Former Rep. Fred Upton, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump on the heels of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, has announced that he voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential contest.
Upton noted that he was "proud" to declare that he had already cast his vote for Harris.
He said that he had never previously voted for a Democratic presidential candidate and had never thought he would.
Upton asserted that Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he is "unfit to serve as commander-in-chief."
While the former lawmaker said that he does not agree with Harris on all policies, he said that Harris is committed to Americans' best interests.
"I invite every single person across the country, Republican or Democrat, to stand up against the hate and chaos of Donald Trump, and vote for Harris as the next President of the United States," he declared.
Former Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, the two Republicans who served on the House Select Committee established to investigate the Jan. 6 episode, have both been supporting Harris in the 2024 contest. And like Upton, they also voted to impeach Trump in 2021.
This is an excerpt from an article by Alex Nitzberg.
A Chicago resident and former Democrat said she will vote Republican over the migrant crisis and how it's impacted her city.
Cata Truss criticized Vice President Kamala Harris over the Biden administration's handling of the southern border, seizing on Harris' indication that she would not govern any differently.
“To say that you think you did the right thing, that you've created another whole host of Republicans like myself will not be supporting the Democratic Party,” she told Fox News.
Truss noted the thousands of migrants that were sent to Chicago, overwhelming city agencies and depleting resources.
She said Republicans are working in Chicago to enable high voter turnout for the GOP, citing former President Trump's border policies that resulted in historic lows in illegal immigrants entering the United States.
“One of the reasons is because we are unsatisfied with what's happening at the border,” said Truss. “We know these people are waiting and hoping that Kamala Harris is elected so that they can just come on over.”
Actor and comedian Billy Eichner lashed out on Instagram over the current state of the presidential race, declaring that it’s "time to f---ing panic" over former President Trump’s momentum in the polls.
Eichner, who starred in Disney’s live-action "The Lion King," posted a video to the social media site Thursday with a desperate message for liberals to get out and vote because he doesn’t "like the vibe" of this election season.
"Everyone has to get in the game here. We have two weeks. We can’t let what happened with Hillary [Clinton] in 2016 happen again," Eichner said, elsewhere calling Trump "very, very dangerous."
The comedian opened by stating he’s "getting a lot of texts and feeling a lot of people panicking and then other people saying, ‘No, no, no, don’t panic. Don’t panic.’ And I think those people are wrong.
"It is time to f---ing panic, Okay? And not just panic, but to do something about it."
Eichner went on to comment on how Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are in a dead heat nationally, with Trump gaining steam less than two weeks ahead of Election Day.
"I’m just gonna be blunt. I don’t work for the Kamala campaign. I’m just gonna call it like I see it. The polls are not good. Trump has the momentum," he said.
This is an excerpt from an article by Gabriel Hays.
{{#rendered}}Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris visited the mega church of a controversial pastor this past Sunday in a key swing state, where she thanked him for his "leadership" and said she was honored to be in attendance to "celebrate" what he has "accomplished."
Harris attended a church service at the Georgia-based New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, which is under the pastoral leadership of senior pastor Jamal H. Bryant. The longtime pastor has repeatedly praised the antisemitic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and said gay people should feel "uncomfortable" in their "sin."
Bryant, who introduced Harris as an "American hero" and "voice of the future," told the congregation that their unborn grandchildren are going to one day ask where they were on the day of the church service and called on them to "make some noise" for their "fearless leader."
"Pastor Bryant, I thank you for your leadership," Harris said while delivering remarks for about 20 minutes in front of the New Birth congregation. "You and I have discussed that we first met almost 20 years ago when there was a convening of rising stars in the country, and we had conversations back then about how we thought of our role and responsibility to our country and our responsibility and duty as leaders."
"It is so good to be with you this morning to celebrate what you have accomplished with this extraordinary congregation," she added.
Bryant, who donated $500 to the Harris campaign a week after President Biden announced that he wasn't running for re-election, has been a vocal Harris supporter and said earlier this summer that he and other Black leaders were "mobilizing an army" in support of her campaign.
