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☆ New Hampshire primary live updates: Nikki Haley battles Donald Trump to the finish as voters hit the polls
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Kevin Breuninger Dan Mangan Rebecca Picciotto Chelsey Cox | Kevin Breuninger | Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Voters in New Hampshire are casting the first primary votes of the 2024 presidential election in more than 300 voting locations across the Granite State. New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scalan said he expects turnout will exceed 400,000 voters, with the lion's share of those ballots being cast in the Republican primary. If those trends hold, the first Republican primary of the cycle could end up being the party's last competitive nominating contest this year. And with around 40% of voters neither a registered Republican nor a Democrat, the state is still far from a done deal for Trump. The party's incumbent, President Joe Biden, is not on the ballot, and the results will not affect delegate allocations later this year.

Persons: State David Scalan, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Trump's, Haley, Joe Biden Organizations: NBC, New, State, Republican, GOP, South Carolina Gov, Florida Gov, Suffolk University, Boston Globe, Democrat, Trump, Democratic National Committee Locations: New Hampshire, Granite State, Suffolk, Boston, South Carolina

☆ New Hampshire’s presidential primary: 6 things to watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Eric Bradner | Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Nikki Haley doesn’t defeat former President Donald Trump in New Hampshire’s primary on Tuesday, the fight may be over. Haley said Sunday she would “absolutely” remain in the Republican presidential race through South Carolina’s February 24 primary. Recent departures from the 2024 race have already shaped the New Hampshire Republican primary. Another 3% of likely GOP primary voters say they’d vote for someone else. For her part, Haley insisted Monday on Fox News that she’ll continue in the race, no matter the outcome of the New Hampshire primary.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Nikki Haley doesn’t, Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Haley, Chris Sununu, Joe Biden, That’s, —, She’s, Sununu, DeSantis, Iowa’s Kim Reynolds, “ I’ve, ”, “, “ I’m, She’ll, Montana Sen, Steve Daines, “ Donald Trump, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy’s, Trump, “ Vivek, Ron, ” Trump, Biden, Nancy Pelosi, “ Trump, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, he’s, ” Haley, Will Haley, Chris LaCivita, Susie Wiles, LaCivita, Wiles, ” “, Marianne Williamson, Dean Phillips Organizations: CNN, South Carolina Gov, Florida Gov, Trump, Republican, GOP, Republican Party, NBC, Sunday, New, South, Senate, New Hampshire Republican, New Jersey Gov, Granite State, University of New, United Nations, Capitol, Democratic, Fox News, Democratic Party, Democratic National Committee, Minnesota, Biden Locations: New, Granite, New Hampshire, — Iowa, New Hampshire , Nevada, South Carolina, Iowa, North Charleston, DeSantis, Nevada’s, Nevada, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, Granite State, University of New Hampshire, Rochester , New Hampshire, Derry , New Hampshire, Seabrook , New Hampshire

☆ Trump aims to drive Haley out of the GOP race with big New Hampshire win
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The former South Carolina governor is pushing back hard against Trump’s bid to end the GOP primary race after only two nominating contests. She’s calling on voters to make a generational shift and is appealing especially to independents who can join the GOP primary in New Hampshire. According to a CNN poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire before DeSantis dropped out, Haley trailed Trump by 13 points in a two-person race. But like the late Arizona senator, Haley might still have a South Carolina problem. Even Haley’s most vehement supporter, New Hampshire GOP Gov.

