Tag: federal

  • Trump leads 2024 Republican presidential primary polling and PredictIt market

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    As of May 23, 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 56%, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) at 19%. No other candidate has more than a 10% polling average. In PredictIt’s Republican…

  • 42 candidates filed for federal and statewide offices last week

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    42 people declared candidacies for federal or statewide offices in the past week, five more than last week. All of these candidates declared before their state’s official filing deadline. Twenty-four of those candidates were Democratic, while 18 were Republican. Thirty candidates are running for Congress, four for governorship, and eight for a lower state executive…