Trump narrows gap on Biden as early vote total exceeds 2016
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump narrows gap on Biden as early vote total exceeds 2016

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy With nine days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year's presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race as the start of in-person early voting in big states led to a surge in turnout in recent days. Are you going to expect all those Republicans to stand in line for eight hours?” Campaigns typically push their voters to cast ballots early so they can focus scarce resources chasing more marginal voters as the days tick down to Election Day. “We do expect them to come out in very high numbers on Election Day.” That split in voting behavior — Democrats voting early, Republicans on Election Day — has led some Democrats to worry about Trump declaring victory because early votes are counted last in Rust Belt battlegrounds. The strong share of new and infrequent voters in the early vote is part of what leads analysts to predict more than 150 million total votes will be cast and possibly the highest turnout in a U.S. presidential election since 1908.

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'Not capture a majority': Trump's landslide claims evaporate as final vote counts come in
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Not capture a majority': Trump's landslide claims evaporate as final vote counts come in

Raw Story  

Coinciding with growing resistance to President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees is an acknowledgment that, despite claims from Trump and his closest allies, the election "landslide" which he brags beat Vice President Kamala Harris wasn't as big as he says. According to the report, "With some votes still being counted, the tally used by The New York Times showed Mr. Trump …

Changing their tune: GOP now promoting early voting after Trump’s win
2 months, 1 week ago

Changing their tune: GOP now promoting early voting after Trump’s win

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Prominent Republicans are praising early voting after Donald Trump’s win …

US Election Results: Don’t believe early vote count trends, winner will be declared only when...
2 months, 1 week ago

US Election Results: Don’t believe early vote count trends, winner will be declared only when...

Live Mint  

The final voting for the US Presidential Election began as early as midnight on Tuesday, November 5. PENNSYLVANIA: With more Democrats than Republicans voting by mail, the early results – based on in-person Election Day votes – will probably show Trump ahead. GEORGIA: All early votes – in-person and mail – must be counted and reported by 8 pm ET …

Early Voting Trends Offer Insights into 2024 Election
2 months, 1 week ago

Early Voting Trends Offer Insights into 2024 Election

Hindustan Times  

Early voting trends in the US are showing a decline compared to 2020, with a significant increase in in-person voting in key battlegrounds like Pennsylvania, Arizona, and North Carolina. Republicans have seen a surge in early in-person and in-mail voting, while Democrats have maintained a higher early vote share. The gender gap in early voting remains, but it is narrowing …

Pre-Election Voting Numbers Down, but Democrats Remain Strong in Key States
2 months, 1 week ago

Pre-Election Voting Numbers Down, but Democrats Remain Strong in Key States

CNN  

Pre-election voting turnout is down this year compared to 2020, with more voters choosing to vote in person early than they did in 2020. In some states, such as North Carolina and Georgia, more voters chose to vote in person early than they did in 2020. However, in other states, such as Arizona and Nevada, more voters chose to vote …

In Georgia, Democrats hope to win a state they flipped in 2020. Do Republicans have the edge?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

In Georgia, Democrats hope to win a state they flipped in 2020. Do Republicans have the edge?

LA Times  

Four years ago, Deborah Scott played a key role in helping President Biden win Georgia, leading a band of mostly Black women to canvass, phone bank, even dance outside polling stations as part of a movement that helped flip this historically conservative Southern state blue. “I don’t feel confident of anything,” the chief executive of Georgia STAND-UP said as she …

Trump lagging in early vote with seniors in Pennsylvania, a red flag for GOP
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump lagging in early vote with seniors in Pennsylvania, a red flag for GOP

Politico  

The partisan gap is narrower than it was in 2020, when views of early voting were more partisan, and Republicans take that as a good sign. “There is no more pandemic, Democrats were more Covid conscious … and Republicans have been pushing early voting.” The senior vote is particularly important in five of the seven battleground states — Pennsylvania, Arizona, …