This is an excerpt from an article by Andrew Mark Miller and Cameron Cawthorne
The Washington Post will not be endorsing a presidential candidate in the 2024 election or in any election moving forward, publisher William Lewis announced Friday.
The shocking move breaks a 36-year tradition of endorsing mostly Democratic candidates for president. Lewis said the move will reestablish the Post as an "independent" newspaper and allow readers to make up their own minds about the election.
"We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates," Lewis wrote in an op-ed titled, "On political endorsement."
"We recognize that this will be read in a range of ways, including as a tacit endorsement of one candidate, or as a condemnation of another, or as an abdication of responsibility. That is inevitable. We don’t see it that way. We see it as consistent with the values The Post has always stood for and what we hope for in a leader: character and courage in service to the American ethic, veneration for the rule of law, and respect for human freedom in all its aspects. We also see it as a statement in support of our readers’ ability to make up their own minds on this, the most consequential of American decisions — whom to vote for as the next president."
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon reportedly said he was considering a position in a potential Harris administration, but sources close to the banking magnate argued that was not the case.
The New York Times reported this week that Dimon confided in three people close to him that he was considering taking a role if tapped by Vice President Kamala Harris to serve in her administration. A position as treasury secretary could reportedly be a possibility.
However, another source close to Dimon said that while he would accept a call from either presidential candidate if they were to win, and wouldn't dismiss a role in either potential administration if it were offered to him, Dimon has made no decisions and does not even see it as likely that he will be offered a cabinet position from Harris or former President Trump.
During the months leading up to the Nov. 5 presidential election, Dimon has taken steps to remain politically neutral in the public eye. After praising some of Trump's policies in January at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, critics began slamming him as a Trump supporter. However, Dimon's representatives were quick to note that his praise did not amount to support for him. Earlier this month, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that Dimon had endorsed him, but, once again, the claim was refuted by Dimon's representatives.
When it comes to endorsing or supporting Harris, Dimon has not done that, either. The Times reported that in private conversations with bank executives who do support Harris, the JPMorgan CEO has said he has a duty to shareholders not to put his company in the crosshairs of any politician who may want to retaliate.
Ahead of the Times' article this week that indicated Dimon was considering a role in a potential Harris administration, he was asked during an earnings call earlier this month whether he would consider serving in the next president's administration. Dimon responded that he "probably" would not, but left the door open if he does get asked.
"I think the chance of that is almost nil and I probably am not going to do it, but I've always reserved the right," Dimon said during the call. "I don't make promises to people. I don't have to. But no, I love what I do. I intend to be doing what I'm doing. I almost guarantee I'll be doing this for a long period of time or at least until the board kicks me out."
This is an excerpt from an article by Alec Schemmel.
{{#rendered}}In a rare joint statement weighing in on the presidential election, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell called on Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris to stop calling GOP nominee former President Trump a "fascist."
“This summer, after the first attempted assassination of a presidential candidate in more than a century, President Biden insisted that ‘we can’t allow this violence to be normalized.’ In September, after President Trump escaped yet another close call, Vice President Harris acknowledged that ‘we all must do our part to ensure that this incident does not lead to more violence,'" the Republican legislative leaders wrote together.
“These words have proven hollow. In the weeks since that second sobering reminder, the Democratic nominee for President of the United States has only fanned the flames beneath a boiling cauldron of political animus. Her most recent and most reckless invocations of the darkest evil of the 20th century seem to dare it to boil over. The Vice President's words more closely resemble those of President Trump's second would-be assassin than her own earlier appeal to civility."
Johnson and McConnell said that by calling Trump a "fascist," Democrats were inviting another would-be assassin to take a shot at Trump before Election Day.
“Vice President Harris may want the American people to entrust her with the sacred duty of executive authority. But first, she must abandon the base and irresponsible rhetoric that endangers both American lives and institutions. We have both been briefed on the ongoing and persistent threats to former President Donald Trump by adversaries to the United States, and we call on the Vice President to take these threats seriously, stop escalating the threat environment, and help ensure President Trump has the necessary resources to be protected from those threats.”
Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin promised to swiftly fight a federal judge's ruling that requires the state to place more than 1,600 individuals believed to be noncitizens back on the voter rolls.
U.S. District Court Judge Patricia Giles issued a preliminary injunction Friday blocking Virginia from declaring these voters ineligible because the judge said there was reason to believe some were U.S. citizens.
"This is a stunning ruling by a federal judge who is ordering Virginia to reinstate individuals who have self-identified as noncitizens back on the voter rolls," Youngkin told Fox News in a phone interview.
"What's even more astounding is the vast majority of these folks have presented immigration documents confirming they were noncitizens, and we recently had that verified by federal authorities."
Youngkin expressed astonishment that the judge would hand down this decision just 11 days before Election Day.
"Common sense says noncitizens aren't on the voter rolls, but the Constitution and the law say it as well," the governor said, adding that Virginia would "immediately" petition for an injunction to block the judge's order.
Youngkin said Virginia will appeal the case all the way to the Supreme Court if need be.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday ordering Virginia to reinstate the voting rights of over 1600 voters who had been declared ineligible because officials suspected they were non-citizens.
U.S. District Court Judge Patricia Giles said there was reason to believe that some of the people who had been impacted were indeed US citizens.
“This process has resulted in eligible voters having their voting registration flagged,” said Judge Giles.
The judge went on to point out that it is, “Undoubtedly in the public interest for ineligible voters to be removed,” but that it is also in the public interest, “For states to comply with federal law particularly the right to vote.”
At issue is an executive order issued by Republican Gov. Glen Youngkin on Aug. 7 which aimed at removing non-citizens from voter rolls in the commonwealth of Virginia.
The Department of Justice and voters rights groups argued that Youngkin’s order was a violation of the 90 day quiet period before Election Day.
Judge Giles agreed, calling the order, “A clear violation of the 90-day quiet period."
Judge Giles ordered Virginia to inform the 1600 plus voters that their voter registration had been reinstated within five days.
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares said the state will appeal the decision.
Fox News Digital's Chris Pandolfo contributed to this update.
{{#rendered}}Actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson revealed he's backing former President Trump in the 2024 election and took a swipe at the intelligence of Vice President Kamala Harris.
Video obtained by TMZ shows the "Braveheart" star being asked about the presidential race during an exchange at LAX.
"I don't think it's gonna surprise anyone who I vote for," Gibson said.
After the cameraman asked whether Trump was a "bad guess," Gibson replied "I think that's a pretty good guess."
The "Lethal Weapon" icon was then asked what he thought "the world would be like" with Trump serving a second term in the Oval Office.
"I know what it'll be like if we let her in," Gibson said, referring to Harris. "That ain't good."
"A miserable track record, an appalling track record, no policies to speak of, and she's got the IQ of a fence post," he added.
Gibson's political alliance is not a total surprise. The "Hacksaw Ridge" director was spotted chatting with the former president at a UFC fight in Las Vegas last year.
This is an excerpt from an article by Joseph A. Wulfsohn.
The Supreme Court's conservative majority will be maintained regardless of the Nov. 5 election results, constitutional law experts tell Fox News Digital.
With the anticipation of either another former President Donald Trump presidency or a Vice President Kamala Harris presidency, whether the country's high court remains in its current state is a topic of debate that has yet to be formally broached by either candidate this past election cycle.
Over the years, both politicians and media personalities have called for the resignation of particular justices, including Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, over concerns about their ages and ethical controversies. However, experts say that while the individuals on the court may change, the power balance itself will remain intact no matter who wins the Oval Office in November.
"People might change. So, for example, if Harris were to win, Justice Sotomayor might retire. Or if a Republican were to win, then you could imagine Justice Alito retiring, perhaps," John Yoo, the Emanuel Heller Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley, told Fox News Digital.
"The makeup of the individuals of the Court would change possibly, but the ideological balance wouldn't change."
This is an excerpt from an article by Haley Chi-Sing.
The New York Post Editorial Board endorsed former President Trump for a second term in the White House on Friday, calling him the "right choice" for America.
