Author: Ellen Morrissey
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Seven presidential tickets will appear on the ballot in Arkansas this November
Arkansas’ Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot will feature seven presidential candidates and their running mates. They are: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrew from the presidential election in August, but will still appear on Arkansas’ ballot. There are six fewer candidates on Arkansas’ presidential ballot compared to 2020. In 2020, Arkansas’ ballot had 13 candidates:…
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Donald Trump (R) takes lead in PredictIt’s 2024 general presidential election market for first time since July
As of Oct. 15, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market showed former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.53 and Vice President Kamala Harris at $0.49. Trump has held the lead in this market since Oct. 11, 2024. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share price, which rises and falls…
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Independent presidential candidate Cornel West completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Cornel West (Independent) announced his candidacy for the 2024 presidential election on June 5, 2023. As of Oct. 9, West will appear on the ballot in 15 states, including the battleground states of Michigan, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. West completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about…
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Joe Biden (D) issued one executive order in September
President Joe Biden (D) issued one executive order in September, bringing his total to 142. The order he issued in September was: Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than any other month of his presidency. He did not issue any executive orders in November 2022, January 2023, January 2024, May 2024, and…
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Kamala Harris (D) maintains lead in PredictIt’s 2024 general presidential election market
As of Oct. 6, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market showed Vice President Kamala Harris at $0.54 and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.50. Harris has held the lead in this market since Aug. 1, 2024. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share price, which rises and falls…
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Joe Biden ends Sept. with highest presidential approval rating since Sept. 2023
At the end of Sept., approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 42% approval. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was the highest approval rating Biden has received since Sept. 2023. Throughout Sept., Biden’s approval rating ranged from 41% to 42%. The lowest approval rating he’s received during his presidency…
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Kamala Harris (D) maintains lead in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market
As of Sept. 26, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market showed Vice President Kamala Harris at $0.57 and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.46. Harris has held the lead in this market since Aug. 1, 2024. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share price, which rises and falls…
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Kamala Harris posts highest cumulative fundraising among all major party presidential nominees since 2008
As of Aug. 31, 2024, the end of the most recent presidential campaign finance filing period, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) led the field of noteworthy candidates in fundraising with $690 million in cumulative receipts, followed by former President Donald Trump (R) with $313 million, Jill Stein (G) with $2 million, and Chase Oliver (L)…
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All three Democratic Party fundraising committees saw highest monthly fundraising totals of the 2024 election cycle in August
As of Aug. 31, 2024, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $809 million and spent $715 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $715 million and spent…
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President Joe Biden issued no executive orders in August
President Joe Biden (D) issued no executive orders in August, keeping his total at 141. This was the fifth month of his presidency where he issued no executive orders. The other four instances took place in November 2022, January 2023, January 2024, and May 2024. Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than…