shake up the race that had been in Rosen’s favor. Brown…
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Trump lands zingers at Al Smith dinner as Harris misses chance to court Catholics
Former President Donald Trump was the sole-featured speaker at the 79th annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York after Vice President Kamala Harris declined an invitation to speak, choosing instead to continue on the campaign stump in Wisconsin. Trump repeatedly referenced Harris’s absence at the white-tie bipartisan dinner, his third time speaking at the…
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Trump tones down immigration rhetoric during Univision town hall: Top takeaways
Former President Donald Trump fielded multiple questions from voters during a Wednesday town hall with Spanish-language television network Univision meant to appeal to Latino voters. Immigration was a key topic at the event, filmed in Doral, Florida, and hosted by journalist Enrique Acevedo. But for the most part, Trump opted not to discuss some of…
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Harris tells black men Trump is ‘weak’: Charlamagne tha God interview takeaways
Vice President Kamala Harris‘s live radio town hall with Charlamagne tha God of The Breakfast Club featured a wide-ranging conversation about the Democratic nominee’s efforts to shore up support among black men. The event, filmed in Detroit, Michigan, one of the “blue wall” states that Harris must win to secure victory on Nov. 5, featured…
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Swing-state scorecard: Harris loses battleground edge three weeks out from election
With just 21 days until the election, Vice President Kamala Harris narrowly leads former President Donald Trump in national polls. However, Trump maintains a slight edge over Harris among the seven battleground states on which the race hinges. That’s a shift from a month ago when the Democratic nominee had the advantage among swing-state voters. Both candidates are…
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Trump better prepared to staff a second administration but is delaying transition
Whoever wins the presidential race on Nov. 5 will have 76 days to complete a complicated and massive effort to take over the federal government from outgoing President Joe Biden. That process has already begun for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. While most of the attention will fall on what the president-elect is doing, some…
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Vance commits to peaceful transfer of power but dodges on 2020 results
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) stated he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power regardless of the election results in November. But he again skirted around questions of whether former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election while campaigning in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Saturday afternoon. When asked if he would accept a peaceful transfer of power,…
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Vance says GOP ‘lost the trust’ of voters on abortion
In a new interview, Vance claimed that GOP defeats at the state level to limit abortion access indicated they “lost the trust” of the public. Vance was asked by the New York Times to respond to comments he made in 2022 that he’d “like abortion to be illegal nationally.” He didn’t deny making the comments, though, saying he didn’t have “the podcast in…
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Trump makes unconventional campaign stop at Coachella in reliably blue California
Former President Donald Trump‘s campaign stop in Coachella, California, on Saturday marks a sharp departure from the usual stumps in the seven battleground stops that will determine the next president of the nation. The stop in the California desert, known for its yearly music festival, will likely make no difference in flipping the reliably Democratic…




