Politics Dec 25 PolitiFact's 'Lie of the Year' and its impact on the Ohio town caught in the middle The 2024 campaign was unlike any in modern American history. But one thing united candidates across the political spectrum, they were all searching for messages that would resonate with voters. The team at the fact-checking organization PolitiFact investigated hundreds of…
Politics Dec 19 A look at the legal tactics Trump is using against media outlets Donald Trump is following through on threats of legal action against the media. After ABC agreed to pay $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Trump, his legal team filed a suit against Ann Selzer and the Des…
Politics Nov 15 What the polling got right and wrong in the presidential election Donald Trump is likely to be the first Republican presidential candidate to win the popular vote in the last 20 years. Pre-election polls have consistently underestimated his support since he first ran eight years ago. That’s left some folks spending…
Politics Nov 11 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on how Democrats are reacting to election losses NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including analysis of Democrats' losses in last week's election and the new Trump team taking shape.
Politics Nov 05 PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds reshaping of support along racial lines In our latest poll, Donald Trump leads Harris 54 percent to 45 percent among white voters, but her 9-point deficit is a slight improvement over the 12-point advantage Trump had with this group in 2020. Harris instead has seen some…
Politics Nov 05 Poll: The gender gap shrunk in half in the last month In our final PBS News/NPR/Marist poll before Election Day, Donald Trump had held onto his lead among men, but it shrunk to 4 points, down from the 16-point advantage he had over Harris in October. At the same time,…
Politics Nov 05 What the final PBS News/NPR/Marist election poll found On the eve of the 2024 presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris held a 4-point lead over former President Donald Trump among likely voters nationally, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Harris has the support of 51 percent…
Politics Nov 04 Harris has 4-point lead over Trump in final PBS News/NPR/Marist election poll On the eve of the 2024 presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris has the support of 51 percent of likely voters to former President Donald Trump’s 47 percent – a lead just outside the poll’s 3.5-point margin of error.
Politics Oct 22 A look at the state measures that could have national impact by boosting election turnout Ballot measures across the country could have profound effects on people's everyday lives from abortion access to criminal justice to the way they vote. Geoff Bennett explored the measures with Reid Wilson, founder and editor of Pluribus News, a digital…
Politics Oct 15 An inside look at how the Associated Press calls winners in thousands of races Election season is well underway. Candidates are campaigning, absentee ballots are being mailed out, and early votes are being cast. It’s all leading to Nov. 5, and one big question: Who won? But to find out, votes actually have to…