Presidential Election News
Coverage of the presidential race, debates, and political strategies. The Daily Signal combines news reporting with conservative commentary.
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Voting Absentee? Return Your Ballot in Person, Don’t Mail It
However you choose to vote in Tuesday’s election, it’s critical to have a plan to cast your ballot. If you’re one of the millions of Americans who vote by mail, recent difficulties experienced by the United States Postal Service mean it’s even more important to have a plan to ensure your ballot makes it into…Jonathon Hauenschild -
Behind the Persistent Sense of Unease Before the Election
As we move to the conclusion of this election cycle, there seems to be only one thing about which all Americans agree. That is, that something is very wrong in our nation. In the latest Gallup polling, only 22% say they are satisfied with the direction of the country. The highest this has been over…Star Parker -
When Will We Know Who Won the Election?
It’s a race to 270. With just six days until the 2024 presidential election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are seeking to motivate voters in key swing states across the nation in hopes of picking up enough support to earn 270 electoral votes and claim victory. Trump will speak to voters Wednesday afternoon in North…Virginia Allen -
Meet Voters in This Swing County in a Swing State
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.—The 2024 presidential election is only the second election in which 38-year-old Cody Morris has voted. He says he chose to vote this time because he remembers a “way of life” he'd like to see again. Despite having “the best job I've ever had and [making] the most money I've ever had,” Morris told The…Virginia Allen -
DA Larry Krasner, 2-Time Campaign Finance Violator, Sues Elon Musk Over Voter Lottery
Philadelphia’s rogue prosecutor, Larry Krasner, has sued billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, arguing that he conducted an illegal lottery under Pennsylvania law because he said he would pay individuals $1 million a day to sign a petition supporting the First and Second amendments. But the one case Krasner relies on to support his legal theory actually…Cully Stimson -
Is FBI Still Colluding With Big Tech to Interfere in Our Elections?
Four years ago this month, the FBI worked with Facebook and Twitter to suppress a New York Post story detailing the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop, just weeks before the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Today, on the eve of another contentious election, America could see a repeat of what federal District Court Judge Terry Doughty…Kara Frederick -
Pollster Scott Rasmussen’s Predictions for 2024 Election
With just eight days until Election Day, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are making their final sprint to win over voters in the seven crucial swing states. According to the latest RealClearPolitics polling average, Trump holds a razor-thin lead in each of those states—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and…Rob Bluey -
Swing-State Republicans Are Leaning Into Ballot Harvesting—and It Seems to Be Working
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—LAS VEGAS—For thousands of attendees at a Trump rally Thursday in Las Vegas, volunteers stood ready to collect mail-in ballots on-site. The strategy is a major shift for Nevada Republicans, who opposed the legalization of ballot harvesting in 2020. Now, conservative activists and GOP operatives are leaning into the new rules, asking voters to bring ballots to rallies…Katelynn Richardson -
Voters in 4 States Will Decide on Raising Minimum Wage
Voters in four states will decide the fate of ballot questions Nov. 5 proposing to raise the minimum wage, while voters in two other states will resolve related issues. Here is a breakdown of what’s happening where on the ballot. Arizona Arizona’s ballot proposition would require tipped workers to be paid 25% less than…Ann Moreno -
‘What Better Way to Rig an Election’: The Media’s War for Your Mind
On this week’s episode of “The Signal Sitdown,” I’m joined by Vince Coglianese, host of WMAL’s “The Vince Coglianese Show.” As a radio host in the Washington, D.C., area, Coglianese intimately knows how Washington interacts with the media, and how the corporate media does the bidding of uniparty interests. The corporate media, Coglianese told me,…Bradley Devlin -
Harris Campaign Craters as Voters Grow More Dissatisfied With Kamalanomics
Vice President Kamala Harris keeps slipping in presidential Electoral College tallies against her rival, former President Donald Trump, in large part due to her poor management of America’s nearly $29 trillion economy. Under her incompetent leadership in the Biden-Harris administration, voters on Nov. 5 will send her packing—in no small part thanks to failed economic…Carrie Sheffield -
How 7 Battleground States Rank on Election Integrity
The seven states most likely to decide the presidential race Nov. 5 vary in election security, with Georgia and Nevada showing the starkest contrast. Georgia has the highest score of any swing state on The Heritage Foundation’s Election Integrity Scorecard, tied for the second-highest score in the nation. Nevada ranks 50th in the nation, beating…Fred Lucas -
‘Unacceptable’: County Fires Election Worker After Republican Spots Ballot Security Lapse in Real Time
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Hennepin County, Minnesota, fired an election worker who left several boxes of mail-in ballots unattended after a local GOP group exposed the alleged negligence, according to a statement from county officials released Friday. Minnesota Senate District 50 Republicans—the Republican Party’s official political unit for portions of Minnesota cities Edina and Bloomington—snapped a photo outside of…Owen Klinsky -
No, Elon Musk Is NOT Breaking Federal Election Law
Despite what you may hear from leftist so-called election law “experts,” Elon Musk is not violating federal law with his America PAC’s million-dollar lottery for registered voters who sign his “Petition in Favor of Free Speech and the Rights to Bear Arms.” Those who mistakenly claim otherwise are ignoring the terms of the petition and…Hans von Spakovsky -
Unseen Middle-Class Black Voters Moving Right
Barbara Clark is the perfect example of a voter—whether black, white, Hispanic, or from any other ethnic group—who defies stereotypes. This defiance often leads to voters such as her being overlooked as people who could change not just the presidential election, but also the majority in the Senate. Clark is a black female who has…Salena Zito -
Why Hispanic Voters Say ‘Adios’ to Democratic Party
Hispanic voters are bolting from the Democrats faster than Kamala Harris can say “Latinx.” This is one of the most significant trends in this year’s presidential campaign. The growing discontent is a result of economic frustration as well as a broader cultural clash over values, as many Hispanics reject the Biden-Harris administration’s radical positions on…Alfonso Aguilar -
41M Evangelical Christians May Not Vote in This Election. Here’s Why They Should Reconsider.
New research finds that approximately 41 million evangelical Christians won’t vote in the Nov. 5 presidential election, but that pastors can persuade approximately 5 million to vote just by urging them to fulfill their civic duty. As an evangelical Christian myself, I’d like to encourage my fellow believers to cast their ballots. I also ask…Tyler O’Neil -
This Really Is the Most Important Election of Our Lifetimes. Here’s Why.
We’ve heard it so often it has become a cliché: “This is the most important election of our lifetime.” But that doesn’t mean it’s not true. I believe it really is, for one overarching reason: It’s the only election we can affect. The outcomes of 2020, 2016, and all previous campaigns are now in the…Steve McKee -
November Could Determine Future of Ranked Choice Voting in US Elections
Arizona and Nevada not only are major battlegrounds in the presidential race, but voters there also will decide Nov. 5 whether the two states will adopt some incarnation of the process known as ranked choice voting. Six western states and the District of Columbia will vote on some form of ranked choice voting or “jungle…Fred Lucas -
Republican Trend Emerging Among Minority Voters
Not everything significant politically is happening just in the target states. “Never seen anything like this in 30 years,” said California Republican consultant Mike Madrid in an X post, referencing the sharp increase in Republican registration among California’s minority voters, including the state’s numerous Latinos, growing numbers of Asians, and decreasing number of blacks. This…Michael Barone