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☆ What Steve Kornacki is watching for tonight: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Welcome to an Election Day edition of From the Politics Desk, where we’ll get you set up with everything you need before the results start coming in tonight. Nash County, North Carolina: The county voted for Barack Obama in 2012, Trump in 2016, and Joe Biden in 2020. 🗞️ Today’s top stories 🕛 Final countdown: Harris and Trump made their closing pitches at battleground state rallies on Monday night. Read more → 🔎 Disinfo watch: Election officials, legal experts and researchers are bracing for a flood of disinformation and legal claims as vote counting begins. Read more →Election officials, legal experts and researchers are bracing for a flood of disinformation and legal claims as vote counting begins.

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☆ What we learned spending the final weeks on the ground in Pennsylvania: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

In today’s edition, political reporter Allan Smith and senior White House reporter Peter Nicholas empty their notebooks after spending the last two weeks on the ground in battleground Pennsylvania. And over the final two weeks of the race, both candidates and their running mates held 16 events in Pennsylvania — including Monday, marking some of Harris and Trump’s final rallies of the campaign. And 5% of Republican voters hold a positive view of Harris, while 92% hold a negative view (-87 net rating.) : Regardless of who wins the election, a key fixture of America’s political landscape for nearly a decade is set to disappear: the Trump campaign rally. Read more → Follow live updates from the campaign trail →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

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☆ Two parties, two very different closing arguments: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. Closing arguments in battle for Congress focus on abortion and immigrationBy Bridget BowmanBoth parties are zeroing in on very different issues as they make their closing arguments to voters in the battles that will determine control of the closely divided House and Senate. Meanwhile, immigration is the top topic in Republican ads, followed by Vice President Kamala Harris, taxation, President Joe Biden, and candidate character. Jon Tester and Sherrod Brown are looking to win over voters who will likely be supporting former President Donald Trump. Follow live updates from the campaign trail →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

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☆ How infrequent voters could decide the election: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

By Mark MurrayThe razor-close presidential election could very well come down to this question: Will the infrequent voters who back Donald Trump by double digits actually turn out? And she carries the tiny share of voters who participated in 2022 but not 2020 by 9 points (52% to 43%). And he’s carrying the voters who didn’t partake in either 2020 or 2022 by 10 points (50% to 40%). On the other hand, NBC News recently observed a pair of focus groups of voters who didn’t participate in the 2020 election but are planning to this time around. Read more → Follow live updates from the campaign trail →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

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☆ Breaking down the the yawning gender gap dividing Gen Z: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +12 min

In today’s edition, we break down our latest poll showing how Gen Z voters are viewing the presidential race in the final days. And among young voters who say they will vote in the presidential election in November, Harris leads 56%-36%, a 20-point advantage. Within Gen Z, though, there are notable divisions among different groups — and the gender gap is particularly significant. Men (46%) were more likely to say Trump has the right temperament to serve as president, compared with women (30%). Read more →Future Forward, a Democratic super PAC backing Harris, has been quietly running millions of dollars in Spanish-language ads aimed at Latino voters.

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☆ GOP megadonors open their wallets for Trump: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

Three Senate Democratic candidates — Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks and Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin — raised more than four times as much as their Republican opponents during that period. In 2016, Trump lost the core Democratic states by 22 points, and in 2020, he lost them by 24 points. In this most recent poll, Trump was losing the core Democratic states by only 13 points. In 2016, Trump won the core GOP states by 18 points, and in 2020, his margin in the red states was 16 points. Read more → Follow live coverage from the campaign trail →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

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☆ Harris faces historic challenge in running as a sitting VP: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +13 min

In today’s edition, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki breaks down the historical challenges Kamala Harris faces running for president as a sitting VP. Harris faces historic challenge in running as a sitting VPBy Steve KornackiKamala Harris is the third presidential nominee in the last half-century to run as a sitting vice president. Measures like more Secret Service agents and bulletproof glass are now common on the campaign trail. Read more → 🔑 It all comes down to yinz: The Harris campaign believes its path to winning all-important Pennsylvania runs through the suburbs. Read more →The Harris campaign believes its path to winning all-important Pennsylvania runs through the suburbs.

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☆ The voters Harris wants to reach with her media blitz: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

In today’s edition, senior White House reporter Peter Nicholas looks at where Kamala Harris' campaign thinks it can pick up support with the vice president's media blitz this week. Plus, senior political editor Mark Murray breaks down how Harris and Trump voters think "change" means very different things this election. They want to see her more, and we’re engaging with that and want to continue to do that,” a Harris campaign aide said. One of the sources described the Keystone State as a “problem spot” for the Harris campaign. Read more → Follow live updates from the campaign trail →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

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☆ A heated election season hangs over the Supreme Court's new term: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In today’s edition, senior Supreme Court reporter Lawrence Hurley looks at how the upcoming election is looming over the high court as justices return for a new term. The threat of election chaos looms as the Supreme Court returns to actionBy Lawrence HurleyThe Supreme Court returned from its summer break Monday with a new slate of cases to decide, but an issue not even on the docket yet is at the center of attention: the presidential election. “There’s going to be something,” said Nate Persily, an election expert at Stanford Law School and an NBC News contributor. Read more → ⚖️ Georgia abortion latest: The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated a six-week abortion ban, halting a recent lower court ruling that had overturned the law. Read more →The Georgia Supreme Court reinstated a six-week abortion ban, halting a recent lower court ruling that had overturned the law.

