The landscape of the 2024 presidential race is rapidly evolving after new polling data emerged from Pennsylvania, a battleground state that has been a bellwether for national sentiment in past elections. New figures from an Emerson College poll could signal a turning point in the race.
Former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris, 51% to 49%, after undecided voters’ preferences are distributed. This does represent a tightening of the race compared to last month’s results, where Trump led Harris 51% to 45% among very likely voters. However, a string of polling released from the state over the past few weeks reliably showed Harris leading in the Keystone State. Emerson’s newest data firmly bucks that trend.
Electorally, Trump appears to retain his edge over Harris on pivotal issues such as the economy and immigration—domains where his policies have resonated with certain voter segments. However, Harris shows improvement from Joe Biden’s previous performance on both issues.
BREAKING: President Trump up +2 in Pennsylvania in a new Emerson College poll:
The poll also dove into the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania, where incumbent Democrat Bob Casey (D-PA) is leading Republican challenger Dave McCormick, 48% to 44%, with 8% of voters undecided. Since last month, Casey has maintained his support level, whereas McCormick has seen a slight decline from 47%. The Senate race mirrors the contentious and closely watched presidential contest.
The candidates’ public perception is also telling. Both Harris and Trump have nearly equal favorable ratings at 48% and 47%, respectively. Their unfavorable ratings are similarly close, with 52% of voters viewing Harris negatively compared to 53% for Trump. In terms of voter concerns, the economy is the top issue for 51% of likely voters in Pennsylvania. Other significant issues include threats to democracy, immigration, housing affordability, healthcare, and abortion access.
Independents show a slight preference for Trump, with 48% backing him versus 45% for Harris. In suburban areas, Harris holds a narrow lead over Trump, 50% to 47%. Among religious demographics, Trump has a substantial advantage with Protestant voters, leading 58% to 40%, and with Roman Catholic voters, where he leads 60% to 39%. Harris finds strong support among atheists and agnostics, who favor her overwhelmingly, 84% to 13%. She also leads among those with no specific religious affiliation, who back her by a margin of 56% to 39%. The poll also asked voters about fracking—a significant issue in Pennsylvania given its substantial natural gas industry. Here, 50% of voters trust Trump to handle the issue better compared to 43% who prefer Harris.
In Pennsylvania, union affiliation seems to play a significant role in voter preferences, according to Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling. “Pennsylvania likely voters in unions break for Harris by 15 points, 57% to 42%, while those not in a union and without union members in the household break for Trump, 50% to 48%,” Kimball explained.
Trump’s campaign is intensely focused on Pennsylvania, viewing the state as essential for a victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. To secure a win, Trump’s strategy includes reclaiming Pennsylvania and Georgia, states he won in 2016 but lost in 2020, and retaining his support in North Carolina.
2024-08-16 18:06:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Ftrendingpoliticsnews.com%2Fjust-in-trump-gets-game-changing-poll-result-in-crucial-swing-state-mace%2F?w=600&h=450, The landscape of the 2024 presidential race is rapidly evolving after new polling data emerged from Pennsylvania, a battleground state that has been a bellwether for national sentiment in past elections. New figures from an Emerson College poll could signal a turning point in the race. Former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala,
The landscape of the 2024 presidential race is rapidly evolving after new polling data emerged from Pennsylvania, a battleground state that has been a bellwether for national sentiment in past elections. New figures from an Emerson College poll could signal a turning point in the race.
Former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris, 51% to 49%, after undecided voters’ preferences are distributed. This does represent a tightening of the race compared to last month’s results, where Trump led Harris 51% to 45% among very likely voters. However, a string of polling released from the state over the past few weeks reliably showed Harris leading in the Keystone State. Emerson’s newest data firmly bucks that trend.
Electorally, Trump appears to retain his edge over Harris on pivotal issues such as the economy and immigration—domains where his policies have resonated with certain voter segments. However, Harris shows improvement from Joe Biden’s previous performance on both issues.
BREAKING: President Trump up +2 in Pennsylvania in a new Emerson College poll:
The poll also dove into the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania, where incumbent Democrat Bob Casey (D-PA) is leading Republican challenger Dave McCormick, 48% to 44%, with 8% of voters undecided. Since last month, Casey has maintained his support level, whereas McCormick has seen a slight decline from 47%. The Senate race mirrors the contentious and closely watched presidential contest.
The candidates’ public perception is also telling. Both Harris and Trump have nearly equal favorable ratings at 48% and 47%, respectively. Their unfavorable ratings are similarly close, with 52% of voters viewing Harris negatively compared to 53% for Trump. In terms of voter concerns, the economy is the top issue for 51% of likely voters in Pennsylvania. Other significant issues include threats to democracy, immigration, housing affordability, healthcare, and abortion access.
Independents show a slight preference for Trump, with 48% backing him versus 45% for Harris. In suburban areas, Harris holds a narrow lead over Trump, 50% to 47%. Among religious demographics, Trump has a substantial advantage with Protestant voters, leading 58% to 40%, and with Roman Catholic voters, where he leads 60% to 39%. Harris finds strong support among atheists and agnostics, who favor her overwhelmingly, 84% to 13%. She also leads among those with no specific religious affiliation, who back her by a margin of 56% to 39%. The poll also asked voters about fracking—a significant issue in Pennsylvania given its substantial natural gas industry. Here, 50% of voters trust Trump to handle the issue better compared to 43% who prefer Harris.
In Pennsylvania, union affiliation seems to play a significant role in voter preferences, according to Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling. “Pennsylvania likely voters in unions break for Harris by 15 points, 57% to 42%, while those not in a union and without union members in the household break for Trump, 50% to 48%,” Kimball explained.
Trump’s campaign is intensely focused on Pennsylvania, viewing the state as essential for a victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. To secure a win, Trump’s strategy includes reclaiming Pennsylvania and Georgia, states he won in 2016 but lost in 2020, and retaining his support in North Carolina.
, The landscape of the 2024 presidential race is rapidly evolving after new polling data emerged from Pennsylvania, a battleground state that has been a bellwether for national sentiment in past elections. New figures from an Emerson College poll could signal a turning point in the race. Former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris, 51% to 49%, after undecided voters’ preferences are distributed. This does represent a tightening of the race compared to last month’s results, where Trump led Harris 51% to 45% among very likely voters. However, a string of polling released from the state over the past few weeks reliably showed Harris leading in the Keystone State. Emerson’s newest data firmly bucks that trend. Electorally, Trump appears to retain his edge over Harris on pivotal issues such as the economy and immigration—domains where his policies have resonated with certain voter segments. However, Harris shows improvement from Joe Biden’s previous performance on both issues. BREAKING: President Trump up +2 in Pennsylvania in a new Emerson College poll: Trump: 51%Kamala: 49% pic.twitter.com/VJ66bwBCtf — Greg Price (@greg_price11) August 16, 2024 The poll also dove into the U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania, where incumbent Democrat Bob Casey (D-PA) is leading Republican challenger Dave McCormick, 48% to 44%, with 8% of voters undecided. Since last month, Casey has maintained his support level, whereas McCormick has seen a slight decline from 47%. The Senate race mirrors the contentious and closely watched presidential contest. The candidates’ public perception is also telling. Both Harris and Trump have nearly equal favorable ratings at 48% and 47%, respectively. Their unfavorable ratings are similarly close, with 52% of voters viewing Harris negatively compared to 53% for Trump. In terms of voter concerns, the economy is the top issue for 51% of likely voters in Pennsylvania. Other significant issues include threats to democracy, immigration, housing affordability, healthcare, and abortion access. Independents show a slight preference for Trump, with 48% backing him versus 45% for Harris. In suburban areas, Harris holds a narrow lead over Trump, 50% to 47%. Among religious demographics, Trump has a substantial advantage with Protestant voters, leading 58% to 40%, and with Roman Catholic voters, where he leads 60% to 39%. Harris finds strong support among atheists and agnostics, who favor her overwhelmingly, 84% to 13%. She also leads among those with no specific religious affiliation, who back her by a margin of 56% to 39%. The poll also asked voters about fracking—a significant issue in Pennsylvania given its substantial natural gas industry. Here, 50% of voters trust Trump to handle the issue better compared to 43% who prefer Harris. In Pennsylvania, union affiliation seems to play a significant role in voter preferences, according to Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling. “Pennsylvania likely voters in unions break for Harris by 15 points, 57% to 42%, while those not in a union and without union members in the household break for Trump, 50% to 48%,” Kimball explained. Trump’s campaign is intensely focused on Pennsylvania, viewing the state as essential for a victory over Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. To secure a win, Trump’s strategy includes reclaiming Pennsylvania and Georgia, states he won in 2016 but lost in 2020, and retaining his support in North Carolina. (VOTE: Are You Supporting TRUMP Or KAMALA In November?), , , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/President_Trump_and_Mrs._Trump_Arrive_in_Ohio_48482552276.jpg, Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary, , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-Trending-Politics-ILMF-Logo-Heart-bubble-32×32.jpg, https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/feed/, Chris Powell,
Newly released bodycam footage has emerged from the July 13 rally of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, displaying a heated exchange between local law enforcement officers concerning the Secret Service. The footage, obtained by Judicial Watch, captured the critical moments of the thwarted assassination attempt on Trump.
The video begins with a police officer urgently requesting backup, signaling the onset of the chaotic events that would unfold. However, the top revelation from the newly-released footage is the exposure of a breakdown in coordination that could have had dire consequences. A frustrated officer is heard criticizing the Secret Service’s deployment strategy, or lack thereof, in the clip: “I f*cking told them they need to post the guys f*cking over here! I told them at the f*cking, the Secret Service, I told them that f*cking Tuesday. I told them to post f*cking guys over here!”
The lack of personnel in critical areas was a recurring theme in the footage, which documented the officers’ growing frustration. “I wasn’t even concerned about it because I thought someone was on the roof,” one officer admitted. “I bet he climbed up here… I bet he climbed the wall,” said one of the officers.
One officer’s exasperation is palpable as he recounts his interactions with the Secret Service, which seemed to initially acknowledge the need for increased security: “I thought we were going to post guys over here. I talked to the Secret Service guys, they were like ‘Yeah no problem, we’re going to post guys over here.’”
WATCH:
The footage concludes with officers responding to the aftermath, trying to make sense of the situation and coordinate further action. The footage also provided a new angle of Thomas Matthew Crooks’ body on the roof. Crooks, a 20-year-old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, fired eight rounds from an AR–15–style rifle from the roof of a nearby building on July 13.
Trump was struck in the upper right ear but managed to avoid more severe injury. In addition to injuring Trump, Crooks killed one rally attendee, Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old former fire chief, and critically wounded two others. Crooks was eventually shot and killed by the U.S. Secret Service’s Counter Sniper Team.
The event unfolded at an open rally held as part of Trump’s campaign for the 2024 presidential election. Security at the rally included both state police and Secret Service agents, who had positioned snipers in nearby buildings. However, Crooks managed to position himself undetected on a roof, from where he carried out the attack. Witnesses reported seeing him on the roof with a rifle shortly before the shooting began.
Despite increased security measures due to prior intelligence suggesting threats against Trump, Crooks was able to evade detection until it was too late. Trump was treated at a nearby hospital and released later that day in stable condition. The assassination attempt did not deter Trump from making a public appearance just two days later at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where he was seen wearing a bandage over his ear.
The attack led to widespread criticism of the security arrangements at the rally, particularly concerning lapses that allowed Crooks to position himself without detection. Kimberly Cheatle, the Director of the Secret Service, resigned ten days later. In the aftermath, Trump’s campaign organized a fundraising effort for the victims’ families, raising over $2 million.
2024-08-16 17:30:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Ftrendingpoliticsnews.com%2Fbreaking-bodycam-footage-shows-officers-ripping-secret-service-for-refusal-to-heed-warnings-mace%2F?w=600&h=450, Newly released bodycam footage has emerged from the July 13 rally of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, displaying a heated exchange between local law enforcement officers concerning the Secret Service. The footage, obtained by Judicial Watch, captured the critical moments of the thwarted assassination attempt on Trump. The video begins with a police,
Newly released bodycam footage has emerged from the July 13 rally of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, displaying a heated exchange between local law enforcement officers concerning the Secret Service. The footage, obtained by Judicial Watch, captured the critical moments of the thwarted assassination attempt on Trump.
The video begins with a police officer urgently requesting backup, signaling the onset of the chaotic events that would unfold. However, the top revelation from the newly-released footage is the exposure of a breakdown in coordination that could have had dire consequences. A frustrated officer is heard criticizing the Secret Service’s deployment strategy, or lack thereof, in the clip: “I f*cking told them they need to post the guys f*cking over here! I told them at the f*cking, the Secret Service, I told them that f*cking Tuesday. I told them to post f*cking guys over here!”
The lack of personnel in critical areas was a recurring theme in the footage, which documented the officers’ growing frustration. “I wasn’t even concerned about it because I thought someone was on the roof,” one officer admitted. “I bet he climbed up here… I bet he climbed the wall,” said one of the officers.
One officer’s exasperation is palpable as he recounts his interactions with the Secret Service, which seemed to initially acknowledge the need for increased security: “I thought we were going to post guys over here. I talked to the Secret Service guys, they were like ‘Yeah no problem, we’re going to post guys over here.’”
WATCH:
The footage concludes with officers responding to the aftermath, trying to make sense of the situation and coordinate further action. The footage also provided a new angle of Thomas Matthew Crooks’ body on the roof. Crooks, a 20-year-old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, fired eight rounds from an AR–15–style rifle from the roof of a nearby building on July 13.