Persons: New Hampshire CNN —, Donald Trump, ” Trump, “, ” Nikki Haley’s, —, Joe Biden, Haley, ”, Dean Phillips, Ron DeSantis, Nancy Pelosi, Biden, Trump, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Doug Burgum, Vivek Ramaswamy, Scott, Haley she’d, She’s, November’s, ” Haley, That’s, DeSantis, John McCain, George W, Bush, Chris Sununu, He’s, ” Sununu, CNN’s Anderson Cooper Organizations: New Hampshire CNN, White, New Hampshire, GOP, Republican Party, Trump, South, —, Democratic, Democratic National Committee, Minnesota, New Hampshire Voters, United Nations, Florida Gov, Tim Scott , North Dakota Gov, Manchester, Capitol, Republicans, CNN, University of New, Texas Gov, New, New Hampshire GOP Gov, Biden Locations: Salem, New Hampshire, New, Laconia, Granite State, South Carolina, America, Franklin , New Hampshire, — New Hampshire, —, Iowa, Florida, Tim Scott , North, Trump, North Dakota, Salem , New Hampshire, University of New Hampshire, Arizona

☆ Five takeaways from the New Hampshire primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

But she’ll be battling history: In modern presidential campaign history, no non-incumbent has won the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary without going on to win his party’s nomination. Here are five takeaways from the New Hampshire primaries:Trump wants Haley out — nowIn what were expected to be celebratory remarks Tuesday night in New Hampshire, Trump instead sounded annoyed that Haley had not yet dropped out of the Republican primary race. There are dozens of states left to go,” Haley told supporters in her election night speech Tuesday in New Hampshire. Haley waves to the audience as she speaks at a New Hampshire primary night rally, in Concord, New Hampshire, on Tuesday. (Trump skipped all five Republican primary debates, and has shown no indication he’d consider participating in one.)

Persons: Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Haley, she’ll, Trump, seethed, “, Joe Biden, —, ”, Vivek Ramaswamy, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, ” Ramaswamy, Haley’s, “ megadonors, Scott, Tim, ” Trump, ” Scott, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, won’t, ” Haley, What’s, Ron DeSantis, Mark Harris, Charles Krupa, Biden, Haley outperforms, ” Biden, Biden’s, Evelyn Hockstein, Dean Phillips, Marianne Williamson, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Mike Donilon Organizations: CNN, New, South Carolina Gov, Republican, Trump, White House, Republicans, America, South Carolina Republican, Senate, ’, South Carolina —, Florida Gov, —, Haley, SFA Fund, Republicans ’, South, Trump’s, New Hampshire Republican, Democratic, Democratic National Committee, Hylton Performing Arts Center Locations: New Hampshire, South Carolina, Iowa, Virginia, “, “ New Hampshire, Nevada, Florida, North Charleston, Concord , New Hampshire, CNN’s, America, Manassas , Virginia, Minnesota, Wilmington

Over 100,000 people have used such “same-day registration” in North Carolina during each of the last two presidential election years, so slight adjustments in the closely divided state could make a difference in this November's elections for president, governor and other statewide positions. Early in-person voting — and thus same-day registration — for the March 5 primaries begins Feb. 15. Giving people only one chance to verify by mail would be a “substantial burden on same-day registrants who cast a ballot,” Schroeder said. Schroeder acknowledged there are legitimate interests in using address verification to promote preserving the integrity of the election process and instilling voter confidence. But he wrote the plaintiffs have shown the “precise interests asserted in this case likely do not outweigh the substantial burden on the rights of same-day registrants who cast a ballot.”In 2020, about 2,150 same-day registration applicants in North Carolina failed the address verification.

Persons: District Judge Thomas Schroeder, Roy Cooper's, Schroeder, George W, Bush, ” Schroeder, Tim Moore, Grey Mills, “, mailer, ” Organizations: —, North, District, Republican, Assembly, Democratic Gov, Democratic, . Postal Service, Grey, State Board, Democratic National Committee, Democratic Party Locations: RALEIGH, N.C, North Carolina, U.S

☆ Everything you need to know about the 2024 New Hampshire Republican primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Polls show Trump still has a double-digit lead ahead of Tuesday's New Hampshire primary. AdvertisementNew Hampshire is only the second state to vote in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, but some of former President Donald Trump's foes already look desperate. Iowa's Republican caucuses were the first contest, but New Hampshire has gone to great lengths to ensure its primary election is always the first primary. The biggest difference is that unlike Iowa, New Hampshire has a more open primary system. New Hampshire also doesn't have anywhere near the number of white evangelical conservatives that vote in the Republican primary as Iowa does.

