In what can only be viewed as good news for former President Donald Trump, one of the more left-leaning polling outfits has found him carving out a material lead in two key battleground states.
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Former President Donald Trump Appoints Harmeet Dhillon to Lead Election Integrity Team in Arizona
Harmeet Dhillon, a conservative attorney and Trump campaign advisor, was appointed by former President Donald Trump to lead a new ‘Election Integrity team’ in Arizona to “stop Democrat interference” and “secure” the state’s elections, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Arizona Republican Party (AZGOP) announced Tuesday.
Read the full story‘Zuckerbucks’ Hit Small Towns as Tech Group Finances More Election Offices
The Center for Tech and Civic Life—which four years ago doled out controversial election grants that became known as “Zuckerbucks”—recently notified White Pine County, Nevada, of a $20,000 grant.
The county, in a major battleground state going into the Nov. 5 presidential election, has a population of about 9,000 and is part of what the Left-aligned center calls its Rural and Nonmetro Election Infrastructure Grant Program.
Read the full storyMillions of Christians Not Planning to Vote This November, Could Shape Election: Study
Millions of Christians in the United States indicated in a study released on Monday that they are not likely to vote in the upcoming election this November, signaling a potential problem for the Republican Party.
Just over half of interviewees (51%) in a Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University study, who identified as “people of faith,” responded that they are likely to vote in the presidential election between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. The “people of faith” label is given to those who identify with a recognized religion, such as Christianity, Judaism, Mormonism or Islam.
Read the full storyRuben Gallego Leads Kari Lake by 10 Points in Arizona Senate Race Ahead of Wednesday’s Debate
Democratic Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego is leading Republican Senate hopeful Kari Lake by 10 points as of Monday, according to a Napolitan News Service poll that was released ahead of the candidates’ first and only debate on Wednesday night.
The poll, conducted from Sept. 30 through Oct. 2, found that 52% of respondents indicated they would support Gallego, while 42% said they would vote for Lake. Five percent said they were not sure which candidate they would cast a ballot for, and one percent said they support another candidate.
Read the full storyWisconsin School District Asks Taxpayers for Additional $124.4 Million in Referendums
The Wauwatosa School District is asking voters to approve a pair of referendums worth $124.4 million on the Nov. 5 ballot.
But a taxpayer advocacy group believes the district, with declining enrollment, should “right-size” its current budget rather than using a referendum to spend more taxpayer money. The group pointed toward a second planned referendum in 2026 as part of a cycle of tax increases that it believes needs to end.
Read the full storyPoll: Brown Leads Moreno as Election Nears
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown continues to hold a slim lead over Republican challenger Bernie Moreno, according to a new poll.
The Bowling Green State University and Public Policy Research Network poll of 1,000 likely voters shows Brown leads Moreno 49%-45%. Brown has won each of his last six campaigns by at least 6 points.
Read the full storyPushing Prop. 139, Misleading Ads by Planned Parenthood and Unions Claim There Is a ‘Ban’ on Abortion in Arizona
The Planned Parenthood Action Fund and unions are running ads in Arizona promoting Proposition 139, the Right to Abortion Initiative. Funded also by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, the ads contain misleading language about Arizona’s current law, such as stating abortion is illegal.
An ad titled “Waiting” states twice that there is a ban on abortion in Arizona. However, state law currently permits abortions up until the 15th week. Abortion hasn’t been illegal in the state for many years. After the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade in 2022, a judge suspended Arizona’s old law prohibiting most abortions. The Arizona Legislature then passed a law permanently rescinding the law, leaving in place the new 15-week law enacted in 2022.
Read the full storyState Sen. Jake Hoffman Launches Investigation Into Whether Arizona’s State Universities Gave Kamala Harris Campaign Students’ Phone Numbers
State Senator Jake Hoffman (R-Queen Creek) announced Sunday evening that he was launching an investigation into how students from Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University received text messages from the Kamala Harris presidential campaign on the last day before voter registration ends in the state. Hoffman, who chairs the Senate Committee on Government, expressed concern that it might violate FERPA, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy act that protects students. Hoffman told The Arizona Sun Times on Sunday, “I was made aware of this breach of security by dozens of students today, and intend to throw the full weight of the Arizona Senate into ascertaining how the Harris campaign acquired these students’ legally protected personally identifiable information.” The College Republicans at ASU broke the story on X on Sunday. They posted, “150,000 students from ALL Arizona universities including ASU and UofA have received a text from Kamala Harris’ campaign telling the students to vote for her. If Kamala Harris has access to all of Arizona college students’ phone numbers, what ELSE do they have?” 🚨MAJOR BREAKING: 150,000 students from ALL Arizona universities including ASU and UofA have received a text from Kamala Harris' campaign telling…
Read the full storyEarly Voting Begins Tuesday in Ohio
Tuesday, October 8 is the first day of early in-person voting and absentee voting by mail for the November 5 general election in Ohio.
