Tag: race
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Bob Casey concedes Pennsylvania Senate race to Dave McCormick
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., on Thursday conceded the race for Pennsylvania’s Senate seat to his Republican opponent, Dave McCormick. NBC News has not yet projected a winner. The slim margins of the race triggered an automatic recount, with results expected to be released next Wednesday. “I just called Dave McCormick to congratulate him on his…
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Bob Casey zeroes in on ‘greedflation’ message in key Pennsylvania Senate race
As he seeks to address voter concerns over an issue that has weighed down members of his party across the country, Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., thinks he has found the winning formula: fighting “greedflation.” In one of the most hotly contested and expensive Senate races of the cycle, Casey has zeroed in on this populist…
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The race for clerk in a rural Michigan county has become a battle over 2020 election denialisms
BELLAIRE, Mich. — Sheryl Guy never dreamed she’d be thrust into a national political firestorm. “I was appalled,” she said. “I was betrayed, and I was used.” Guy, 63, is the Antrim County Clerk in northwest Michigan. After a 45-year career working for the country from switchboard operator to clerk, and everything in between, she…
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Miami voters weighed in on the presidential race 6 months ago; here’s what they think now
MIAMI — With less than two weeks before the presidential election, NBC News and MSNBC checked in with a group of voters in Florida’s Miami-Dade County, where 69% of its residents are Latino. The county was once considered a Democratic stronghold but, in the last midterm election, it voted for Republican candidates for governor and…
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Outside spending eclipses $1 billion in the presidential race, setting a new record
Outside groups have poured an astounding $1.1 billion into the presidential race with less than two weeks to go before Election Day, an NBC News analysis found, surpassing the record set during the 2020 election. That figure includes spending from super PACs and other groups not directly affiliated with the candidates’ campaigns and party committees…
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Democratic super PAC jumps into Texas Senate race to boost Colin Allred against Ted Cruz
A Democratic super PAC is hitting the airwaves in Texas, looking to boost Rep. Colin Allred by focusing on abortion in his underdog but increasingly competitive race against GOP Sen. Ted Cruz. Senate Majority PAC, the party’s main outside group involved in Senate races, is planning to spend $5 million on a TV ad buy…
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Republican super PAC makes last-ditch push to swing Nevada Senate race
Republicans are making a last-ditch effort to flip Nevada’s Senate seat, optimistic that a strong performance from former President Donald Trump in the state could boost Republican Senate candidate Sam Brown. Senate Leadership Fund, the main GOP super PAC involved in Senate races, is planning to spend $6.2 million on TV, radio and digital ads…
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Anti-LGBTQ bills launch a wave of trans candidates to join the 2024 election race
Ashley Brundage, a transgender woman running for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives, is looking forward to shaking Gov. Ron DeSantis’ hand. Brundage, a Democrat, credits DeSantis, a Republican, for inspiring what could be political history: If she wins, she’d be the first trans woman elected to public office in Florida. Brundage said…
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Where the polls of the Harris-Trump race could be off: From the Politics Desk
Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki breaks down how the polls were off in 2020, and whether they could…
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Bill Clinton says 2024 race will come down to whether election is fair
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Former President Bill Clinton said while campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday that the 2024 election will come down to whether there is a fair and transparent vote tally. Asked by NBC News about what will decide the outcome, Clinton responded, “Who wants it bad enough and whether we can…