Persons: Nikki Haley's, —, Donald Trump's, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Trump, Haley, Chris Sununu, Joe Biden's, Sen, John McCain, It's, Chris Christie, DeSantis Organizations: Trump, Former UN, Service, Republican, UN, Press, Democratic National Committee, New, New Hampshire Democrats, New Jersey Gov Locations: Tuesday's, Hampshire, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Granite, Dixville, Iowa, Iowa ? New Hampshire, American, Iowa , New Hampshire, In Iowa, . New Hampshire, Granite State, New Jersey, — Iowa, New Hampshire , Nevada

☆ New Hampshire voters are getting bogus robocalls with an imitation of Biden's voice telling them not to vote in the state's primary
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some Democratic voters in New Hampshire received calls appearing to be from Biden. The deepfakes of the president pushed Democrats to skip Tuesday's primary election in New Hampshire. AdvertisementJust before the first (but unofficial) Democratic primary of the 2024 election, voters in New Hampshire said they've received phone calls telling them not to turn out from an unlikely source: President Joe Biden. "We know the value of voting Democratic on our votes count," an inauthentic recording of Biden said in the call. The message continued, adding that participating in the Democratic primary in New Hampshire "only enables the Republicans in their quest to elect Donald Trump again.

Persons: Biden, —, they've, Joe Biden, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Donald Trump, Dean Phillips —, Marianne Williamson, Prince, Phillips, Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman Organizations: Democratic, Service, NBC News, New Hampshire, PAC, Democratic National Committee Locations: New Hampshire, Carolina, Cleveland

A Haley victory would usher in a more competitive phase of a primary that Trump has so far dominated. President Joe Biden is not on the ballot, having made South Carolina the first formal stop on the Democratic primary calendar. But New Hampshire is sticking to tradition and hosting its own Democratic primary anyway. We're about to find out whether Republican primary voters agree. Furious about Biden's decision, the “Live Free or Die” state ignored the president's wishes and will host its own unsanctioned Democratic primary anyway.

Persons: — Donald Trump's, MAGA, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Haley, Trump, Joe Biden, She's, Chris Sununu, Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Trump's, Elise Stefanik, Ohio Sen, J.D, Vance, Henry McMaster, Bill Clinton, that's Trump, State David M, Scanlan, he's, DeSantis, It's, Biden, We're, Sununu, —, Haley —, Dean Phillips, Maryanne Williamson, Eager Organizations: CONCORD, Republican, Trump, Florida Gov, GOP, Democratic, TRUMP BE, New Hampshire Gov, New York, South Carolina Gov, New, New Hampshire Republicans, Republicans, . Iowa, State, White, U.S . Capitol, , New Hampshire voters, New Hampshire Democrats, Democratic National Committee Locations: N.H, New Hampshire, Iowa, Florida, Hampshire, South Carolina, Carolina, Ohio, , New Hampshire, .

☆ CNN Poll: Trump’s lead over Haley widens to double digits in New Hampshire
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Jennifer Agiesta | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —The race for the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary appears to be former President Donald Trump’s to lose, according to a new CNN poll conducted by the University of New Hampshire following Trump’s 30-point win in Iowa’s caucuses last week. Trump holds 50% support among likely Republican primary voters in the Granite State, while his closest competitor, former South Carolina Gov. Likely Republican and Democratic primary voters were identified through survey questions about their intention to vote. Results among 1,210 likely Republican primary voters have an error margin of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points. Results among 838 likely Democratic primary voters have an error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Nikki Haley, Haley, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, “, Joe Biden, Biden, ” Biden, Dean Phillips, Marianne Williamson, Phillips, Biden hasn’t Organizations: CNN, New Hampshire Republican, University of New, Republican, South Carolina Gov, Trump, Florida Gov, GOP, Democratic, Biden, Democratic National, Minnesota, CNN New, University of New Hampshire Survey Locations: University of New Hampshire, Granite State, New Hampshire, Trump, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine, CNN New Hampshire, Hampshire

