Elections
The latest Elections coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Politics section.
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Harris’ big moment, Dems’ rising stars, Gaza protesters shut out. Takeaways from DNC’s last night
Vice President Kamala Harris urged Americans to seize a "precious, fleeting opportunity" to move beyond political divisions and the threat of Republican Donald Trump on Thursday as she closed out the Democratic National Convention.
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Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions, warns of consequences posed by a Trump win
Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a “new way forward,” as she accepted her party’s nomination while blending biography with warnings about electing Donald Trump again to the White House.
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Trump uses a stretch of border wall and a pile of steel beams in Arizona to contrast with Democrats
On a dirt road below the shrub-dotted hills of Arizona, Donald Trump used a stretch of wall and a pile of steel beams to draw a visual contrast between his approach to securing the border and that of his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Kennedy campaign’s future in question as Trump allies lobby for endorsement
Close allies to Donald Trump are quietly urging independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to endorse the Republican nominee if he withdraws from the campaign for the White House as soon as this week.
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Vance and Walz are still relatively unknown, but the governor is better liked, an AP-NORC poll finds
Tim Walz and JD Vance have vaulted themselves out of national obscurity as they hustle to introduce themselves to the country, but the senator from Ohio has had a rockier start than the Minnesota governor.
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Harris’ running mate Tim Walz talks of ‘bringing the joy’ in his national introduction at DNC
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president Wednesday night, using his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for “bringing the joy” to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Trump speaks from behind bulletproof glass at first outdoor rally since his attempted assassination
At his first outdoor rally since last month’s attempted assassination, Donald Trump spoke from behind bulletproof glass Wednesday in North Carolina at an event focused on national security. On politics, he called his predecessor Barack Obama “nasty” for his comments the night before at the Democratic National Convention.
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Fact Focus: A look at claims made during the second night of the Democratic National Convention
The second night of the Democratic National Convention was filled with excitement as a celebratory roll call marked Vice President Kamala Harris' nomination to be the party's candidate for president.
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Trump campaigns to ‘make America safe again’ as Democratic convention zeroes in on his felony record
Former President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to "Make America Safe Again" while campaigning in Michigan as the Democrats who gathered in Chicago to nominate Kamala Harris branded him a career criminal.
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Obamas close DNC’s second night with rousing Harris endorsement and pointed warnings about Trump
Warning of a difficult fight ahead, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama on Tuesday called on the nation to embrace Kamala Harris in urgent messages to the Democratic National Convention that were at times both hopeful and ominous.
