India election: Modi and rivals trade accusations as voter turnout slumps in second phase | India elections 2024
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals have accused India of religious discrimination and threats to democracy amid low turnout in the second phase of the world’s largest election. About one billion people are eligible to vote in the seven-phase general election, which begins on April 19 and ends on June 1, with votes scheduled […]
Democratic dark money giants bankroll ‘nonpartisan’ activists behind 2024 Latino voter turnout operation
A press release followed by an Axios write-up this week zeroed in on a sprawling new partnership ahead of the 2024 election between TelevisaUnivision, the world’s largest Spanish-language media company, and “nonpartisan” groups to register and mobilize Hispanic voters across the United States. It’s called Vota Conmigo — or Vote With Me. The collaboration “will […]
The IRS's new tax software: Rave reviews, but low turnout – The Washington Post
The Biden administration marked the end of tax season Monday with a modest goal of getting at least 100,000 taxpayers to file through the Internal Revenue Service’s new tax software, DirectFile, an alternative to commercial tax preparers. It was announced that. Although the government billed Direct File as a small pilot, it remains one of […]
Republicans top Dems on key factor motivating voter turnout for Biden-Trump rematch: poll
The latest national poll shows that Republicans are more enthusiastic about former President Trump returning to the White House than Democrats are about President Biden serving another four years in office. But a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that Trump has stirred more anger and fear among Democrats than […]
Just Because Georgia Had ‘Record Turnout,’ It ‘Doesn’t Mean There Isn’t Voter Suppression’
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Read Out,” Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) acknowledged that there was “record turnout” in his election, but said that “people will vote.” “We waited in long lines and endured the rain to do so.” , that doesn’t mean there’s no voter suppression. People just decided they weren’t going to have their […]
Donald Trump’s Victory Sets New Hampshire Primary Turnout Record
Former President Donald Trump secured victory on Tuesday, breaking New Hampshire's primary turnout record, according to an analysis of election data. Trump is leading in the Republican polls, and the surge in votes underscores his ability to encourage Americans to participate in the electoral process. Tuesday's election turnout exceeded the previous record set in the […]
Low energy in New Hampshire may point to depressed turnout
MANCHESTER, N.H. — New Hampshire political insiders are lowering their expectations for turnout in today's primary, even as the secretary of state is predicting record numbers. New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan is responsible for promoting the nation's first primary, with 322,000 Republican votes cast, leading to the 2020 Democratic primary and the 2016 […]
High New Hampshire turnout will endanger Trump’s poll lead
Experts told the Post that New Hampshire's independent voters could dash former President Donald Trump's hopes of securing the Republican presidential nomination for a third time on Tuesday. The state's 344,335 independent voters, far more than Republicans or Democrats, pose a significant risk to his chances of a decisive victory, Republican analyst Ryan Gardusky said […]
Sub-zero Iowa temperatures yield lowest caucus voter turnout in decades
Arctic conditions led to the lowest turnout in Iowa's Republican caucus in decades Monday night, with just over 110,000 voters voting for the candidate of their choice, according to the state Republican Party. Temperatures across the Hawkeye State ranged from a high of 1 degree Fahrenheit to a low of -8 degrees Fahrenheit, with strong […]
Iowa caucuses turnout lowest in years amid frigid temperatures
Turnout in this year's frigid Iowa caucuses was the lowest in years, with nearly 80,000 fewer people voting than in the state's last Republican caucus in 2016. The Iowa Republican Party announced this morning that a total of 110,298 votes have been counted in the state's 99 counties. That's down from 186,932 in 2016 and […]