☆ New Hampshire Primary: Wake-Up Call or Last Call?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Susan Milligan | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +7 min

Should Trump's lead hold, says Andrew Smith, director of the University of New Hampshire poll, Trump will become the first candidate – aside from sitting presidents – to win both the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary. "We're so far past the days when voters nationally were really just waking up" to the campaign debates in the early weeks of a presidential election year, says Dante Scala, a University of New Hampshire professor and author of the book "Stormy Weather: The New Hampshire Primary and Presidential Politics." New Hampshire GOP voters, however, are a different breed of Republicans, Smith says, focusing more on fiscal conservatism and small government. Haley has 36% support and DeSantis 6% backing among primary voters. Trump seems to think so, too: He has focused much of his vitriol in the waning days of the New Hampshire campaign on Haley.

Persons: Bill Clinton, Sen, John McCain's, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, aren't, isn't, Marianne Williamson, Dean Phillips, Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Andrew Smith, –, Haley, Williamson, Phillips, Biden, Dante Scala, Smith, Chris Christie, Vivek Ramaswamy, Christie, Ramaswamy, DeSantis, Michael Binder, Binder, He's, Barack Hussein Obama Organizations: Hillary Clinton Democratic, Democratic, Democratic National Committee, New Hampshire, Gov, Florida Gov, University of New, New, Biden, Trump –, GOP, New Hampshire GOP, Independents, Trump, New Jersey Gov, Saint Anselm College Survey Center's New Hampshire Institute of Politics, United Nations, Suffolk University, Boston Globe, University of North, Palmetto State, Republican Party, Social Security Locations: New Hampshire, New, University of New Hampshire, Iowa, Hawkeye, New Jersey, Boston, University of North Florida, South Carolina, Palmetto, Portsmouth

In other words, registered Democrats may vote only in the Democratic primary, and registered Republicans may vote only in the Republican primary. Unlike some other states, New Hampshire Republican delegates are not allocated by congressional district. DECISION NOTESTrump won a competitive New Hampshire primary in 2016 with 35% of the vote, more than double the showing of his nearest competitor, then-Ohio Gov. In the 2020 primaries, ballots cast before Election Day made up only 7% of Democratic primary votes and 4% of Republican primary votes. In the 2020 New Hampshire primary, the AP first reported results at 12:13 a.m.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, Haley, Trump, Chris Christie, Asa Hutchinson, Vivek Ramaswamy, Phillips, Williamson, Biden, John Kasich, “ Unprocessed, “ Joe Biden, it’s Organizations: WASHINGTON, Republican, Democratic, Trump . Florida Gov, Trump, New, Press, WHO, Independent, Republican National Convention, Delegates, , New Hampshire Republican, Democratic National Committee, Hampshire, Ohio Gov, Associated Press, AP, The, Democrats, Independents, Republicans Locations: New Hampshire, Iowa, Trump, South Carolina, , New Hampshire, Kasich, she’ll, Concord, Portsmouth, he’s, ”, The New Hampshire, Hampshire, Manchester

Microsoft said in a Friday regulatory filing that a Russian intelligence group accessed some of the software maker's top executives' email accounts. The company said a group called Nobelium carried out the attack, which it detected last week. Microsoft and the U.S. government consider Nobelium to be a part of the Russian foreign intelligence service SVR. The hacking group was responsible for one of the most prolific breaches in U.S. history, when it breached government supplier SolarWinds in 2020. It was also implicated alongside another Russian hacking group in the 2016 breach of the Democratic National Committee's systems.

Persons: Amy Hood, Brad Smith, Satya Nadella, Nobelium Organizations: Microsoft, Infrastructure Security Agency, U.S, SolarWinds, Department of Defense, Democratic National Locations: Russian, U.S

The new lawsuit says that decision warrants replacing the congressional district maps that were drawn under the “least change” requirement. In 2010, the year before Republicans redrew the maps, Democrats held five seats compared with three for Republicans. “Wisconsin is a purple state, but our current congressional district maps don’t reflect that,” he posted. Doing that “will fulfill this Court’s constitutional duty to independently adjudicate the validity of Wisconsin’s congressional maps,” the lawsuit states. Tony Evers and approved by the state Supreme Court.