Why the race isn't as close as you think: With one week to go, analyst CRAIG KESHISHIAN predicts the polls are missing a hidden voter surge
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why the race isn't as close as you think: With one week to go, analyst CRAIG KESHISHIAN predicts the polls are missing a hidden voter surge

Daily Mail  

In the final week of this 'dead heat' presidential election, I am reminded of Ronald Reagan's landslide 1980 victory. Trump currently holds slight leads in the polls in both Georgia and North Carolina THE 'KEY' KEYSTONE STATE One of the most difficult states to analyze, however, is perhaps the most critical in the election. In 2020, the Democrats commanded nearly …

Trump Harris polls: Is the U.S. presidential election making you nervous? Read this.
55 years ago

Trump Harris polls: Is the U.S. presidential election making you nervous? Read this.

Slate  

Welcome to How Good Is This, Really?—renamed from the original How Bad Is This, Really?—a recurring feature in which we take the temperature of the presidential election and what seems likely to happen in November. While COVID is still around, most Democrats don’t consider it a major enough threat to avoid public places, which means some of them might be …

Record Early Voting Numbers in US Presidential Elections
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Record Early Voting Numbers in US Presidential Elections

News 18  

As the US presidential elections approach, over 21 million Americans have already cast their vote, with a significant number of early votes and mail-in ballots. Key battleground states like Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia have seen high early voting turnout, indicating a potential shift in the election outcome.

Early voting numbers are in. Here’s why Democrats shouldn’t panic
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Early voting numbers are in. Here’s why Democrats shouldn’t panic

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Take Jon Ralston, the center-left leaning Nevada pundit …

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden polls: If young voter turnout tanks Biden, old voters could save his campaign.
55 years ago

Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden polls: If young voter turnout tanks Biden, old voters could save his campaign.

Slate  

As the already unbearable 2024 election drifts toward its conclusion, breath by raspy breath, President Joe Biden’s standing has barely improved from two months ago. Chillingly, a mere 5-point drop in support from 18–29 year-olds, holding everything else constant from 2020 including youth turnout, is enough to torpedo Biden’s campaign. Cutting 5 points off of Trump’s margin with older voters …

Americans 'tired of seeing' Trump and Biden in polls but will still vote: Poll
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Americans 'tired of seeing' Trump and Biden in polls but will still vote: Poll

Firstpost  

Americans are unhappy about a looming election rematch between Democratic President Joe Biden and his Republican predecessor Donald Trump, but that won’t stop them from voting, a Reuters/Ipsos poll this week found. As Trump handily beat his sole remaining primary challenger, Nikki Haley, some 67% of respondents polled Monday through Wednesday said they were “tired of seeing the same candidates …

Trump’s Big Advantages as the Election Year Unfolds
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump’s Big Advantages as the Election Year Unfolds

Live Mint  

Since the last presidential campaign, former President Donald Trump has complained repeatedly that the political system is “rigged" against him. That’s because Democrats gather a lot of their national popular-vote totals in just a few heavily populated states, while Republican nominees tend to win in less-populous states that deliver winner-take-all electoral votes in return for far fewer actual votes. Trump’s …

‘Biden by 10’ trends on X after a poll shows Trump leading by 10 points
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Biden by 10’ trends on X after a poll shows Trump leading by 10 points

Hindustan Times  

In a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll, former President Donald Trump has surged ahead with a 10-point lead over President Joe Biden in a hypothetical 2024 match, causing ‘Biden by 10’ to trend across social media. The Nevada Republican Party has approved new rules for their presidential caucus that many suspect are meant to help former President Donald Trump. Trump …

Biden and Trump are keeping relatively light campaign schedules as their rivals rack up the stops
1 year, 4 months ago

Biden and Trump are keeping relatively light campaign schedules as their rivals rack up the stops

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Their rivals are busy answering voters’ questions at town halls across South Carolina, glad-handing with business owners in New Hampshire and grinding to hit every one of Iowa’s 99 counties. But the front-runners for their party’s nomination, former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, are barely campaigning in crucial early-voting states as the primary season enters the …

Joe Biden pleased with election turnout, says reflects quality of party's candidates
2 years, 2 months ago

