Author: Ellen Morrissey
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Eight candidates have qualified for the first Republican presidential primary debate
The first Republican presidential primary debate is next week, with candidates scheduled to appear in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 23, 2023. As of August 16, eight candidates had met the polling and fundraising thresholds necessary to qualify for the debate stage. Those candidates were: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie…
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Ramaswamy moves to second place in PredictIt’s 2024 Republican presidential primary market
As of August 7, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average currently stands at 54%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 16%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican…
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Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy tied for second place in PredictIt’s 2024 Republican primary market
As of July 31, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average stands at 54%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 18%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican primary…
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Biden issues executive orders on courts-martial rules and domestic manufacturing in July
President Joe Biden (D) issued two executive orders in July, the 118th and 119th of his presidency. The two orders he issued in July were: Executive Order on 2023 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (July 28, 2023) Executive Order on Federal Research and Development in Support of Domestic Manufacturing and United States Jobs (July…
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Joe Biden’s approval rating is 42% at end of July
At the end of July, polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) with a 42% approval rating. Fifty-four percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This were the same ratings he received in June. Throughout July, Biden’s approval rating stayed mainly at 42%, with a two-day spike of 43% on July 13 and July 14.…
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Biden, Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets
As of July 24, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) leads in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average stands at 52%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 18%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican primary…
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Democratic party committees lead Republican counterparts in cumulative fundraising
As of June 30, 2023, the end of the most recent party committee campaign finance filing period, the three committees associated with the Democratic Party raised a cumulative $156 million for the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $134 million. The three Democratic committees are the Democratic…
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Campaign finance filing deadline shows Donald Trump (R), Joe Biden (D) leading respective presidential primaries in fundraising
Incumbent President Joe Biden (D) leads the Democratic primary field in fundraising with $20 million in receipts. He is followed by environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (D) with $6 million and author Marianne Williamson (D) with $2 million. Kennedy currently leads in campaign spending with $1.8 million in disbursements, followed by Williamson with $1.6…
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Kamala Harris (D) ties for most tie-breaking votes cast by a vice president in United States history
Vice President Kamala Harris (D) cast her 31st tie-breaking vote in the Senate on July 12, breaking the 50-50 tie to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. At 31 tie-breaking votes, Harris is now tied with John C. Calhoun (1825 – 1832) for…
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Trump holds lead in Republican presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt market
As of July 10, 2023, former President Donald Trump (R) holds a lead in both RealClearPolitics’ (RCP) Republican presidential primary polling average and PredictIt’s Republican presidential primary market. Trump’s polling average currently stands at 53%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 21%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In…