Tag: Voters
Most Voters Think Social Media Platforms Have A Duty To Thwart Misinformation
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["NurPhoto via Getty Images Most voters think social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have a responsibility to prevent users from spreading conspiracies or false information on their sites, a HuffPost/...
Muslim and Arab Voters May Have Secured Biden’s Michigan Win
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["Arab and Muslim communities likely substantially contributed to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s victory in Michigan, according to local activists and organizers. Emgage Action, a Muslim civic advocacy or...
Poll: Voters Find This Election Cycle Stressful And Weird
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["mphillips007 via Getty Images Three-quarters of voters trying to keep up with political news say they find it at least somewhat stressful to do so, a new HuffPost/YouGov poll finds. Only 30% of voters trying to stay...
Arizona Voters Approve Tax On Wealthy To Fund Public Schools
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["Arizonans voted to boost taxes on high earners in order to steer more money to public schools, marking a major win for the Red for Ed movement that began with a wave of teacher strikes in several states two years ag...
Obama Says ‘Defund The Police’ Alienates Voters, Drawing Sharp Rebuke From The Left
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["Former President Barack Obama drew criticism from progressive Democrats this week for suggesting that “snappy” slogans like “defund the police” are alienating voters and making it harder from a political standpoint ...
Real-Life Hero Paul Rudd Stood In The Rain To Give Waiting Voters Cookies
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["As if you needed more reasons to like Paul Rudd and more incentive to go out and vote. The “Ant-Man” star surprised early voters in New York City on Thursday at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, where he handed out cookie...
Motivated Muslim Voters Could Prove Consequential In Key Swing States
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["Illustration: Rebecca Zisser/HuffPost; Photos: Getty The year’s election could be the one where Muslim American voters really make the difference. Two polls conducted over the summer by the U.S. Immigration Policy C...
‘Irresponsible’ Eric Trump Slammed For High-Fiving, Shaking Hands With Maskless Voters
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["Eric Trump ignored coronavirus safety guidelines to high-five and shake hands with supporters of his father, President Donald Trump. The president’s son ― who was out on the campaign trail in Michigan on behalf of h...
Denver Voters Repeal Pit Bull Ban, 9 Months After Mayor Vetoed Last Try
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["The city of Denver has voted to repeal its 30-year ban on pit bulls, and unlike a similar bill that was passed by its council earlier this year, the city’s mayor said he won’t try to stop it. Roughly 65% of the vote...
Bruce Springsteen Delivers Extraordinary Call For Voters To Dump Trump
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["Rock icon Bruce Springsteen gave his fans a Halloween message on Wednesday, calling for an exorcism to cast out President Donald Trump during next week’s election. “In just a few days, we’ll be throwing the bums ou...
Trump’s Weakness With Older Voters Could Cost Him Florida – And The White House
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["ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Think of him as an older, shier Biden voter. Male, 58 years old, a lifelong Republican. Voted for candidate Donald Trump in 2016 yet refuses to have anything to do with President Donald Trump ...
How Joe Biden And Young Voters Learned To Love Each Other — At Least For Now
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["JIM WATSON via Getty Images When former Vice President Joe Biden locked down the Democratic presidential nomination with a string of primary wins in early March, he did it over the strong objections of the party’s y...
Florida Voters Approve $15 Minimum Wage
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["A Florida ballot initiative that will gradually raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour is projected to pass, according to The Associated Press. The proposal, known as Amendment 2, needed at least 60% approv...
Trump Voters Have Been Primed For His Bogus Voter Fraud Claims For Years
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["President Donald Trump, in an entirely predictable fashion, is using speculative and ill-informed allegations of mass voter fraud to suggest that an Electoral College victory is being stolen from him. Many Republica...
Why Trump Voters Used The Economy As An Excuse To Vote For Him
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["Donald Trump will leave office with the economy considerably worse off compared to where it was when he was elected four years ago. The unemployment rate hit 6.9% in October, down from record double-digits in April,...
Brian Stelter Slams Lara Trump For Declaring Trump Voters Don’t ‘Feel’ That He Lost
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["CNN host Brian Stelter took down Lara Trump Sunday for complaining that the people who voted for her father-in-law, President Donald Trump, don’t “feel” that the presidential election’s results are accurate. “Feel?...