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Texans Just Eclipsed a 2016 Mark
Texans
Just Eclipsed
a 2016 Mark
Oct 30, 2020 3:35 PM CDT

Texans Just Eclipsed a 2016 Mark

9 million people have cast ballots already in the state, more than in 2016

(Newser) - In the middle of a pandemic, during an intense election campaign, Texans are voting like there's no tomorrow. More people have voted already in the general election than cast ballots in 2016, the Hill reports. The state reports voting has topped 9 million, a record, as of Thursday; in...

Trump&#39;s Essential Task: Win the Toss-Up States
Trump Needs to Conquer
Toss-Up States to Win
the rundown
Oct 30, 2020 12:02 PM CDT

Trump Needs to Conquer Toss-Up States to Win

Even then, he'll have some work to do, according to latest forecasts

(Newser) - It's the last weekend to go before the election, and various outlets are providing a late look at where the race stands. The big picture will sound familiar: Joe Biden is the consensus favorite, but President Trump still has a path to victory. At FiveThirtyEight.com , the site puts...

A Golf Legend Endorses Trump
A Golf
Legend
Endorses
Trump
Oct 29, 2020 5:05 PM CDT

A Golf Legend Endorses Trump

Jack Nicklaus wants 4 more years

(Newser) - A president who loves to golf just got endorsed by one of the biggest names in the game. Jack Nicklaus posted a lengthy statement on Twitter , saying that Trump has delivered on his promises and will keep America from turning into a "socialist" country. Nicklaus, 80, also backed Trump...

In Pennsylvania, a Stall Tactic Could Lift Trump to Victory

'New Yorker' lays out the possibility, which involves not certifying results by Dec. 8

(Newser) - The voting situation in crucial Pennsylvania is in flux , and what's happening there provides another strong suggestion that Americans won't go to bed Tuesday night knowing who the next president will be. Under state law, Pennsylvania can't begin processing mail-in ballots until 7am on Election Day, and...

The Election Polls Are Wrong
The Election Polls Are Wrong
opinion
Oct 28, 2020 6:15 PM CDT

The Election Polls Are Wrong

Two opinion writers predict that Trump will 'win big'

(Newser) - Polls show Joe Biden ahead nationally and in key states, but do we believe it? Jonathan Jakubowski and Christos Makridis are among those saying no: "We predict that President Trump is going to win the 2020 presidential election—and win big," they write at the Hill . They argue...

Why a Wisconsin Poll Is Getting So Much Attention
Why a Wisconsin Poll Is
Getting So Much Attention
the rundown
Oct 28, 2020 12:02 PM CDT

Why a Wisconsin Poll Is Getting So Much Attention

It shows Biden up by 17 points

(Newser) - GOP strategist Karl Rove this week said President Trump could secure a second term if he wins Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, or Michigan, along with the other states he took in 2016. "If he carries Wisconsin out of those three states, only Wisconsin, he's got 270," said Rove, per...

White House Science Office Says Trump 'Ended Pandemic'

'White House ... on a completely different speed than the rest of the health agencies': official

(Newser) - We might be at " the highest baseline we've ever been " in the US, with an average of 70,000 new coronavirus cases recorded per day and hospitalization and death rates on the rise—but according to the White House science office, the COVID-19 pandemic is over. In...

Trump Campaign Website Defaced
Trump Campaign
Website Defaced
Oct 28, 2020 1:30 AM CDT

Trump Campaign Website Defaced

But just briefly, and it appears no sensitive data was accessed

(Newser) - The Trump campaign website was briefly defaced Tuesday night, campaign spokesperson Tim Murtaugh says. As Politico puts it, a message posted on the site "borrowed language common to disinformation campaigns designed to demoralize Americans and depress voter turnout, warning that 'the US citizens have no choice.'"...

With One Week to Go, Here&#39;s What the Polls Say
With One
Week to Go,
Here's What
the Polls Say
the rundown
Oct 27, 2020 1:50 PM CDT

With One Week to Go, Here's What the Polls Say

Trump isn't closing the gap as much as he did late in 2016 race

(Newser) - With Election Day just a week away, the latest polls convey a familiar message: Joe Biden leads President Trump and remains the favorite to win. That, of course, comes with the by-now standard caveats that Hillary Clinton led Trump in all the polls, too, in 2016. Details:
  • Numbers: The Real
...