Read the full storyMatt Boyle: ‘The Energy is Very Much on Trump’s Side’ Heading into General Election
Matt Boyle, the national political editor at Breitbart News, said former President Donald Trump is heading into the November 5 general election with more energy on his side compared to Vice President Kamala Harris.
Read the full storyDemocrats Push Overseas Voting, but Republicans Sound the Alarm over Fraud Concerns
As Democrats are pushing overseas voting in the November election, Republicans and election integrity advocates are sounding the alarm over possible fraud that could occur with absentee ballots sent from other countries.
With the Democratic Party pushing for more overseas absentee ballots in a close presidential race, Republicans and proponents of election integrity are concerned about the verification of overseas voters and their ballots.
Read the full storyBarack Obama Campaigning for Kamala Harris to ‘Keep His Own Office,’ Author Roger Simon Says
Roger Simon, the co-founder of PJ Media and author of the Substack “American Refugees,” said former President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail for Vice President Kamala Harris leading up to the November 5 general election in an effort to “keep his own office” as he “rules” the Oval Office from the “basement.”
Read the full storyTennessee Democrat Allie Phillips Gestured, Joked with Backyard ‘Ground Penis’ for TikTok Video
Tennessee State House candidate Allie Phillips uploaded a video to TikTok where she crudely joked and gestured with a root she called a “ground penis” found in her back yard.
Phillips uploaded the video to her account on TikTok, the controversial video sharing platform tied to China, in May 2023.
Read the full storyTrump Ahead of Harris in Wisconsin: Trafalgar Group Poll
Former President Trump is slightly ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris by 1 point in the battleground state of Wisconsin, according to a new Trafalgar Group poll.
The survey asks voters which candidate they would vote for if the election were held tomorrow. Trump received 47.1% support compared to 46% for Harris.
Read the full storyTransgender Arizona State University Student Allegedly Assaults Kari Lake’s Daughter over Her Discussion of Donald Trump
A transgender student at Arizona State University (ASU) allegedly assaulted Kari Lake’s daughter, Ruby Halperin, last week while she was registering voters on campus. According to the police report, Rebecca Kimpel threw his entire drink at her, hitting Halperin and her paperwork, and told ASU Police that she was upset about the students talking about GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Kimpel was charged with assault and released.
Read the full storyNevada Election Chief Blocks Inspection of Suspect Voter Names in Swing State
Nevada’s top election official told local election directors not to investigate the names of thousands of people who left the state but remain on its voter rolls.
The watchdog group Citizens Outreach Foundation recently sued four jurisdictions in Nevada to force a review of the voter registration lists.
Read the full storyElection Results Likely to Be Delayed Nationwide by State Rules, Litigation, and Investigations
Counting or certification of the November election results are likely to be delayed nationwide, as states are promulgating different rules on receiving mail ballots, ongoing and likely election litigation, and possible investigations over irregularities, warns an election integrity proponent.
As the 2020 election results were delayed until Joe Biden was announced the winner of the presidential race the Saturday after Election Day, there will likely also be a delay in announcing this year’s presidential contest. The delays this year could be the result of a variety of factors, especially with such a close election, according to Honest Elections Project Executive Director Jason Snead.
Read the full storyWisconsin City Ballot Drop Box Now in Use After Mayor Removed Prior Box
Wausau’s ballot drop box has returned.
City Clerk Kaitlyn Bernarde announced an official drop box was secured outside of Wausau City Hall after a box was previously removed from the spot before it was in use by Mayor Doug Diny.
Read the full storyTrump Widens Georgia Lead over Harris as More Voters Now Hold Positive View of Former President, Quinnipiac Poll Shows
Former President Donald Trump has widened his lead in Georgia over Vice President Kamala Harris, according to data released by Quinnipiac pollsters on Wednesday that also shows more Georgians now hold a favorable view of the Republican than his Democratic opponent.
The Quinnipiac University Poll data for Georgia found Trump now leads with the support of 50 percent of likely voters in the Peach State, while Harris trailed at 44 percent, with an additional 3 percent supporting other candidates.
