Big Win for France's Far Right Plus: Biden messaging turns dark, Iran's voter nihilism, Catholic socialists, and more... Reason · Jul 1, 2024
Will it stay or will it go? California voters decide fate of ‘momentous’ criminal justice law Proposition 47 is back on the ballot, in yet another sign that crime will be a key topic this election year The Guardian - US · Jul 1, 2024
France's far-right National Rally party makes big gains in first round of legislative elections Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party made big gains in the first round of legislative elections on Sunday, winning an estimated 34% of votes, nearly double their 18% in the first round in 2022. French President Emmanuel Macron has called on voters to block the far right in the… France 24 · Jun 30, 2024
Far-Right National Rally Leads In France's Parliamentary Elections Marine Le Pen's RN leads in French parliamentary elections, but potential hung parliament creates uncertainty. High voter turnout noted. Top News · Jun 30, 2024
Black swing voters in Georgia aren’t swayed by the ‘Trump okey-doke’ – and then there’s Biden From a barbershop and a cigar bar in Atlanta, many Black voters say they remain undecided after an underwhelming debate The Guardian - US · Jun 30, 2024
Inside Jeremy Corbyn’s fight for Islington seat after former Labour leader stripped of the party machine Joe Middleton meets the former leader battling to hold on to the seat he has represented since 1983 – and to remind voters he is now an independent The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2024
Former Senator Urges Biden To Step Aside For New Candidate Former Sen. Tom Harkin suggests Biden should step aside for a new candidate, while Obama emphasizes party unity. DNC to discuss debate and voter mobilizati... Top News · Jun 29, 2024
Biden Vows To Beat Trump Acknowledging Bad Debate Performance Biden's occasional verbal stumbling and meandering responses in the debate have heightened voter concerns about his fitness for another four-year term. International Business Times · Jun 29, 2024
John Swinney: Postal vote issues risk 'disenfranchising' Scottish voters THE First Minister has warned the public could become disenfranchised with the crisis surrounding postal votes. The National (Scotland) · Jun 29, 2024
Among the gift shops and Goth daytrippers – meet the ‘Whitby woman’ who could sway the election Women’s Correspondent Maya Oppenheim talks to undecided, and unimpressed, women voters in the North Yorkshire town about their thoughts on the general election hopefuls The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2024
Officials doing 'all we can' as Scots report major delays in receiving postal votes Officials in Scotland have said they are doing “all we can” to ensure every voter can take part in the General Election amid delays in people… The National (Scotland) · Jun 29, 2024
Do presidential debates really matter? What history says about voters forgiving Biden’s rough night ‘Bad debate nights happen. Trust me, I know,’ Obama said after Biden’s debate night blunder, showing there is time for the incumbent to bounce back The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024
Vice President Harris Critiques Biden's Debate Performance In Nevada Vice President Kamala Harris outlines key differences between Biden and Trump, emphasizing voter participation in Nevada. Top News · Jun 28, 2024
Mike Leigh: Peterloo protesters would be ‘horrified’ by voter abstention At the Mediterrane film festival in Malta, the film-maker spoke out against UK citizens ‘seeing justification in not voting’ in the general election The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024 Iran goes to polls to elect new president at time of high tension Voter turnout has fallen in recent years due to public discontent over economic hardship and curbs on freedoms
The Conversation · Jun 28, 2024 Why Labour should worry this election will be more like 2001 than 1997 What if many people just don’t bother voting in this election? The polls may suggest a landslide victory for Labour, but the party is worried about the millions of people who still say they are undecided or may think a Labour victory is so certain they don’t need to vote.…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024 Waveney Valley ought to be a Tory heartland. Could angry voters turn it Green? In a new constituency where the river ‘is our lifeblood’, people speak of being taken for granted by the Tories
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024 ‘It’s going to be tight’: Macron’s centrists struggle to deter voters from backing far right With the first round of France’s snap election on Sunday, the president’s allies are desperate to shore up support
The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024 Johnny Mercer to stand down at next election blaming abuse as he reveals voter’s horrific comment to daughter Exclusive: The veterans’ minister said if he is re-elected on 4 July he will serve just one more term, as he reveals the toll of abuse on him and his family
Top News · Jun 28, 2024 President Biden Defends Age, Calls Opponent Less Competent President Biden addresses concerns about age and competency, emphasizing experience and accomplishments for voters to consider.
The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2024 Voting is underway in an election in Mongolia for an expanded 126-seat parliament Voters in Mongolia are electing a new parliament on Friday in the landlocked democracy that is squeezed between China and Russia, two much larger authoritarian states
Top News · Jun 27, 2024 House GOP To Vote On Bill Enhancing Voter Protections House GOP leaders are introducing the SAVE Act to prevent noncitizen voting, citing evidence of illegal voting and the need for citizenship proof during re...
The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024 Campaign catchup: Grumpy voters, a pottery throwdown, and a mishearing for the ages In today’s newsletter: The final leaders’ debate is a bad-tempered affair echoing the mood for those out canvassing, although one doorstep interaction gives the best quote of election so far
Al Jazeera · Jun 27, 2024 Biden and Trump nixed the debate commission. What does it mean for voters? Experts say the US presidential candidates ‘cut their own deals’ with networks, giving their campaigns greater control.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2024 ‘We’re taxing non-doms, not condoms!’: Labour strives to reconnect with disengaged voters In Hull East, less than half of the electorate went to the ballot box in 2019 – and, here and elsewhere, the party fears being caught out by political apathy