Trump was struck in the upper right ear but managed to avoid more severe injury. In addition to injuring Trump, Crooks killed one rally attendee, Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old former fire chief, and critically wounded two others. Crooks was eventually shot and killed by the U.S. Secret Service’s Counter Sniper Team.
The event unfolded at an open rally held as part of Trump’s campaign for the 2024 presidential election. Security at the rally included both state police and Secret Service agents, who had positioned snipers in nearby buildings. However, Crooks managed to position himself undetected on a roof, from where he carried out the attack. Witnesses reported seeing him on the roof with a rifle shortly before the shooting began.
Despite increased security measures due to prior intelligence suggesting threats against Trump, Crooks was able to evade detection until it was too late. Trump was treated at a nearby hospital and released later that day in stable condition. The assassination attempt did not deter Trump from making a public appearance just two days later at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where he was seen wearing a bandage over his ear.
The attack led to widespread criticism of the security arrangements at the rally, particularly concerning lapses that allowed Crooks to position himself without detection. Kimberly Cheatle, the Director of the Secret Service, resigned ten days later. In the aftermath, Trump’s campaign organized a fundraising effort for the victims’ families, raising over $2 million.
, Newly released bodycam footage has emerged from the July 13 rally of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, displaying a heated exchange between local law enforcement officers concerning the Secret Service. The footage, obtained by Judicial Watch, captured the critical moments of the thwarted assassination attempt on Trump. The video begins with a police officer urgently requesting backup, signaling the onset of the chaotic events that would unfold. However, the top revelation from the newly-released footage is the exposure of a breakdown in coordination that could have had dire consequences. A frustrated officer is heard criticizing the Secret Service’s deployment strategy, or lack thereof, in the clip: “I f*cking told them they need to post the guys f*cking over here! I told them at the f*cking, the Secret Service, I told them that f*cking Tuesday. I told them to post f*cking guys over here!” The lack of personnel in critical areas was a recurring theme in the footage, which documented the officers’ growing frustration. “I wasn’t even concerned about it because I thought someone was on the roof,” one officer admitted. “I bet he climbed up here… I bet he climbed the wall,” said one of the officers. One officer’s exasperation is palpable as he recounts his interactions with the Secret Service, which seemed to initially acknowledge the need for increased security: “I thought we were going to post guys over here. I talked to the Secret Service guys, they were like ‘Yeah no problem, we’re going to post guys over here.’” WATCH: The footage concludes with officers responding to the aftermath, trying to make sense of the situation and coordinate further action. The footage also provided a new angle of Thomas Matthew Crooks’ body on the roof. Crooks, a 20-year-old from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, fired eight rounds from an AR–15–style rifle from the roof of a nearby building on July 13. Trump was struck in the upper right ear but managed to avoid more severe injury. In addition to injuring Trump, Crooks killed one rally attendee, Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old former fire chief, and critically wounded two others. Crooks was eventually shot and killed by the U.S. Secret Service’s Counter Sniper Team. The event unfolded at an open rally held as part of Trump’s campaign for the 2024 presidential election. Security at the rally included both state police and Secret Service agents, who had positioned snipers in nearby buildings. However, Crooks managed to position himself undetected on a roof, from where he carried out the attack. Witnesses reported seeing him on the roof with a rifle shortly before the shooting began. Despite increased security measures due to prior intelligence suggesting threats against Trump, Crooks was able to evade detection until it was too late. Trump was treated at a nearby hospital and released later that day in stable condition. The assassination attempt did not deter Trump from making a public appearance just two days later at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where he was seen wearing a bandage over his ear. The attack led to widespread criticism of the security arrangements at the rally, particularly concerning lapses that allowed Crooks to position himself without detection. Kimberly Cheatle, the Director of the Secret Service, resigned ten days later. In the aftermath, Trump’s campaign organized a fundraising effort for the victims’ families, raising over $2 million. (VOTE: Are You Supporting TRUMP Or KAMALA In November?), , , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-16-at-10.08.49 AM.png, Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary, , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-Trending-Politics-ILMF-Logo-Heart-bubble-32×32.jpg, https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/feed/, Chris Powell,
Just one day after being brought back to former President Donald Trump’s campaign team, Corey Lewandowski is already taking it to liberals. After journalist Tara Palmeri attempted to misquote Lewandowski in a post on X, he responded with a typical fervor.
Lewandowski, who had served as an informal adviser to former President Trump during his 2016 campaign, joined the senior leadership team of Trump’s current campaign on Thursday. A key figure in Trump’s circle and his new campaign efforts, Lewandowski took to X to correct the false reporting by Palmeri. Known for her inside scoops on political dynamics, the Puck News reporter tweeted about ongoing tensions within Trump’s camp at Bedminster. Her tweet suggested that Lewandowski was part of a chaotic restructuring aimed at sidelining other senior figures, such as campaign manager Chris LaCivita, by auditing campaign finances.
“Inside Bedminster, there’s a pervasive anxiety that Trump is trying to recreate the chaos from 2016. No one thinks Lewandowski and LaCivita can cohabitate for long, leading some people close to Trump to speculate that he’s trying to push LaCivita out,” Palmeri wrote.
“One obvious vulnerability facing LaCivita is his astronomical fee: his firm collects $50,000 each month from the RNC & Campaign, part of the nearly $1.7 million he’s invoiced the campaign since January, up from the $1.65 million he billed in 2023. Lewandowski told me: “I have never told anyone I will be conducting a forensic audit of the campaign, nor have I alluded to, or have any understanding of, how much money Chris LaCivita may or may not have billed this campaign.”
One obvious vulnerability facing LaCivita is his astronomical fee: his firm collects $50,000 each month from the RNC & Campaign, part of the nearly $1.7 million he’s invoiced the campaign since January, up from the $1.65 million he billed in 2023. Lewandowski told me: “I have…
However, Lewandowski responded with a forceful denial, stating, “Tara – I have never told anyone I will be conducting a forensic audit of the campaign, nor have I alluded to, or have any understanding of, how much money Chris LaCivita consulting may or may not have billed this campaign.” He accused Palmeri of manufacturing stories, adding, “Please stop with the innuendo, the speculation, and the outright lies. This is why America doesn’t believe the news anymore because you’re just making things up.”
My full quote is here:
Tara – I have never told anyone I will be conducting a forensic audit of the campaign nor have I alluded to or have any understanding of how much money Chris LaCivita consulting may or may not have built this campaign. Please stop with the innuendo, the… https://t.co/rvjGekieN8
As Trump aims to strengthen his position in the presidential race, his campaign has expanded its team, enlisting several key allies, including Lewandowski, who previously managed Trump’s 2016 campaign. Sources associated with the campaign have emphasized that the recent additions to the leadership team are not indicative of a major overhaul, but rather an enhancement of the campaign’s management as it gears up for the critical final months before the election.
Among the new appointees is Tim Murtaugh, former communications director for Trump’s 2020 campaign. Also joining the team are Alex Pfeiffer and Alex Bruesewitz, both of whom held significant roles in the Trump-aligned MAGA Inc. super PAC, with Bruesewitz boasting a substantial social media following. Earlier this week, Politico reported that Taylor Budowich, formerly at the helm of MAGA Inc., has transitioned to a senior position within the Trump campaign.
Cleveland, Ohio, USA, July 18, 2016
“As we head into the home stretch of this election, we are continuing to add to our impressive campaign team,” Trump campaign senior aides said in a statement. “Corey Lewandowski, Taylor Budowich, Alex Pfeiffer, Alex Bruesewitz, and Tim Murtaugh are all veterans of prior Trump campaigns and their unmatched experience will help President Trump prosecute the case against Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the most radical ticket in American history.”
Lewandowski has been known for his close ties to former President Trump. He was the inaugural campaign manager for Trump’s 2016 presidential run but was dismissed by Trump during the Republican primary season. Afterward, Lewandowski transitioned to a role as a political commentator with various networks, including One America News Network, Fox News, and CNN.
2024-08-16 16:43:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Ftrendingpoliticsnews.com%2Fcorey-lewandowski-destroys-liberal-reporter-after-she-tries-to-misquote-him-mace%2F?w=600&h=450, Just one day after being brought back to former President Donald Trump’s campaign team, Corey Lewandowski is already taking it to liberals. After journalist Tara Palmeri attempted to misquote Lewandowski in a post on X, he responded with a typical fervor. Lewandowski, who had served as an informal adviser to former President Trump during his,
Just one day after being brought back to former President Donald Trump’s campaign team, Corey Lewandowski is already taking it to liberals. After journalist Tara Palmeri attempted to misquote Lewandowski in a post on X, he responded with a typical fervor.
Lewandowski, who had served as an informal adviser to former President Trump during his 2016 campaign, joined the senior leadership team of Trump’s current campaign on Thursday. A key figure in Trump’s circle and his new campaign efforts, Lewandowski took to X to correct the false reporting by Palmeri. Known for her inside scoops on political dynamics, the Puck News reporter tweeted about ongoing tensions within Trump’s camp at Bedminster. Her tweet suggested that Lewandowski was part of a chaotic restructuring aimed at sidelining other senior figures, such as campaign manager Chris LaCivita, by auditing campaign finances.
“Inside Bedminster, there’s a pervasive anxiety that Trump is trying to recreate the chaos from 2016. No one thinks Lewandowski and LaCivita can cohabitate for long, leading some people close to Trump to speculate that he’s trying to push LaCivita out,” Palmeri wrote.
“One obvious vulnerability facing LaCivita is his astronomical fee: his firm collects $50,000 each month from the RNC & Campaign, part of the nearly $1.7 million he’s invoiced the campaign since January, up from the $1.65 million he billed in 2023. Lewandowski told me: “I have never told anyone I will be conducting a forensic audit of the campaign, nor have I alluded to, or have any understanding of, how much money Chris LaCivita may or may not have billed this campaign.”
One obvious vulnerability facing LaCivita is his astronomical fee: his firm collects $50,000 each month from the RNC & Campaign, part of the nearly $1.7 million he’s invoiced the campaign since January, up from the $1.65 million he billed in 2023. Lewandowski told me: “I have…
However, Lewandowski responded with a forceful denial, stating, “Tara – I have never told anyone I will be conducting a forensic audit of the campaign, nor have I alluded to, or have any understanding of, how much money Chris LaCivita consulting may or may not have billed this campaign.” He accused Palmeri of manufacturing stories, adding, “Please stop with the innuendo, the speculation, and the outright lies. This is why America doesn’t believe the news anymore because you’re just making things up.”
My full quote is here:
Tara – I have never told anyone I will be conducting a forensic audit of the campaign nor have I alluded to or have any understanding of how much money Chris LaCivita consulting may or may not have built this campaign. Please stop with the innuendo, the… https://t.co/rvjGekieN8
As Trump aims to strengthen his position in the presidential race, his campaign has expanded its team, enlisting several key allies, including Lewandowski, who previously managed Trump’s 2016 campaign. Sources associated with the campaign have emphasized that the recent additions to the leadership team are not indicative of a major overhaul, but rather an enhancement of the campaign’s management as it gears up for the critical final months before the election.
Among the new appointees is Tim Murtaugh, former communications director for Trump’s 2020 campaign. Also joining the team are Alex Pfeiffer and Alex Bruesewitz, both of whom held significant roles in the Trump-aligned MAGA Inc. super PAC, with Bruesewitz boasting a substantial social media following. Earlier this week, Politico reported that Taylor Budowich, formerly at the helm of MAGA Inc., has transitioned to a senior position within the Trump campaign.
Cleveland, Ohio, USA, July 18, 2016
“As we head into the home stretch of this election, we are continuing to add to our impressive campaign team,” Trump campaign senior aides said in a statement. “Corey Lewandowski, Taylor Budowich, Alex Pfeiffer, Alex Bruesewitz, and Tim Murtaugh are all veterans of prior Trump campaigns and their unmatched experience will help President Trump prosecute the case against Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the most radical ticket in American history.”
Lewandowski has been known for his close ties to former President Trump. He was the inaugural campaign manager for Trump’s 2016 presidential run but was dismissed by Trump during the Republican primary season. Afterward, Lewandowski transitioned to a role as a political commentator with various networks, including One America News Network, Fox News, and CNN.
