Author: Ellen Morrissey
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Donald Trump (R) leads PredictIt’s general presidential election market
As of June 18, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.53 and President Joe Biden (D) at $0.44. Trump has held the lead in this market since May 16, 2024. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share price, which rises and falls…
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Libertarian presidential nominee Chase Oliver completes Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
On May 26, 2024, Libertarian Party delegates selected Chase Oliver as the party’s presidential nominee in the 2024 presidential election. Oliver completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. This article provides excerpts from his responses. To read his full…
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President Joe Biden (D) issued no executive orders in May, keeping his total at 138
President Joe Biden (D) issued no executive orders in May. This was the fourth month of his presidency where he issued no executive orders. The other three instances took place in November 2022, January 2023, and January 2024. Biden issued 25 executive orders in January 2021, more than any other month of his presidency. Biden…
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Joe Biden (D) maintains lead in PredictIt’s presidential general election market
As of May 14, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows President Joe Biden (D) at $0.51 and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.48. Biden has held the lead in this market since March 31, 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 (D) maintains lead in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market
As of May 8, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows President Joe Biden (D) at $0.50 and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.47. Biden has held the lead in this market since March 31, 2024. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share price, which rises and falls…
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Biden issued one executive order about public health in April
President Joe Biden (D) issued one executive order in April, bringing his total to 138. The one order he issued in April 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, and January 2024. Biden…
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Biden led in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market for entire month of April
As of April 30, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows President Joe Biden (D) at $0.53 and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.45. Biden has held the lead in this market since March 31, 2024. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share price, which rises and falls…
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118th Congress sees its lowest-ever average approval rating in April
At the end of April, approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 40% approval. Fifty-six percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was the same approval rating he received at the end of March. Throughout April, Biden’s approval rating fluctuated between 40% and 41%. The lowest approval rating he’s received during his…
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Joe Biden (D) hits highest share price in PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market since September 2022
As of April 23, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows President Joe Biden (D) at $0.54 and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.45. Biden has held the lead in this market since March 31, 2024. No other candidate has more than a $0.10 share price. The share price, which rises and falls…
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Democratic party committees hold $100 million fundraising edge over Republican party committees
The three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised a cumulative $462 million and spent $360 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $375 million and spent $300 million. That data is through March 31, 2024, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period.…