Comparing the records of the Trump administration to the incumbent Biden-Harris administration, the Post declared Trump to be the candidate of secure borders, safe cities, a growing economy, parental rights and "an America that's respected on the world stage."
"To borrow from Ronald Reagan’s famous 'Are you better off now than you were four years ago?': Voters should ask themselves if they were better off under Trump or Joe Biden and Kamala Harris," the editorial board wrote.
"His opponents focus on how Trump’s administration was marked by a relentless soap opera of high drama and chaos — much of which they fueled.
"And yes, many find him offensive — and we say fair enough: He can be ridiculously hyperbolic.
"But before COVID wreaked havoc across the globe, Trump’s first-term results were paychecks that grew markedly faster than inflation, the lowest unemployment in 50 years, a secure border and peace overseas."
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{{#rendered}}The 2024 Montana Senate race has shattered spending records with $309 spent per registered voter, a Fox News Digital breakdown of election finance records found.
All eyes are on Montana this cycle, and whether Democratic Sen. Jon Tester can survive his re-election bid against Republican challenger Tim Sheehy in a red state won by former President Trump in 2016 and 2020.
Tester has outspent his Republican opponent this cycle, spending $69.6 million with about $7.4 million cash on hand, according to the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) from September.
Filings show Sheehy, a Navy SEAL and first-time Senate candidate, reported spending about $19.7 million during the same period this cycle.
Super PACs and outside groups have played a significant role in Montana advertising as Democrats pour money into a state where their majority in the Senate hangs in the balance.
Outside spending on the race totals about $154 million, according to a Fox News Digital review of FEC filings. Breaking down the numbers per candidate, outside groups spent about $61.1 million against Tester, while $15.8 million was dropped in support of his re-election bid.
Sheehy has faced $59.5 million in spending against his campaign, while $17.7 million was spent to help him unseat the three-term Democrat.
Total spending on the campaign, including contributions from outside groups, has reached approximately $243.3 million to date. There are 786,365 registered voters in Montana, according to the Montana Secretary of State, meaning the average spent per vote on the Senate race is about $309 per registered voter.
This is an excerpt from an article by Aubrie Spady.
The Pentagon released an unusual statement Thursday debunking a rumor spread online that falsely claims U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election.
Former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others have spread inaccurate information that suggests a Defense Department policy revision in late September was timed to interfere with the Nov. 5 presidential election.
"... Biden/Harris have just pushed through DoD Directive 5240.01 giving the Pentagon power — for the first time in history — to use lethal force to kill Americans on U.S. soil who protest government policies," Kennedy posted on X, to his four million followers.
U.S. law prohibits federal troops on American soil from using force against U.S. civilians, except in cases of self-defense as outlined in the Posse Comitatus Act.
The cited revision, Department of Defense Directive 5240.01, does not allow troops to use force on U.S. citizens. The timing of its release was not related to the election, Pentagon spokeswoman Sue Gough told the Associated Press.
“The policies concerning the use of force by DOD addressed in DoDD 5240.01 are not new, and do not authorize the DOD to use lethal force against U.S. citizens or people located inside the United States, contrary to rumors and rhetoric circulating on social media,” Gough said in a statement.
The Pentagon regularly updates its directives. This update was intended to align the language on use of force from other policies into 5240.01, which only applies to defense intelligence personnel.
It describes what sort of support those personnel can provide to civilian law enforcement in situations where a confrontation or lethal use of force is likely.
Defense intelligence personnel are permitted to supply intelligence, analysis, training, equipment and weapons to civilian authorities. But they cannot use force themselves.
The Associated Press contributed to this update.
CNN data expert Harry Enten said that despite being a close race on the surface, there is a high chance that the election will actually end with the winner receiving over 300 Electoral College votes.
CNN news host John Berman noted that the election seems "historically close," but asked, "What if it’s not?" He then turned to CNN senior political data reporter Enten to break down the numbers and observed, "As close as it is, and we do believe it‘s super close right now, that also means that if things change, even just a little bit, it‘s not really close."