Joe Biden pleased with election turnout, says reflects quality of party's candidates

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden said on November 13, 2022 he was "incredibly pleased" with the turnout in the U.S. election, as the Democrats looked on course to keep control of the Senate next year after the party's candidate won re-election in Nevada. Speaking to reporters in Cambodia ahead of an East Asia Summit, Mr. Biden said the turnout was a …

US Midterm Polls: Voting Begins; Trump to Make 'Big Announcement' on Nov 15
2 years, 2 months ago

US Midterm Polls: Voting Begins; Trump to Make 'Big Announcement' on Nov 15

News 18  

More Than 45 Million Pre-election Ballots Cast More than 45 million pre-election ballots have already been cast across the 47 states for the US mid-term elections, according to data from elections officials, Edison Research and Catalist. Polls Open in Crucial US Midterm Elections Americans began voting in midterm elections, with Republicans chasing a congressional majority that would paralyze President Joe …

US votes with Biden agenda at stake and Trump in the wings
2 years, 2 months ago

US votes with Biden agenda at stake and Trump in the wings

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: Polls opened Tuesday in crucial US midterm elections that could decide the political future of both President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump -- who has all but announced he will seek the White House again in 2024. Biden's Democrats are facing a gargantuan struggle to hang on to Congress, after a race the president has cast as …

Democratic early voting trounces GOP in three states — analysts see something "different"
2 years, 2 months ago

Democratic early voting trounces GOP in three states — analysts see something "different"

Salon  

It's unclear whether the "Red Wave" the Republicans have been talking about since early 2022 will eventually materialize, but one thing is certain: Something is happening in early voting and it's helping the Democrats. In Ohio, for example, in 2018, Republican early voting outmatched Dems by 2.3 percent. Republicans held the edge in early voting numbers by 4.6 percent. But …

Biden Widens Lead In White House Race As Contest Remains Too Close To Call
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden Widens Lead In White House Race As Contest Remains Too Close To Call

NPR  

Biden Widens Lead In White House Race As Contest Remains Too Close To Call Enlarge this image toggle caption Jessica McGowan/Getty Images Jessica McGowan/Getty Images Four days after Americans cast the final ballots in the 2020 White House race, votes are still being counted but Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has maintained his lead in electoral votes. "We're going to …

US Election Exit Polls Showed the Vote Came Down to the Pandemic Versus the Economy
4 years, 2 months ago

US Election Exit Polls Showed the Vote Came Down to the Pandemic Versus the Economy

News 18  

As United States faces a dual national crisis — a monthslong pandemic and economic devastation — voters were deeply divided on what mattered more: containing the coronavirus or hustling to rebuild the economy, according early exit polls and voter surveys released Tuesday. Views of the virus also cleaved to politics: Roughly 4 in 5 Trump supporters called it at least …

Early Results Show a Tight Race in US Battleground States as Biden Seeks to Oust Trump
4 years, 2 months ago

Early Results Show a Tight Race in US Battleground States as Biden Seeks to Oust Trump

News 18  

Early results showed a tight race in US battleground states Tuesday as Joe Biden hopes that a polarized electorate will defeat President Donald Trump in the face of a deadly pandemic. “Losing is never easy — not for me.” Biden, hunkered down with family at home in Delaware, likewise said that voter patterns during the day seemed to favor his …

Trump or Biden? Americans cast their votes: Live news
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump or Biden? Americans cast their votes: Live news

Al Jazeera  

More than 100 million Americans voted early, and now it falls to election day voters to finish the job. “Our precincts are usually 60 percent turnout Democrat.” 3 Nov 2020 - 19:22 GMT Voting with gratitude: Reporter’s notebook Al Jazeera’s Jennifer Glasse reflects on casting a ballot in the US after decades abroad. After telling folks he unanimously won Dixville …

U.S. presidential election | Trump and Biden seek battleground state votes on last full day of campaign
4 years, 2 months ago

U.S. presidential election | Trump and Biden seek battleground state votes on last full day of campaign