Read the full storyPoll: Trump Would Win the Florida Hispanic Vote with Strong Support from Cuban Americans
A survey published this Tuesday shows how Cuban-American voters in Florida would become a key support for Republican candidate Donald Trump a few weeks before the general elections in the United States.
The revelation came to light after a survey conducted by Telemundo Station Group and Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, Inc. in the Sunshine State, revealing the decisions Latino voters would make in this year’s presidential election.
Read the full storyArizona Secretary of State Admits ‘We Don’t Know’ Number of Non-Citizens Registered to Vote After Ditching AZGOP Meeting
Arizona Republican Party (AZGOP) Chair Gina Swoboda told The Arizona Sun Times that Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes did not contact her office to reschedule a meeting this week to discuss the 218,000 registered voters who may not be citizens of the United States.
It was revealed last month that Arizona does not have proof of citizenship records for nearly 100,000 voters in Arizona. A second election integrity issue was raised by Fontes to Swoboda on Friday, when the AZGOP chair issued a press release announcing a meeting was scheduled between the Secretary of State and the party.
Read the full storyWisconsin Supreme Court Rules Kennedy Will Stay on Ballot
Former Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has lost the fight to remove his name from Wisconsin’s ballot after the state Supreme Court ruled against him.
In its decision, the Court found that Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen E. Ehlke exercised proper discretion when denying Kennedy’s request for a temporary injunction and keeping the former candidate on the ballot.
Read the full storyLikely Voters in Michigan and Wisconsin Choose Trump over Harris, Poll Finds
With absentee voting having already started, Michigan and Wisconsin voters are leaning Republican, an Atlas Intel poll released recently finds.
Former president Donald Trump leads Vice President Kamala Harris in the Midwest swing states among likely voters, both in head-to-head matchups and multi-candidate ballots.
Read the full storyPennsylvania Warns Voters Their Mail-In Ballots May Arrive Sealed by Seasonal Humidity
The Pennsylvania Department of State on Tuesday warned voters the supplied envelope to return their mail-in ballots may arrive sealed from the humidity affecting much of the commonwealth.
In a statement posted to social media, the department confirmed reports that citizens have received mail-in ballots with sealed return envelopes.
Read the full storyCheryl Fritze Explains Different Approaches Presidential Candidates Are Using to Win Michigan
Cheryl Fritze, director of News Operations for Michigan News Source, detailed the different approaches former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are taking in regards to campaigning in the battleground state of Michigan ahead of the November 5 general election.
Read the full storyMultiple Recent Polls Show U.S. Senate Race Between Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego Is Neck and Neck
The Kari Lake campaign highlighted some new polls on Friday showing her race against Ruben Gallego for the U.S. Senate is neck and neck. There are 20 independent polls which show that the race is averaging less than two points apart, with Gallego barely in the lead.
The campaign noted that the results correlate to a new poll Rasmussen Reports issued last Wednesday, “the pollster that called Donald Trump’s 2016 victory when no one else said he could win.” In 2023, after the election problems began so Rasmussen’s polls were “wrong” in 2020 and 2022, the political poll aggregator site 538 site still rated the pollster a respectable “B” for accuracy.
Read the full storyGOP’s Tennessee State Senate District Nominee Wyatt Rampy: Incumbent Heidi Campbell ‘Has Destructive Ideas’
Wyatt Rampy, the Republican nominee for Tennessee State Senate District 20, said he is working hard to talk to as many people as he can in Davidson County to get out the vote and defeat incumbent State Senator Heidi Campbell (D-Nashville) in the November 5 general election.
Read the full story‘She’s a Liar’: Former DOJ Official Jeff Clark Reacts to Not Finding a Single Case Prosecuted by Kamala Harris
Jeff Clark, former acting assistant attorney general during the Trump administration, said Vice President Kamala Harris appears to be a “liar” and is “misrepresenting her record” as a comprehensive search into her background as a prosecutor has failed to produce evidence that she ever led the prosecution of a single case at the local or state level.
Read the full storyVindman Running for House as a Centrist, but Using Sanders-Linked Strategy Firm
Democratic U.S. House candidate Eugene Vindman has disbursed millions of dollars to a Bernie Sanders-linked strategy group that works with “progressive campaigns” while running on a moderate message, emphasizing local issues and the importance of rejecting extremism.
Read the full storyNon-Citizens and Duplicate Ballots Discovered in a Dozen States Including D.C. Ahead of November Elections
With the November election fewer than six weeks away, states and localities are cleaning up voter rolls and sending out ballots to voters. However, multiple jurisdictions are experiencing issues in preparation for Election Day.
