by jpitney | Dec 18, 2023 | Donald Trump, Elections
Shelby Talcott at Semafor: Nikki Haley called Sen. Tim Scott on Friday seeking his endorsement, according to a source familiar with the situation — and she’s not the only candidate courting him. The former governor texted her fellow South Carolinian after he...
by jpitney | Nov 19, 2023 | Elections, Public Opinion
A release from Johns Hopkins University: Many conservative voters have lost trust in elections, but a team from Johns Hopkins University’s SNF Agora Institute and the R Street Institute is working to restore it. The group today released a set of conservative...
by jpitney | Nov 2, 2023 | Election Security, Elections, Public Service
Jacob Fischler at The Nebraska Examiner: State and local election officials face threats and intimidation, driving experienced workers out of the profession, a panel of election officials told a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday. Conspiracy theories have fueled a more...
by jpitney | Oct 29, 2023 | Civility, Elections, Public Opinion, Violence
Libby Cathey at ABC: Former Vice President Mike Pence was met with audible gasps and spats of applause when he made a surprise announcement on Saturday that he was suspending his campaign for president — becoming the first major candidate to drop out of the...
by jpitney | Sep 18, 2023 | Campaign Finance, Elections, Violence
Greg Morton Marianna Sotomayor and Camila DeChalus at WP: Candidates running for House and Senate offices increased campaign spending on security by more than 500 percent between the 2020 election and the 2022 midterms, a new Washington Post analysis of filings with...
by jpitney | Sep 3, 2023 | Congress, Elections
