Pollster Nate Silver said in his latest election forecast that the White House race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris is likely to remain a toss-up until Election Day, now less than a month away.
The phrase “October surprise” was popularised during the 1980 presidential election, when Democrats hoped that the release of Iranian hostages, taken during the revolution, would save President Jimmy Carter from losing re-election. That surprise never materialised and few have since.
When the Supreme Court stepped into the 2000 presidential race, Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore were separated by a razor-thin margin. The court’s decision to halt the recount of votes in Florida effectively delivered the election to Bush and shaped the nation’s future.
By Joseph Tanfani, Nathan Layne ANN ARBOR, Michigan (Reuters) -In Michigan’s Macomb County, the Republican head of the board that will certify November’s election results called on former U.S. President Donald Trump to fight to stay in power after his election loss in 2020.
As thousands of counties and towns report vote totals, it can be hard to figure out when the results reported so far will reflect the outcome.
Registered Democrats in North Carolina have taken an early lead in returning mail votes after the rules were loosened to make it easier for voters in areas devastated by Hurricane Helene.
More than 500 people collect vote data from around the country to undergo scrutiny and statistical checks — and the analyses that allow the Decision Desk to project winners.
The Donald Trump-allied Georgia State Election Board is pushing to install people who deny the result of the 2020 presidential election as part of a monitoring team in Fulton County, the biggest Democratic-leaning county in the state and one that was consequential for Joe Biden’s victory four years ago.
With 13 counties devastated by flooding, the state is trying to make sure that residents can still vote. Candidates have been forced to abandon door-knocking and phone banks.