Five presidents in U.S. history have won the presidency without winning the popular vote, and the most recent to do so was Donald Trump in 2016. His opponent that year, Hillary Clinton, won over 2.8 million more votes than Trump nationwide, but she lost enough key states to be defeated in the Electoral College, 306
BETHLEHEM, Pa.—With its 19 electoral votes dwarfing any other swing state, Pennsylvania is perhaps the most critical battleground in the fight for the Electoral College. Whoever wins the Keystone State this year appears likely to become the next president. It’s part of the “blue wall”—which also includes Michigan and Wisconsin—that has voted for a Democratic
Voters headed to the polls in record numbers in New Jersey during the state’s early voting period from Oct. 26 through Nov. 3, told The Epoch Times that inflation, immigration, women’s and civil rights, stability, and normalcy were some of the major issues important to them in this contentious election season. The named issues of
The county is a microcosm of the rest of the Keystone State—the largest of the U.S. battlegrounds. BETHLEHEM, Pa.—Nestled in the heart of eastern Pennsylvania is one of two state counties that has been a bellwether in the last four presidential elections, and may decide who controls the White House next year. Northampton County, home
Over the past three months, an avowed left-wing organization has spent more than $9 million on Facebook ads boosting Vice President Kamala Harris and attacking former president Donald Trump. The spots have reached scores of swing state voters using a Facebook feature that allows advertisers to submit their own data—for political groups, that is, data
Nov. 5 referendums in Colorado, Kentucky, and Nebraska will determine the future of certain school choice measures in those states. Even though the presidential candidates haven’t discussed it much, school choice is an election-year issue in many parts of the nation. The ballots in Kentucky and Colorado this year allow voters to decide whether school
University of Minnesota professors condemned school administrators and law enforcement for stopping a violent anti-Israel mob that stormed a campus building, destroyed property, and barricaded doors, trapping terrified employees inside. “This sort of overreaction is a direct result of the militarized response that this administration has adopted,” political science professor Teri Caraway said during an