President Biden has long depicted Trump as a major threat to democracy in the US. Biden used the argument against the GOP in 2022, with many Democrats later praising the strategy. But a new WaPo-George Mason Univ. poll shows that swing-state voters are giving Trump an edge on the issue. President Joe Biden has staked […]
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Biden and allied Republicans are trying to rally GOP women in swing-state suburbs away from Trump
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Thirty miles north of Philadelphia, upscale subdivisions such as Colonial Commons interrupt dairy farms, centuries-old roadside stone houses and the winding Neshaminy Creek that flows between Doylestown and Newtown. Both cities were once rural outposts that have morphed into fashionable commercial, dining and shopping hubs. This is one of the most […]
Biden’s support among swing-state Black voters is weaker compared to 2020. But so far, they’re not flocking to Trump.
Biden’s support among swing-state Black voters has cooled considerably compared to 2020. Still, he’s kept majorities of Black support in must-win Michigan and Pennsylvania, per new polling. Trump is hoping to win over more Black voters, but he’s not benefiting from Biden’s weaker numbers. Former President Donald Trump is trying to cut into President Joe […]
Takeaways from the campaigning to win over rural voters in swing-state North Carolina
OXFORD, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have their sights on a handful of battleground states in the White House race, and North Carolina is one of them. Rural voters in particular will play an important role for both campaigns, but the candidates will have to overcome voter indifference, fatigue and even […]
In swing-state Wisconsin, Democrat hustles to keep key Senate seat against Trump-backed millionaire
NEW GLARUS, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, whose “go everywhere” 2018 campaign strategy became a model for how to win in battleground Wisconsin, knows her road to victory this year against a multimillionaire Republican supporter of former President Donald Trump goes through places like New Glarus. The bucolic village of 2,200, founded by […]
Swing-state Muslim leaders launch campaign to ‘abandon’ Biden in 2024
It’s unclear how expansive or successful the campaign will be, but its creation speaks to the mounting political pressure facing Biden amid the conflict in the Middle East. For nearly two months, Muslim and Arab leaders have pushed the president to call for a cease-fire, and now, with more than 15,000 dead in Gaza, this […]