2020 Elections

LIVE VIDEO: 2020 Republican Convention Day Two

CNBC reports: President Donald Trump’s family will take center stage as Republicans aim to boost the president’s reelection bid Tuesday at the 2020 Republican National Convention. First lady Melania Trump will headline the speakers Tuesday. Two of the president’s children, Eric and Tiffany, will also deliver remarks earlier in the night. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will also speak, breaking …

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Hillary To Biden: Don’t Concede If Early Result Is Close

Politico reports: Hillary Clinton is predicting Donald Trump’s reelection effort will be a messy affair, and the former Democratic candidate has some advice for Joe Biden: If the race is close, don’t concede. Speaking with Jennifer Palmieri for Showtime’s “The Circus,” Clinton said Trump would likely try to take the election by going after absentee voting. She emphasized that even …

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LIVE VIDEO: 2020 Republican Convention Day One

CNBC reports: The 2020 Republican National Convention kicks off Monday as President Donald Trump makes his case for reelection during overlapping national crises. Many of the speakers, including the president, will deliver remarks from around the country during the four-day event because of the coronavirus pandemic. Parts of the convention will take place in the original site of Charlotte, North …

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POLL: Biden +52 Over Trump Among College Students

Well, this is rather encouraging: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has an overwhelming 52-point lead over President Trump among college students, according to a new poll, but enthusiasm among the group is low for the two major-party candidates. Seventy percent of college students surveyed said they will vote for Biden, compared to just 18 percent who said they will vote …

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Trump Formally Renominated After Delegates’ Roll Call

NBC News reports: President Donald Trump officially became the Republican Party’s presidential nominee Monday after a scaled-down group of delegates gathered for a roll-call vote at the Charlotte Convention Center. “I want to thank you for the honor of this day,” Vice President Mike Pence said just before Trump went over the 1,276 delegate threshold needed to win the nomination. …

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New DNC Ad: Welcome To Republican National Chaos

The Hill reports: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) ls targeting President Trump’s “incompetence” and “mismanagement” of the coronavirus pandemic in a new ad launched ahead of the start of the Republican National Convention. The DNC deemed the GOP convention “Republican National Chaos” in the new 30-second ad released Monday. “Welcome to the RNC, Republican National Chaos, because Trump is meeting …

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LIVE VIDEO: Republican Delegates Renominate Trump

The Associated Press reports: The GOP has planned for six delegates from each state and territory, for a total of 336, to attend in-person proceedings for the convention’s first day in Charlotte. They’ll hold a roll-call vote to renominate the president, but unlike the Democrats, it won’t be a prime-time affair. Instead, the voting will take this morning, with a …

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Biden Sees 5-Point Favorability Bump From Convention

ABC News reports: The Democratic National Convention, which attracted a smaller audience compared to last cycle, still delivered a favorability boost for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, particularly among the core base of the party, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday. Prior to the convention, Biden had a net negative favorability rating, with slightly more Americans having an …

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George W. Bush Endorses Susan Collins’ Reelection Bid

The Associated Press reports: Former President George W. Bush on Friday backed Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine in his first public endorsement of the 2020 election cycle. Bush has largely stayed out of the political fray since he left the White House in 2009, and his endorsement is a welcome boost for Collins, who is waging her most difficult …

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Biden Fans Hold Golf Cart Parade In FL’s The Villages

The New York Post reports: Joe Biden supporters on Friday paraded through The Villages retirement community in Florida — the morning after Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination. Fox News reporter Robert Sherman reported that more than 300 golf carts took part in a parade that snaked through the 132,000-person senior citizen community northwest of Orlando. It’s a significant show …

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Lincoln Project Launches Goodyear Ad In Ohio [VIDEO]

Just in from the Lincoln Project: The Lincoln Project and Republican Voters Against Trump (RVAT) are today releasing a new video, “Goodyear”, as a part of their ongoing partnership in Ohio: Operation Grant. The spot will target key media markets in Cleveland, Akron, and Youngstown. It will air digitally and via broadcast in select locations. “This week we’ve seen a …

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Tulsi Gabbard Is Pissed That She Got Snubbed By DNC

The far-right Washington Times reports: Seven candidates won at least one pledged delegate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries. Six gave speeches at the virtual convention this week; the seventh was Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. Ms. Gabbard said Thursday evening that the convention snubbed her, contrary to the longstanding custom for unsuccessful presidential contenders. “You’re correct – I was …

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Wyoming Cops Called Over Combative West Staffers

The Casper Star-Tribune reports: Laramie County law enforcement was called to polling places and the county clerk there fielded more than a half-dozen reports Tuesday of staffers for Kanye West and another independent candidate acting aggressively and apparently violating state law at nearly every polling location in the capital county. The Laramie County clerk said that there were repeated reports …

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Historian At DNC: Joe Biden Just Might Save Our Souls

Axios reports: Historian Jon Meacham invoked the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Democratic National Convention Thursday, saying that “bending the arc of the moral universe” toward justice “requires all of us” — and a “president of the United States with empathy, grace, a big heart and an open mind.” Meacham’s task during his address was to …

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Trump Rages As Bloomberg Trashes Him In DNC Speech

Time Magazine reports: On the final night of the Democratic National Convention, former mayor of New York City and Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg spoke took aim at Republican President Donald Trump’s business failures, before and during his presidency. “Would you rehire or work for someone who ran your business into the ground?” Bloomberg asked. “Who always does what’s best …

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DNC Emcee Julia Louis-Dreyfus Roasts Trump [VIDEO]

Politico reports: Julia Louis-Dreyfus told viewers of the virtual proceedings that she “couldn’t be prouder” to be a “patriotic Democrat — or as Donald Trump will call me in a tweet tomorrow, ‘a washed-up, horse-face, no-talent has-been with low ratings.’” “Just remember,” she said, “Joe Biden goes to church so regularly that he doesn’t even need tear gas and a …

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Boy With Stutter Delivers Must-Watch DNC Speech

The Washington Post reports: Twenty seconds into his speech to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Brayden Harrington started to stutter. He knew he would — it was the reason the 13-year-old was addressing millions of viewers from his bedroom. As he had explained to kick off his speech, his life had changed after meeting former vice president Joe Biden …

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Pete Buttigieg Displays Wedding Ring In Biden Tribute

The South Bend Tribune reports: Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, pointing to his own experience as an openly gay Afghanistan war veteran and presidential candidate, touted Democratic nominee Joe Biden Thursday night as someone who would help more Americans feel like they “belong.” Underscoring that theme of belonging, Buttigieg addressed the virtual Democratic National Convention from LangLab, the South …

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Biden Delivers Passionate Acceptance Speech [VIDEO]

The New York Times reports: Speaking before a row of flags in his home state of Delaware, Mr. Biden urged Americans to have faith that they could “overcome this season of darkness,” and pledged that he would seek to bridge the country’s political divisions in ways Mr. Trump had not. “The current president has cloaked America in darkness for much …

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LIVE VIDEO: 2020 Democratic Convention Day Four

The New York Times reports: On Thursday, the fourth and last night of the Democratic National Convention, Joseph R. Biden Jr. will finally take the stage — a stage, anyway, albeit hundreds of miles from the one in Milwaukee where he would have accepted the presidential nomination he has sought for more than 30 years. Also on the docket are …

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