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☆ 5 things to watch for at the VP debate: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +11 min

Programming note: Stay tuned for a special edition of the From the Politics Desk newsletter tonight, where we will be recapping and analyzing the Vance-Walz debate. 5 things to watch for at tonight’s VP debateSen. JD Vance of Ohio and Minnesota Gov. Walz has the longer debate record, but Minnesota is something of a backwater on the national political scene. How Vance and Walz’s poll numbers stack up to past VP nomineesBy Steve KornackiHeading into tonight’s vice presidential debate, JD Vance has an image problem. With tens of millions expected to watch tonight’s debate, Vance does have an opportunity to improve his standing — just as a shaky performance by Walz could erase the advantage he now enjoys over Vance.

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☆ The freebie phase of the 2024 campaign: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

Among Black voters over 50, 89% said they back Harris, but for those under 50, that figure drops to 75%. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican legislators on behalf of the Trump campaign as part of an effort to change how Nebraska allocates its Electoral College votes. Jim Pillen and about two dozen Republican legislators on behalf of the Trump campaign as part of an effort to change how Nebraska allocates its Electoral College votes. Read more → 💻 Hacking fallout: Iranian hackers sent material they stole from Trump’s campaign to people associated with Biden’s campaign, according to the FBI. Read more →Iranian hackers sent material they stole from Trump’s campaign to people associated with Biden’s campaign, according to the FBI.

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☆ Harris' labor split screen: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

In today’s edition, we explore one positive and on negative development for Kamala Harris' support from organized labor. The influential Teamsters union on Wednesday declined to issue an endorsement in the presidential race, Megan Lebowitz and Alexandra Marquez report. Prior to the announcement, the Teamsters also released survey data showing more rank-and-file members preferred to endorse Trump than Harris. Still, Harris has won the endorsement of just about every other major labor union in the country (the International Association of Fire Fighters remains a notable holdout). Instead, the Trump campaign appears to be approaching this apparent assassination attempt as an opportunity rather than as a moment to reflect.

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☆ 7 things to watch for at tonight's debate: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In today’s edition, we preview tonight's showdown between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Programming note: Stay tuned for a special edition of the From the Politics Desk newsletter tonight, where we will be recapping and analyzing the presidential debate. One of the things I’ll be looking for is which voters each candidate goes out of their way to address directly. Something to watch for right at the beginning of the debate is whether Harris and Trump shake hands. That would boost her to 245 electoral votes and reduce the number of remaining state outcome combinations to 16.

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☆ After Democrats' long-held edge, Team Trump starts to close the battleground ad spending gap: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

After Democrats’ long-held edge, Team Trump starts to close the battleground ad spending gapBy Ben KamisarIf you live in a swing state and are already sick of seeing presidential campaign ads, buckle up. Over that same period of time, the Trump campaign spent less than $230,000. But over the last two weeks, a dramatic shift from the Trump campaign has helped close the gap. It has spent a total of $13 million in those key states, compared to $16.5 million from the Harris campaign. But we’ve written before about how Republicans have cut into the Democrats’ fundraising edge, and these ad spending numbers show the fruits of that effort.

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☆ How the polling landscape has changed in the last two weeks: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s edition, we report on how the polling landscape has changed since Vice President Kamala Harris took over as the Democratic presidential candidate. But the Trump campaign is rushing to define Harris differently. This week, two ads went up that underscored the war to define Harris. Read more → 📺 The race is on: The race to define Harris is heating up, with the Harris campaign and the Trump team hitting the airwaves. Read more →The race to define Harris is heating up, with the Harris campaign and the Trump team hitting the airwaves.

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☆ Harris' running mate search nears the finish line: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In today’s edition, we report on how Vice President Kamala Harris' search for a running mate is nearing the finish line. Harris' VP search nears the endBy Yamiche Alcindor, Julie Tsirkin and Rebecca ShabadThe vetting team for Vice President Kamala Harris has met with six potential running mates as her selection process nears its end, two sources familiar with the campaign said. Shapiro met with Harris’ vetting team on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the meeting. The vice president was not present, the source said. Read more →The Democratic National Committee’s virtual roll call to officially nominate Harris for president began at 9 a.m.

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