Persons: Abha Khanna, Derrick Van Orden, Ron Kind, Bryan Steil, Mark Pocan, ”, “, Brian Schimming, Mike Marinella, Tony Evers, Marc Elias, Elias, John Kerry's, Hillary Clinton's, Joe Biden's, Donald Trump Organizations: Elias Law Group, Democratic, . House, Wisconsin Supreme, Wisconsin, Republicans, Western, Republican U.S . Rep, Republican Rep, Democrats, Democratic U.S . Rep, ” Wisconsin Republican, GOP, Supreme, Wisconsin Supreme Court, National Republican Congressional, Wisconsin Democrats can’t, Democratic Gov, U.S, Elias Law, Democratic National Committee Locations: MADISON, Wis, Washington, Wisconsin, Western Wisconsin's, Wisconsin's, Madison, ”, U.S

WASHINGTON (AP) — Is a New Hampshire primary without the frontrunner on the ballot and no delegates up for grabs still a New Hampshire primary? In the 2020 New Hampshire Democratic primary, write-in votes comprised only 2% of the total vote, or about 6,000 votes. As the number of write-ins for Biden and “Other write-ins” goes up, the number of unprocessed write-ins will go down. A total of 21 Democrats will appear by name on the New Hampshire primary ballot on Tuesday, in addition to the option to vote for a write-in candidate. She received 99% of the write-in votes cast, but the final result wasn’t known for more than two weeks after Election Day.

Persons: Ray Buckley, Biden, Lyndon Johnson, Minnesota Sen, Eugene McCarthy, David Scanlan, “, there’s, ”, Scanlan, ” Scanlan, ‘ Biden, ’, Joe, Joe ’, unprocessed, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Sen, Lisa Murkowski Organizations: WASHINGTON, Granite State, Republican, Democratic, Democratic National Committee, The New Hampshire Democratic Party, DNC, NY Yankees, New, New Hampshire Democrats, Minnesota, New Hampshire Democratic, WMUR, The New, Associated Press, AP, Republicans, Convention Locations: New Hampshire, Granite, Iowa, Chicago, The New Hampshire, Michigan, Florida, Sens, Alaska

It's a constant source of frustration for the Minnesota congressman challenging President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination. Sure, Phillips is on the ballot in New Hampshire, which holds its primary Tuesday. Biden won't debate Phillips, which is standard behavior for incumbent presidents with primary opponents. And the Biden campaign declined to weigh in on Phillips’ candidacy – also standard for incumbents not facing serious threats from challenges within their own parties. Democratic activists are mounting a write-in campaign for Biden.

Persons: Dean Phillips, It's, Joe Biden, Phillips, Biden –, Donald Trump –, –, Biden, It's Biden, irks Phillips, Donald Trump, Jim Demers, – Phillips, it's, doesn't, He's, Democrats –, Marianne Williamson, Elon Musk, Bill Ackman Organizations: Democratic, North Carolina Democrats, Democratic National Committee isn't, Biden, Trump, Democrats, GOP, CNN, New Hampshire Democratic, Medicare, Republicans, Democratic Party, People, American Research Group, New Hampshire –, University of New, Twitter, Cabinet Locations: Minnesota, Florida, New Hampshire, Granite State, –, Mexico, United States, Israel, South Carolina, University of New Hampshire

☆ Biden Took New Hampshire for ‘Granite’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( John Fund | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Wonder Land: Surveying the record of his three years in office, Mr. Biden has decided his re-election turns on two events: the Capitol riot of 2021 and Mr. Trump’s efforts to reverse the 2020 presidential election results in several states. Images: Getty Images/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyJoe Biden is running as if he were unopposed for the Democratic presidential nomination, but he may face a comeuppance in New Hampshire. In the name of “diversity,” the Democratic National Committee demoted the Granite State from its traditional status as the first-in-the-nation primary in favor of South Carolina, where Mr. Biden’s 2020 campaign took flight. New Hampshire decided to hold its primary on Jan. 23 anyway, much to the DNC’s chagrin. Mr. Biden decided not to put his name on the ballot, forcing allies to run a write-in campaign against Rep. Dean Phillips and self-help author Marianne Williamson .

