Monday, Feb. 5, is the last day to register to vote in Lubbock County and across Texas ahead of the March party primary election. The March 5 primary will feature candidates for President of the United States along with party primaries for a variety of federal, state and local elections to determine party candidates in […]
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Biden easily won South Carolina Democratic primary, but faced low voter turnout
Incumbent President Joe Biden won by a decisive margin in South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary with roughly 96% of the vote. The Associated Press called the race for Biden only 23 minutes after polls closed Saturday. At a dinner on Jan. 29 to celebrate the state’s “first-in-the-nation” Democratic primary, Biden told a crowd of SC […]
Ethics commission dismisses claims against Van Ostenbridge in voter data purchase scandal
Manatee County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge represents District 3. The Florida Commission on Ethics has found no probable cause to believe that Manatee County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge violated ethical standards for public officers when he purchased email addresses and voter data information with public funds last year. The commission met in executive session on […]
Crooked Media tries to tackle Democrats’ voter enthusiasm problem
Liberal America’s favorite podcast network knows its listeners aren’t exactly thrilled for the presidential election. But it has a plan to mobilize them for 2024 anyway: Focus down-ballot. The political arm of Crooked Media — the media company founded by former top aides to Barack Obama that produces shows like Pod Save America, Pod Save […]
Biden campaign holds Michigan meetings amid voter anger over Middle East
President Joe Biden‘s campaign manager traveled to Michigan on Friday to help shore up support among minority groups within the state seething over the administration’s Middle East policy, according to three people familiar with the situation. Julie Chávez Rodríguez was scheduled to meet with a range of local elected officials and leaders from Michigan’s Arab […]
Citizen amendment to expand voter access blocked again by Ohio Attorney General
Jan. 25—Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost struck down a group’s submission of a proposed citizen-initiated constitutional amendment Thursday that, if successful, would circumvent the Ohio legislature and governor to broadly expand voting access in the state. It’s the second time the Republican’s office has refused to approve the submission, which is backed by a group […]
Democrats win challenge to North Carolina voter election law
Joe Biden quietly scored a legal victory in North Carolina this week, in what could prove to be a consequential development in a closely divided state. The Biden campaign notched the win as part of a lawsuit filed a few months back by the Democratic National Committee and the North Carolina Democratic Party. The suit […]
Trump leans into voter fraud playbook, preparing to cry foul if he loses expected Biden rematch
NEW YORK (AP) — After he won the New Hampshire Republican primary Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump complained about his main GOP rival, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, about immigration, inflation, and his likely opponent in November, President Joe Biden. One thing he didn’t complain about: Voter fraud in the election he had […]
New Hampshire voter exit polls show how Trump won the state’s 2024 GOP primary
Note: Exit poll percentages may have updated since this post was published. Nikki Haley had a better showing in the 2024 New Hampshire Republican primary election, given its greater numbers of moderate and independent voters, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Donald Trump. As he did in Iowa, Trump received strong support among the Republican […]
Anti-Trump forces look to New Hampshire’s unique voter mix for salvation
MANCHESTER, N.H. — After Donald Trump’s blowout win in the Iowa caucuses, New Hampshire Republican Joe Mohler became more adamant about his support for Nikki Haley. A student at the University of New Hampshire’s Franklin Pierce Law School, Mohler voted for former President Donald Trump twice, but he says he was “humiliated” by Trump’s denial […]
Judge blocks Republican-backed North Carolina provision on same-day voter registration
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – A federal judge has blocked North Carolina from implementing a more restrictive verification for voters who register and cast ballots on the same day, agreeing with the state Democratic Party that doing so would cause eligible votes to be thrown out. The state legislature’s Republican majority passed a raft of […]
First Charlotte Black voter forum to be held, aims to increase participation in Mecklenburg Co.
Since 2022, the number of Black registered voters in Mecklenburg County has been falling, but a new Charlotte group has a plan to change that. ALSO READ: Local group aims to empower Black voters in North Carolina On Wednesday at 6 p.m., the first-ever Charlotte Black Voter Forum Project forum will be held. The nonpartisan […]