Elections
The latest Elections coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Politics section.
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Trump turns his full focus on Harris at first rally since Biden’s exit from 2024 race
Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of attack lines Wednesday against his likely new opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, whom he called his “new victim to defeat” and accused of deceiving the public about President Joe Biden 's ability to run for a second term.
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Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy as he lays out his reasons for quitting race
President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country's democracy as he laid out in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Democrats hope Harris’ bluntness on abortion will translate to 2024 wins in Congress, White House
President Joe Biden might not often use the word “abortion” when he talks about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but Vice President Kamala Harris sure does. She's also toured a Planned Parenthood clinic where the procedure is performed, and routinely links the fall of Roe to the larger issue of rising maternal mortality nationwide.
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Clip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being ‘childless,’ testing Trump’s new running mate
Comments JD Vance made in 2021 questioning Vice President Kamala Harris' leadership because she did not have biological children have resurfaced, testing the young conservative senator in his early days campaigning as part of the Republicans' presidential ticket.
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Harris has support of enough Democratic delegates to become party’s presidential nominee: AP survey
Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the support of enough Democratic delegates to become her party’s nominee against Republican Donald Trump, according to an Associated Press survey, as top Democrats rallied to her in the aftermath of President Joe Biden’s decision to drop his bid for reelection.
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Primaried: 3 in Hamilton County delegation draw partisan challenges
Three members of the Hamilton County legislative delegation are being challenged with national political influence felt in both donations and rhetoric, as some publications aligned with the movement for constitutional Republicans voice regular displeasure over the GOP incumbents.
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Biden pushes party unity as he resists calls to step aside, says he’ll return to campaign next week
A rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers called Friday for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insisted he’s ready to return to the campaign trail next week to counter what he called a “dark vision” laid out by Republican Donald Trump.
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Republicans emerge from their convention thrilled with Trump and talking about a blowout victory
The last time Republicans gathered for a full convention, they were plagued by internal division and fear. Morale was near rock bottom. And the party's presidential nominee showed little desire, or capacity, to add new voters to his political coalition.
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Fact Focus: A look at claims made at the Republican National Convention as Trump accepts nomination
In a 90-minute, wide-ranging speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination, former President Donald Trump painted a bleak vision of the state of America, distorting facts around crime by immigrants in the country illegally, the state of the economy and jobs. The Associated Press examined some of those claims.
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Trump urges unity after assassination attempt while proposing sweeping populist agenda in RNC finale
Donald Trump, somber and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech that described in detail the assassination attempt that could have ended his life just five days earlier before laying out a sweeping populist agenda, particularly on immigration.