, Just one day after being brought back to former President Donald Trump’s campaign team, Corey Lewandowski is already taking it to liberals. After journalist Tara Palmeri attempted to misquote Lewandowski in a post on X, he responded with a typical fervor. Lewandowski, who had served as an informal adviser to former President Trump during his 2016 campaign, joined the senior leadership team of Trump’s current campaign on Thursday. A key figure in Trump’s circle and his new campaign efforts, Lewandowski took to X to correct the false reporting by Palmeri. Known for her inside scoops on political dynamics, the Puck News reporter tweeted about ongoing tensions within Trump’s camp at Bedminster. Her tweet suggested that Lewandowski was part of a chaotic restructuring aimed at sidelining other senior figures, such as campaign manager Chris LaCivita, by auditing campaign finances. “Inside Bedminster, there’s a pervasive anxiety that Trump is trying to recreate the chaos from 2016. No one thinks Lewandowski and LaCivita can cohabitate for long, leading some people close to Trump to speculate that he’s trying to push LaCivita out,” Palmeri wrote. “One obvious vulnerability facing LaCivita is his astronomical fee: his firm collects $50,000 each month from the RNC & Campaign, part of the nearly $1.7 million he’s invoiced the campaign since January, up from the $1.65 million he billed in 2023. Lewandowski told me: “I have never told anyone I will be conducting a forensic audit of the campaign, nor have I alluded to, or have any understanding of, how much money Chris LaCivita may or may not have billed this campaign.” One obvious vulnerability facing LaCivita is his astronomical fee: his firm collects $50,000 each month from the RNC & Campaign, part of the nearly $1.7 million he’s invoiced the campaign since January, up from the $1.65 million he billed in 2023. Lewandowski told me: “I have… — Tara Palmeri (@tarapalmeri) August 16, 2024 However, Lewandowski responded with a forceful denial, stating, “Tara – I have never told anyone I will be conducting a forensic audit of the campaign, nor have I alluded to, or have any understanding of, how much money Chris LaCivita consulting may or may not have billed this campaign.” He accused Palmeri of manufacturing stories, adding, “Please stop with the innuendo, the speculation, and the outright lies. This is why America doesn’t believe the news anymore because you’re just making things up.” My full quote is here: Tara – I have never told anyone I will be conducting a forensic audit of the campaign nor have I alluded to or have any understanding of how much money Chris LaCivita consulting may or may not have built this campaign. Please stop with the innuendo, the… https://t.co/rvjGekieN8 — Corey R. Lewandowski (@CLewandowski_) August 16, 2024 As Trump aims to strengthen his position in the presidential race, his campaign has expanded its team, enlisting several key allies, including Lewandowski, who previously managed Trump’s 2016 campaign. Sources associated with the campaign have emphasized that the recent additions to the leadership team are not indicative of a major overhaul, but rather an enhancement of the campaign’s management as it gears up for the critical final months before the election. Among the new appointees is Tim Murtaugh, former communications director for Trump’s 2020 campaign. Also joining the team are Alex Pfeiffer and Alex Bruesewitz, both of whom held significant roles in the Trump-aligned MAGA Inc. super PAC, with Bruesewitz boasting a substantial social media following. Earlier this week, Politico reported that Taylor Budowich, formerly at the helm of MAGA Inc., has transitioned to a senior position within the Trump campaign. Cleveland, Ohio, USA, July 18, 2016 “As we head into the home stretch of this election, we are continuing to add to our impressive campaign team,” Trump campaign senior aides said in a statement. “Corey Lewandowski, Taylor Budowich, Alex Pfeiffer, Alex Bruesewitz, and Tim Murtaugh are all veterans of prior Trump campaigns and their unmatched experience will help President Trump prosecute the case against Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the most radical ticket in American history.” Lewandowski has been known for his close ties to former President Trump. He was the inaugural campaign manager for Trump’s 2016 presidential run but was dismissed by Trump during the Republican primary season. Afterward, Lewandowski transitioned to a role as a political commentator with various networks, including One America News Network, Fox News, and CNN. (VOTE: Are You Supporting TRUMP Or KAMALA In November?), , , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shutterstock_1786081073.jpg, Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary, , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-Trending-Politics-ILMF-Logo-Heart-bubble-32×32.jpg, https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/feed/, Chris Powell,
Former President Donald Trump is feeling exceptionally confident about his chances in November, so much so that the Republican leader on Friday announced a star-studded transition team that he said will lead the way in establishing the policies and personnel that will kick off his second four-year term.
The National Pulse obtained a record of the individuals the former president will rely on as he strengthens his grip on the levers of government that he claims have been used to politically persecute him since he left the White House in 2021. His presidential transition team will operate as a 501(c)4 political nonprofit under IRS guidelines, and former wrestling executive and ambassador Linda McMahon and billionaire Trump donor and finance mogul Howard Lutnick will lead it. Backing up both successful businesspeople will be Ohio Sen. and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance (R-OH) and the former president’s two eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump.
“The 2024 GOP Platform to Make America Great Again is a forward-looking agenda that will deliver safety, prosperity and freedom for the American people. My administration will deliver on these bold promises,” states President Donald J. Trump.“We will restore strength, competence, and common sense to the Oval Office. I have absolute confidence the Trump-Vance Administration will be ready to govern effectively on Day One.”
Until now, critics of President Trump have alleged he is relying on Project 2025 to do much the same, an initiative run by the conservative Heritage Foundation which Trump has denied association with as some of its policies have proved unpopular with voters in several mainstream polls. In June, he wrote that he has “no idea” who is behind the blueprint, which may be true given the distance between the conservative think tank and the Trump campaign; however, many of the brains behind the operation are familiar to him, including former chief of staff Mark Meadows and longtime immigration advisor Stephen Miller. Some of the lawyers who advised President Trump following the 2020 election count themselves among Project 2025’s leadership as well, including Cleta Mitchell, John Eastman, and Jay Sekulow, CNN reported.
Staking out populist policies has instead been President Trump’s most effective tack as he fights to maintain a slight lead in the polls over Vice President Kamala Harris. After originally proposing the elimination of federal taxes on tipped wages, Trump saw his own idea coopted by Harris, which, while certainly upsetting, also indicates how popular his ideas are to the electorate. Even those who may hold negative views of the Republican tell pollsters that they generally agree with his America First agenda, including a secure border, reduced involvement in foreign wars, and economic policies that grow American jobs and ensure wages keep pace with rising costs of goods and housing.
2024-08-16 15:38:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Ftrendingpoliticsnews.com%2Fjust-in-trump-announces-star-studded-presidential-transition-team-mstef%2F?w=600&h=450, Former President Donald Trump is feeling exceptionally confident about his chances in November, so much so that the Republican leader on Friday announced a star-studded transition team that he said will lead the way in establishing the policies and personnel that will kick off his second four-year term. The National Pulse obtained a record of,
Former President Donald Trump is feeling exceptionally confident about his chances in November, so much so that the Republican leader on Friday announced a star-studded transition team that he said will lead the way in establishing the policies and personnel that will kick off his second four-year term.
The National Pulse obtained a record of the individuals the former president will rely on as he strengthens his grip on the levers of government that he claims have been used to politically persecute him since he left the White House in 2021. His presidential transition team will operate as a 501(c)4 political nonprofit under IRS guidelines, and former wrestling executive and ambassador Linda McMahon and billionaire Trump donor and finance mogul Howard Lutnick will lead it. Backing up both successful businesspeople will be Ohio Sen. and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance (R-OH) and the former president’s two eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump.
“The 2024 GOP Platform to Make America Great Again is a forward-looking agenda that will deliver safety, prosperity and freedom for the American people. My administration will deliver on these bold promises,” states President Donald J. Trump.“We will restore strength, competence, and common sense to the Oval Office. I have absolute confidence the Trump-Vance Administration will be ready to govern effectively on Day One.”
Until now, critics of President Trump have alleged he is relying on Project 2025 to do much the same, an initiative run by the conservative Heritage Foundation which Trump has denied association with as some of its policies have proved unpopular with voters in several mainstream polls. In June, he wrote that he has “no idea” who is behind the blueprint, which may be true given the distance between the conservative think tank and the Trump campaign; however, many of the brains behind the operation are familiar to him, including former chief of staff Mark Meadows and longtime immigration advisor Stephen Miller. Some of the lawyers who advised President Trump following the 2020 election count themselves among Project 2025’s leadership as well, including Cleta Mitchell, John Eastman, and Jay Sekulow, CNN reported.
Staking out populist policies has instead been President Trump’s most effective tack as he fights to maintain a slight lead in the polls over Vice President Kamala Harris. After originally proposing the elimination of federal taxes on tipped wages, Trump saw his own idea coopted by Harris, which, while certainly upsetting, also indicates how popular his ideas are to the electorate. Even those who may hold negative views of the Republican tell pollsters that they generally agree with his America First agenda, including a secure border, reduced involvement in foreign wars, and economic policies that grow American jobs and ensure wages keep pace with rising costs of goods and housing.
, Former President Donald Trump is feeling exceptionally confident about his chances in November, so much so that the Republican leader on Friday announced a star-studded transition team that he said will lead the way in establishing the policies and personnel that will kick off his second four-year term. The National Pulse obtained a record of the individuals the former president will rely on as he strengthens his grip on the levers of government that he claims have been used to politically persecute him since he left the White House in 2021. His presidential transition team will operate as a 501(c)4 political nonprofit under IRS guidelines, and former wrestling executive and ambassador Linda McMahon and billionaire Trump donor and finance mogul Howard Lutnick will lead it. Backing up both successful businesspeople will be Ohio Sen. and vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance (R-OH) and the former president’s two eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump. (VOTE: Are You Supporting TRUMP Or KAMALA In November?) “The 2024 GOP Platform to Make America Great Again is a forward-looking agenda that will deliver safety, prosperity and freedom for the American people. My administration will deliver on these bold promises,” states President Donald J. Trump.“We will restore strength, competence, and common sense to the Oval Office. I have absolute confidence the Trump-Vance Administration will be ready to govern effectively on Day One.” Until now, critics of President Trump have alleged he is relying on Project 2025 to do much the same, an initiative run by the conservative Heritage Foundation which Trump has denied association with as some of its policies have proved unpopular with voters in several mainstream polls. In June, he wrote that he has “no idea” who is behind the blueprint, which may be true given the distance between the conservative think tank and the Trump campaign; however, many of the brains behind the operation are familiar to him, including former chief of staff Mark Meadows and longtime immigration advisor Stephen Miller. Some of the lawyers who advised President Trump following the 2020 election count themselves among Project 2025’s leadership as well, including Cleta Mitchell, John Eastman, and Jay Sekulow, CNN reported. Staking out populist policies has instead been President Trump’s most effective tack as he fights to maintain a slight lead in the polls over Vice President Kamala Harris. After originally proposing the elimination of federal taxes on tipped wages, Trump saw his own idea coopted by Harris, which, while certainly upsetting, also indicates how popular his ideas are to the electorate. Even those who may hold negative views of the Republican tell pollsters that they generally agree with his America First agenda, including a secure border, reduced involvement in foreign wars, and economic policies that grow American jobs and ensure wages keep pace with rising costs of goods and housing. (FREE RED HAT: “Impeached. Arrested. Convicted. Shot. Still Standing”), , , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/shutterstock_321867719.jpg, Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary, , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-Trending-Politics-ILMF-Logo-Heart-bubble-32×32.jpg, https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/feed/, Mark Steffen,
U.S. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) on Friday announced a stunning new probe into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s connections to the Chinese communist government, pulling on a thread that threatens to unravel his image as a homey former teacher inculcating his students with lessons about global harmony.
Previously, reporters have examined Walz’s record as a high school teacher who relied on funds from the Chinese government to sponsor overseas trips where his students would learn about Chinese culture and come home with renewed hopes of a future where America and its future foe would peacefully coexist. Instead, according to Congressman Comer, Walz’s connections in the communist country are much deeper and more nefarious than a first glance may indicate. On X, the committee announced it has begun an investigation into his position at a Chinese institution “that maintains deep a devotion to the [Chinese Community Party]” and “spoke alongside the President of a Chinese organization the State Department exposed as a CCP effort to influence and co-opt local leaders.”
Agents within the FBI have also informed the Oversight Committee that it is actively investigating these seemingly innocuous travel sponsorships to China which they claim harbor intentions of cultivating anti-American sentiment and a fondness for China’s way of life. The Bureau’s Foreign Influence Task Force, it writes, is actively investigating CCP activity “that is similar to China’s engagement with Governor Walz.”
“In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Chairman Comer is now requesting information, documents, and communications related to the CCP-connected entities and officials Governor Walz has engaged and partnered with,” the statement concludes.
BREAKING
Chairman James Comer has launched an investigation into Minnesota Governor Timothy Walz, Kamala Harris’s recently announced vice-presidential running mate, following reports detailing the Governor’s longstanding connections to Chinese Communist Party entities and…
The new probe comes one week after Fox News host Jesse Watters released his own report on dozens of trips Gov. Walz took to China. The midwestern Democrat has visited mainland China at least 30 times going back to his career as a suburban school teacher. His first visit in 1989, funded by Harvard University, coincided with the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, and upon his return Walz “spread Chinese propaganda,” Watters told his viewers. He quoted Walz, who said about his first visit, “I was treated exceptionally well… They are such kind, generous, capable people. They just gave and gave and gave to me. Going there was one of the best things I’ve ever done.” His marriage to Gwen Walz on April 15th, 1994 was exactly five years to the day of the Tiananmen Square riots.
Later on, Walz, 60, founded a travel company that specialized in educational tours for American high school students visiting China and relied on funding from the Chinese government to underwrite the visits. While there, the new No. 2 to Vice President Kamala Harris was known by Chinese children as the “big-nosed one” and “foreign devil.” He went on to learn some Mandarin as well, and to this day continues to maintain strong ties with Chinese-American organizations that have close ties to intelligence arms for the communist regime of Chinese President Xi Jinping. One, the Chinese Friendship Organization, welcomed him for a speech in 2019, one year after winning his first election to the governor’s office.
“Did the Harris campaign know about this? How can a guy visit China 30 times and pal around with [Chinese communists] and have Chinese money change hands and you say to yourself ‘I want that guy in the Situation Room with me,’” Watters joked.
2024-08-16 15:26:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Ftrendingpoliticsnews.com%2Fbreaking-tim-walz-blindsided-by-new-investigation-into-his-chinese-communist-links-mstef%2F?w=600&h=450, U.S. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) on Friday announced a stunning new probe into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s connections to the Chinese communist government, pulling on a thread that threatens to unravel his image as a homey former teacher inculcating his students with lessons about global harmony. Previously, reporters have examined Walz’s record,
U.S. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) on Friday announced a stunning new probe into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s connections to the Chinese communist government, pulling on a thread that threatens to unravel his image as a homey former teacher inculcating his students with lessons about global harmony.
Previously, reporters have examined Walz’s record as a high school teacher who relied on funds from the Chinese government to sponsor overseas trips where his students would learn about Chinese culture and come home with renewed hopes of a future where America and its future foe would peacefully coexist. Instead, according to Congressman Comer, Walz’s connections in the communist country are much deeper and more nefarious than a first glance may indicate. On X, the committee announced it has begun an investigation into his position at a Chinese institution “that maintains deep a devotion to the [Chinese Community Party]” and “spoke alongside the President of a Chinese organization the State Department exposed as a CCP effort to influence and co-opt local leaders.”
