Oct 19th 2024

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Why Donald Trump has moved ahead in our election forecast

With two weeks to go, the Republican candidate now has a slight lead

A culture of conspiracy haunts Arizona’s elections

America’s biggest swing county ramps up security before the vote

One big thing Donald Trump and Elon Musk have in common

They both want to crush Tesla’s competition

Vital election races in Wisconsin are awfully close

America’s dairyland is giving Democrats some heartburn

Brandon Johnson is giving Chicago’s teachers’ union everything

It may well cost him his political career

Voters won’t thank Kamala Harris for the state of the economy

Why voters are down on America’s remarkable economy