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☆ Room to Run in the Center in 2024?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Lauren Camera | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +9 min

Joe Manchin, West Virginia’s outgoing senator, bristles at the thought of being a spoiler in the 2024 presidential election. While he’s typically shied away from addressing the topic directly, his remarks on a potential presidential bid this week crystallized. Originally seeking the Democratic nomination against Biden, Kennedy opted instead to run as an independent, where polls show now show him siphoning support from Trump. Also running is Cornel West, the academic, activist and far-left candidate who’s polling around 4% to 6%. Enter Manchin, who stands to muddy the waters for the president and former president even more than they already are.

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☆ Opinion | The War Between Israel and Hamas Is Splintering the Democratic Coalition
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Thomas B. Edsall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

These young voters faulted Israel’s response to the attacks, 52-32 percent. This wartime shift represents a fundamental break within a liberal coalition that has long powered the Democratic Party. Clearly, the most left-leaning young adults have the lowest rating of Israel. The Arab American Institute commissioned John Zogby Strategies to conduct a survey of 500 Arab Americans between Oct. 23 and Oct. 27. In this poll, 32 percent of Arab Americans identified as Republican as opposed to just 23 percent who identified as Democrats.

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☆ 1 in 3 voters say fixing the U.S. economy should be top priority—here are the 3 of the money issues they care about most
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This election season, voters are laser-focused on one big issue: the economy. Americans rank inflation as the most important problem facing the U.S., followed by jobs and the overall economy, an October Ipsos/Reuters poll found. Voters may be divided on a lot of issues, but they all seem to agree that money and how the government affects it need to be addressed. With that in mind, here's a look at three of the top economic issues facing the U.S. right now. "Whether inflation has to do with something that the administration did, that's not something voters actually care about.

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