Agents within the FBI have also informed the Oversight Committee that it is actively investigating these seemingly innocuous travel sponsorships to China which they claim harbor intentions of cultivating anti-American sentiment and a fondness for China’s way of life. The Bureau’s Foreign Influence Task Force, it writes, is actively investigating CCP activity “that is similar to China’s engagement with Governor Walz.”
“In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Chairman Comer is now requesting information, documents, and communications related to the CCP-connected entities and officials Governor Walz has engaged and partnered with,” the statement concludes.
BREAKING
Chairman James Comer has launched an investigation into Minnesota Governor Timothy Walz, Kamala Harris’s recently announced vice-presidential running mate, following reports detailing the Governor’s longstanding connections to Chinese Communist Party entities and…
The new probe comes one week after Fox News host Jesse Watters released his own report on dozens of trips Gov. Walz took to China. The midwestern Democrat has visited mainland China at least 30 times going back to his career as a suburban school teacher. His first visit in 1989, funded by Harvard University, coincided with the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, and upon his return Walz “spread Chinese propaganda,” Watters told his viewers. He quoted Walz, who said about his first visit, “I was treated exceptionally well… They are such kind, generous, capable people. They just gave and gave and gave to me. Going there was one of the best things I’ve ever done.” His marriage to Gwen Walz on April 15th, 1994 was exactly five years to the day of the Tiananmen Square riots.
Later on, Walz, 60, founded a travel company that specialized in educational tours for American high school students visiting China and relied on funding from the Chinese government to underwrite the visits. While there, the new No. 2 to Vice President Kamala Harris was known by Chinese children as the “big-nosed one” and “foreign devil.” He went on to learn some Mandarin as well, and to this day continues to maintain strong ties with Chinese-American organizations that have close ties to intelligence arms for the communist regime of Chinese President Xi Jinping. One, the Chinese Friendship Organization, welcomed him for a speech in 2019, one year after winning his first election to the governor’s office.
“Did the Harris campaign know about this? How can a guy visit China 30 times and pal around with [Chinese communists] and have Chinese money change hands and you say to yourself ‘I want that guy in the Situation Room with me,’” Watters joked.
, U.S. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) on Friday announced a stunning new probe into Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s connections to the Chinese communist government, pulling on a thread that threatens to unravel his image as a homey former teacher inculcating his students with lessons about global harmony. Previously, reporters have examined Walz’s record as a high school teacher who relied on funds from the Chinese government to sponsor overseas trips where his students would learn about Chinese culture and come home with renewed hopes of a future where America and its future foe would peacefully coexist. Instead, according to Congressman Comer, Walz’s connections in the communist country are much deeper and more nefarious than a first glance may indicate. On X, the committee announced it has begun an investigation into his position at a Chinese institution “that maintains deep a devotion to the [Chinese Community Party]” and “spoke alongside the President of a Chinese organization the State Department exposed as a CCP effort to influence and co-opt local leaders.” (VOTE: Are You Supporting TRUMP Or KAMALA In November?) Agents within the FBI have also informed the Oversight Committee that it is actively investigating these seemingly innocuous travel sponsorships to China which they claim harbor intentions of cultivating anti-American sentiment and a fondness for China’s way of life. The Bureau’s Foreign Influence Task Force, it writes, is actively investigating CCP activity “that is similar to China’s engagement with Governor Walz.” “In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Chairman Comer is now requesting information, documents, and communications related to the CCP-connected entities and officials Governor Walz has engaged and partnered with,” the statement concludes. BREAKING Chairman James Comer has launched an investigation into Minnesota Governor Timothy Walz, Kamala Harris’s recently announced vice-presidential running mate, following reports detailing the Governor’s longstanding connections to Chinese Communist Party entities and… — Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) August 16, 2024 The new probe comes one week after Fox News host Jesse Watters released his own report on dozens of trips Gov. Walz took to China. The midwestern Democrat has visited mainland China at least 30 times going back to his career as a suburban school teacher. His first visit in 1989, funded by Harvard University, coincided with the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, and upon his return Walz “spread Chinese propaganda,” Watters told his viewers. He quoted Walz, who said about his first visit, “I was treated exceptionally well… They are such kind, generous, capable people. They just gave and gave and gave to me. Going there was one of the best things I’ve ever done.” His marriage to Gwen Walz on April 15th, 1994 was exactly five years to the day of the Tiananmen Square riots. Later on, Walz, 60, founded a travel company that specialized in educational tours for American high school students visiting China and relied on funding from the Chinese government to underwrite the visits. While there, the new No. 2 to Vice President Kamala Harris was known by Chinese children as the “big-nosed one” and “foreign devil.” He went on to learn some Mandarin as well, and to this day continues to maintain strong ties with Chinese-American organizations that have close ties to intelligence arms for the communist regime of Chinese President Xi Jinping. One, the Chinese Friendship Organization, welcomed him for a speech in 2019, one year after winning his first election to the governor’s office. “Did the Harris campaign know about this? How can a guy visit China 30 times and pal around with [Chinese communists] and have Chinese money change hands and you say to yourself ‘I want that guy in the Situation Room with me,’” Watters joked. (FREE RED HAT: “Impeached. Arrested. Convicted. Shot. Still Standing”), , , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/shutterstock_2499464677.jpg, Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary, , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-Trending-Politics-ILMF-Logo-Heart-bubble-32×32.jpg, https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/feed/, Mark Steffen,
A former prisoner who was wrongfully convicted during Vice President Kamala Harris’s stint as a California prosecutor is speaking out against what he says was her villainous trend of locking up innocent men while she climbed the political ladder to higher office.
Jamal Trulove was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 2007 shooting death of his friend Seu Kuka. At the time, he was being prosecuted by Harris, the then-state District Attorney for San Francisco. Six years later, Trulove was vindicated on appeal and awarded a $13.1 million settlement against the state of California, but that didn’t stop Harris from leaning into her tough-on-crime appeal as she sought the position of state Attorney General during the 2010 midterm elections. In fact, she “laughed” at Trulove’s misery, he admitted in a recent interview.
“We locked eyes this one time, and she laughed,” he said, the Daily Mail reported. “She literally just, like, kind of busted out laughing. Almost as if she was pointing like, ‘ha-ha’, she didn’t point, but that’s how it felt.” The young man added that he will be voting for former President Donald Trump in November. “If you’re wondering if I’ll be voting for Kamala ‘Laugh-and-Lie’ Harris, f*** no.”
Trulove was framed by police after Kuka was found dead one night in Oakland in 2007. Officers Maureen D’Amico and Michael Johnson were discovered to have fabricated evidence, hid exculpatory material from Trolove’s defense team, and intimidated a witness into misidentifying Trulove as the shooter. He was sentenced in 2010 and served time in maximum security prisons in southern California, hundreds of miles away from his family, until 2014 when a state appeals court granted him a chance for a new trial. His ordeal was the subject of the 2019 documentary “The Last Black Man in San Francisco.”
Writing on Instagram after his release, the former inmate said he still experiences PTSD from his incarceration and blames Harris for using his life as a stepping stone on her way to the U.S. Senate. “There’s nothing I could do to make up for that time I missed,” he wrote, NPR previously reported. “No amount of money could ever reverse the time I missed with my kids and the affect that it’s had on [their] up bringing and our relationship.” He briefly pursued careers in acting and hip-hop while suing the state of California over his wrongful conviction. A settlement of $13.1 million was reached in exchange for prosecutors dropping the chance to try him a third time.
WATCH:
Jamal Trulove on Kamala Harris laughing at him when he was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison for murder.
Trulove said he found it abysmal that Harris would treat Black men from the projects like him as if they were pawns on a political chessboard. “People in the projects knew who she was because she was a black district attorney and we thought we had a black district attorney in office that was from Oakland,” he said. “We would think that she would be a little more favorable to us.”
While most allies of Harris are whitewashing her time as a prosecutor, some liberal critics say the presidential nominee’s record deserves a full public hearing. Law professor Lara Bazelon, who formerly directed the Loyola Law School Project for the Innocent in Los Angeles, called her actions “regressive” to prisoner rehabilitation.
“Most troubling, Ms. Harris fought tooth and nail to uphold wrongful convictions that had been secured through official misconduct that included evidence tampering, false testimony and the suppression of crucial information by prosecutors,” Bazelon wrote in the New York Times.
After making it to the Senate in 2018, Harris advocated for more liberal policies on incarceration as she refashioned herself into a progressive on the national stage. She promoted bills that would eliminate cash bail nationally, a reversal from her time as DA when she rebuked state judges for making it “cheaper” for criminals to commit crimes. “During her career in law enforcement, Kamala Harris was a pragmatic prosecutor who successfully took on predators, fraudsters and cheaters like Donald Trump,” spokesman James Singer said of her record.
2024-08-16 15:17:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Ftrendingpoliticsnews.com%2Fkamala-exposed-after-man-she-wrongfully-convicted-speaks-out-reveals-new-details-mstef%2F?w=600&h=450, A former prisoner who was wrongfully convicted during Vice President Kamala Harris’s stint as a California prosecutor is speaking out against what he says was her villainous trend of locking up innocent men while she climbed the political ladder to higher office. Jamal Trulove was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 2007 shooting,
A former prisoner who was wrongfully convicted during Vice President Kamala Harris’s stint as a California prosecutor is speaking out against what he says was her villainous trend of locking up innocent men while she climbed the political ladder to higher office.
Jamal Trulove was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 2007 shooting death of his friend Seu Kuka. At the time, he was being prosecuted by Harris, the then-state District Attorney for San Francisco. Six years later, Trulove was vindicated on appeal and awarded a $13.1 million settlement against the state of California, but that didn’t stop Harris from leaning into her tough-on-crime appeal as she sought the position of state Attorney General during the 2010 midterm elections. In fact, she “laughed” at Trulove’s misery, he admitted in a recent interview.
“We locked eyes this one time, and she laughed,” he said, the Daily Mail reported. “She literally just, like, kind of busted out laughing. Almost as if she was pointing like, ‘ha-ha’, she didn’t point, but that’s how it felt.” The young man added that he will be voting for former President Donald Trump in November. “If you’re wondering if I’ll be voting for Kamala ‘Laugh-and-Lie’ Harris, f*** no.”
Trulove was framed by police after Kuka was found dead one night in Oakland in 2007. Officers Maureen D’Amico and Michael Johnson were discovered to have fabricated evidence, hid exculpatory material from Trolove’s defense team, and intimidated a witness into misidentifying Trulove as the shooter. He was sentenced in 2010 and served time in maximum security prisons in southern California, hundreds of miles away from his family, until 2014 when a state appeals court granted him a chance for a new trial. His ordeal was the subject of the 2019 documentary “The Last Black Man in San Francisco.”
Writing on Instagram after his release, the former inmate said he still experiences PTSD from his incarceration and blames Harris for using his life as a stepping stone on her way to the U.S. Senate. “There’s nothing I could do to make up for that time I missed,” he wrote, NPR previously reported. “No amount of money could ever reverse the time I missed with my kids and the affect that it’s had on [their] up bringing and our relationship.” He briefly pursued careers in acting and hip-hop while suing the state of California over his wrongful conviction. A settlement of $13.1 million was reached in exchange for prosecutors dropping the chance to try him a third time.
WATCH:
Jamal Trulove on Kamala Harris laughing at him when he was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison for murder.
Trulove said he found it abysmal that Harris would treat Black men from the projects like him as if they were pawns on a political chessboard. “People in the projects knew who she was because she was a black district attorney and we thought we had a black district attorney in office that was from Oakland,” he said. “We would think that she would be a little more favorable to us.”
While most allies of Harris are whitewashing her time as a prosecutor, some liberal critics say the presidential nominee’s record deserves a full public hearing. Law professor Lara Bazelon, who formerly directed the Loyola Law School Project for the Innocent in Los Angeles, called her actions “regressive” to prisoner rehabilitation.
“Most troubling, Ms. Harris fought tooth and nail to uphold wrongful convictions that had been secured through official misconduct that included evidence tampering, false testimony and the suppression of crucial information by prosecutors,” Bazelon wrote in the New York Times.
After making it to the Senate in 2018, Harris advocated for more liberal policies on incarceration as she refashioned herself into a progressive on the national stage. She promoted bills that would eliminate cash bail nationally, a reversal from her time as DA when she rebuked state judges for making it “cheaper” for criminals to commit crimes. “During her career in law enforcement, Kamala Harris was a pragmatic prosecutor who successfully took on predators, fraudsters and cheaters like Donald Trump,” spokesman James Singer said of her record.
