An analysis of past elections shows that third-party candidates have at times had significant impacts on the winner. The 2024 presidential election features a lineup of third-party candidates running against Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump who may or may not significantly impact the results on Election Day. Not only were several
Democrats hold a slim 51-49 majority in the Senate, and there are 34 seats up for grabs Tuesday, with a key in Arizona, where Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego is facing off against Republican challenger Kari Lake. Latinos make up about a quarter of eligible voters in the Grand Canyon State, a demographic both candidates are
The amendments allow state prisons to continue to award credits or wages to inmates who voluntarily take on work. Voters in California and Nevada will decide on Nov. 5 whether to remove provisions in their state constitutions that allow prisons to use forced labor to punish crimes. Proposition 6 will repeal the provision in California’s
Foreign policy is not usually the priority for American voters on Election Day. But as the situation darkens from Topeka to Tel Aviv, Americans and their overseas friends are looking to Washington for reassurance. Both major candidates present themselves as a source of certainty, but they are asking the American people to take enormous gambles.
Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a joyous message of unity—or else—this week on the National Mall, her final pitch for president of the United States. When asked about the speech in an interview leading up to it, Harris responded with her typical amount of detail: “So, my speech will be at the Ellipse, and the
While Scott has historically won his elections by narrow margins, polls and voter registration data suggest he holds an edge this year. In a race that could determine which party controls the upper chamber of Congress in 2025, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-Fla.) are going head to head for Florida’s
Federal officials will oversee voting processes and address complaints from the public regarding potential violations of voting rights laws in 86 jurisdictions. Federal officials will be on-site at polling stations in 27 states throughout Election Day to monitor compliance with voting rights laws, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday. The 86 jurisdictions across 27 states