"It isn’t," Enten agreed. "So we have been talking about the idea that there‘s going to be a historically close election. I think I might have said it on this particular program, but in fact- will the winner get at least 300 electoral votes? The answer is, majority [chance] yes."
He then broke down how there may be a "relative blowout" in store for the 2024 election.
"There is a…60% chance that the winner of this election gets at least 300 electoral votes versus just a 40% chance that the winner ends up getting less than 300 electoral votes," he said. "So for all the talk that we had about this election being historically close, which it is, chances are the winner will still actually score a relative blowout in the Electoral College."
This is an excerpt from an article by Alexander Hall.
{{#rendered}}A new poll has found former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in a dead heat among voters with only one in four saying that the country is heading in the right direction.
Both candidates are tied with 48% of the popular vote in the New York Times/Siena College survey of 2,516 likely voters nationwide between Oct. 20 to Oct. 23, which has a 2.5% margin of error.
Harris led Trump nationally 49-46% the last time this poll was conducted in early October.
Just 28% of those who responded feel the U.S. is heading in the right direction with President Biden and Harris in the White House, compared to 61% who believe it’s heading in the wrong direction.
Twenty-seven percent of voters said the economy – including jobs and the stock market – is their most important issue in deciding their vote in November, followed by abortion and immigration, each at 15%.
When the likely voters were asked who would do a better job handling the economy, voters preferred Trump by 6%.
That is down from the 13-point advantage Trump had over Harris the last time this poll was conducted, the New York Times reported.
Harris maintains a 16% lead over Trump when it comes to protecting abortion access, while Trump holds an 11% advantage on the topic of immigration, the poll also found.
This is an excerpt from an article by Greg Norman.
The Trump campaign released a statement Friday responding after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton accused former President Trump of "reenacting" an infamous Nazi rally with his planned event at Madison Square Garden.
“Hillary Clinton is so messed up from her raging 8-year-long case of anti-Trump derangement syndrome that she forgot SHE did an event at Madison Square Garden when she was a senator, and her husband Bill accepted the Democrat nomination there," Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
"Putting aside her hypocrisy, Hillary’s rhetoric about half of the country is disgusting.“
The Trump rally at New York City's Madison Square Garden is scheduled for Oct. 27, just nine days before Election Day.
The event is expected to be first-come, first-serve, and campaign officials are expecting massive attendance.
"Like Coachella and others to come, MSG is because we are adding some very big venues because we are seeing very high interest in attending events," a campaign source told Fox News Digital.
MSG is a 19,500-seat venue.
Fox News Digital's Brooke Singman and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this update.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton linked former President Trump's upcoming rally at New York City's Madison Square Garden to the infamous Nazi rally that took place in the arena in 1939.
"One other thing that you'll see next week, Kaitlan, is Trump actually reenacting the Madison Square Garden rally in 1939. I write about this in my book," Clinton told CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Thursday night. "President Franklin Roosevelt was appalled that neo-Nazis, fascists in America were lining up to essentially pledge their support for the kind of government that they were seeing in Germany. So I don't think we can ignore it."
"Now, it may be a leap for some people and a lot of others may think, 'I don't want to go there. I don't want to say that.' But please open your eyes to the danger that this man poses to our country, because I think it is clear and present for anybody paying attention," Clinton continued.
Moments earlier, Clinton told Collins she agreed with both Vice President Kamala Harris and former Trump chief of staff Gen. John Kelly who have both called Trump a "fascist."
This is an excerpt from an article by Joseph. A. Wulfsohn.
{{#rendered}}Energy industry leaders are pushing for Vice President Kamala Harris to clarify her stance on fossil fuel production in the final days of the presidential race, citing fears that she would restrict production and add on to four years of confusing policy under President Biden.
These concerns reached a fever pitch last week after senior campaign climate adviser Camila Thorndike said in an interview that Harris has no plans to promote fracking in office. The remarks, since walked back, sparked backlash and criticism from Republicans and industry groups, who re-upped their calls for clarity from the vice president.
Many viewed the now-retracted comment as a sign she would crack down on fracking. This could cost Harris big time in Pennsylvania – the second-largest U.S. natural gas producer behind Texas, and a key swing state with 19 electoral votes out for offer in the presidential race.
