Harris launching college tour to try to mobilize young voters in battleground states Thursday, September 7 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will soon be hitting the road for a monthlong college tour, traveling to more than a dozen campuses across eight states. The trip underscores both the value Democrats are placing on younger voters and the more forceful role... Read More.
What Warnock’s runoff win means for his future and Georgia as a battleground state Friday, December 9 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Raphael Warnock's reelection in Georgia's runoff on Tuesday clinched a 51st seat for his party, cemented battleground status for his home state and kick-started discussion about how he succeeded this year unlike any other Georgia Democrats.After Warnock defeated Republican rival Herschel... Read More.
‘Battleground’ director details documentary’s extraordinary access within anti-abortion movement Wednesday, November 9 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Filmmaker Cynthia Lowen began the process of making the new documentary film “Battleground” with a genuine curiosity about the anti-abortion movement.Lowen wanted to understand how, despite being in the minority, anti-abortion movement organizers "were being so successful in advancing their agenda,”... Read More.
Biden, ahead of midterms, marks Labor Day in election battleground states Monday, September 5 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden, a pro-union president, on Labor Day kicks off the the unofficial start of the fall campaign season ahead of the midterm elections with two cross-country stops in battleground states.Biden, the White House says, will deliver remarks "celebrating Labor Day... Read More.
Trump heads to battleground Pennsylvania to stump for GOP candidates Saturday, September 3 by ABC News(WILKES-BARRE, Pa.) -- Former President Donald Trump is campaigning for Republicans in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on Saturday in what will be his first rally since federal agents searched his Florida home last month.Trump will speak at the Mohegan Sun Arena in support of Doug Mastriano, who... Read More.
Who is going to debate in key midterm races in battleground states Tuesday, August 30 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- With the primaries nearly all finished, it will soon be time for the general election debates -- except there may not be all that many debates to tune into.Across nine key battleground states, five debates for major offices have so far been... Read More.
Michigan GOP convention tests Trump’s endorsement power in key battleground state Friday, April 22 by ABC News(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) -- Thousands of Michigan GOP leaders are gathering in Grand Rapids on Saturday to decide which candidates will make it onto November's ballot in what will be a major test of former President Donald Trump's hold over the state party.Trump has... Read More.
Republican candidates in battleground states skip debates Wednesday, April 6 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Republican candidates are shying away from the debate stage as the midterm elections approach.Over a half dozen GOP candidates in crucial state and federal races have either skipped out on or not committed to primary debates.Joe Lombardo, a gubernatorial candidate in... Read More.
Battleground GOP Senate candidates diverge over Scott plan Thursday, March 10 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- When National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Rick Scott announced his "11 Point Plan to Rescue America" in late February, it was met with resistance from established Washington lawmakers. Weeks later, it appears to be gaining traction among a handful of deeply conservative... Read More.
How Trump’s 2020 loss is dictating the future of elections in battleground states Friday, March 19 by ABC NewsBy OLIVIA RUBIN and LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- As Republican state lawmakers across the country wage what critics are calling the most sweeping voter suppression campaign since the Jim Crow era, two notable swing states have been spared the onslaught of... Read More.
