2024 presidential election live updates: Forecasters reveal who is on course to win critical swing state
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With 46 days left until Election Day, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are still battling it out for victory in the presidential election.
Polls in Georgia, a battleground state that could decide the election, show the Republican candidate in the lead.
FiveThirtyEight poll tracker has her up by one point, while Real Clear Politics has her ahead by 1.7 points. Still, forecasters are still predicting her to win the state, helping her secure victory on what will be a nail-biting night.
A new poll from DailyMail.com shows that voters believe Harris is responsible for a number of disastrous policies under Biden, including soaring inflation, the border crisis and the failed withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Majority of voters believe Kamala Harris is responsible for border crisis, higher inflation and withdrawal from Afghanistan
Her own campaign tries to link her to drug price control and economic growth.
Both efforts appear to be working, according to JL Partners/DailyMail.com, which found that a large portion of voters either blamed her or gave her credit for a series of policies implemented during her time as Joe Biden’s vice president.
In particular, 60 percent of likely voters said they were largely or somewhat responsible for the record number of border crossings at the southern border.
Trump’s campaign sees that as a winning theme.
Ted Cruz in trouble against Democratic challenger from Texas in striking new poll
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is trailing Democratic challenger Colin Allred in a shocking new poll, a move that could signal trouble for the longtime lawmaker.
According to a Morning Consult poll released Friday, Allred has a one-point lead over Cruz: 45% to 44%.
It comes after Donald Trump adviser Chris LaCivita wrote on X earlier this week: “What the hell is wrong with the Senate race in Texas? I think I know… and I think I know his name… time to bring in real professionals to @tedcruz‘
Cruz is still expected to retain his seat and in all previous polls he had been ahead of Allred.
According to the Cook Political Report, the race is still “likely Republican.”
Influential voter group says it ‘cannot’ support Kamala Harris, blow to Democrats in crucial swing state
The Uncommitted National Movement said Thursday that the group will not formally endorse Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign because it could affect her chances in the key state of Michigan.
In a lengthy statement, the leaders made it clear that they did not support former President Donald Trump and did not want supporters of the movement to vote for a third party.
‘[E]“Particularly since third-party votes in key swing states could inadvertently contribute to a Trump presidency given our country’s flawed electoral system,” the statement said.
Trump narrowly defeats Harris in Georgia — but can she turn the tide?
Donald Trump holds a narrow lead over Kamala Harris in the crucial battleground of Georgia, with just 46 days until Election Day.
According to FiveThirtyEight polls, he has a one-point lead, while according to Real Clear Politics, he has a 1.7-point lead.
Still, meteorologists still predict she will win the state, putting her on track for victory on what will be a thrilling night.
FiveThirtyEight gives her a 51 percent chance of winning the state, while Trump has a 49 percent chance.
Nate Silver, another leading pollster, gives Trump the lead.
Kamala Harris tells Oprah: ‘If someone breaks into my house, they’ll get shot’
Kamala Harris stressed that she is a gun owner and that she will shoot if anyone tries to sneak into her home.
“If someone breaks into my house, they’ll get shot,” she said, then let out her signature laugh.
She then expressed regret, similar to how her boss Joe Biden would try to take back stupid statements: “I probably shouldn’t have said that. My staff will work on that later.”
The statement made headlines on social media and was immediately condemned by the National Rifle Association, which accused her of being a “walking contradiction.”
Olivia Nuzzi on leave from New York magazine after alleged affair with RFK Jr.
A star political reporter for New York magazine has been suspended after an alleged affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that began when they were $7 million californiaa place to write an article.
Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi admitted in a statement to DailyMail.com that “the nature of a particular communication between me and a former reporter became personal.”
She also claimed that the relationship was never physical.
Her editors confirmed that the other party was a “former issue relevant to the 2024 campaign.” Stands The affair reportedly involved the former presidential candidate, who is married to actress Cheryl Hines.
RFK Jr., 70, has maintained he met the political journalist only once, when she profiled him last year.
“Mr. Kennedy met Olivia Nuzzi only once in his life for an interview she requested, which resulted in a damning article,” his spokesman said. CNNA source added that the nature of the relationship was “emotional and digital in nature, not physical.”
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