Author: Ellen Morrissey

  • Democratic party committees outraised Republican counterparts every month in 2023

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    The three committees associated with the Democratic Party have raised $315 million and spent $275 million in the 2024 election cycle, while the three committees associated with the Republican Party have raised $257 million and spent $230 million. Additionally, the three Democratic committees cumulatively outraised their Republican counterparts every month in 2023. These figures are…

  • Biden ends January with presidential approval at 41%, three points lower than this point during the Trump administration

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    Polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) with an average 41% approval rating at the end of January 2024. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was two points higher than his approval rating at the end of December. Throughout January, Biden’s approval rating ranged from 40% to 41%. The lowest approval rating…

  • Joe Biden (D), Donald Trump (R) lead noteworthy presidential candidates in fundraising

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    Former President Donald Trump (R) leads the field of Republican presidential primary candidates in fundraising with $79.6 million in cumulative receipts. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) follows with $36 million, and then businessman Ryan Binkley with $10.2 million.  The chart below shows total receipts, contributions, and disbursements for each noteworthy Republican presidential candidate through…

  • Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets

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    As of Jan. 23, 2024, 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 66%, followed by former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) at 12% and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 11%. No other…

  • Joe Biden, Donald Trump lead respective presidential primary polling averages and PredictIt markets

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    As of Jan. 17, 2024, 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 62%, followed by former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley (R) at 12% and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 11%. No other candidate has…

  • Two candidates filed to appear on Ohio’s Democratic presidential primary ballot

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    The filing deadline for the Ohio Democratic presidential primary passed on Dec. 20, 2023, and the ballot was certified on Jan. 9, 2024. Two candidates filed to appear on the March 19, 2024, ballot.  In order to file, candidates had to submit a petition containing 1,000 signatures.  The following candidates filed: Biden, Gabriel Cornejo, Frank…

  • Five candidates filed to appear on Ohio’s Republican presidential primary ballot

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    The filing deadline for the Ohio Republican presidential primary passed on Dec. 20, 2023, and the ballot was certified on Jan. 9, 2024. Five candidates filed to appear on the March 19, 2024, ballot. In order to file, candidates had to submit a petition containing 50 signatures per delegate and 1,000 signatures per at-large delegate. …

  • Seven candidates filed to participate in North Dakota’s Republican presidential caucus

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    The filing deadline for the North Dakota Republican presidential caucus passed on Dec. 31, 2023. Seven candidates filed to participate in the March 4, 2024, caucus. In order to file, candidates had to submit a petition containing the signatures of 10 members of the North Dakota Republican Party State Committee and pay a $20,000 filing…

  • Three candidates will appear on Washington’s Democratic presidential primary ballot

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    The deadline for state parties to submit candidates to the Washington secretary of state for the Washington Democratic presidential primary passed on Jan. 9, 2024. The internal party filing deadline was on Jan. 6, 2024. Three candidates filed to appear on the March 12, 2024, ballot. In order to file with the party, candidates had…

  • Five candidates will appear on Washington’s Republican presidential primary ballot

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    The deadline for state parties to submit candidates to the Washington secretary of state for the Washington Republican presidential primary passed on Jan. 9, 2024. Five candidates will appear on the March 12, 2024, ballot. The following candidates were listed: Ryan Binkley, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Christie, DeSantis, Haley, Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson,…