Persons: Biden, Mark Kelly Joe Biden, Biden’s, Dean Phillips, Marianne Williamson Organizations: Democratic, Democratic National, DNC, Rep Locations: New Hampshire, Granite State, South Carolina

☆ Takeaways from the Iowa Republican caucuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The former president won the Iowa Republican caucuses by an unprecedented margin, kickstarting his bid to win his party’s third consecutive presidential nomination. He did so despite skipping the GOP primary debates and eschewing the retail politicking grind typically demanded by Hawkeye State voters. Here are six takeaways from the Iowa GOP caucuses:‘Very smart, very capable people’Trump speaks at his caucus night watch party in Des Moines. “I can safely say, tonight, Iowa made this Republican primary a two-person race,” she told supporters. Video Ad Feedback GOP strategist on what Iowa caucuses result reveals about Republican voters 00:50 - Source: CNNTrump remains hard to beatEntrance polls showed the breadth of Trump’s support across the GOP’s key constituencies.

Persons: Donald Trump, it’s, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Haley, ’ Trump, Brian Snyder, Trump, DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, couldn’t, “ It’s, ” Trump, Ramaswamy, It’s, hasn’t, “ We’ve, He’s, ”, bode, Joe Biden, Biden, Jeenah, “ Trump, Alyssa Pointer, he’d, he’s, DeSantis ’, Grassley ” —, Republican Sen, Chuck Grassley, Kim Reynolds, Bob Vander Plaats, who’d, Pete Buttigieg, Vermont Sen, Bernie Sanders Organizations: CNN, Republican Party, Iowa, Hawkeye State, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, Trump, Iowa GOP, Reuters, Republican, CNN Trump, College, Biden, West Des Moines, Nevada GOP, South Carolina, DeSantis, GOP, Des Moines Register, Democratic National Committee Locations: New Hampshire, Iowa, Des Moines, Florida, South Carolina, South Carolina –, West Des Moines, West Des, Nevada, Vermont, demote Iowa

Since the Biden campaign's launch, nearly 1 million supporters have made more than 2.3 million contributions, and 97% of all its fourth-quarter 2023 donations were under $200, with the average contribution totaling $41.88, it announced. Biden's campaign said December was his strongest fundraising month to date, exceeding a record it said was previously set in November. That helped last year's final quarter outpace the period from July through September, when Biden and his party reported raising $71-plus million. The campaign said the president has held 110 fundraisers since launching, including 39 in last year's fourth quarter alone. Even with so much travel focused on fundraising, however, Biden campaign officials had tried to manage expectations.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, —, ” Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Donald Trump, Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, James Taylor, Steven Spielberg, Barbra Streisand, wasn't, Barack Obama, Trump’s Organizations: WASHINGTON, Democratic National Committee, Republican, Democratic, GOP, Trump, U.S, United, Florida Gov, Biden, DNC, Republican National Committee Locations: Pennsylvania, Iowa, Boston, California, Los Angeles

☆ Biden raises over $97 million in fourth quarter, enters election year with $117 million war chest
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

President Joe Biden's reelection effort says it received over $97 million in contributions during the fourth quarter of 2023. As a result, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' political operation entered a pivotal year with $117 million cash in their campaign war chest. The amount represents the sum total of four entities: Biden's campaign, his two joint fundraising committees and the Democratic National Committee. Former President Donald Trump, Biden's likely rival in the race for president, had not announced how much he raised throughout the last quarter. In the fourth quarter of 2019, Trump and the Republican National Committee reported a combined haul of $125 million, significantly more than Biden's $97 million figure.

