NBC News' Blayne Alexander reports on the possible impact of former President Trump encouraging early voting as the Georgia secretary of state says he believes Trump has an insurmountable lead in the state.
Trump is currently on track to win 1 in 3 votes cast by voters of color this year, according to the. If that number holds, this year will mark Trump's strongest performance among non-white voters in his three runs for president. That shift was driven by Latino and Asian voters; Black voters’ support remained relatively flat.
Despite the Russian interference efforts, which included an extensive disinformation campaign, Moldova’s pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, won a second term. If found to be carried out by Moscow, the flurry of bomb threats would represent a major escalation in Russia’s election interference efforts in the U.S., far beyond its previous spread of false claims regarding voter fraud, experts said.Kamala Harris is projected to win New Mexico's presidential contest, besting Donald Trump and securing the state's five electoral votes.
Men and women under 30 prioritized very different issues at the ballot box. While 4 in 10 young women said abortion was the most important issue to their vote, just 11% of men under 30 said the same. Young men were far more likely to prioritize the state of democracy or the economy .Trump's victory in Georgia tonight highlights a trend: After 1992, Democrats have carried Georgia in a presidential or Senate race only when Raphael Warnock has been on the ballot.
“People are anxious. People are understandably quiet and restless because they just want to see something break,” a Harris aide said. “Folks want to win and want to see one of the battlegrounds called for her.”Late in the evening, Harris campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon argued the Democratic ticket still had a path through the “blue wall” states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, all of which were still too close to call at midnight on the East Coast.
The win was propelled by flipping two seats, in Ohio and West Virginia. Republicans could still increase their control of the chamber.Trump has won Georgia, NBC News projects. The win in the Peach State flips a state that Trump lost in 2020. Trump is also outpacing his 2020 performance among Black voters in Pennsylvania and Michigan, though to a lesser degree. The most dramatic change is in Wisconsin, where Trump roughly doubled his support among Black voters from 8% in 2020 to 21% this year.In an appearance on Fox News, former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway told viewers that if Trump is elected to another term, she hopes Republicans also control the House to prevent House Democrats from impeaching him again.
"It will never be wrong to fight for the freedom of women to make their health care decisions," Brown added, alluding to the fight over abortion rights after the fall of Roe v. Wade."It sure will never be wrong to fight for civil rights and human rights."Republican John Curtis has won the Senate race in Utah, NBC News projects. The victory brings Republicans within one state of taking control the Senate.
“Nothing will ever stop abortions,” Moses said at the Yes on Prop 139 watch party in Phoenix. “What Roe v. Wade did just save women’s lives and keep them away from the back alleys.” While these bans have been unenforceable since the Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, which guaranteed same-sex couples across the country the right to marry, the ballot measures sought to proactively protect these rights should that landmark decision be overturned.
North Carolina is one of seven battleground states, and Trump's projected win is a significant boost for his campaign. Vance hadthat it would be"very hard" for the Trump campaign to win the White House if it did not take North Carolina.As Trump appears to have made gains in battleground states since 2020, the Harris campaign is holding out hope that the"blue wall" states will bring a victory.
With Moreno's victory, Republicans have now netted two new Senate seats. If no Republicans lose Republican-held seats, the GOP will be expected to take over the Senate majority. As was the case four years ago, those new voters are much younger than those who have cast ballots before; roughly 6 in 10 are under age 30.Menendez was running in a safely Democratic seat, but he faced minor headwinds because of his father's indictment this year.on charges of accepting bribes this year and resigned in August. Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., is projected to take over the Senate seat.
"While we continue to see data trickle in from the Sun Belt states, we have known all along that our clearest path to 270 electoral votes lies through the Blue Wall states. And we feel good about what we’re seeing," O'Malley Dillon wrote in the email, which was obtained by NBC News. Key groups who voted “yes” on Amendment 4 included 92% of Democrats, 79% of Black voters, 70% of women ages 18-44 and 63% of independents.Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters late tonight that"if you look at who’s leading the race right now, Donald J. Trump has an insurmountable lead" in the state.
