Too many could divide the anti-Trump vote, making it easier for him to win. For example, in an October poll from YouGov/the Claremont McKenna College Rose Institute of State and Local Government, Trump led DeSantis 55 percent to 45 percent when the two were matched up head to head. ...
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. Rather than strengthenin...
He ultimately won about 6.6 percent of the vote (5,719,850 popular votes, but no electoral votes). —Jacob Rubashkin, Inside Elections ByMary Radcliffe Feb 25, 2024, 9:51 AM CST Haley’s case on electability may not be resonating with voters That...
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Neither Trump nor PresidentJoe Bidenis popular with voters.A recent Morning Consult pollfound that in a Biden-Trump rematch, 43 percent of registered voters say they would support Biden, while 42 percent would support Trump. Importantly, 10 percent said they would support someone else and 5 per...
Among the few “victories” was a referendum in Florida failing to get the required supermajority— but still getting more than 57 percent of the vote. Trump has agonized over this issue, spinning around like a weathervane, trying to placate pro-life voters while not completely alienating ...
What about other presidents who won the electoral vote with less than 50 percent of the total popular vote, many of them with smaller shares than Trump’s: John Quincy Adams (1824), James K. Polk (1844), James Buchanan (1856), Abraham Lincoln (1860), Rutherford B. Hayes (1876), James...
Chicago Tribune, December 12: “With almost all ballots finally counted, Hillary Clinton won the “popular” vote — that is, the total number of votes cast — by more than 2.8 million, about a 2.1 percent edge over Trump’s tally. This is a larger gap than the one in the 2000 electi...
People vote in the 2024 U.S. presidential election on Election Day in Springfield, Ohio, on Nov. 5, 2024. Megan Jelinger | Reuters Though votes are still being tallied in many races across the country, yesterday's elections have already resulted in some historic firsts. ...
The Washington Postreported on Thursdaythat two advisers said Trump is looking at announcing in September, and one source said there is a 70 percent chance Trump announces before the midterms. The Post reported that Trump has begun meeting with top don...