Instead, one statewide industry group said, her remarks have only inspired "more fracking confusion."
Harris did little to assuage voters in her town hall event Wednesday night. She denied that she had previously endorsed a fracking ban while seeking the presidency in 2019 – when she said there was "no question" she is in favor of banning fracking – and instead pointed to her recent endorsement of the practice.
She has also repeatedly noted her tie-breaking vote for the Inflation Reduction Act, or the Democratic-led legislation that opened new lease sales for fracking.
However, even in the Keystone State, gas groups remain skeptical as industry leaders note that with just days left before the election, Harris has done little to spell out how she would lead on oil and gas issues, especially when it comes to issues of fracking – a necessary technology to extract natural gas in Pennsylvania.
This is an excerpt from an article by Breanne Deppisch.
With two weeks left until Election Day, the latest Fox News survey finds majorities of Vice President Kamala Harris’ supporters think votes will be counted accurately and say they will accept the results whatever the outcome.
The opposite is true among supporters of former President Donald Trump.
Most voters backing Harris (83%) are extremely or very confident votes will be counted accurately nationwide, compared to just over a third of Trump supporters (35%). Among voters overall, 58% are extremely or very confident.
Two-thirds of Harris supporters (63%) say they will accept the results of the election if she loses. Less than half of those backing Trump (42%) say they will accept the results if he loses.
This is an excerpt from an article by Victoria Balara.
Former President Donald Trump traveled to Las Vegas on Thursday evening for a Turning Point Action rally where he declared that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is "imploding" in a speech that focused on his tax cut plans.
"[Harris is] actually imploding, if you take a look. Because, look, I'm not supposed to say it, but we are leading by so much," Trump said Thursday evening in Las Vegas to cheers from the crowd.
"Now, we're leading by a lot in Nevada. We're leading by a lot in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. Even states that are typically never in play for 50, 60, 70 years … But the fact is that states, other states too, big states, are all in play and they like us. But you know what? They think she is grossly incompetent. Let's face it, she is not doing well," Trump continued.
The 45th president joined the Turning Point Action rally at an arena on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' campus, where supporters such as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Vivek Ramaswamy, and former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard also addressed the crowd. Trump said during the rally that 29,000 people were inside the arena, and another "29,000 outside to fill the place up twice."
Nevada is another key battleground state, and where Trump first announced earlier in the campaign cycle that he would eliminate taxes on tips. He again focused his Thursday speech on tax cuts, slamming the Biden-Harris for spiraling inflation while criticizing Harris for also saying she would end taxes on tips after Trump’s June announcement.
This is an excerpt from an article by Emma Colton.
{{#rendered}}CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Gov. Wes Moore, D-Md., how to talk to Democrats still "terrified" about Vice President Kamala Harris’ chances in the race.
"I hear from Democratic friends who are, frankly, terrified that Vice President Harris is not closing the deal. I’m sure you have even more Democratic friends than I do. What do you tell them if they reach out to you and say that they’re worried about this election?" Tapper asked.
"I would tell people that it’s important that we get to work. The days of the hand-wringing are gone. And one thing we’ve seen is that the vice president continues to make her — make her point and deliver her message. She is converting people. I mean, and think about it. I think the other thing is we need to tell people you cannot sit on the sidelines on this one," Moore said.
He added, "You cannot be either/or on this situation and you cannot sit on the sidelines. So when people, especially people, and I would say this to both Democrats and Republicans, for people who are saying that I don’t like Donald Trump and I think he is a danger to society, but you do not have the political courage to endorse the only other person that can be the President of the United States, that actually says more about you than it does about the campaign that we’re running."
This is an excerpt from an article by Lindsay Kornick.
As of Thursday evening, more than 30 million ballots have been cast nationwide in the 2024 presidential election. Recent polling suggests a razor-thin margin in the race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, and the results are expected to come down to each candidate's performance in seven swing states: Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and North Carolina.
