Americans named inflation and abortion as the most important issues driving their vote on Tuesday, according to the NBC News Exit Poll. Democrats care most about abortion rights, while Republicans are most concerned about inflation, according to the poll. Independent voters also named inflation and abortion as the most important issues determining how they cast …
Election officials have been on high alert about the potential for insider threats arising from poll workers. A handful of Republican candidates and local officials, especially in Michigan, have encouraged their supporters to become poll workers and either tamper with equipment or bring in cell phones or note pads to document votes being cast or …
The chair of the Republican National Committee on Sunday urged poll watchers to follow laws, even as she said simply observing at the polls is not intimidating. “Nobody should be intimidating or breaking the law,” RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel said on CNN’s “State of the Union,” then added: “But poll watching is not intimidating.” Poll …
SACRAMENTO — A ballot measure to raise taxes on multimillionaires to subsidize zero-emission vehicle programs, which has pitted Gov. Gavin Newsom against his own political party and the ride-hailing company Lyft, is narrowly favored by voters but remains in jeopardy. A new poll from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, co-sponsored by The Times, …
The race for mayor of Los Angeles was tightening rapidly as it entered its final week, with Rick Caruso cutting deeply into Rep. Karen Bass’ lead, putting him within striking distance in the contest to run the nation’s second-largest city. Bass continues to hold an edge, 45% to 41% among likely voters, with 13% saying …
Retired Long Beach Police Chief Robert Luna has gained support among likely voters in the race for Los Angeles County sheriff, solidifying his lead over incumbent Alex Villanueva, according to a new poll. With mail-in ballots being cast and the Nov. 8 election day less than a week away, 40% of likely voters and people …
The new polls released so far this week did represent some of the first independent polling in days — and they interrupted a steady stream of publicly released surveys from Republican outlets, most of which contained more favorable results for the GOP. Taken together, the new polls suggest neither party has a commanding advantage in …
But Ossoff believes that a strong field operation can change the electorate, and he’s spending six-figures from his own leadership PAC account to try, according to his campaign aides. “We’ve demonstrated since 2017 that continually investing in organizing, especially young voters, is so important, and so I’m using the organization that I’ve built and putting …
Speaking to an Oct. 19 “Election Integrity Network” summit in Albuquerque, Eastman — a target of the House Jan. 6 committee for his role in advising the former president on ways to overturn the 2020 election in Congress — repeatedly said he personally wants to play a role in assisting those who challenge voters, including …
