‘Dead heat’: Trump pulls even with Harris in NBC News poll
14 Oct
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‘Dead heat’: Trump pulls even with Harris in NBC News poll

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are deadlocked in the latest national NBC News poll, with Trump bolstered by Republicans coming back home to support him after last month’s rough debate and a subsequent polling deficit, as well as by a favorable voter assessment of Trump’s term as president.These are among the findings of a new survey released three weeks before Election Day, which also shows Harris’ popularity declining compared to a month ago, after she got a big summertime boost; a massive gender gap between support for Harris and Trump; and voters viewing abortion as a top motivating issue heading into the 2024 vote.“As summer has turned to fall, any signs of momentum for Kamala Harris have stopped,” said Democratic pollster Jeff Horwitt, who conducted this survey with...
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Trump, Harris play politics over recent hurricanes
09 Oct
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Trump, Harris play politics over recent hurricanes

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Politics tamfitronics Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks during a presidential debate hosted by ABC as Republican presidential nominee, former US President Donald Trump, listens, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, September 10, 2024. — ReutersWith Hurricane Helene in the southeast region causing pervasive damage across states, along with Hurricane Milton devastatingly entering Florida, Donald Trump grasped the opportunity to gain an upper hand in the presidential campaigning by using misinformation as a political strategy.Trump falsely claimed that FEMA misemployed the disaster funds on migrants under Biden administration, exacerbating his controversial stance on migration.The narrative not only makes the migrants more vulnerable but also creates a sense of scepticism in the storm-stricken communities regarding the abuse of allocated funds. Trump accused the Democrat government of being "incompetent and inefficient". Similarly, the current vice...
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Abcarian: Trump and Vance are angry about fact-checking at the debates. Here’s what voters think
07 Oct
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Abcarian: Trump and Vance are angry about fact-checking at the debates. Here’s what voters think

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Politics tamfitronics Question: When did fact-checking become an outrageous abuse of debate moderators’ power?Answer: When MAGA Republicans decided they didn’t like anyone pointing out that they’re lying.In a perfect world, it might be enough for political opponents to correct each other’s prevarications and exaggerations. But Donald Trump’s entry into presidential politics, with his incessant flights of fancy and nonstop lying, have completely changed the dynamics. While other presidential candidates have stretched the truth, only one has kidnapped it, bound and gagged it, put it in a barrel and tossed it into the East River.In the age of Trump, fact-checking has become a necessary service for moderators and other journalists to provide to voters.Take the first and probably only presidential debate between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, on Sept. 10. Some Trumpers...
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