States have long allowed at least some Americans to vote early , like members of the military and people with illnesses unable to get to the polls. Many states expanded eligibility in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the last presidential election, mail ballots tended to skew Democratic. In 2020, 60% of Democrats reported voting by mail, compared to 32% of Republicans, according to a 2021 study from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab.
It is important to note that while early ballots demonstrate voter enthusiasm, they do not reliably determine which candidate is winning the race, because fewer voters are expected to cast early votes than in the previous presidential election.
In 2020, the Fox News Voter Analysis found that 71% of voters cast their ballots before Election Day, with 30% voting early in-person and 41% voting by mail. This time, polls suggest that around four in 10 voters will show up before Nov. 5, according to Gallup polling.
Fox News Digital's Morgan Phillips and Rémy Numa contributed to this update.
Several Republican volunteers in one of Ohio’s most critical swing districts spoke out about what issues matter most to them and why they believe that former President Trump will continue his recent success in the swing state.
"What really gets me motivated is sitting around hearing all this stuff that's going on with our country, with the economy, with inflation being real bad, with our wages being eroded like 20% last four years," Charlie Pengov, a lifelong Toledo resident volunteering for GOP House candidate Derek Merrin told Fox News Digital. "So instead, I've been taught that if you have anxiety about this, these kind of things, get involved and do something."
Although Ohio’s long history of being a swing state has been eroded recently after former President Trump won the state by 8 points in 2020 and is expected to do even better in 2024, the race between Merrin and incumbent Democrat Marcy Kaptur in Toledo takes place in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, which is considered a key swing district.
"Biggest thing I hear from like family members is the economy, that's number one," Pengov said. "Inflation has just kind of stolen anyone's savings that they've had or even, you know, sometimes it's even hard to buy groceries from week to week for some people. You know, that's just really the biggest issue."
"For sure the economy," Kelly, a Merrin volunteer who was born and raised in Toledo before moving to Arizona to escape "Democrat policies", told Fox News Digital.
"Things like groceries, grocery prices, gas prices, housing, everything has gone up so much in the past few years and it's just really becoming unaffordable for everyone."
This is an excerpt from an article by Andrew Mark Miller.
{{#rendered}}Former President Trump will record an interview Friday with podcasting giant Joe Rogan, according to a campaign official.
"The Joe Rogan Experience" boasts the largest podcast audience in the United States and gives Trump another chance to court younger, male voters, which makes up the majority of Rogan's audience. Rogan's show has 17.5 million subscribers on YouTube and more than 14 million followers on Spotify.
According to Politico, which first reported the story, Trump will tape the interview at Rogan's studio in Austin, Texas.
Trump and Vice President Harris have made numerous stops at influential podcasts during the campaign season. Harris recently appeared on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, which has the largest female American audience, to discuss women's issues. Trump has been a guest on such shows as Barstool Sports' "Bussin with the Boys," "Full Send" and Patrick Bet-David's podcast.
Rogan's show has reportedly been in talks about an interview with Harris, although no conversation has been set with two weeks to go before Election Day.
This is an excerpt from an article by David Rutz.
Singer Beyoncé is expected to join Vice President Kamala Harris during a rally in Houston on Friday, The Associated Press reported Thursday.
Harris will head to the Republican state of Texas on Friday, when she will hold a rally spotlighting the state's abortion laws following the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022. The Associated Press reported Thursday morning that Harris will be joined by Beyoncé, citing three people familiar with the event.
Beyoncé, who is from Houston, has not yet endorsed Harris for president, but her song "Freedom" has become a hallmark of Harris' rallies, including using it as Harris' walk-up song before she addresses supporters.
Speculation mounted in August during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) that Beyoncé would perform for the crowds on the convention's final night. The singer ultimately did not perform or attend the DNC.
Though Beyoncé has not yet endorsed Harris this cycle, she has a long history of supporting Democrats, including singing the national anthem during former President Barack Obama's second presidential inauguration in 2013.
Beyoncé's mother in July issued a full endorsement of Harris following President Biden dropping out of the race as concern mounted surrounding Biden's mental acuity and age.
This is an excerpt from an article by Emma Colton.
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