Tag Archives: 2024 elections

The Hill reports: Nikki Haley, the newly minted Republican presidential candidate, called on Wednesday for mandatory “mental competency tests” for politicians over the age of 75, an implied dig at President Biden and her one-time boss, former President Donald Trump. Speaking at a rally in Charleston, S.C., kicking off her 2024 White House bid, Haley ran through a litany of …

The Washington Post reports: Nikki Haley, who served as U.N. ambassador and governor of South Carolina, announced Tuesday that she is running for president, becoming the first major rival to officially challenge Donald Trump for the GOP nomination in 2024. Haley released an online video saying, “It’s time for a new generation of leadership.” She added, “I’m Nikki Haley, and …

The Wall Street Journal reports: South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is taking steps to run for president, adding to the stable of Republicans looking to wrest the party mantle from former President Donald Trump. Mr. Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, is testing a message with GOP voters in key early states focused on unity and optimism as …

Axios reports: South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has hired former Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner and longtime Republican operative Rob Collins to co-chair a super PAC (Opportunity Matters Fund Action) supporting the senator’s political efforts. Scott’s decision to tap two politically-savvy Republicans — a former senator who chaired the National Republican Senatorial Committee and a former executive director of the …

CNN reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed support for privatizing Medicare and Social Security during his first campaign for Congress in 2012, giving political rivals who have pledged to protect the programs an opening to attack him ahead of DeSantis’ expected run for president in 2024. Former President Donald Trump and Democrats have already signaled plans to weaponize DeSantis’ comments …

CNBC reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would beat former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical one-on-one matchup for the 2024 Republican nomination, GOP voters said in a new poll released Thursday. DeSantisis widely considered Trump’s main competition in the GOP’s race for the White House, even as he has yet to announce any plans for a presidential bid. That hype …

Fox News reports: Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is teasing an expected announcement of a 2024 White House bid next week in a new video being released Wednesday — which highlights her past as a fighter at the U.N. and in South Carolina, and hints at new battles against President Biden. “Where will you stand?” asks the video, obtained by …

Politico reports: “It is,” he said, “A five-alarm fire. And there is nobody coming to put it out.” “It,” in this case, is the possibility that once again Donald Trump will prevail over a splintered Republican field, getting the same 30-40 percent he received in the early primaries in 2016, enough to win the nomination. “He,” is a Republican donor …

The Hill reports: Several Republicans familiar with the deliberations say that DeSantis is almost certain to seek the GOP’s presidential nomination. His advisers have begun reaching out to and interviewing potential hires for a campaign and are gaming out the best time to announce his intentions. A formal campaign launch is still months away, they say, and won’t likely come …

NBC News reports: New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has taken his most significant step yet in exploring a White House bid, launching a national political organization that’s a popular tool for prospective presidential candidates testing the waters. The governor first confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday that he had formed the “Live Free or Die” committee (borrowed from his state’s …

Mediaite reports: A whopping 72 percent of viewers approved of President Joe Biden‘s State of the Union speech — including 43 percent of Republicans who watched. Biden delivered his first State of the Union address under the new GOP House majority Tuesday night, and a raucous majority it turned out to be. Another key piece of good news for Biden: …

The New York Times reports: The Club for Growth, a conservative anti-tax group that spent nearly $150 million in the past two election cycles, has invited a half-dozen potential Republican presidential candidates to its annual donor retreat next month — but not Donald J. Trump. In a meeting with reporters on Monday, David McIntosh, president of the group, said that …

Yahoo News reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence, a possible 2024 presidential candidate, has voiced support for a Social Security privatization scheme that the George W. Bush administration unsuccessfully pushed nearly two decades ago. In a closed-door event Thursday hosted by the National Association of Wholesale-Distributors, a corporate trade group, Pence said he believes that “the day could come when …

The Hill reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, two prominent moderate figures in the Republican Party, both predicted on Sunday that former President Trump could not beat President Biden if they were in a rematch for the White House in 2024. An ABC-Washington Post poll conducted over the last week showed that there …

CNN reports: The deep-pocketed network associated with billionaire Charles Koch is preparing to throw its money and weight behind a single Republican candidate in the 2024 presidential primary – in a move that could significantly reshape the GOP field. Americans for Prosperity Action, the main political arm of the Koch network, “is prepared to support a candidate in the Republican …

The New York Times reports: Upending decades of political tradition, members of the Democratic National Committee voted on Saturday to approve a sweeping overhaul of the Democratic primary process, a critical step in President Biden’s effort to transform the way the party picks its presidential nominees. For years, Democratic nominating contests have begun with the Iowa caucuses and the New …

The Hill reports: Former Vice President Pence is traveling to South Carolina on Monday amid increasing speculation that he’s eyeing a 2024 White House bid and following former President Trump’s visit to the state last month. Pence will visit with local law enforcement officials, including Chief Reggie Burgess, while in North Charleston and participate in a law enforcement roundtable, according …

The Hill reports: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is scheduled to vote Saturday on its Rules and Bylaws Committee’s recommendation to reorder the presidential primary calendar in 2024 amid concerns from some states about both the feasibility and desirability of the changes. In December, the rules panel approved waivers to five states to hold their presidential primaries before the first …

The Providence Journal reports: Former Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey is jumping back into the political ring as a Republican candidate for president of the United States. There was no immediate response from Rhode Island Republicans to Laffey’s entry into the GOP presidential sweepstakes. Laffey, who moved to Fort Collins, Colorado more than a decade ago after an ill-fated run for …

Fox News reports: Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is embarking on what’s being described as a “Faith in America” listening tour amid increased speculation that the rising star in the GOP is moving towards launching a 2024 presidential campaign. The tour, which was shared first with Fox News on Wednesday, will kick of later this month with speeches in …