This year has proved to be an especially active political season for Wilmington with numerous high-profile officials hosting events and delivering remarks across a range of venues. Since May, nine prominent political figures have made stops in Wilmington. Here’s a closer look at each visit and the key issues they brought to the forefront. President…
Democrat Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump in Iowa 47% to 44%, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows. A victory for Harris would be a shocking development after Iowa has swung aggressively to the right in recent elections, delivering Trump solid victories in 2016 and 2020. The poll shows that women — particularly those…
Election Day is Nov. 5 and both presidential candidates are bringing their own celebrity endorsements to the voting booth. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both courted a cast of stars that stretch from Hollywood to Nashville during their sprint towards Nov. 5, when everyday Americans head to the polls to…
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are tied in two battleground states, with Trump ahead in one three new polls released by Echelon Insights Thursday. The polls show the candidates tied in Michigan and Wisconsin with Trump ahead in Pennsylvania. The three states are a part of the “blue wall,” a collection…
WASHINGTON − The Philadelphia district attorney failed Thursday in his bid to block tech billionaire Elon Musk from continuing his controversial $1 million daily giveaways targeting pro-Trump registered voters in swing states before next Tuesday’s election. The legal showdown had the potential for fireworks as a judge ordered Musk to appear personally in a Philadelphia…
WASHINGTON ― Puerto Rican reggaetón star Nicky Jam withdrew his support on Wednesday for Donald Trump in next week’s election, the latest fallout after a comedian insulted Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage” during the Republican presidential nominee’s Sunday rally in New York’s Madison Square Garden. In a video post on Instagram, Jam…
A University of Michigan student who is from China and not a U.S. citizen allegedly voted Sunday in Ann Arbor and is being charged with two crimes, six days before a pivotal presidential election. The filing of the charges was revealed Wednesday in a statement from Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office and the…
Victor Martinez’s radio stations were flooded with calls. Yesenia Westerband’s food truck customers were buzzing about it. Guillermo Lopez’s Facebook feed was full of comments. “Como Puertorriqueño te diré que eso no tiene manera de disculparse!!!” one listener commented on Martinez’s show. “As a Puerto Rican there’s no apology that will do.” As Donald Trump descended on…
Mark Cuban might make a good president someday, but he hasn’t ventured far into politics. At least, until this year. The part owner of the NBA Dallas Mavericks and a “Shark Tank” investor isn’t exactly a Republican. But I’ve interviewed him several times since 2015, and I’ve never seen him until now campaign hard for…
For as long as I’ve been covering politics, I’ve been writing about why I cannot vote for Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris for president. While I’ve endlessly explained why, I haven’t written as much about why I believe a write-in candidate is the right answer to such a hopeless election. My write-in vote…