As voters in some states have already begun the early and absentee voting process, several jurisdictions have recently found problems in the administrative process, such as non-citizens on voter rolls and duplicate ballots sent out to voters.
Read the full storyFederal Court Blocks Arizona from Election Manual Changes to Regulate Speech, ‘Disenfranchise’ Voters over Delayed Certification
A federal judge on Friday night issued a ruling that blocks changes to the Election Procedures Manual (EPM) attempted by Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes that would have restricted speech and potentially forfeited votes from entire counties who declined to comply with deadlines set by the state.
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Liburdi, who was nominated by former President Donald Trump, temporarily blocked Fontes’ proposed rule change that would give his office the power to decline to accept the votes from an Arizona county that refused to certify its ballots, even if local officials presented concerns about fraud.
Read the full storyConservative Roxana Holzapfel Spars with Democrat Lauren Kuby During Debate for Legislative District 8 State Senate Race
One of the most contentious races in the Arizona Legislature is for the open state senate seat in Legislative District 8. The Arizona Clean Elections Commission sponsored a debate between the two candidates earlier this month. Rozana Holzapfel, a Hispanic small business owner and former police officer new to politics, is running against Democrat Lauren Kuby. Kuby, who Holzapfel described as a “perennial candidate,” is running on a far left progressive platform in the Tempe-based district touting union endorsements and championing the abortion up until birth Proposition 139.
Kuby described herself in her opening statement as a “proven advocate for environmental consumer and worker protections. I spearheaded Tempe’s Climate Action Plan, as well as innovations in … solar energy adoption. … My values and vision … embrace social, environmental, racial and economic justice … I’m running to be a champion for climate solutions, for abortion access…”
Read the full storyLawmaker Warns Democrats See D.C. Election Laws as Roadmap to Get Foreigners to Vote Nationwide
House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil, R-Wis., is warning that Democrats want to use the voting laws in Washington, D.C., as a roadmap to get foreigners to vote in all 50 states.
Read the full storyPoll: Nevada a Virtual Tossup in Presidential Race
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are virtually tied in Nevada, according to a new poll.
According to the American Greatness/TIPP poll of 736 likely Nevada voters conducted from Sept. 23-25 in conjunction with TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics, Harris holds a slim 49.2% to 47.9% advantage over Trump in a head-to-head matchup, well within the poll’s 3.7% margin of error.
Read the full storySince Debate, Trump Unbeaten in Georgia Polls
At least seven polls that started sampling after the presidential debate on Sept. 10 are in for battleground Georgia, and Republican former President Donald Trump has yet to trail.
He’s yet to fully eclipse the margins of error, thus remaining statistically tied with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
Read the full storyVirginia Poll Shows Tied Gubernatorial Race, Nearly Tied Presidential Race
Virginia’s current political contests could hardly be closer, according to the University of Mary Washington’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies Fall 2024 poll.
A little over a year out, the poll showed Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-07, and Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the leading candidates for the commonwealth’s 2025 gubernatorial race, in a dead heat. When respondents were asked who they would vote for between the two “if the election were held today,” 39% indicated Spanberger, and 39% indicated Earle-Sears. Twelve percent didn’t know who they’d vote for.
Read the full storyFeds Sue Two Wisconsin Towns for Switching to Paper Ballots, Without Voting Machines for Disabled
The U.S. Justice Department sued two rural Wisconsin towns after they switched from including electronic voting machines to using only paper ballots in their elections and counting them by hand.
Read the full storyWisconsin Mayor Being Investigated for Removing City Ballot Drop Box
Wausau Mayor Doug Diny’s actions moving an outdoor ballot drop box have been referred to the Marathon County District Attorney and Wisconsin Elections Commission.
The matter has been referred for investigation and video of Diny’s removal of the ballot box is not being released, City Clerk Kaitlyn Bernarde said in a statement.
Read the full storyOversight Project Releases Video Purportedly Showing Non-Citizens Confirm Intention to Vote in Arizona
The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project on Thursday released video it claims shows non-citizens in Arizona confirm they intend to vote in the November elections, including several who indicated a political preference for Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump.
A video released by the Oversight Project and Muckraker founder Anthony Rubin purportedly shows non-citizens confirming they are registered to vote in Arizona and intend to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in November.
Read the full storyProminent Conservative Sues the State Bar of Arizona over ‘Politicized Star-Chamber-Like Weaponization’ Targeting Conservative Attorneys
David Mast, a former government contractor, founder and former chair of Citizen Taxpayers of Utah, and president of AZ Voters Rights, filed a lawsuit against the State Bar of Arizona last week alleging it targets conservative attorneys. Mast said due to creating fear among attorneys, he is unable to find any to represent him in lawsuits related to conservative causes, violating his “constitutional rights to freedom of expression, association, and petition,” which is “viewpoint discrimination.”