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump will hunt for support in four battleground states on Monday while Democratic rival Joe Biden focuses on Pennsylvania and Ohio during the final day of campaigning in their race for the White House. The Republican Trump trails Mr. Biden in national opinion polls ahead of Tuesday's Election Day. Mr. Trump will wrap up his campaign in …

Election 2020 Today: Trump, Biden make final pleas to voters
4 years, 2 months ago

Election 2020 Today: Trump, Biden make final pleas to voters

Associated Press  

Here’s what’s happening Monday in Election 2020, one day until Election Day: ON THE TRAIL: President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden have one last chance to make their case to voters in critical battleground states on Monday, the final full day of a campaign that has laid bare their dramatically different visions for tackling the nation’s pressing problems …

A fierce contest: The Hindu Editorial on U.S. Presidential election 2020 results
4 years, 2 months ago

A fierce contest: The Hindu Editorial on U.S. Presidential election 2020 results

The Hindu  

With less than two days until voting ends in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, the results of opinion polls gauging voter preferences between the Republican incumbent, President Donald Trump, and his Democratic challenger, former Vice-President Joe Biden, almost uniformly show that the latter is holding onto a firm lead. However, an analysis of politics since January 2017 reveals how voters …

US Election 2020 Polls: Biden leads but Trump closes gap to 4.8%
4 years, 2 months ago

US Election 2020 Polls: Biden leads but Trump closes gap to 4.8%

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump and Joe Biden's race to claim the White House is tightening in the final stages, according to a new poll released on Saturday. The IBD/TIPP tracking poll shows that Biden's national lead is dipping to just under five per cent, and as little as three per cent in battleground states. Biden has 49.5 per cent support nationwide in …

U.S. sees record 90 million early votes as Trump, Biden make late push
4 years, 2 months ago

U.S. sees record 90 million early votes as Trump, Biden make late push

The Hindu  

A record 90 million Americans have voted early in the U.S. presidential election, data on Saturday showed, as President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden campaigned across the country to try to sway the few remaining undecided voters. Polls show close contest Opinion polls show Mr. Trump trailing former Vice President Biden nationally, but with a closer contest …

After year of disruption, America set to choose a path ahead
4 years, 2 months ago

After year of disruption, America set to choose a path ahead

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A Trump victory would deepen the anti-establishment, inward-facing approach to the nation’s challenges that …

Who is voting? Who is winning? Early vote only offers clues
4 years, 2 months ago

Who is voting? Who is winning? Early vote only offers clues

Associated Press  

As early voting breaks records across the U.S., political analysts and campaigns are reviewing reams of data on the voters, looking for clues to key questions: Who is voting? Registered Democrats are outpacing registered Republicans significantly — by 14 percentage points — in states that are reporting voters’ party affiliation, according to an Associated Press analysis of the early vote. …

US election: How narrow is Trump’s path to victory and did the debate help his chances?
4 years, 2 months ago

US election: How narrow is Trump’s path to victory and did the debate help his chances?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On paper, Democrat Joe Biden continues to lead President Donald Trump by a significant …

U.S. presidential elections 2020 | GOP slowly gaining as early vote total surpasses 2016
4 years, 2 months ago

U.S. presidential elections 2020 | GOP slowly gaining as early vote total surpasses 2016

The Hindu  

With nine days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year’s presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race as the start of in-person early voting in big states led to a surge in turnout in recent days. Data | U.S. presidential elections: Biden significantly ahead in opinion polls The result is a …

Early vote total exceeds 2016; GOP chips at Dems’ advantage
4 years, 2 months ago

Early vote total exceeds 2016; GOP chips at Dems’ advantage

Associated Press  

With nine days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year’s presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race as the start of in-person early voting in big states led to a surge in turnout in recent days. Are you going to expect all those Republicans to stand in line for eight hours?” …

U.S. presidential elections 2020 | Fired-up New Yorkers stand in line for hours to cast early votes
4 years, 2 months ago

U.S. presidential elections 2020 | Fired-up New Yorkers stand in line for hours to cast early votes

