Milwaukee, United States Dubbed “the Nostradamus of pollsters,” when Frank Luntz talks elections, America’s political establishment sits up and listens.He may work for Republican causes but the focus group czar has provided his prognosticating talents to a wide array of politicians, TV networks and Fortune 500 companies for decades. So his takeaways from Day One of...
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Trump rally victim was a firefighter, father and ‘super hero’
The spectator killed in the shooting that targeted former president Donald Trump has been identified as Corey Comperatore, a 50-year-old firefighter and father of two who died shielding his family from the gunshots. Comperatore “died a real-life super hero,” one of his daughters, Allyson, said in a Facebook post after the attempted assassination of Trump...
Trump, Biden gird for historic US presidential debate
Atlanta, United States Joe Biden and Donald Trump made final preparations Wednesday for the biggest moment so far in the US election — the first of two high-stakes debates that could upend the race. Thursday’s televised showdown will raise the campaigning to boiling point, with tens of millions expected to tune in and both camps escalating...
Poll dancing: Trump pivots on mail-in voting
Washington, United States For years, Donald Trump has denigrated mail-in voting as a source of massive election fraud — yet in a jaw-dropping turnaround the Republican presidential candidate has now become a proponent. The 77-year-old former president announced the launch this week of “Swamp The Vote USA,” a drive to encourage postal ballots, despite blaming them for his...
Gaza, Ukraine, border: Biden touts leadership with big plans
Washington, United States Joe Biden is looking to convince voters of his leadership credentials with a striking flurry of major announcements on Gaza, Ukraine and the Mexican border, analysts say. In the space of just six days, the 81-year-old US president unveiled bold proposals to tackle arguably the three biggest policy challenges facing the White House...
Biden set for Mexican border curbs with eye on Trump
Author Danny Kemp Washington, United States US President Joe Biden is expected to announce steps Tuesday to close the Mexican border to asylum seekers when numbers surge, in a bid to tackle a key weak spot in his election battle with Donald Trump. Biden, 81, is set to sign a long-awaited executive order that would allow officials...