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News Articles: 2024 election

A Donald Trump cutout outside Trump’s Presidential rally in Savannah, GA, Sept. 24, 2024. Justin Taylor/The Current

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  • Elections

After Trump’s rally, who’s up, who’s down: Will former president’s name-dropping help propel political allies?

For observers, any campaign rally is an opportunity to gauge who’s up and who’s down, who’s in and who’s out. Case in point: Trump’s speech at the Johnny Mercer Theatre on Tuesday, which was prime viewing for Georgia GOP watchers in a state where the Republicans are experiencing a Cold War.

September 25, 2024
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  • Craig Nelson
A Bucks County resident drops off a mail-in ballot in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier

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  • Elections

Georgia leaders worry mail delays could cause many absentee ballots to arrive too late to count

In a rare bipartisan consensus about Georgia’s election process, both Republican and Democratic leaders agree that persistent mail delivery delays in the state could cost voters who use absentee ballots their chance to be counted on Election Day this November. The stakes are high as Georgia is again considered a swing state that will likely help decide who will be the next U.S. president.

September 17, 2024
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Georgia voter Cameron Lewellen has struggled with his vote in the upcoming presidential election. He has voted for Republicans and Democrats in recent years.

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  • Elections

An undecided swing state voter watched the debate. It moved the needle

Cameron Lewellen of Georgia headed into Tuesday's debate one of the small but potentially key slice of voters who are undecided about the presidential election. After, his vote is in sharper focus.

September 12, 2024
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  • Sam Gringlas
 Left: Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech as she accepts the party's nomination to be its presidential candidate at the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 22, 2024. Right: U.S. Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a rally at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center on July 27, 2024 in St Cloud, Minnesota.

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  • Elections

Harris and Trump debate in Philadelphia tomorrow night. Here’s what you need to know

The ABC News presidential debate will be the first time Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump face off ahead of the 2024 election. Here's what to expect.

September 09, 2024
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  • Elena Moore
Kamala Harris accepts her nomination on the final night of the DNC.

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  • Politics

Debates have proved a tough test for vice presidents running for president

A look back at other sitting vice presidents who were running for the top job and debating on TV against the nominee of the opposition party: Gore in 2000, George H.W. Bush in 1988 and Nixon in 1960.

September 07, 2024
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By:
  • Ron Elving
Tim Walz gets a shoutout from Kamala Harris on the last night of the Democratic National Convention in August.

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  • Politics

Tim Walz's NRA rating went from A to F. It's part of a shift from Democrats on guns

Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz went from being endorsed by the NRA to a fierce advocate for gun control. That evolution reflects a larger shift that has been happening within the Democratic Party over the last decade.

September 05, 2024
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By:
  • Mia Venkat and
  • Ari Shapiro
Voting booths are pictured inside the Dona Ana County Government Center during early voting for the upcoming midterm elections in Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S., October 24, 2022. REUTERS/Paul Ratje

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  • Elections

De la Cruz, Stein and West can appear on Georgia’s ballot, top election official says

Georgia’s top election official has greenlit a trio of independent and third-party presidential candidates after an administration law judge said they should not appear on the ballot this November.

August 31, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
Vice President Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, pose with members of the marching band at Liberty County High School in Hinesville, Ga., on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Harris is on a 2-day Georgia bus tour. It’s the latest sign the state is in play

Vice President Harris and running mate Tim Walz just kicked off on a two-day bus tour in Georgia. The state President Biden narrowly won in 2020 is again in play.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Minnesota Gov. and 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz speaks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 21.

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  • Elections

Tim Walz is a new kind of reproductive rights messenger

People in politics have shared their experiences with infertility, including Michelle Obama and Mike Pence. But men haven't been as open about it on the campaign trail like Walz has.

August 27, 2024
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By:
  • Jeongyoon Han
A Chicago police officer takes a picture of people posing before a mural of Vice President Kamala Harris outside the Democratic National Convention.

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  • Elections

What Kentucky can teach Democrats about winning in red districts

To win the White House, the Harris-Walz ticket will need to appeal to voters in purple areas, and maybe even red ones. We asked Democrats who live in those parts of the country what could make that happen.

August 27, 2024
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  • Ari Shapiro,
  • Mia Venkat,
  • and 1 more
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan speaks to a crowd during the 2024 Democratic-Farmer-Labor State Convention in Duluth.

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  • News

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan could be nation’s first Indigenous woman to serve as governor

Flanagan, a former state lawmaker and children’s advocate, would ascend to the office if Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz win in November.

August 24, 2024
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By:
  • Dana Ferguson
Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention.

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  • Elections

Harris prosecutes case against Trump and pitches herself as a middle-class champion

Vice President Harris used her address on the final night of the Democratic convention to pivot to a "new way forward" and argue Trump represents threats to basic freedoms.

August 23, 2024
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh
Vice President Harris speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22, 2024.

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  • Elections

Harris says Israel 'has right to defend itself,' Palestinians need 'dignity, security'

After much speculation, Vice President Harris, now the Democratic nominee for president, came out with the strongest remarks so far on where she stands on the Israel-Hamas war and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

August 23, 2024
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Roy Cooper, governor of North Carolina, speaks during the Democratic National Convention.

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  • Elections

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says Harris will fight for America

Cooper delivered the final remarks ahead of Vice President Harris’ keynote address, vowing that a Harris administration would fight for everyday Americans.

August 22, 2024
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  • Alana Wise
Maya Harris speaks at an event in 2018.

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  • Politics

Who is Maya Harris, Kamala Harris' sister? Plus, highlights from her DNC speech

Like her sister Kamala Harris, Maya Harris is a lawyer, and served as a senior policy adviser for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign's policy agenda.

August 22, 2024
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  • C Mandler and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
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