Explained: How does ranked choice voting work?
Some key Bay Area local election races will rely on ranked choice voting to determine the outcome. After all these years, the process still confuses many. Ian Cull breaks it down.
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Harris says fear and division stirred by Trump is ‘not who we are'
Kamala Harris is promising to “put country above party and above self” in the closing argument of her presidential campaign.
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Meet the 20-year-old Democrat running a multimillion-dollar PAC targeting Gen Z
After getting into politics as a middle schooler, David Austin has raised $18 million on the theory that it takes a young person to reach young people.
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How Democrats can win control of the House even if Trump is elected president
It’s rare for a president to enter office with the House controlled by the opposing party, but operatives in both parties say it’s a real possibility this cycle.
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Steve Kornacki: The polls were off in 2020. Will they be again in 2024?
Public polls underestimated Trump’s support four years ago. In a tight race, even a small error in either direction could make a big difference.
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How to avoid misreading the early voting numbers
Splits among voters from different parties or of different ages can change rapidly over the course of an early voting period.
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Speaker Mike Johnson criticizes Obamacare and promises ‘massive reform' if Trump wins
House Speaker Mike Johnson took a dig at Obamacare during an event in Pennsylvania on Monday, telling a crowd there will be “massive” health care changes in America if Donald Trump wins the election.
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Supreme Court rejects push to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from ballot in two swing states
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal to remove Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the presidential ballot in two battleground states.
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Ballot drop box fires highlight concerns that election conspiracy theories are making them a target
Two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest were damaged in a suspected arson attack just over a week before Election Day, destroying hundreds of ballots at one location in Vancouver, Washington.
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Fact Focus: A look at false and misleading claims surrounding the 2024 election
A steady stream of false and misleading information is circulating online around the 2024 election.
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Why it would be difficult for Trump to reverse the 2024 election results
Donald Trump has ramped up his baseless accusations that Democrats are plotting to “cheat” or “steal” the election, raising fears that he’s setting the stage for an attempt to overturn the result if Kamala Harris wins.
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Project 2025 aims to ‘eradicate' climate change research, slash disaster aid
The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, takes aim at climate change across the federal government in its Project 2025 policy proposals. The 922 page document targets the National Weather Service, NOAA, the EPA, and FEMA among many other federal agencies. National climate reporter Chase Cain explains the implications.
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Trump says insult-riddled Madison Square Garden rally was a ‘lovefest'
At a press conference on Tuesday, Donald Trump called his Madison Square Garden rally a “lovefest.”
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How exit polls work and how NBC News uses them on election night
The large-scale studies of voters now include phone calls to early and mail voters as well as interviews outside polling places on Election Day.
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Voters will decide on nearly 150 ballot measures next week. Here are the ones to watch.
Policy issues from abortion rights to marijuana regulations to voting procedures will be directly on the ballot in many states.
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A closer look: Early voting numbers
Raj Mathai speaks with NBC Bay Area political analyst Larry Gerston on early voting numbers.
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Vance says ‘we have to stop getting so offended' when asked about racist jokes at Trump rally
The Ohio senator said he hadn’t heard the remarks from the comedian who called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” while adding that people need to lighten up.
