If Trump does win the popular vote, it will be a remarkable achievement: Only one Republican (George W. Bush in 2004) in the last eight presidential elections has done so. ByNathaniel Rakich Nov 06, 2024, 3:31 PM CST Trump claims victory Trump is claiming victory at his speech. "I ...
We don’t even know every result of 2022 yet, but the 2024 election has already begun. On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump announced that he would seek a s…
If Kamala Harris had persuaded an additional 1% of the electorate to vote for her, she would have won the popular vote, possibly won the electoral college, and earned the respect of these same pundits who would be praising her for bringing Beyonce on stage instead of snarling that progressive...
Trump lost the popular vote in the 2016 and 2020 elections and has faced particular struggles in suburban communities from Georgia to Pennsylvania to Arizona that could prove decisive in the fall campaign. Trump traveled frequently to New Hampshire in the months leading up to the primary but didn...
Of course, it’s not the popular vote that wins presidential elections. It’s the Electoral College. Trump won in 2016primarily because he added three states (Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin) to the Republican column that had voted Democratic in presidential elections for decades. But rather...
The electoral college may be quirky, but its consequences are real and damaging. The three Supreme Court justices nominated by popular vote-loser Trump have tilted the balance on the bench, struck down longstanding jurisprudence, and hyper-charged partisan division in America. ...
Former President Trump has won Louisiana in the 2024 presidential race, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. Trump’s win nets him eight electoral votes. In 2016, Trump won 58.5 percent of the Pelican State’s vote, and went on to win a simil
to ask questions about the mechanics of counting and reporting votes, after Democrats were unable to declare a winner on caucus night in 2020 due to problems with their reporting system. (The GOP caucuses are a straight popular vote, while Democrats' contests involve a more complicat...
President-elect Donald Trump is claiming a mandate after making inroads with multiple demographics en route to a popular vote victory. In this episode, we hear from a formerly reliable Democratic voter about why he voted for Trump this time around. Guest: Nevin Skalko Nov 10, 2024 • 22 m...
“In my first term, they said ‘he won the election,’ but they always followed by ‘he didn’t win the popular vote,’” Trump said.“Nobody can say that anymore about us.” At the gala, Trump said North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will be announced Friday as his pick for secretary...