, A former prisoner who was wrongfully convicted during Vice President Kamala Harris’s stint as a California prosecutor is speaking out against what he says was her villainous trend of locking up innocent men while she climbed the political ladder to higher office. Jamal Trulove was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 2007 shooting death of his friend Seu Kuka. At the time, he was being prosecuted by Harris, the then-state District Attorney for San Francisco. Six years later, Trulove was vindicated on appeal and awarded a $13.1 million settlement against the state of California, but that didn’t stop Harris from leaning into her tough-on-crime appeal as she sought the position of state Attorney General during the 2010 midterm elections. In fact, she “laughed” at Trulove’s misery, he admitted in a recent interview. (VOTE: Are You Supporting TRUMP Or KAMALA In November?) “We locked eyes this one time, and she laughed,” he said, the Daily Mail reported. “She literally just, like, kind of busted out laughing. Almost as if she was pointing like, ‘ha-ha’, she didn’t point, but that’s how it felt.” The young man added that he will be voting for former President Donald Trump in November. “If you’re wondering if I’ll be voting for Kamala ‘Laugh-and-Lie’ Harris, f*** no.” Trulove was framed by police after Kuka was found dead one night in Oakland in 2007. Officers Maureen D’Amico and Michael Johnson were discovered to have fabricated evidence, hid exculpatory material from Trolove’s defense team, and intimidated a witness into misidentifying Trulove as the shooter. He was sentenced in 2010 and served time in maximum security prisons in southern California, hundreds of miles away from his family, until 2014 when a state appeals court granted him a chance for a new trial. His ordeal was the subject of the 2019 documentary “The Last Black Man in San Francisco.” Writing on Instagram after his release, the former inmate said he still experiences PTSD from his incarceration and blames Harris for using his life as a stepping stone on her way to the U.S. Senate. “There’s nothing I could do to make up for that time I missed,” he wrote, NPR previously reported. “No amount of money could ever reverse the time I missed with my kids and the affect that it’s had on [their] up bringing and our relationship.” He briefly pursued careers in acting and hip-hop while suing the state of California over his wrongful conviction. A settlement of $13.1 million was reached in exchange for prosecutors dropping the chance to try him a third time. WATCH: Jamal Trulove on Kamala Harris laughing at him when he was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison for murder. The Art Of Dialogue/YouTube) pic.twitter.com/u0qL9pKqxu — The Art Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) August 12, 2024 Trulove said he found it abysmal that Harris would treat Black men from the projects like him as if they were pawns on a political chessboard. “People in the projects knew who she was because she was a black district attorney and we thought we had a black district attorney in office that was from Oakland,” he said. “We would think that she would be a little more favorable to us.” While most allies of Harris are whitewashing her time as a prosecutor, some liberal critics say the presidential nominee’s record deserves a full public hearing. Law professor Lara Bazelon, who formerly directed the Loyola Law School Project for the Innocent in Los Angeles, called her actions “regressive” to prisoner rehabilitation. “Most troubling, Ms. Harris fought tooth and nail to uphold wrongful convictions that had been secured through official misconduct that included evidence tampering, false testimony and the suppression of crucial information by prosecutors,” Bazelon wrote in the New York Times. After making it to the Senate in 2018, Harris advocated for more liberal policies on incarceration as she refashioned herself into a progressive on the national stage. She promoted bills that would eliminate cash bail nationally, a reversal from her time as DA when she rebuked state judges for making it “cheaper” for criminals to commit crimes. “During her career in law enforcement, Kamala Harris was a pragmatic prosecutor who successfully took on predators, fraudsters and cheaters like Donald Trump,” spokesman James Singer said of her record. (FREE RED HAT: “Impeached. Arrested. Convicted. Shot. Still Standing”), , , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/shutterstock_1360758887.kamalaharris-scaled-1-1024×748.jpg, Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary, , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-Trending-Politics-ILMF-Logo-Heart-bubble-32×32.jpg, https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/feed/, Mark Steffen,
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has a history of stretching the truth on important matters like his military record and handling of his state’s Black Lives Matter protests. But the latest absurd claims about his dietary preferences are beginning to make a mockery of it.
On Thursday the vice presidential nominee released a social media video where he tells Vice President Kamala Harris about his penchant for “white guy tacos,” a term he uses to describe a dish free of hot spices. “What does that mean, like mayonnaise and tuna?” Harris asks him. “Pretty much ground beef and cheese,” he replied. Asked if he uses any flavor at all, Walz lamely replies, “Uh, no… Black pepper is the top of the spice level in Minnesota.” The two go on to talk about “food knowledge” and Harris’s love of growing peppers at the White House, a video they ostensibly meant to humanize both of them to younger voters.
In true fashion, the internet quickly discovered that Gov. Walz has touted his ability for making spicy dishes in the past. Just two and a half years ago, the midwestern Democrat proudly posted a photo of his trophy for an “award-winning recipe for Turkey Taco Tot Hotdish.” Human Events Senior Editor Jack Posobiec was the first to call out the fibbing. “This you?” he replied to Walz shortly after the release of his video with Harris.
Newsmax host Todd Starnes took it further, explaining the story behind Walz’s culinary dishonesty. “But when Walz was a congressman he won a culinary contest. His recipe was ‘Tim’s Turkey Taco Tot Hotdish.’ The recipe included green chilies and chili powder,” Starnes wrote on X. “So, he not only lies about his military service, the governor also lies about his digestive system. And, what’s up with all the anti-white racism?”
Walz tells Kamala he eats “white guy tacos” because Minnesotans can’t handle spice level above “black pepper.”
But when Walz was a congressman he won a culinary contest. His recipe was “Tim’s Turkey Taco Tot Hotdish.” The recipe included green chilies and chili powder.
Starnes must have touched a nerve with his followers because others chimed in about Walz’s denigration of white taste buds and the stereotype that his fellow white midwesterners can’t handle the heat. “They think white racism will get them more votes, and it probably will from leftists,” one X user wrote. Wendy Maldonado cited her white upbringing in the South. “He would die in my WHITE/hispanic/mexican! I grew up in south Texas make no mistake about it we eat HOT STUFF! ” Others brought the completely unnecessary fib back to allegations that he misrepresented his military service to win a seat in Congress in 2005. “You definitely like to spice up your military history,” one person wrote in response to Walz’s post.
They think white racism will get them more votes, and it probably will from leftists.
He would die in my WHITE/hispanic/mexican! I grew up in south Texas make no mistake about it we eat HOT STUFF! Now living in Colorado I make hot green chili and hot red chili!
In the end, the video may simply be another reminder that voters are tired of politicians pandering during the election season. “You both try so hard to appear normal but it just doesn’t work,” one follower of Walz replied. “Incredibly normal conversation, not forced at all,” added another.
You both try so hard to appear normal but it just doesn’t work
2024-08-16 14:44:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Ftrendingpoliticsnews.com%2Ftim-walz-caught-in-yet-another-ridiculous-lie-mstef%2F?w=600&h=450, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has a history of stretching the truth on important matters like his military record and handling of his state’s Black Lives Matter protests. But the latest absurd claims about his dietary preferences are beginning to make a mockery of it. On Thursday the vice presidential nominee released a social media video,
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has a history of stretching the truth on important matters like his military record and handling of his state’s Black Lives Matter protests. But the latest absurd claims about his dietary preferences are beginning to make a mockery of it.
On Thursday the vice presidential nominee released a social media video where he tells Vice President Kamala Harris about his penchant for “white guy tacos,” a term he uses to describe a dish free of hot spices. “What does that mean, like mayonnaise and tuna?” Harris asks him. “Pretty much ground beef and cheese,” he replied. Asked if he uses any flavor at all, Walz lamely replies, “Uh, no… Black pepper is the top of the spice level in Minnesota.” The two go on to talk about “food knowledge” and Harris’s love of growing peppers at the White House, a video they ostensibly meant to humanize both of them to younger voters.
In true fashion, the internet quickly discovered that Gov. Walz has touted his ability for making spicy dishes in the past. Just two and a half years ago, the midwestern Democrat proudly posted a photo of his trophy for an “award-winning recipe for Turkey Taco Tot Hotdish.” Human Events Senior Editor Jack Posobiec was the first to call out the fibbing. “This you?” he replied to Walz shortly after the release of his video with Harris.
Newsmax host Todd Starnes took it further, explaining the story behind Walz’s culinary dishonesty. “But when Walz was a congressman he won a culinary contest. His recipe was ‘Tim’s Turkey Taco Tot Hotdish.’ The recipe included green chilies and chili powder,” Starnes wrote on X. “So, he not only lies about his military service, the governor also lies about his digestive system. And, what’s up with all the anti-white racism?”
Walz tells Kamala he eats “white guy tacos” because Minnesotans can’t handle spice level above “black pepper.”
But when Walz was a congressman he won a culinary contest. His recipe was “Tim’s Turkey Taco Tot Hotdish.” The recipe included green chilies and chili powder.
Starnes must have touched a nerve with his followers because others chimed in about Walz’s denigration of white taste buds and the stereotype that his fellow white midwesterners can’t handle the heat. “They think white racism will get them more votes, and it probably will from leftists,” one X user wrote. Wendy Maldonado cited her white upbringing in the South. “He would die in my WHITE/hispanic/mexican! I grew up in south Texas make no mistake about it we eat HOT STUFF! ” Others brought the completely unnecessary fib back to allegations that he misrepresented his military service to win a seat in Congress in 2005. “You definitely like to spice up your military history,” one person wrote in response to Walz’s post.
They think white racism will get them more votes, and it probably will from leftists.
He would die in my WHITE/hispanic/mexican! I grew up in south Texas make no mistake about it we eat HOT STUFF! Now living in Colorado I make hot green chili and hot red chili!
In the end, the video may simply be another reminder that voters are tired of politicians pandering during the election season. “You both try so hard to appear normal but it just doesn’t work,” one follower of Walz replied. “Incredibly normal conversation, not forced at all,” added another.
You both try so hard to appear normal but it just doesn’t work
, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has a history of stretching the truth on important matters like his military record and handling of his state’s Black Lives Matter protests. But the latest absurd claims about his dietary preferences are beginning to make a mockery of it. On Thursday the vice presidential nominee released a social media video where he tells Vice President Kamala Harris about his penchant for “white guy tacos,” a term he uses to describe a dish free of hot spices. “What does that mean, like mayonnaise and tuna?” Harris asks him. “Pretty much ground beef and cheese,” he replied. Asked if he uses any flavor at all, Walz lamely replies, “Uh, no… Black pepper is the top of the spice level in Minnesota.” The two go on to talk about “food knowledge” and Harris’s love of growing peppers at the White House, a video they ostensibly meant to humanize both of them to younger voters. (VOTE: Are You Supporting TRUMP Or KAMALA In November?) WATCH: In true fashion, the internet quickly discovered that Gov. Walz has touted his ability for making spicy dishes in the past. Just two and a half years ago, the midwestern Democrat proudly posted a photo of his trophy for an “award-winning recipe for Turkey Taco Tot Hotdish.” Human Events Senior Editor Jack Posobiec was the first to call out the fibbing. “This you?” he replied to Walz shortly after the release of his video with Harris. This you? pic.twitter.com/n9RcYp1yrP — Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) August 16, 2024 Newsmax host Todd Starnes took it further, explaining the story behind Walz’s culinary dishonesty. “But when Walz was a congressman he won a culinary contest. His recipe was ‘Tim’s Turkey Taco Tot Hotdish.’ The recipe included green chilies and chili powder,” Starnes wrote on X. “So, he not only lies about his military service, the governor also lies about his digestive system. And, what’s up with all the anti-white racism?” Walz tells Kamala he eats “white guy tacos” because Minnesotans can’t handle spice level above “black pepper.” But when Walz was a congressman he won a culinary contest. His recipe was “Tim’s Turkey Taco Tot Hotdish.” The recipe included green chilies and chili powder. So, he… — toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) August 16, 2024 Starnes must have touched a nerve with his followers because others chimed in about Walz’s denigration of white taste buds and the stereotype that his fellow white midwesterners can’t handle the heat. “They think white racism will get them more votes, and it probably will from leftists,” one X user wrote. Wendy Maldonado cited her white upbringing in the South. “He would die in my WHITE/hispanic/mexican! I grew up in south Texas make no mistake about it we eat HOT STUFF! ” Others brought the completely unnecessary fib back to allegations that he misrepresented his military service to win a seat in Congress in 2005. “You definitely like to spice up your military history,” one person wrote in response to Walz’s post. They think white racism will get them more votes, and it probably will from leftists. — Uncle sam (@LiberalsStink2) August 16, 2024 He would die in my WHITE/hispanic/mexican! I grew up in south Texas make no mistake about it we eat HOT STUFF! Now living in Colorado I make hot green chili and hot red chili! — Wendy Maldonado (@wendyloowho72) August 16, 2024 You definitely like to spice up your military history. — MAZE (@mazemoore) August 15, 2024 In the end, the video may simply be another reminder that voters are tired of politicians pandering during the election season. “You both try so hard to appear normal but it just doesn’t work,” one follower of Walz replied. “Incredibly normal conversation, not forced at all,” added another. You both try so hard to appear normal but it just doesn’t work — One Bad Dude (@OneBadDude_) August 15, 2024 Incredibly normal conversation, not forced at all. — Aesthetica (@Anc_Aesthetics) August 15, 2024 (FREE RED HAT: “Impeached. Arrested. Convicted. Shot. Still Standing”), , , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-16-at-10.43.43-AM.png, Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary, , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-Trending-Politics-ILMF-Logo-Heart-bubble-32×32.jpg, https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/feed/, Mark Steffen,
Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-NC) got an earful from pearl-clutching liberal panelists on CNN who said she was being “disrespectful” to Vice President Kamala Harris for intentionally mispronouncing her first name.
The kerfuffle took place on Abby Phillip’s Thursday program and featured commentary on a package examining pro-Trump, Black-owned businesses selling merchandise for the Republican’s campaign. One Black professor sitting next to Mace didn’t have to listen for long before being triggered by her comments. “This congresswoman is a wonderful human being,” he said, referring to Mace, “but when you disrespect Kamala Harris by saying you will call her whatever you want, I know you don’t intend to be that way, but that’s the history and legacy of white disregard of Black people.”
“Oh, so now you’re calling me a racist?” the lawmaker shot back. “I didn’t say that! I didn’t say the word racist,” he replied as both waved their hands and talked over one another. “That is complete BS,” said Mace while he went on. “You don’t have to intend racism to accomplish it. Your disrespect of Kamala Harris is part and parcel of a tradition of disrespect.” Soon the shouting match enveloped the entire panel of guests as Phillip tried to regain control.
