United States elections
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n a recent CDDRL seminar series talk, UVA Associate Professor of Politics Anne Meng shared her research on global patterns of presidential election concessions. Her study underscores the crucial yet often overlooked role of election concessions in democracies. Meng emphasized the vitality of concessions in facilitating peaceful transfers of power, an essential element for the functioning…
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Two ballot boxes were burned in Washington and Oregon on Monday, possibly damaging hundreds of mail-in votes with only about a week to go before Election Day. The Portland Police Bureau responded to reports of a fire in the Buckman neighborhood of the city at about 3:30 a.m. The fire had been extinguished by security personnel who work in…
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The first of four panels of the “America Votes 2024: Stanford Scholars on the Election’s Most Critical Questions” series examined the changing political and global landscape shaping the upcoming U.S. presidential and congressional elections. The panelists shed light on the challenges of election administration, shifts in campaign strategies due to polarization, and the global context animating the…
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With about 8.4 million registered voters and 15 electoral college votes of the 270 needed to win, Michigan is one of seven competitive states that will decide the election. For Kamala Harris, it’s part of the so-called “Blue Wall”, which is considered the Democrats’ best chance of winning, along with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Donald Trump…
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Former President Donald Trump maintains a 2-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the White House in the first Rasmussen Reports survey conducted since the candidates’ Sept. 10 debate. Asked “who would you vote for?” there were 49% of voters backing Trump and 47% backing Harris, Rasmussen poll results show. Another 2% say they would vote…
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Former President Donald Trump acknowledged Wednesday that a lot of voters don’t like him – so he has to persuade them to be even more negative toward Vice President Kamala Harris.. “”You can’t take the chance! You have no choice! You’ve got to for me!” Trump said while discussing fracking during an event with Fox News host Sean Hannity.…
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