The Hindu  

New Yorkers jammed polling places and stood in line for hours to cast ballots on the state’s first day of early voting on Saturday, rushing to record their choices 10 days ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election. Long lines formed before polls opened across New York City and Long Island, videos on social media showed, as New Yorkers joined …

Trump casts vote ahead of campaign blitz in battleground states
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump casts vote ahead of campaign blitz in battleground states

Al Jazeera  

Donald Trump is holding rallies in three key swing states on Saturday, while Joe Biden is campaigning in Pennsylvania. Speaking at the first event, in Lumberton, North Carolina, Trump portrayed the pandemic as being blown out of proportion by Democrats and the media, suggesting that “on November 4th, you won’t hear about it anymore”. He also said the US might …

Analysis: Don’t be fooled by high early US voting numbers
4 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: Don’t be fooled by high early US voting numbers

Al Jazeera  

This is the point in a presidential campaign where people want to know, “Who’s going to win?” Rarely is there a certain answer to that question at this juncture, yet many still look for facts and figures to try to solve that mystery ahead of time. To wit: A huge story just prior to the 2016 election was a supposed …

Early Voting Analysis: Huge Turnout By Democrats
4 years, 2 months ago

Early Voting Analysis: Huge Turnout By Democrats

NPR  

Early Voting Analysis: Huge Turnout By Democrats Enlarge this image toggle caption Brynn Anderson/AP Brynn Anderson/AP Early voting turnout continues to shatter records, as sky-high voter enthusiasm meets the realities of the United States' creaky machinery of democracy amid a pandemic. "Despite some of those concerns, things are going at this point reasonably well," said former Deputy Postmaster General Ronald …

Record avalanche of early votes transforms the 2020 election
4 years, 2 months ago

Record avalanche of early votes transforms the 2020 election

Associated Press  

More than 22 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a record-shattering avalanche of early votes driven both by Democratic enthusiasm and a pandemic that has transformed the way the nation votes. Americans’ rush to vote is leading election experts to predict that a record 150 million votes may be cast and turnout rates could be higher …

‘I’m worried about everything’: Fearing their votes won’t count, Arizonans rush to cast ballots early
4 years, 3 months ago

‘I’m worried about everything’: Fearing their votes won’t count, Arizonans rush to cast ballots early

LA Times  

Emilio Alvarado typically takes his time with his ballot, weighing the candidates and propositions before mailing it in close to election day. In Arizona last Wednesday, the first day of early voting, nearly 3,000 people cast ballots in person at seven sites in Maricopa County, according to the county recorder’s office. Former Vice President Biden emphasized early voting on a …

Trump manages to close the gap to just two points in a new poll between him and Joe Biden in Florida
4 years, 3 months ago

Trump manages to close the gap to just two points in a new poll between him and Joe Biden in Florida

Daily Mail  

A new poll suggests the race for the White House between Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump is getting closer in the battleground state of Florida with just a 2 point gap between the two candidates. Biden has the edge of Trump, 48 percent to 46 percent according to a new poll by CBS News that was published …

Trump, Democrats kick off final midterm campaign blitz
6 years, 2 months ago

Trump, Democrats kick off final midterm campaign blitz

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump launched an eight-state campaign blitz on Wednesday, seeking to shore up Senate Republicans and GOP gubernatorial candidates against an onslaught of Democratic surrogates, including entertainment icon Oprah Winfrey. A look at midterm campaign activities Wednesday: ___ RYAN Trump slammed outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., tweeting that Ryan “should be focusing on holding the Majority” …

Early voting is blowing the doors off this midterm election, but it’s unclear what that means for Tuesday
6 years, 2 months ago

Early voting is blowing the doors off this midterm election, but it’s unclear what that means for Tuesday

LA Times  

Election day is less than a week away, but more than 27 million Americans are apparently so psyched or angry or frightened or inspired or whatever drives people to the polls that they have already cast their ballots. “The numbers we’re seeing are unprecedented.” If the trend continues, he said, turnout could be the highest since 49% of eligible voters …

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