But Rep. Mace wasn’t letting her fellow guest get in the last word. “You know what’s disgusting to women? It’s her disrespect of women. She doesn’t know what a woman is, and 25 years ago…”
“White women don’t have the ability to tell Black women who paid the price of blood to make this country what it is to tell them that they’re not real women!” he said with visible disgust in his eyes. Mace stood her ground, reminding the professor that she was the first woman to graduate from the military Citadel and “fought for women” in her own right. “So pronounce her name right!” he shouted multiple times. She referred to the vice president as “Kam-AL-a” again, sending the panel into a frenzy. “You’re doing this on purpose!” shouted another guest at the table as he angrily pointed at the Republican.
WATCH:
The debate over Vice President Harris’s name and racial legacy has overshadowed the race for the White House since former President Donald Trump questioned whether she was “really Black” during a recent interview in front of the National Association of Black Journalists. The remark prompted bipartisan criticism, but on Thursday Trump held another hour-long press conference where he insisted he has a right to attack Harris’s character. To a lesser degree, those personal attacks have been reinforced by allies like Rep. Mace who lean into her alternative pronouncement of the Democrat’s first name, a charge reminiscent of conservatives referring to former President Barack Obama by including his middle name, “Hussein.”
The Harris campaign has largely dismissed the attacks by Trump, calling it the “same old show” that he relied on to win in 2016. The debate is part of a larger narrative around Harris’s rise as the first Black female to lead a major party ticket and has taken hold as polls show her tied or increasing a small lead over the Republican as he continues to seek out an effective line of attack to gain back some lost ground. Trump has also ridiculed his opponent as “not very smart” and accused her of ducking debates as well as standard media appearances on the campaign trail.
2024-08-16 14:25:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Ftrendingpoliticsnews.com%2Fwatch-nancy-mace-makes-entire-cnn-panel-descend-into-chaos-by-mispronouncing-kamala-mstef%2F?w=600&h=450, Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-NC) got an earful from pearl-clutching liberal panelists on CNN who said she was being “disrespectful” to Vice President Kamala Harris for intentionally mispronouncing her first name. The kerfuffle took place on Abby Phillip’s Thursday program and featured commentary on a package examining pro-Trump, Black-owned businesses selling merchandise for the Republican’s,
Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-NC) got an earful from pearl-clutching liberal panelists on CNN who said she was being “disrespectful” to Vice President Kamala Harris for intentionally mispronouncing her first name.
The kerfuffle took place on Abby Phillip’s Thursday program and featured commentary on a package examining pro-Trump, Black-owned businesses selling merchandise for the Republican’s campaign. One Black professor sitting next to Mace didn’t have to listen for long before being triggered by her comments. “This congresswoman is a wonderful human being,” he said, referring to Mace, “but when you disrespect Kamala Harris by saying you will call her whatever you want, I know you don’t intend to be that way, but that’s the history and legacy of white disregard of Black people.”
“Oh, so now you’re calling me a racist?” the lawmaker shot back. “I didn’t say that! I didn’t say the word racist,” he replied as both waved their hands and talked over one another. “That is complete BS,” said Mace while he went on. “You don’t have to intend racism to accomplish it. Your disrespect of Kamala Harris is part and parcel of a tradition of disrespect.” Soon the shouting match enveloped the entire panel of guests as Phillip tried to regain control.
But Rep. Mace wasn’t letting her fellow guest get in the last word. “You know what’s disgusting to women? It’s her disrespect of women. She doesn’t know what a woman is, and 25 years ago…”
“White women don’t have the ability to tell Black women who paid the price of blood to make this country what it is to tell them that they’re not real women!” he said with visible disgust in his eyes. Mace stood her ground, reminding the professor that she was the first woman to graduate from the military Citadel and “fought for women” in her own right. “So pronounce her name right!” he shouted multiple times. She referred to the vice president as “Kam-AL-a” again, sending the panel into a frenzy. “You’re doing this on purpose!” shouted another guest at the table as he angrily pointed at the Republican.
WATCH:
The debate over Vice President Harris’s name and racial legacy has overshadowed the race for the White House since former President Donald Trump questioned whether she was “really Black” during a recent interview in front of the National Association of Black Journalists. The remark prompted bipartisan criticism, but on Thursday Trump held another hour-long press conference where he insisted he has a right to attack Harris’s character. To a lesser degree, those personal attacks have been reinforced by allies like Rep. Mace who lean into her alternative pronouncement of the Democrat’s first name, a charge reminiscent of conservatives referring to former President Barack Obama by including his middle name, “Hussein.”
The Harris campaign has largely dismissed the attacks by Trump, calling it the “same old show” that he relied on to win in 2016. The debate is part of a larger narrative around Harris’s rise as the first Black female to lead a major party ticket and has taken hold as polls show her tied or increasing a small lead over the Republican as he continues to seek out an effective line of attack to gain back some lost ground. Trump has also ridiculed his opponent as “not very smart” and accused her of ducking debates as well as standard media appearances on the campaign trail.
, Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-NC) got an earful from pearl-clutching liberal panelists on CNN who said she was being “disrespectful” to Vice President Kamala Harris for intentionally mispronouncing her first name. The kerfuffle took place on Abby Phillip’s Thursday program and featured commentary on a package examining pro-Trump, Black-owned businesses selling merchandise for the Republican’s campaign. One Black professor sitting next to Mace didn’t have to listen for long before being triggered by her comments. “This congresswoman is a wonderful human being,” he said, referring to Mace, “but when you disrespect Kamala Harris by saying you will call her whatever you want, I know you don’t intend to be that way, but that’s the history and legacy of white disregard of Black people.” (VOTE: Are You Supporting TRUMP Or KAMALA In November?) “Oh, so now you’re calling me a racist?” the lawmaker shot back. “I didn’t say that! I didn’t say the word racist,” he replied as both waved their hands and talked over one another. “That is complete BS,” said Mace while he went on. “You don’t have to intend racism to accomplish it. Your disrespect of Kamala Harris is part and parcel of a tradition of disrespect.” Soon the shouting match enveloped the entire panel of guests as Phillip tried to regain control. But Rep. Mace wasn’t letting her fellow guest get in the last word. “You know what’s disgusting to women? It’s her disrespect of women. She doesn’t know what a woman is, and 25 years ago…” “White women don’t have the ability to tell Black women who paid the price of blood to make this country what it is to tell them that they’re not real women!” he said with visible disgust in his eyes. Mace stood her ground, reminding the professor that she was the first woman to graduate from the military Citadel and “fought for women” in her own right. “So pronounce her name right!” he shouted multiple times. She referred to the vice president as “Kam-AL-a” again, sending the panel into a frenzy. “You’re doing this on purpose!” shouted another guest at the table as he angrily pointed at the Republican. WATCH: The debate over Vice President Harris’s name and racial legacy has overshadowed the race for the White House since former President Donald Trump questioned whether she was “really Black” during a recent interview in front of the National Association of Black Journalists. The remark prompted bipartisan criticism, but on Thursday Trump held another hour-long press conference where he insisted he has a right to attack Harris’s character. To a lesser degree, those personal attacks have been reinforced by allies like Rep. Mace who lean into her alternative pronouncement of the Democrat’s first name, a charge reminiscent of conservatives referring to former President Barack Obama by including his middle name, “Hussein.” The Harris campaign has largely dismissed the attacks by Trump, calling it the “same old show” that he relied on to win in 2016. The debate is part of a larger narrative around Harris’s rise as the first Black female to lead a major party ticket and has taken hold as polls show her tied or increasing a small lead over the Republican as he continues to seek out an effective line of attack to gain back some lost ground. Trump has also ridiculed his opponent as “not very smart” and accused her of ducking debates as well as standard media appearances on the campaign trail. (FREE RED HAT: “Impeached. Arrested. Convicted. Shot. Still Standing”), , , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-16-at-9.58.51 AM-1024×569.png, Trending Politics Conservative News and Commentary, , https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-Trending-Politics-ILMF-Logo-Heart-bubble-32×32.jpg, https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/feed/, Mark Steffen,
Since President Joe Biden exited the presidential race on July 21, 2024, and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris’ campaign has generated widespread enthusiasm and attention. She quickly became the official Democratic presidential nominee and erased Donald Trump’s lead over Biden in national and swing-state polling.
Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, have also drawn tens of thousands of supporters to their recent rallies in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Nevada.
Although things could change dramatically over the next two-plus months, there is a real possibility that the United States may finally elect its first female president.
But in polling that we conducted in August 2024, after Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee, we found that sexism is still a powerful force in American politics.
Hope and change?
Yes, the scars of the 2016 campaign – in which sexism played a key role in Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s defeat by Trump – are still fresh for Democrats. But many hope that America has changed and has become more accepting of women in leadership roles.
Harris’ gender, this argument goes, won’t be a significant deterrent for voters.
On the surface, our recent nationally representative survey of 1,000 American adults supports this, with 51% of Americans agreeing with the statement: “America is ready for its first African American female president.” Only 23% of Americans disagreed.
Even so, some Republicans appear to think they can win by making gender an issue in the campaign. This is apparent in the sexist rhetoric that Trump and other Republicans are using when talking about Harris.
Trump, who has a history of making sexist statements, asserted that foreign leaders would regard Harris as a “play toy,” referred to her as unintelligent, and is now commenting on her appearance. Both The Associated Press and The New York Times have reported – based on unnamed sources – that Trump has also called Harris a “bitch” in private, although Trump’s spokesman denied he used that term.
In a similar sexist vein, Trump allies have attempted to turn Harris’ past romantic relationships into campaign issues, with one conservative commentator on Fox Business News crudely labeling Harris the “original hawk tuah girl,” an obscene sexual reference.
Will such attempts to exploit sexism as an electoral strategy backfire? Or, after all these years, might it still be out of reach for a woman to overcome sexist stereotypes and win the highest office in the United States?
The morning after losing the election to Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Hillary Clinton, accompanied by former President Bill Clinton, speaks to supporters and campaign staff on Nov. 9, 2016.Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Understanding the importance of sexism
We are political scientists who study the role of identity in American politics and who conduct polls that explore Americans’ views on gender and the extent to which sexism still pervades the nation.
We conducted two national polls this year – one in January 2024 when Biden was still in the race, and the other in August 2024, after Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee. For each poll, we surveyed 1,000 American adults 18 and older and asked about their thoughts on the election, their policy views and their attitudes toward various groups in society.
With the change at the top of the Democratic ticket, we can better assess the impact of sexism on vote choice in the presidential election by comparing the results from January, when the race featured two male candidates, with August, when Harris entered the race.
In both surveys, we first asked respondents which candidate they would vote for if the presidential election were held today.
To measure sexism, we then asked respondents whether they agreed or disagreed with a series of three statements that express prejudice, resentment and animus toward women, or what political scientists call “hostile sexism.” The statements in the “hostile sexism” battery are: “Women seek to gain power by getting control over men”; “Women are too easily offended”; and “Women exaggerate problems they have at work.” Greater agreement with these statements indicated more sexist views.
We also measured respondents’ demographics – including age, gender, race, education and income – their political attitudes and identities, and their racial views.
Sexism mattered, even when Biden was in the race
Due in part to Trump’s sexist rhetoric throughout his campaigns and presidency, sexist attitudes have become closely linked with whom individuals support for president. On average, more sexist individuals have tended to prefer Republican candidates in recent elections.
Thus, even in our January poll when Biden was the Democratic nominee, sexism was strongly correlated with support for Trump. When we examined a head-to-head matchup between Biden and Trump, the more individuals agreed with the statements measuring hostile sexism, the more likely they were to prefer Trump over Biden.
Of those who most strongly disagreed with the statements measuring hostile sexism, 73% supported Biden, while approximately two-thirds of those scoring highest on the sexism scale supported Trump.
Taking into consideration other factors that influence support for Biden – partisanship, ideology, racial attitudes, education, economic views and so forth – we found that those with the least sexist views had an 83% chance of supporting Biden, while those with the most sexist views had a 17% chance of doing so.
Pollsters found that negative attitudes toward women make people much less likely to support Kamala Harris for president in 2024.Westend61/Getty Images
With Harris, sexism matters more
If sexism depressed individuals’ support for Biden’s candidacy, does that mean Harris faces no additional penalty in terms of lost support for her candidacy? Hardly.
Hostile sexism, as we measured it, costs Harris votes.
While sexism mattered in January, it mattered more in August once Harris had taken over the Democratic ticket.
In a head-to-head matchup between Harris and Trump, 89% of those in the lowest third on the sexism scale – meaning those who disagreed most with the statements measuring hostile sexism – support Harris compared with 11% for Trump. On the other hand, only 18% of those scoring highest on sexism support Harris, versus 82% for Trump.
When we take into account other considerations that influence whether individuals prefer Harris or Trump, our findings are even more striking. The least sexist respondents have a 92% chance of saying they will vote for Harris. But the most sexist respondents have only a 4% chance of supporting her.
What this means is that, while sexist attitudes influenced individuals’ presidential preferences when Biden was the Democratic presidential nominee, they have a greater effect now that Harris is the Democratic candidate.
Without sexism
Since Harris seems to be narrowly leading Trump in the polls, why should we care about the influence of hostile sexism in the election?
To answer this question, imagine a world in which hostile sexism doesn’t influence attitudes toward presidential candidates who are women. Our findings imply that, in such a world, Harris’ lead over Trump might be larger. Put simply, hostile sexism is helping to make the election closer than it would otherwise be.
Sexism has long played a powerful role in influencing Americans’ voting behavior and attitudes toward political issues. This is especially so today, given the high political importance of gender-related issues such as abortion, contraception and LGBTQ+ rights.
Our analysis shows that people with negative attitudes toward women are much less likely to support Harris for president. Whether the Harris campaign can successfully navigate this reality is still to be determined.
