Sunak struggles to control Tory party on chaotic fifth day of election campaign | General election 2024
The Conservative campaign continued in turmoil on its fifth day, with Rishi Sunak struggling to maintain control of a divided party after one MP defected to the Reform Party and a minister criticised the Prime Minister’s pledge to restore NHS service. Sunak was in Buckinghamshire trying to recover from a tough start to the general […]
Biden campaign sets sights on fundraising bonanza with help from the Clintons
President Biden’s re-election campaign is preparing for its third major star-studded fundraiser with the Clintons in Virginia next month, sources confirmed to The Washington Post. Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe will host a major fundraiser on June 18, which will feature former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and First Lady Jill […]
Robert De Niro narrates Biden campaign ad with debunked or questionable claims about Trump
Anti-Trump actor Robert De Niro gave a strong endorsement to the Biden-Harris campaign this week, narrating a new ad that portrays Trump as an unstable “dictator” who will do anything to stay in power. De Niro, who gained notoriety during the Trump administration for repeatedly disparaging the former president, New Advertisement He laid out several […]
DNC launches first billboard campaign targeting Trump’s options for vice president
EXCLUSIVE — The Democratic National Committee is set to launch a new billboard campaign in North Carolina over the weekend targeting candidates being floated as former President Donald Trump’s vice president. The billboard specifically targets North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who both previously ran for the GOP presidential nomination but later […]
Senate Democrats probe Trump’s campaign cash request to oil industry
Senate Democrats have said they will investigate former President Trump’s solicitation of $1 billion in campaign contributions from the oil industry. On Thursday, Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Ind.), the chairs of the Finance and Budget committees, announced they would investigate a request made by President Trump at a campaign event at Mar-a-Lago […]
‘Weak, Weak, Weak’: CNN’s Data Guru Says Primary Protest Votes Are Ill Omen For Biden Campaign
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten asserted on Thursday that President Joe Biden’s primary performance as an incumbent candidate is historically “weak,” with the lowest before him being George H.W. Bush, who subsequently lost his bid for reelection. The race between Biden and former President Donald Trump appears to be tightening across seven crucial battleground […]
Allies enraged and enemies emboldened – Sunak’s campaign is already a fiasco | Gaby Hinsliff
CLosses are short, gains grow. It’s Wall Street’s oldest cliché, and Rishi Sunak is essentially a banker rather than a politician, so in retrospect perhaps we should have anticipated how he would react to the current collapse in Conservative share prices. His gamble to fix the country has not paid off, so he is liquidating […]
Farage ‘to help with the grassroots campaign’ in US
British politician Nigel Farage has said he will not stand in his country’s next election but will campaign both at home and abroad. In a statement, he explained that he intended to support a “grassroots movement” in the US. “Like him or not, Donald Trump believes in peace through strength.” “I have thought long and […]
Liberal Outlet Says Trump Rally Turnout ‘Much Larger Than Biden Campaign Would Like,’ Trump Is ‘Remarkably On Message’
CNN national correspondent Kristen Holmes said on Thursday that former President Donald Trump “got his message across” to voters at a rally in New York, noting that turnout in the city’s most Democratic areas “far exceeded” the Biden campaign’s hopes. Holmes appeared on “Erin Burnett Outfront” to discuss the Trump rally in the Bronx. Reports […]
‘Gold Bar’ Sen. Bob Menendez sitting on $3.5 million campaign cash
Embattled Sen. Bob Menendez remains flush with campaign cash, even as he has burned through about $2 million while fighting charges in court and considering a possible unopposed reelection to the Senate. Menendez’s (D-N.J.) campaign organization raised about $19,632 between the beginning of April and May 15 and had $3.57 million in cash on hand […]