Elections
The latest Elections coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Politics section.
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Democrats trust Harris slightly more than Biden on climate change, AP-NORC poll finds
As the Democratic National Convention approaches, a recent poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that Democrats have slightly higher trust in Vice President Kamala Harris' ability to address the issue of climate change than President Joe Biden.

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Trump’s campaign called it an economic address. He made big promises but mostly veered off topic
Donald Trump made little effort to stay on message Wednesday at a rally in North Carolina that his campaign billed as a big economic address, mixing pledges to slash energy prices and "unleash economic abundance" with familiar off-script tangents on Democratic nominee Kamala Harris' laugh, the mechanics of wind energy and President Joe Biden's son.

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Americans give Harris an advantage over Trump on honesty and discipline, an AP-NORC poll finds
Vice President Kamala Harris has a perceived advantage over former President Donald Trump on several leadership qualities such as honesty, a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds, although Americans are slightly more likely to trust Trump on the economy and immigration.

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Harris cautiously rolls out policy, aiming to outmaneuver Trump and address 2020 liabilities
Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to outmaneuver former President Donald Trump and address old vulnerabilities on her policy positions as she starts to fill in how she would govern if elected in November.

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With over 577,000 signatures verified, Arizona will put abortion rights on the ballot
Arizona voters will get to decide in November whether to add the right to an abortion to the state constitution.

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Trump falsely claims a crowd photo from Harris’ campaign rally in Detroit was created using AI
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been spreading false claims that an image of thousands of people waiting at Detroit's airport as Democrat Kamala Harris arrived for a campaign rally was fabricated with the help of artificial intelligence.

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Trump and Musk talk about assassination attempt and deportations during glitchy chat on X
Donald Trump recounted his assassination attempt in vivid detail and promised the largest deportation in U.S. history during a high-profile return to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter — a conversation that was plagued by technical glitches.

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Harris is pushing joy. Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter?
At the top of his first speech as her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz turned to Vice President Kamala Harris and declared, “Thank you for bringing back the joy.” The next day, Harris took the theme a step further, branding the Democratic ticket “joyful warriors.”

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Donald Trump headlines Montana rally after plane was diverted but landed safely
Donald Trump traveled to Montana for a Friday night rally intended to drum up support for ousting the state's Democratic senator, but the former president's plane first had to divert to an airport on the other side of the Rocky Mountains because of a mechanical issue, according to airport staff.

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Kamala Harris makes an immigration pitch in Arizona as she fights to gain ground in the Sun Belt
Vice President Kamala Harris drew on her prosecutorial background to make her first expansive pitch on immigration to border-state voters as she and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, attracted thousands to a campaign rally in Arizona during their tour of battleground states.
