Tag Archives: 2024 elections

Axios reports: President Biden will decide after the midterm elections whether he’ll run for a second term or not, he told CNN in an interview broadcast Tuesday night. “After that’s done in November, then I’m going to be in the process of deciding,” Biden told CNN’s Jake Tapper. What they’re saying: Tapper asked if a factor in Biden’s decision making …

The Hill reports: Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) indicated during a television appearance that aired Friday he was not ruling out another run for president. During an appearance on “Real Time With Bill Maher,” Maher presented Christie with a viewer question, asking him if there’s any truth to the speculation that he’s considering a 2024 presidential bid, to …

CBS News reports: The Republicans have a lead. But it keeps shrinking. While they’re still in a very good position to capture a House majority, that majority looks narrower today than it ever has, having ticked down for the second straight month to 223 seats in our model estimate. Republicans were at 226 in August and 230 in July. If …

The Salt Lake Tribune reports: Speaking to a crowd at Utah Valley University, former Vice President Mike Pence was asked by a student if he would run for president in 2024. “I’ll keep you posted,” Pence said, causing a laugh and a cheer from the audience. Pence addressed around 700 students, politicians and members of the public on Tuesday, sharing …

The Wrap reports: California Governor Gavin Newsom is “undeniably, unequivocally” planning to run for president in 2024 if President Biden chooses not to seek a second term, two individuals with knowledge of Newsom’s plans told TheWrap. “After this midterm election is over, he absolutely is going to announce that he is running for the presidency once Biden announces that he …

“In terms of election laws. and it’s much too early to make that kind of decision. I’m a great respecter of fate. And so, what I’m doing is I’m doing my job. I’m gonna do that job. “And within the time frame that makes sense after this next election cycle here, going into next year, make a judgment on what …

Axios reports: Republicans in tight congressional races are going silent on health care, scrubbing campaign websites of anti-abortion language and in some cases distancing themselves from past criticisms of the Affordable Care Act. A review of candidates’ websites and past statements found that even hard-liners endorsed by former President Trump have dialed back language on social media channels and eschewed …

The New York Post reports: Prominent right-wing media personality Ben Shapiro called on the Republican Party to ditch former President Donald Trump to boost its chances of winning elections. The founder of the Daily Wire news site and the host of the daily podcast “The Ben Shapiro Show” suggested that the GOP should nominate a non-Trump candidate in 2024 to …

The Hill reports: Approximately six in 10 Republican respondents in a new poll said that former President Trump should be the GOP nominee in the 2024 election. The USA Today/Ipsos survey found that 59 percent of Republican respondents favor Trump, who has said he has made up his mind about running again, and 41 percent believe that another candidate should …

Playbook reports: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is set to make a campaign stop next month in Nevada, his first appearance in early 2024 nominating state and part of a broader midterm push that’s coming amid speculation he’s weighing a presidential bid. Youngkin, a Republican who took office this year after winning a November 2021 election, is slated to campaign and …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) appears to be already gearing up for her next move in politics as she “repurposed” her campaign account as a Political Action Committee the morning after her GOP primary loss. Punchbowl News reported that in the early morning on Wednesday, Cheney filed with the Federal Election Commission “to reorganize her campaign account – flush …

Axios reports: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said he will “wait and see” if former President Trump decides to run before making his own decision about running for president in 2024. GOP presidential hopefuls aren’t opening up about their 2024 plans so far given that Trump has yet to announce his plans. Cruz told Fox News at the Conservative Political Action …

The Richmond Dispatch reports: On Wednesday evening, favor-seeking business people, lobbyists and activists, having stroked checks for four and five figures to Glenn Youngkin’s political action committee, streamed into the former  Foundry of the Confederacy — for up-close-and-personal time with a newbie governor eyeing another job: the presidency. Youngkin, in a dark suit rather than trademark fleece vest, worked the …

The Hill reports: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says former President Trump will face a lot of competition in a Republican primary if he runs for president in 2024. McConnell, who usually avoids commenting on the former president, predicted that the 2024 Republican primary won’t be a cakewalk for Trump if he runs again. “I think we’re going to …

Mediaite reports: Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley suggested on Monday she is running for president — with a quip that the “next president” will be a woman who will undo President Joe Biden’s policy. Haley made the remark at a summit hosted by Christians United For Israel, the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States. “Anything …

Florida Politics reports: Yet another poll of the still developing 2024 race for the Republican presidential nomination shows Ron DeSantis in a strong position. A new survey from Naples-based Victory Insights shows DeSantis ahead of Donald Trump 61% to 39% when respondents leaning to one candidate or another are forced to choose. Even without the leaners, DeSantis is still above …

The Hill reports: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said on Sunday he was “hugely humbled” by people calling on him to run for president in 2024 but said he has not come close to making such a decision. “That’s not a decision that we have even begun to undertake,” Youngkin told CBS “Face the Nation.” The Washington Post reported late …

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis went to Cape Coral for a policy press conference Friday, but Florida Channel viewers were treated to some speculation about his future political possibilities as well. The Governor introduced a speaker at the event, who kicked off his remarks with a seemingly off-script prediction about the race for the presidency. “The man standing behind …

Reuters reports: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a rising Republican star, has been careful not to nurture growing speculation that he will make a presidential bid in 2024. He has brushed off questions about his political ambitions, while the party’s presumptive front-runner, Donald Trump, repeatedly hints he will run again. But there are signs that DeSantis could be preparing for a …

From the world’s most famous liar: During my four years in the White House, I didn’t use everybody’s favorite airplane, the Boeing 757 we campaigned on for our big 2016 WIN. Now it has been completely modernized and renovated, and looks GREAT, all done in the Great State of Louisiana, and coming back to the skies in the Fall of …