The article predicts that Vice President Kamala Harris will win the 2024 U.S. presidential election against Donald Trump, becoming the first woman and person of Asian heritage to hold the office. To support this forecast, the author notes Harris’s extensive fundraising efforts, her successful campaign, and the demographic diversification in the U.S. The article also mentions the gender gap in voting, according to which Harris has a significant lead over Trump among women. The author acknowledges this prediction could be incorrect but urges readers to vote for Harris to ensure victory.
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A US federal judge has backed an Ohio law requiring voters to prove their citizenship, controversially overruling his previous rejection of the legislation in 2006. Judge Christopher Boyko deemed the potential for “random challenges” over voters’ names, appearances or accents to be limited by the amended statute, which only allows precinct election officials to challenge voters. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio is now urging naturalised citizens to ensure they bring their citizenship documentation in case they’re challenged in their bid to vote.
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is investigating whether former President Donald Trump violated state law by making a statement about former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney that could be construed as a death threat. During an interview, Trump made a comment about Cheney having “guns trained on her face,” which Mayes said her office is analysing for potential legal implications. Cheney responded to Trump’s comment by accusing him of behaving like a dictator and threatening those who oppose him.
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Former US president Donald Trump simulated sexual acts on his malfunctioning microphone during a Milwaukee rally. Following chants of “fix the mic”, he berated the sound technicians and made obscene gestures, prompting strong reactions from critics online. He also criticised the low microphone stands at his events as well as former chief of staff John Kelly. This bizarre act occurred as Trump’s rhetoric reportedly grows more divisive and disturbing ahead of an unspecified forthcoming election. Tom Nicholls, staff writer at The Atlantic, said the behaviour demonstrated that Trump was “mentally unstable”.
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The controversial 2005 “Access Hollywood” video of current US President Donald Trump has resurfaced on TikTok, shocking some young voters ahead of the upcoming presidential election. Some TikTok creators have been sharing clips of the video, which contains audio of Trump making lewd comments about women. At the time of its initial release in 2016, several Republican officials withdrew their support for Trump, though he went on to win the election. The video has also been cited occasionally as evidence against Trump in court cases, such as in the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial in 2019.
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Eugene Vindman, a Democratic congressional candidate in Virginia, has received a cease-and-desist letter from his MAGA-endorsed opponent, Derrick Anderson. The letter demands Vindman stop airing adverts that poke fun at Anderson for using images of a “fake” family in his own adverts. Vindman’s adverts include a voiceover stating “Derrick Anderson was caught using a fake wife and kids for his campaign”, and images of an Anderson lookalike playing with cardboard cutouts of children. The images used in Vindman’s adverts are publicly available on a National Republican Congressional Committee databank. The Anderson campaign contends that Vindman is using the images to lie to voters about who they are.
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The state of Ohio has clarified that slogans affiliated with a political party, candidate, or ballot issue are allowed in polling places, as long as they do not display the name of the party, candidate, or issue. This interpretation has reportedly been steady since Secretary of State Frank LaRose took office, although some county officials had previously believed such implicit endorsements were prohibited. The state advised that voters who display such material and refuse to remove or cover it must still be allowed to vote if they are otherwise eligible. This has raised concerns among some poll workers who worry it could incite violence or conflict.
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Anthony Scaramucci, who briefly served as Donald Trump’s press secretary, called for Trump to be taken into custody for allegedly violating his bail conditions by threatening Liz Cheney’s life. Trump, during an interview with Tucker Carlson, made a potentially violent comment about Cheney, which led to Scaramucci’s call for his arrest. Trump is currently living under bail conditions set by Georgia due to investigations into his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Scaramucci, a critic of Trump and supporter of Vice President Kamala Harris, is alleging that Trump, a convicted felon, violated these conditions. The specific bail condition Scaramucci is referring to is unclear.
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According to the final Times poll before the US election, Kamala Harris is set to become America’s first female president. The poll predicts Harris winning the “blue wall” battlegrounds of the north, as well as Nevada in the west, while Donald Trump is forecast to win Georgia and hold North Carolina. The two are evenly matched in Arizona. If these predictions hold, Harris would win the presidency by a margin of 276 electoral college votes to 262, making it the closest finish since 2000. Nonetheless, the poll falls within the margin of error for each of the states, leaving the race’s outcome uncertain.
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The America PAC has reportedly received suspicious data from canvassers, with evidence that some have spoofed their locations to make it seem like they visited voters’ homes. Data leaks earlier this month revealed that around 24% of door-knocks in Arizona and 25% in Nevada had been marked as “unusual”, indicating they may have been fake. The PAC has spent over $54 million on vendor Blitz Canvassing in these states, which is also working in Michigan and North Carolina.
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