2024-08-16 13:27:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Fus-voters-say-theyre-ready-for-a-woman-president-but-sexist-attitudes-still-go-along-with-opposition-to-harris-236754?w=600&h=450, Since President Joe Biden exited the presidential race on July 21, 2024, and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris’ campaign has generated widespread enthusiasm and attention. She quickly became the official Democratic presidential nominee and erased Donald Trump’s lead over Biden in national and swing-state polling. Harris and her running,
Since President Joe Biden exited the presidential race on July 21, 2024, and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris’ campaign has generated widespread enthusiasm and attention. She quickly became the official Democratic presidential nominee and erased Donald Trump’s lead over Biden in national and swing-state polling.
Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, have also drawn tens of thousands of supporters to their recent rallies in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Nevada.
Although things could change dramatically over the next two-plus months, there is a real possibility that the United States may finally elect its first female president.
But in polling that we conducted in August 2024, after Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee, we found that sexism is still a powerful force in American politics.
Hope and change?
Yes, the scars of the 2016 campaign – in which sexism played a key role in Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s defeat by Trump – are still fresh for Democrats. But many hope that America has changed and has become more accepting of women in leadership roles.
Harris’ gender, this argument goes, won’t be a significant deterrent for voters.
On the surface, our recent nationally representative survey of 1,000 American adults supports this, with 51% of Americans agreeing with the statement: “America is ready for its first African American female president.” Only 23% of Americans disagreed.
Even so, some Republicans appear to think they can win by making gender an issue in the campaign. This is apparent in the sexist rhetoric that Trump and other Republicans are using when talking about Harris.
Trump, who has a history of making sexist statements, asserted that foreign leaders would regard Harris as a “play toy,” referred to her as unintelligent, and is now commenting on her appearance. Both The Associated Press and The New York Times have reported – based on unnamed sources – that Trump has also called Harris a “bitch” in private, although Trump’s spokesman denied he used that term.
In a similar sexist vein, Trump allies have attempted to turn Harris’ past romantic relationships into campaign issues, with one conservative commentator on Fox Business News crudely labeling Harris the “original hawk tuah girl,” an obscene sexual reference.
Will such attempts to exploit sexism as an electoral strategy backfire? Or, after all these years, might it still be out of reach for a woman to overcome sexist stereotypes and win the highest office in the United States?
The morning after losing the election to Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Hillary Clinton, accompanied by former President Bill Clinton, speaks to supporters and campaign staff on Nov. 9, 2016.Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Understanding the importance of sexism
We are political scientists who study the role of identity in American politics and who conduct polls that explore Americans’ views on gender and the extent to which sexism still pervades the nation.
We conducted two national polls this year – one in January 2024 when Biden was still in the race, and the other in August 2024, after Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee. For each poll, we surveyed 1,000 American adults 18 and older and asked about their thoughts on the election, their policy views and their attitudes toward various groups in society.
With the change at the top of the Democratic ticket, we can better assess the impact of sexism on vote choice in the presidential election by comparing the results from January, when the race featured two male candidates, with August, when Harris entered the race.
In both surveys, we first asked respondents which candidate they would vote for if the presidential election were held today.
To measure sexism, we then asked respondents whether they agreed or disagreed with a series of three statements that express prejudice, resentment and animus toward women, or what political scientists call “hostile sexism.” The statements in the “hostile sexism” battery are: “Women seek to gain power by getting control over men”; “Women are too easily offended”; and “Women exaggerate problems they have at work.” Greater agreement with these statements indicated more sexist views.
We also measured respondents’ demographics – including age, gender, race, education and income – their political attitudes and identities, and their racial views.
Sexism mattered, even when Biden was in the race
Due in part to Trump’s sexist rhetoric throughout his campaigns and presidency, sexist attitudes have become closely linked with whom individuals support for president. On average, more sexist individuals have tended to prefer Republican candidates in recent elections.
Thus, even in our January poll when Biden was the Democratic nominee, sexism was strongly correlated with support for Trump. When we examined a head-to-head matchup between Biden and Trump, the more individuals agreed with the statements measuring hostile sexism, the more likely they were to prefer Trump over Biden.
Of those who most strongly disagreed with the statements measuring hostile sexism, 73% supported Biden, while approximately two-thirds of those scoring highest on the sexism scale supported Trump.
Taking into consideration other factors that influence support for Biden – partisanship, ideology, racial attitudes, education, economic views and so forth – we found that those with the least sexist views had an 83% chance of supporting Biden, while those with the most sexist views had a 17% chance of doing so.
Pollsters found that negative attitudes toward women make people much less likely to support Kamala Harris for president in 2024.Westend61/Getty Images
With Harris, sexism matters more
If sexism depressed individuals’ support for Biden’s candidacy, does that mean Harris faces no additional penalty in terms of lost support for her candidacy? Hardly.
Hostile sexism, as we measured it, costs Harris votes.
While sexism mattered in January, it mattered more in August once Harris had taken over the Democratic ticket.
In a head-to-head matchup between Harris and Trump, 89% of those in the lowest third on the sexism scale – meaning those who disagreed most with the statements measuring hostile sexism – support Harris compared with 11% for Trump. On the other hand, only 18% of those scoring highest on sexism support Harris, versus 82% for Trump.
When we take into account other considerations that influence whether individuals prefer Harris or Trump, our findings are even more striking. The least sexist respondents have a 92% chance of saying they will vote for Harris. But the most sexist respondents have only a 4% chance of supporting her.
What this means is that, while sexist attitudes influenced individuals’ presidential preferences when Biden was the Democratic presidential nominee, they have a greater effect now that Harris is the Democratic candidate.
Without sexism
Since Harris seems to be narrowly leading Trump in the polls, why should we care about the influence of hostile sexism in the election?
To answer this question, imagine a world in which hostile sexism doesn’t influence attitudes toward presidential candidates who are women. Our findings imply that, in such a world, Harris’ lead over Trump might be larger. Put simply, hostile sexism is helping to make the election closer than it would otherwise be.
Sexism has long played a powerful role in influencing Americans’ voting behavior and attitudes toward political issues. This is especially so today, given the high political importance of gender-related issues such as abortion, contraception and LGBTQ+ rights.
Our analysis shows that people with negative attitudes toward women are much less likely to support Harris for president. Whether the Harris campaign can successfully navigate this reality is still to be determined.
, Since President Joe Biden exited the presidential race on July 21, 2024, and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris’ campaign has generated widespread enthusiasm and attention. She quickly became the official Democratic presidential nominee and erased Donald Trump’s lead over Biden in national and swing-state polling. Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, have also drawn tens of thousands of supporters to their recent rallies in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Nevada. Although things could change dramatically over the next two-plus months, there is a real possibility that the United States may finally elect its first female president. But in polling that we conducted in August 2024, after Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee, we found that sexism is still a powerful force in American politics. Hope and change? Yes, the scars of the 2016 campaign – in which sexism played a key role in Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s defeat by Trump – are still fresh for Democrats. But many hope that America has changed and has become more accepting of women in leadership roles. Harris’ gender, this argument goes, won’t be a significant deterrent for voters. On the surface, our recent nationally representative survey of 1,000 American adults supports this, with 51% of Americans agreeing with the statement: “America is ready for its first African American female president.” Only 23% of Americans disagreed. Even so, some Republicans appear to think they can win by making gender an issue in the campaign. This is apparent in the sexist rhetoric that Trump and other Republicans are using when talking about Harris. Trump, who has a history of making sexist statements, asserted that foreign leaders would regard Harris as a “play toy,” referred to her as unintelligent, and is now commenting on her appearance. Both The Associated Press and The New York Times have reported – based on unnamed sources – that Trump has also called Harris a “bitch” in private, although Trump’s spokesman denied he used that term. In a similar sexist vein, Trump allies have attempted to turn Harris’ past romantic relationships into campaign issues, with one conservative commentator on Fox Business News crudely labeling Harris the “original hawk tuah girl,” an obscene sexual reference. Will such attempts to exploit sexism as an electoral strategy backfire? Or, after all these years, might it still be out of reach for a woman to overcome sexist stereotypes and win the highest office in the United States? The morning after losing the election to Republican Donald Trump, Democrat Hillary Clinton, accompanied by former President Bill Clinton, speaks to supporters and campaign staff on Nov. 9, 2016. Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images Understanding the importance of sexism We are political scientists who study the role of identity in American politics and who conduct polls that explore Americans’ views on gender and the extent to which sexism still pervades the nation. We conducted two national polls this year – one in January 2024 when Biden was still in the race, and the other in August 2024, after Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee. For each poll, we surveyed 1,000 American adults 18 and older and asked about their thoughts on the election, their policy views and their attitudes toward various groups in society. With the change at the top of the Democratic ticket, we can better assess the impact of sexism on vote choice in the presidential election by comparing the results from January, when the race featured two male candidates, with August, when Harris entered the race. In both surveys, we first asked respondents which candidate they would vote for if the presidential election were held today. To measure sexism, we then asked respondents whether they agreed or disagreed with a series of three statements that express prejudice, resentment and animus toward women, or what political scientists call “hostile sexism.” The statements in the “hostile sexism” battery are: “Women seek to gain power by getting control over men”; “Women are too easily offended”; and “Women exaggerate problems they have at work.” Greater agreement with these statements indicated more sexist views. We also measured respondents’ demographics – including age, gender, race, education and income – their political attitudes and identities, and their racial views. Sexism mattered, even when Biden was in the race Due in part to Trump’s sexist rhetoric throughout his campaigns and presidency, sexist attitudes have become closely linked with whom individuals support for president. On average, more sexist individuals have tended to prefer Republican candidates in recent elections. Thus, even in our January poll when Biden was the Democratic nominee, sexism was strongly correlated with support for Trump. When we examined a head-to-head matchup between Biden and Trump, the more individuals agreed with the statements measuring hostile sexism, the more likely they were to prefer Trump over Biden. Of those who most strongly disagreed with the statements measuring hostile sexism, 73% supported Biden, while approximately two-thirds of those scoring highest on the sexism scale supported Trump. Taking into consideration other factors that influence support for Biden – partisanship, ideology, racial attitudes, education, economic views and so forth – we found that those with the least sexist views had an 83% chance of supporting Biden, while those with the most sexist views had a 17% chance of doing so. Pollsters found that negative attitudes toward women make people much less likely to support Kamala Harris for president in 2024. Westend61/Getty Images With Harris, sexism matters more If sexism depressed individuals’ support for Biden’s candidacy, does that mean Harris faces no additional penalty in terms of lost support for her candidacy? Hardly. Hostile sexism, as we measured it, costs Harris votes. While sexism mattered in January, it mattered more in August once Harris had taken over the Democratic ticket. In a head-to-head matchup between Harris and Trump, 89% of those in the lowest third on the sexism scale – meaning those who disagreed most with the statements measuring hostile sexism – support Harris compared with 11% for Trump. On the other hand, only 18% of those scoring highest on sexism support Harris, versus 82% for Trump. When we take into account other considerations that influence whether individuals prefer Harris or Trump, our findings are even more striking. The least sexist respondents have a 92% chance of saying they will vote for Harris. But the most sexist respondents have only a 4% chance of supporting her. What this means is that, while sexist attitudes influenced individuals’ presidential preferences when Biden was the Democratic presidential nominee, they have a greater effect now that Harris is the Democratic candidate. Without sexism Since Harris seems to be narrowly leading Trump in the polls, why should we care about the influence of hostile sexism in the election? To answer this question, imagine a world in which hostile sexism doesn’t influence attitudes toward presidential candidates who are women. Our findings imply that, in such a world, Harris’ lead over Trump might be larger. Put simply, hostile sexism is helping to make the election closer than it would otherwise be. Sexism has long played a powerful role in influencing Americans’ voting behavior and attitudes toward political issues. This is especially so today, given the high political importance of gender-related issues such as abortion, contraception and LGBTQ+ rights. Our analysis shows that people with negative attitudes toward women are much less likely to support Harris for president. Whether the Harris campaign can successfully navigate this reality is still to be determined., , , https://images.theconversation.com/files/613657/original/file-20240814-25-b0ypd8.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=18%2C0%2C2991%2C1493&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop, Politics + Society – The Conversation, , , https://theconversation.com/us/politics/articles.atom, Adam Eichen, PhD Student, Political Science, UMass Amherst,
Young people could decide the 2024 presidential election.
It’s a tale as old as time – a story that pops up every election, almost like clockwork.
The narrative is the same this election cycle. There is a palpable excitement about the possibility of young people making their voices heard in 2024.
Young people, in particular, have broadly voiced their support for Vice President Kamala Harris, who will officially accept her party’s presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22, 2024.
Harris’ young supporters have created popular TikTok videos and widely-shared memes with coconut trees and ample allusions to the trendy term “brat.”
Both former President Donald Trump and Harris are trying to build on young people’s excitement – through participating in livestreams with popular, young content creators and by copying some of the specific colors and themes that often come up in young people’s online content.
The vibes suggest, perhaps, that a “youth wave” is coming.
Donald Trump looks to young supporters as he holds a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., on July 20, 2024.Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
Young people mostly support Harris
At present, Harris holds a commanding lead among young people.
Depending on the poll that you look at, if the election were held today, Harris would probably command about 50% to 60% of the youth vote, meaning people ages 18 to 29, or in some cases 18 to 34.
Trump would pull in only about 34% of young people.
That’s a big difference. A person might see that difference and think that young people could, indeed, tip the scales at the ballot box in November.
Knowing exactly how many young voters Harris needs to win over to carry the election is difficult, but many political pundits have argued that Harris needs to make sure that she secures a dominant majority of them.
But regardless of whether they support Harris in preelection polling, my research finds that many young people aren’t likely to show up and actually cast their ballots.