Missouri voters have approved an amendment that would both require citizenship to vote and prohibit the use of ranked-choice voting.Harris wins in Oregon, NBC News projects “I feel like this presidential race is so monumental and definitely will be one of the most important in our lifetime,” said Melody Nixon, 20, a junior, adding that she felt it was"so cool" that she got to vote for a female presidential candidate.
Overall, 7% of voters reported deciding in the last week of the campaign, 6% reported deciding in October and 7% in September. Seventy-nine percent said they decided before September.Democrat Andy Kim has won the U.S. Senate race in New Jersey, NBC News projects. He becomes the first Asian-American to win a New Jersey Senate seat.Alexandra Marquez
Cruz was joined onstage by Alexis Nungaray, the mother of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, whose death this year resulted in murder charges against twoCruz also congratulated his Democratic opponent, Colin Allred, on a"hard-fought campaign." His pledge focused on the need to come together in a bipartisan effort, reflecting on how political divides made no difference to residents who stepped up to help one another. Stein said he hoped to earn the trust of those who did not vote for him.
“We live in a time of such great distrust in government, and I really do think that that poses a deep, deep concern and threat to our society,” Kim said. “That’s a big reason why I stepped up to run for Senate, jumped in the day after the indictment of the senator, because I felt like we needed to change course.”Democrat Angela Alsobrooks has won the U.S. Senate race in Maryland, NBC News projects. She becomes the second Black woman to win a Senate seat today.Patrick J.
The race pitted election denier against election denier, with Good alleging unproven vote mishandling after his loss. Some of Good's supporters mounted a failed write-in campaign for him in the general election, but they couldn't stop McGuire there, either.In Congress, Good voted against certifying slates of electors after Biden won the 2020 election. McGuire attended the “Stop the Steal” rally that Trump hosted in Washington on Jan.
According to the exit poll, 8% of voters identified as LGBTQ this year. That’s the highest share on record."Tonight, Floridians made their voices heard loud and clear, demanding an end to the state’s restrictive 6-week abortion ban. While Amendment 4 fell just short of the 60%, a clear majority of voters have demanded lawmakers repeal the extreme abortion ban," the group said in atonight.
As of about 9:35 p.m. ET, Dow futures were up more than 400 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were also up.Trump won the state, which has 10 electoral votes, in 2016, while Biden carried it in 2020. Several key counties in Wisconsin include Dane County, home to the state capital, Madison; Door County, a peninsula between Green Bay and Lake Michigan; and Ozaukee County, which is north of Milwaukee along Lake Michigan.
Willis became the target of Trump and his allies in the last year, as he and his associates sought to have Willisfrom the case, alleging that she had a romantic relationship with Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor hired to try the case against Trump. Justice compared his race for the Senate to the world heavyweight championship battle between Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston in 1964, quoting Ali, then known as Cassius Clay: “I shook up the world.”
He also called Andy Kim, who is running for New Jersey's Senate seat. NBC News has not yet projected a winner in that race.Harris wins in New York, NBC News projects In 2020, Biden won Rhode Island with 59% of the vote to Trump’s 39%. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won Rhode Island with 55% to Trump’s 40%. Considered a reliably blue state, Rhode Island has voted for the Republican presidential candidate only a handful of times in the last 100 years, most recently in 1984.Trump is projected to win Louisiana's presidential contest, besting Harris and securing the state's eight electoral votes.
“In the course of the last hour, multiple bomb threats have been called into polling locations and municipal buildings across Pennsylvania," Shapiro said, adding:"So far, there is no credible threat to the public.”“Now that most polls are closed, local elected officials across the commonwealth along with thousands of trained volunteers have begun counting the votes across Pennsylvania," Shapiro told reporters.
“We’ve got 11 minutes to make you a voter, sir,” a nonpartisan Election Protection volunteer told a voter at 7:49 p.m. before offering to give him a ride to his polling location.“Think we can get there in 10 minutes?” the hopeful voter asked before they rushed off. NBC News followed up with Bates to find out the voter's fate — they made it with 20 seconds to spare.
Smart & Safe Florida, which advocated for the amendment, said in a statement that it's"eager to work with the governor and legislative leaders who agree with us on decriminalizing recreational marijuana for adults, addressing public consumption, continuing our focus on child safety and expanding access to safe marijuana through home grow."
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