Persons: Joe Biden, Joe Biden's, Biden, Kamala Harris, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Joe, Harris, Donald Trump Organizations: National Association of Counties Legislative Conference, Washington , D.C, Democratic National Committee, NBC, Biden, Trump, Republican National Committee Locations: Washington ,

☆ Everything you need to know about the 2024 Iowa Republican caucuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The 2024 Iowa Republican caucuses are just days away. As they have for decades, Iowa Republicans will kick off actual voting with a series of caucuses around the state's 99 counties. And yet, no candidate will have anywhere near the number of delegates needed to become the Republican presidential nominee. As for the winners, the last three winners of a competitive Iowa Republican caucus, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, and former Arkansas Gov. As smaller states, Iowa and New Hampshire are supposed to offer candidates with less money or name recognition the chance to compete.

Persons: Iowans, Donald Trump, —, Grover Cleveland, Sen, Bob Dole, George H.W, Bush, Tom Harkin, Harkin, Trump, Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, he's, they've, caucusgoers, Ricky Bobby, John McCain, Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee Organizations: GOP, Service, Iowa Republicans, Nature, Iowa Republican, Florida Gov, Democratic, Democratic National Committee, Iowa, Republican Party of Iowa, New, New Hampshire Republicans, Journalists, Republican, Arkansas Gov Locations: Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida, Ted Cruz of Texas, New Hampshire , Nevada, South Carolina

☆ Biden December fundraising blitz to star James Taylor, Spielberg
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Jarrett Renshaw | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a reception at the White House ahead of the 46th Kennedy Center Honors gala, in Washington, U.S. December 3, 2023. "We're putting in the work across our fundraising program and look forward to again outperforming the MAGA field," Biden campaign spokesperson Kevin Munoz said. Next week, Biden will raise money in Pennsylvania and Maryland with the states' Democratic governors Josh Shapiro and Wes Moore. Recent polling has shown the GOP frontrunner leading Biden in hypothetical matchups in key swing states and on the national level. Hollywood and the entertainment industry overall lean Democratic, at least when it comes to fundraising, according to OpenSecrets, which tracks campaign contributions.

Persons: Joe Biden, Nathan Howard, Biden, James Taylor, Stephen Spielberg, Rob Reiner, Michael Smith, James Costos, Barack Obama's, Lenny Kravitz, Wendy Schmidt, Eric Schmidt, Rick Caruso, Robert Tuttle, outperforming, MAGA, Kevin Munoz, Josh Shapiro, Wes Moore, Kamala Harris, Gretchen Whitmer, Alex Padilla, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Donald Trump, Charles Koch's, Nikki Haley, Miriam Adelson, ouptaced Trump, Jarrett Renshaw, Heather Timmons, Bill Berkrot Organizations: White, 46th Kennedy Center, REUTERS, Democratic, Reuters, HBO, Los, Biden, Super, Trump, Democratic Party, Republican, Democratic National Committee, Hollywood, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, Boston, California, Los Angeles, Spain, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Michigan, Alex Padilla of California

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is making a big push to raise money for his reelection effort before the end of the year, appearing at seven events through next Monday — with more to come. Biden will also attend a fundraiser Wednesday near the White House and another one on Monday in Philadelphia. One of the Boston events, titled “You've Got a Friend in Joe,” is billed as an “evening concert" with Taylor and Biden. Taylor, the winner of six Grammy Awards, helped kick off a White House event in 2022 celebrating the Inflation Reduction Act, a climate and health care bill that Biden signed into law. As of the last fundraising reporting deadline at the end of September, Biden and his party reported $91 million cash on hand.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, James Taylor, Steven Spielberg, Shonda Rhimes, Donald Trump, “, ”, Taylor, Michael Smith, Barack Obama, James Costos, Rocker Lenny Kravitz, Spielberg, Kate Capshaw, “ Indiana Jones, David Geffen, Rob Reiner, Nancy Pelosi, Barbra Streisand, Brian Slodysko Organizations: WASHINGTON, Democratic Party, White, Republican, Washington , D.C, Biden, Democratic National Committee, Boston, Associated Press, Democrats, White House, HBO, AP, Former Locations: Massachusetts, Boston, West Coast, Angeles, Philadelphia, Denver, Washington ,, Maryland, Los Angeles, Spain, “

