Tag: 2020 presidential coverage
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Weekly Presidential News Briefing: July 24, 2020
Friday, July 24, 2020: Every weekday, Ballotpedia tracks the news, events, and results of the 2020 presidential election. Here’s the latest from the campaign trail. The Cook Political Report updated its race ratings on July 24, 2020: Florida moved from Toss Up to Lean Democratic. Notable Quotes of the Day “Polls show a tight race…
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Weekly Presidential News Briefing: July 17th, 2020
July 17th 2020: Every Friday, Ballotpedia tracks the weekly news, events, and results of the 2020 presidential election. Here’s the latest from the campaign trail. Candidates by the Numbers Sabato’s Crystal Ball updated its race ratings on July 14, 2020: Alaska, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, South Carolina, and Utah moved from Safe Republican to Likely…
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Weekly Presidential News Briefing: July 10th, 2020
Every weekday, Ballotpedia tracks the news, events, and results of the 2020 presidential election. Here’s the latest from the campaign trail. Campaign Ad Spotlight Notable Quotes of the Week “If [Kanye] West were serious about this, he would have had to have started a long time ago [to get on the ballot]. … Some…
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Biden raised $37.0 million, Trump $24.9 million in May
Joe Biden outraised Donald Trump by nearly a three-to-two margin last month, while Trump ended the month with a greater than five-to-four advantage in cash on hand, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission June 20. The Biden campaign raised $37.0 million in May, 39% more than the Trump campaign’s $24.9…
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Jo Jorgensen wins Libertarian Party presidential nomination
The Libertarian Party selected Jo Jorgensen as its presidential nominee on Saturday, May 23, during the Libertarian National Convention. Party delegates nominated six candidates to be on the initial ballot. Candidates were eliminated on each subsequent ballot until one candidate received a majority of the vote. Jorgensen received 51% of the vote on the fourth…
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Eight states to hold primaries on June 2 after four states push primaries back from April and May
Eight states are holding statewide primaries on June 2, 2020: Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota. Four states did not originally plan to hold primaries on this date, but postponed them amid the coronavirus pandemic. Maryland and Pennsylvania’s primaries were originally scheduled for April 28, Indiana’s primary was scheduled for…
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RNC outraises DNC by nearly two-to-one, Republican Hill committees outraise Democratic counterparts
The Republican National Committee (RNC) outraised the Democratic National Committee (DNC) by nearly two-to-one in April, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on May 20. The DNC had reported its best fundraising totals of the campaign cycle in March 2020, outraising the RNC for the first time since October 2018.…
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Biden outraised Trump in April, Trump continues to lead in overall fundraising and cash on hand
Joe Biden outraised Donald Trump by more than two-to-one last month, while Trump had a nearly two-to-one advantage in cash on hand, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on May 20. The Biden campaign raised $43.6 million in April, 88% more than the Trump campaign’s $16.9 million. Biden’s campaign spent…
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Delaware postpones presidential preference primary a second time
On May 7, Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) announced a further postponement of the state’s presidential primary, this time to July 7. The presidential primary, which was originally scheduled to take place on April 28, was first postponed to June 2. Carney also announced that the state would mail absentee ballot applications automatically to all…