Tag: swing
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In key swing states, the lines at food banks are growing longer
Across the rural communities and industrial towns of western Michigan, semitrucks hauling thousands of pounds of food are pulling up to church parking lots and community centers where growing lines of people are waiting for a few boxes of free groceries. One truck can carry enough food for up to 600 households, but some days…
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A (sort-of) illustrated guide to the voting systems of three crucial swing states
Getting on the voter roll Arizona needs your name, address, date of birth, signature and driver’s license number if you have one, or the last four digits of your Social Security number if you don’t. Without those, you’ll have to show more ID to vote. You’ll have to swear under penalty of perjury that you’re…
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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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How Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their running mates are dividing time between the 7 swing states
Seven states are set to decide the next president, a dynamic that’s illustrated by the candidates’ travel schedules in the final months of the race. While there have been some detours — former President Donald Trump is set to rally in deep-blue New York City on Sunday while Vice President Kamala Harris will head to…
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Why Trump voters are poised to swing the Senate majority: 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, Capitol Hill coverage veterans Ryan Nobles and Frank Thorp V report from Montana on Donald Trump’s voters will decide whether…
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Trump to rally out West; Walz to swing through Michigan
Share Obama tells men Trump doesn’t represent ‘real strength’ Reporting from Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH — Rallying for Harris, former President Barack Obama spoke directly to American men and characterized Trump as mendacious and self-centered, saying he doesn’t represent “real strength.” “I’m sorry, gentlemen, I’ve noticed this especially with some men who seem to think some of Trump’s…
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New wave of GOP lawsuits target overseas ballots in key swing states
Republicans have filed lawsuits over the past week in three pivotal battleground states seeking to challenge the legitimacy of some ballots cast by U.S. citizens living abroad, including military members, arguing that some votes are particularly prone to fraud. Election officials in those states — Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania — and nonpartisan voting experts…
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Musk’s PAC offers $47 payouts to refer swing state voters to sign petition
Elon Musk’s pro-Trump America PAC is offering people $47 if they successfully get one registered swing-state voter to sign a petition supporting the First and Second Amendments of the Constitution. “Easy money,” Musk said in a post about the initiative. The payout offer appears to be a way to financially encourage voter registration of individuals…
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How the top election official in America’s biggest swing state is preparing for November
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Al Schmidt, Pennsylvania’s top state election official, outlined Thursday how administrators in the nation’s biggest battleground state are preparing to take on election misinformation and even potential violence before and after ballots are cast this year. Schmidt, a Republican who in 2020 was a Philadelphia election official and was targeted by…