With a cash haul from elite party donors expected to reach into the millions, the Los Angeles event could help ease concerns among Democrats about Biden's reelection chances. As of the last fundraising reporting deadline at the end of September, Biden and his party reported $91 million cash on hand. During the 2020 Democratic primary campaign, Smith and Costos hosted Biden's first major fundraiser in the area, during a Los Angeles swing that raised over $1 million. At the time, Katzenberg was involved in planning events for another Democratic candidate, Pete Buttigieg, who is now Biden's transportation secretary. Katzenberg's former business partners at DreamWorks, Geffen and Spielberg, will be at the Smith and Costos event.

Persons: Joe Biden, Michael Smith, James Costos, Barack Obama's, Rocker Lenny Kravitz, Steven Spielberg, Kate Capshaw, “ Indiana Jones, David Geffen, Shonda Rhimes, Rob Reiner, Nancy Pelosi, Barbra Streisand, ” Smith, Biden, Republican Donald Trump, Wes Moore, Josh Shapiro, Dean Phillips, Biden's electability, Jeffrey Katzenberg, —, Katzenberg, Bill Clinton, Smith, Costos, Pete Buttigieg, Buttigieg, Spielberg Organizations: WASHINGTON, Democratic Party, HBO, The Associated Press, Former, Democratic, Republican, Gov, Minnesota, Democratic National Committee, Dreamworks Pictures, DreamWorks, Geffen Locations: Los Angeles, Spain, “, Washington , Boston , Maryland, Philadelphia, California

☆ Biden campaign prepares legal fight against election deepfakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Donie O'Sullivan | Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

In recent months, the campaign has spun up the internal task force, dubbed the “Social Media, AI, Mis/Disinformation (SAID) Legal Advisory Group,” part of a broader effort across the campaign to counter all forms of disinformation, TJ Ducklo, a senior adviser to the Biden campaign, told CNN. It aims to have enough prepared to be able to run a campaign-wide tabletop exercise in the first half of 2024. Existing US election law prohibits campaigns from “fraudulently misrepresenting other candidates or political parties,” but whether this prohibition extends to AI-generated content is an open question. Any political advertiser that uses deepfakes in ads on Facebook or Instagram will need to disclose that fact, it said. The Meta report details how some social media platforms are grappling with how to handle deceptive uses of AI.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Biden, ”, Arpit Garg, TJ Ducklo, Garg, Maury Riggan, “, Chuck Schumer, Schumer, Hany Farid, —, Meta, Darren Linvill Organizations: CNN, Department of Homeland, Social Media, European Union, Digital Services, Republicans, Federal, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, University of California, Facebook, Clemson University’s, RNC Locations: European, Florida, Berkeley, United States

☆ Democrats have no Biden backup plan for 2024, despite age concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Jeff Mason | Thomson Reuters | Jeff Mason Is A White House Correspondent For Reuters. He Has Covered The Presidencies Of Barack Obama | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Despite weak poll numbers and questions, including from some Democrats, about his age, Biden has stuck to his plan to seek a second term after clearing the field of serious Democratic primary challengers when he announced in April that he was running again. Biden loyalists, citing his record in office, argue that the party does not need a backup plan to defeat probable Republican nominee Donald Trump, who Biden beat in the 2020 election. To the chagrin of the White House, Biden's age has become a defining part of the 2024 campaign. "If he continues to run, he will be the nominee of the Democratic Party. In 1972, then Senator George Eagleton withdrew as Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern's vice presidential running mate after revelations of his treatment for depression forced him out of the race.

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