He filed the lawsuit pro se, without an attorney, since he “is unable to find an attorney either within or without Arizona who is willing to file this suit due to likely retaliation by Defendants.” Kari Lake often jokes that eventually she will have to represent herself in her election lawsuits since she will be unable to find any attorneys left who dare to assist her. One of her key attorneys, Bryan Blehm, is currently suspended.
Read the full storyTrump Has a 55 Percent Chance of Victory: Election Model
Former President Donald Trump appears to be the favorite to win the November presidential election, according to one election model.
Trump has a 55.2% chance of winning the election, the J.L. Partners/DailyMail.com election model projects. It assigns Vice President Kamala Harris a 44.6% chance of winning.
Read the full storyDemocrats Ignore Concerns over Non-Citizen Voting, Despite Thousands Found on Voter Rolls
A sizeable number of Democrats have downplayed concerns over non-citizens voting, while more states find thousands of them registered to vote ahead of the November presidential election.
As Republicans have attempted to pass a bill through Congress ensuring that only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections, Democrats have pushed back, claiming that non-citizens are already prohibited from voting in U.S. elections. However, states have continued to find non-citizens on their voter rolls, and some who may have have voted in federal elections, after being registered to vote through the motor vehicles department.
Read the full storyTom Zawistowski Says GOP’s Bernie Moreno Will Win Ohio U.S. Senate Race
Tom Zawistowski, president of the We the People Convention, said he believes Bernie Moreno, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Ohio, will emerge victorious over incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in the November 5 general election.
While Brown has consistently led Moreno in previous polling taken over the last several months, a poll released Wednesday by the Napolitan News Service shows Moreno leading Brown by two percentage points (48 percent – 46 percent) among likely voters.
Read the full storyEJ Haust Details Effect Vice Presidential Debate May Have on Voters
EJ Haust, a digital marketing expert and former journalist who lived in Minnesota for 12 years before relocating to Tennessee, thinks the vice presidential debate next week between U.S. Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will not so much persuade voters to vote differently, but energize the bases of each campaign going into the November 5 general election.
Read the full storyJeff Hutt Explains How ‘Make America Healthy Again’ PAC Is Working to Support Trump in Key Battleground States
Jeff Hutt, a spokesman for the new Make America Healthy Again super political action committee (PAC) and former national field director for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign, detailed how the new PAC is working with donors in the battleground states to help elect former President Donald Trump in the November 5 general election.
Read the full storyWisconsin Lawmaker Eyes Changing Ballot Access Law After RFK Ballot Issue
A Republican lawmaker in Wisconsin want to avoid another fight to get off the ballot.
State Rep. Scott Krug, R-Nekoosa, who oversees the Assembly’s elections committee said on UpFront over the weekend that he wants to change the state law that keeps people on the ballot, almost no matter what.
Read the full storyCommentary: Get Ready for Another Mail-In Ballot Fiasco
Many states are now sending out mail-in ballots for the November election.
Yet at the same time that so many more voters are depending on the mail to cast their ballots, the two leading national organizations of election officials wrote the U.S. Postal Service demanding immediate action to avoid confusion and chaos with mail-in ballots.
Read the full storySigns of Controversy: Arizona Landscape Dotted Roadside Displays Featuring Gallego’s Crude Commentary
The Arizona landscape is becoming dotted with black and yellow signs featuring offensive statements made by Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-03). Gallego, who has a history of making crude remarks to constituents and political opponents, is running for U.S. Senate against Republican Kari Lake.
On Sunday, Lake posted a photo on X of a sign by the side of the road that said, “Gallego forced COVID-19 shots,” quoting him saying, “Suck it up, deal with it.” Gallego posted the crude remark on X in response to a Marine who objected to being required to get the jab. He also said to the soldier in the apparently now-deleted post, “Shut the f*** up.”
Read the full storyAnalysis: After 2020 Election Debacle, Vast Majority of Americans Support Laws to Prevent Voter Fraud
A little-covered survey about how Americans view voter fraud was released from YouGov this week, and the results are distinct. Americans broadly support a multitude of measures aimed at reducing voter fraud after highly questionable ballot processing and election day issues called the 2020 election results into question.
According to the survey, three-quarters of Americans (75 percent) support requiring a photo ID to vote, and nearly the same amount (74 percent) support requiring proof citizenship to vote.
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