Young people often don’t vote
Young citizens’ track record of participation in American elections is dismal. Although young people are the biggest group of citizens who are eligible to vote, they turn out at significantly lower rates than older Americans.
In the November 2022 midterms, for instance, only 25.5% of 18- to 29-year-olds cast a ballot, whereas 63.1% of those age 60 or older voted.
Though November 2020 set records for youth voter turnout, only 52.5% of 18- to 29-year-olds cast a ballot, compared with 78% of those 60 or older.
While it’s hard to know how many young people will cast a ballot in November 2024, early indicators – such as the number of young people who say they plan to cast a ballot – suggest that this pattern of low youth voter turnout will continue.
The United States has one of the lowest rates of youth voter turnout in the world. The gap between 18- to 29-year-olds and those over 60, a common measuring stick, is more than twice as large here than it is in other countries such as Canada or Germany.
In our 2020 book, “Making Young Voters: Converting Civic Attitudes into Civic Action,” political scientist Sunshine Hillygus and I tried to better understand what stops young people from voting and what can be done to change this trend.
Why more young people don’t vote
Two main hurdles stand in the way of young people casting a ballot. One problem is that young people are not especially interested in voting. In recent polls, for example, about 77% of young people say that they plan on definitely voting in the upcoming November election.
For older citizens, that number is 90%.
However, a second – and a perhaps more consequential – problem is that young people who are interested in voting often don’t follow through on their intentions.
By examining survey data and conducting interviews with dozens of young people in 2018, Hillygus and I found that many young people lack confidence in themselves and their ability to navigate the voting process for the first time.
Many told us that in their busy, hectic and ever-changing schedules, voting often simply falls by the wayside.
With school and work commitments, as well as a lack of experience filling out voter registration forms and casting a ballot, voting seems like an insurmountable burden for many young people.
Supporters of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz look on during a campaign event at Temple University in Philadelphia on Aug. 6, 2024.Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
What works to increase youth voter turnout
A common assumption of many youth advocacy groups seems to be that more young people would vote if voting were considered cool. We’ve seen that approach again this cycle, with advocates clamoring, for example, for celebrity endorsements from the likes of singer Taylor Swift.
The problem is that this approach doesn’t square with the fact that young people care about politics – they just struggle to follow through.
The biggest hurdle for many young people, in particular, is voter registration. In 2022, data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that only 40% of young people said they were registered to vote in the midterm election.
Programs that help young people register to vote can be particularly effective at getting them to cast a ballot.
It has also become increasingly common for political campaigns to help young adults make a plan to vote – by outlining when and where they are going to vote, as well as how they will get to their polling location.
Other methods, such as sending text message reminders, creating automated calendar reminders and offering transportation to the polls, are also effective at helping young people who want to vote actually do so. Though some of these strategies are being used in the 2024 election, many are not common.
Government policies that make registering to vote and casting a ballot easier would also increase youth voter turnout.
Same-day voter registration is particularly effective at encouraging young people to vote. Likewise, letting 16- and 17-year-olds preregister to vote before they turn 18 can also substantially increase the number of voters under 30. At present, 21 states, including California, Massachusetts, Florida and Louisiana, let 16- and 17-year-olds preregister to vote.
Our research suggests that when states implement these types of reforms, they close the gap between older and younger voters by about a third.
There is some evidence that Harris has reinvigorated the youth vote.
Whether young citizens will show up and deliver the presidency to Harris or stay home and yield to Trump remains to be seen.
2024-08-16 12:36:00, http://s.wordpress.com/mshots/v1/https%3A%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Fmost-young-voters-support-kamala-harris-but-that-doesnt-guarantee-they-will-show-up-at-the-polls-236468?w=600&h=450, Young people could decide the 2024 presidential election. It’s a tale as old as time – a story that pops up every election, almost like clockwork. The narrative is the same this election cycle. There is a palpable excitement about the possibility of young people making their voices heard in 2024. Young people, in particular,
Young people could decide the 2024 presidential election.
It’s a tale as old as time – a story that pops up every election, almost like clockwork.
The narrative is the same this election cycle. There is a palpable excitement about the possibility of young people making their voices heard in 2024.
Young people, in particular, have broadly voiced their support for Vice President Kamala Harris, who will officially accept her party’s presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22, 2024.
Harris’ young supporters have created popular TikTok videos and widely-shared memes with coconut trees and ample allusions to the trendy term “brat.”
Both former President Donald Trump and Harris are trying to build on young people’s excitement – through participating in livestreams with popular, young content creators and by copying some of the specific colors and themes that often come up in young people’s online content.
The vibes suggest, perhaps, that a “youth wave” is coming.
Donald Trump looks to young supporters as he holds a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., on July 20, 2024.Bill Pugliano/Getty Images
Young people mostly support Harris
At present, Harris holds a commanding lead among young people.
Depending on the poll that you look at, if the election were held today, Harris would probably command about 50% to 60% of the youth vote, meaning people ages 18 to 29, or in some cases 18 to 34.
Trump would pull in only about 34% of young people.
That’s a big difference. A person might see that difference and think that young people could, indeed, tip the scales at the ballot box in November.
Knowing exactly how many young voters Harris needs to win over to carry the election is difficult, but many political pundits have argued that Harris needs to make sure that she secures a dominant majority of them.
But regardless of whether they support Harris in preelection polling, my research finds that many young people aren’t likely to show up and actually cast their ballots.
Young people often don’t vote
Young citizens’ track record of participation in American elections is dismal. Although young people are the biggest group of citizens who are eligible to vote, they turn out at significantly lower rates than older Americans.
In the November 2022 midterms, for instance, only 25.5% of 18- to 29-year-olds cast a ballot, whereas 63.1% of those age 60 or older voted.
Though November 2020 set records for youth voter turnout, only 52.5% of 18- to 29-year-olds cast a ballot, compared with 78% of those 60 or older.
While it’s hard to know how many young people will cast a ballot in November 2024, early indicators – such as the number of young people who say they plan to cast a ballot – suggest that this pattern of low youth voter turnout will continue.
The United States has one of the lowest rates of youth voter turnout in the world. The gap between 18- to 29-year-olds and those over 60, a common measuring stick, is more than twice as large here than it is in other countries such as Canada or Germany.
In our 2020 book, “Making Young Voters: Converting Civic Attitudes into Civic Action,” political scientist Sunshine Hillygus and I tried to better understand what stops young people from voting and what can be done to change this trend.
Why more young people don’t vote
Two main hurdles stand in the way of young people casting a ballot. One problem is that young people are not especially interested in voting. In recent polls, for example, about 77% of young people say that they plan on definitely voting in the upcoming November election.
For older citizens, that number is 90%.
However, a second – and a perhaps more consequential – problem is that young people who are interested in voting often don’t follow through on their intentions.
By examining survey data and conducting interviews with dozens of young people in 2018, Hillygus and I found that many young people lack confidence in themselves and their ability to navigate the voting process for the first time.
Many told us that in their busy, hectic and ever-changing schedules, voting often simply falls by the wayside.
With school and work commitments, as well as a lack of experience filling out voter registration forms and casting a ballot, voting seems like an insurmountable burden for many young people.
Supporters of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz look on during a campaign event at Temple University in Philadelphia on Aug. 6, 2024.Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
What works to increase youth voter turnout
A common assumption of many youth advocacy groups seems to be that more young people would vote if voting were considered cool. We’ve seen that approach again this cycle, with advocates clamoring, for example, for celebrity endorsements from the likes of singer Taylor Swift.
The problem is that this approach doesn’t square with the fact that young people care about politics – they just struggle to follow through.
The biggest hurdle for many young people, in particular, is voter registration. In 2022, data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that only 40% of young people said they were registered to vote in the midterm election.
Programs that help young people register to vote can be particularly effective at getting them to cast a ballot.
It has also become increasingly common for political campaigns to help young adults make a plan to vote – by outlining when and where they are going to vote, as well as how they will get to their polling location.
Other methods, such as sending text message reminders, creating automated calendar reminders and offering transportation to the polls, are also effective at helping young people who want to vote actually do so. Though some of these strategies are being used in the 2024 election, many are not common.
Government policies that make registering to vote and casting a ballot easier would also increase youth voter turnout.
Same-day voter registration is particularly effective at encouraging young people to vote. Likewise, letting 16- and 17-year-olds preregister to vote before they turn 18 can also substantially increase the number of voters under 30. At present, 21 states, including California, Massachusetts, Florida and Louisiana, let 16- and 17-year-olds preregister to vote.
Our research suggests that when states implement these types of reforms, they close the gap between older and younger voters by about a third.
There is some evidence that Harris has reinvigorated the youth vote.
Whether young citizens will show up and deliver the presidency to Harris or stay home and yield to Trump remains to be seen.
, Young people could decide the 2024 presidential election. It’s a tale as old as time – a story that pops up every election, almost like clockwork. The narrative is the same this election cycle. There is a palpable excitement about the possibility of young people making their voices heard in 2024. Young people, in particular, have broadly voiced their support for Vice President Kamala Harris, who will officially accept her party’s presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22, 2024. Harris’ young supporters have created popular TikTok videos and widely-shared memes with coconut trees and ample allusions to the trendy term “brat.” Both former President Donald Trump and Harris are trying to build on young people’s excitement – through participating in livestreams with popular, young content creators and by copying some of the specific colors and themes that often come up in young people’s online content. The vibes suggest, perhaps, that a “youth wave” is coming. Donald Trump looks to young supporters as he holds a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., on July 20, 2024. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Young people mostly support Harris At present, Harris holds a commanding lead among young people. Depending on the poll that you look at, if the election were held today, Harris would probably command about 50% to 60% of the youth vote, meaning people ages 18 to 29, or in some cases 18 to 34. Trump would pull in only about 34% of young people. That’s a big difference. A person might see that difference and think that young people could, indeed, tip the scales at the ballot box in November. Knowing exactly how many young voters Harris needs to win over to carry the election is difficult, but many political pundits have argued that Harris needs to make sure that she secures a dominant majority of them. But regardless of whether they support Harris in preelection polling, my research finds that many young people aren’t likely to show up and actually cast their ballots. Young people often don’t vote Young citizens’ track record of participation in American elections is dismal. Although young people are the biggest group of citizens who are eligible to vote, they turn out at significantly lower rates than older Americans. In the November 2022 midterms, for instance, only 25.5% of 18- to 29-year-olds cast a ballot, whereas 63.1% of those age 60 or older voted. Though November 2020 set records for youth voter turnout, only 52.5% of 18- to 29-year-olds cast a ballot, compared with 78% of those 60 or older. While it’s hard to know how many young people will cast a ballot in November 2024, early indicators – such as the number of young people who say they plan to cast a ballot – suggest that this pattern of low youth voter turnout will continue. The United States has one of the lowest rates of youth voter turnout in the world. The gap between 18- to 29-year-olds and those over 60, a common measuring stick, is more than twice as large here than it is in other countries such as Canada or Germany. In our 2020 book, “Making Young Voters: Converting Civic Attitudes into Civic Action,” political scientist Sunshine Hillygus and I tried to better understand what stops young people from voting and what can be done to change this trend. Why more young people don’t vote Two main hurdles stand in the way of young people casting a ballot. One problem is that young people are not especially interested in voting. In recent polls, for example, about 77% of young people say that they plan on definitely voting in the upcoming November election. For older citizens, that number is 90%. However, a second – and a perhaps more consequential – problem is that young people who are interested in voting often don’t follow through on their intentions. By examining survey data and conducting interviews with dozens of young people in 2018, Hillygus and I found that many young people lack confidence in themselves and their ability to navigate the voting process for the first time. Many told us that in their busy, hectic and ever-changing schedules, voting often simply falls by the wayside. With school and work commitments, as well as a lack of experience filling out voter registration forms and casting a ballot, voting seems like an insurmountable burden for many young people. Supporters of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz look on during a campaign event at Temple University in Philadelphia on Aug. 6, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images What works to increase youth voter turnout A common assumption of many youth advocacy groups seems to be that more young people would vote if voting were considered cool. We’ve seen that approach again this cycle, with advocates clamoring, for example, for celebrity endorsements from the likes of singer Taylor Swift. The problem is that this approach doesn’t square with the fact that young people care about politics – they just struggle to follow through. The biggest hurdle for many young people, in particular, is voter registration. In 2022, data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that only 40% of young people said they were registered to vote in the midterm election. Programs that help young people register to vote can be particularly effective at getting them to cast a ballot. It has also become increasingly common for political campaigns to help young adults make a plan to vote – by outlining when and where they are going to vote, as well as how they will get to their polling location. Other methods, such as sending text message reminders, creating automated calendar reminders and offering transportation to the polls, are also effective at helping young people who want to vote actually do so. Though some of these strategies are being used in the 2024 election, many are not common. Government policies that make registering to vote and casting a ballot easier would also increase youth voter turnout. Same-day voter registration is particularly effective at encouraging young people to vote. Likewise, letting 16- and 17-year-olds preregister to vote before they turn 18 can also substantially increase the number of voters under 30. At present, 21 states, including California, Massachusetts, Florida and Louisiana, let 16- and 17-year-olds preregister to vote. Our research suggests that when states implement these types of reforms, they close the gap between older and younger voters by about a third. There is some evidence that Harris has reinvigorated the youth vote. Whether young citizens will show up and deliver the presidency to Harris or stay home and yield to Trump remains to be seen., , , https://images.theconversation.com/files/613650/original/file-20240814-17-zgbch7.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=0%2C549%2C4896%2C2448&q=45&auto=format&w=1356&h=668&fit=crop, Politics + Society – The Conversation, , , https://theconversation.com/us/politics/articles.atom, John Holbein, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Politics, and Education, University of Virginia,
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