Clinton: Idea of Trump Win Makes Me 'Literally Sick'

She tells Kara Swisher she's hopeful for Biden because 2020 is different than 2016

(Newser) - In a wide-ranging interview with journalist Kara Swisher for Swisher's Sway podcast , Hillary Clinton makes clear that she thinks a woman would have handled the pandemic better than President Trump. "I have no doubt, especially if it were me," she says in the New York Times transcript....

Georgia Stakes: 'Entire Country Should Be Watching This'

Biden has a chance to capture a red state, and suburbs are key amid changing demographics

(Newser) - Joe Biden has fewer final-week campaign trips on his schedule than President Trump, but the Democrat is making a point to visit Georgia on Tuesday. A reliably red state may seem like an odd choice, but polls suggest Georgia's red does not run as deep as it once did....

First Lady Plans Campaign Trip to Pennsylvania

Melania Trump will be making her first speech on the road since 2019

(Newser) - Melania Trump has scheduled her first campaign trip in more than a year for Tuesday—an appearance in Pennsylvania, where polls show her husband trailing Democrat Joe Biden. She'll attend an event in Atglen with former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, Fox News reports. The first lady delivered a...

Trump Plans Frenetic Push in Final Week

President aims to hit nearly a dozen states

(Newser) - President Trump plans to intensify an already breakneck travel schedule in the final full week of the presidential campaign, overlooking a surge of coronavirus cases in the US and a fresh outbreak in his own White House , per the AP . Trump is expected to hit nearly a dozen states in...

Brawls Erupt During NYC Trump Rally
Fistfights Break Out
at Bloody Trump Rally
video
Oct 25, 2020 3:30 PM CDT

Fistfights Break Out at Bloody Trump Rally

Counter-protesters clash with 'Jews for Trump' convoy in Manhattan

(Newser) - Brawls broke out in the streets of New York City on Sunday as a pro-Trump convoy clashed with counter-protesters and cops scrambled to make arrests, TMZ reports. It began when a long parade of cars and trucks calling itself "Jews for Trump" moved through the city and was hit...

Trump: 'I Can't Help' Some GOP Senators

Keeping the Senate in the election is 'very tough,' he tells donors

(Newser) - Behind closed doors, President Trump has told GOP donors that Republicans will have a hard time holding onto their Senate majority in the election, and that he won't do all he can to help. "The Senate is very tough,” Trump said. "There are a couple senators...

Trump: &#39;We&#39;re Rounding the Turn&#39;
Trump: 'We're
Rounding
the Turn'
Oct 25, 2020 5:47 AM CDT

Trump: 'We're Rounding the Turn'

President mocks Biden for sounding alarm on virus spike

(Newser) - President Trump assured supporters packed shoulder to shoulder at a trio of rallies Saturday that “we’re rounding the turn” on the coronavirus and mocked Joe Biden for raising alarms about the pandemic, despite surging cases around the country and more positive infections at the White House. Trump’s...

Trump: It Was an 'Honor' to Vote for a 'Guy Named Trump'

Joe Biden tells supporters that 'we don't want to become superspreaders'

(Newser) - President Trump said he voted Saturday "for a guy named Trump" and called it an "honor" to cast his own ballot in his adopted home state of Florida before he jetted off to campaign in three battleground states, where large crowds awaited even as coronavirus cases are surging...

If Biden Is &#39;Extremely Lucky,&#39; This Is the Outcome
Biden's Oil Remarks
Are Resonating
the rundown
Oct 23, 2020 12:45 PM CDT

Biden's Oil Remarks Are Resonating

Conservatives pounce, and even some Democrats push back to defend industry

(Newser) - Peggy Noonan isn't counting President Trump out, and she points to a Gallup result showing that 56% of Americans say they're personally better off than they were four years ago. Factors like that could yet lift Trump to re-election, she writes in the Wall Street Journal . But really,...

Some Notable Lines From Final Debate

Biden promises to bring 'BidenCare'

(Newser) - The second presidential debate was a marked changed from the first one, with few interruptions as the candidates covered a range of topics, including COVID and corruption . Late in the forum, President Trump sought to score points on energy by asking Joe Biden if he would shut down the oil...

Trump Tests New Nickname for Biden
Trump Tests New
Nickname for Biden
Oct 22, 2020 8:55 PM CDT

Trump Tests New Nickname for Biden

Calls rival 'the big man' while alleging unethical business deals

(Newser) - President Trump again pressed his case during Thursday night's debate that Joe and Hunter Biden acted unethically in regard to Hunter's business dealings. At one point, he referred to the elder Biden as "the big man" and suggested that he has orchestrated global deals that were enriching...

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