Author: Ellen Morrissey
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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…
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Joe Biden (D) ends August with 41% job approval
At the end of August, approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 41% approval. Fifty-five percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was the same approval rating Biden received last month. Throughout August, Biden’s approval rating was 41%. The lowest approval rating he’s received during his presidency is 38%, last seen on…
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Kamala Harris (D) leads presidential field in fundraising
As of July 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 $501 million in cumulative receipts, followed by former President Donald Trump (R) with $269 million, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I) with $58 million, Jill Stein…
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Kamala Harris leads PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market
As of Aug. 13, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows Vice President Kamala Harris at $0.59 and former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.44. 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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Biden issued two executive orders in July
President Joe Biden (D) issued two executive orders in July, bringing his total to 141. The two orders he issued in July were: 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, and May…
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President Joe Biden receives highest presidential approval rating since April
At the end of July, approval polling averages showed President Joe Biden (D) at 41% approval. Fifty-six percent of voters disapproved of his performance. This was highest approval rating Biden has received since April. Throughout July, Biden’s approval rating ranged between 39% and 41%. The lowest approval rating he’s received during his presidency is 38%,…
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Donald Trump’s (R) lead in PredictIt’s 2024 general presidential election market narrows as Vice President Kamala Harris (D) enters the race
As of July 30, 2024, PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market shows former President Donald Trump (R) at $0.54 and Vice President Kamala Harris at $0.49. 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…