Two House Democrats said they oppose transgender athletes competing in women’s sports in the immediate aftermath of President-elect Trump’s decisive victory over Vice President Harris, shifting right of their previous policy positions and deepening fractures within a bruised Democratic Party. Trump and Republicans bet big on anti-transgender messaging in the final stretch of the presidential...
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) argued that Democrats and Vice President Harris lost the presidential election because they think Americans are “dummies.” “Their attitude is, 'You guys are a bunch of dummies. We’re really smart people. We know what’s best for you,’” Rubio said Thursday on Fox News. “You don’t even know what’s best for yourselves,...
Missouri voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure aimed at banning ranked-choice voting in the state, Decision Desk HQ projects. The proposed amendment to the state constitution will bar the implementation of ranked-choice elections, under which voters rank candidates in order of preference. The Show Me State does not currently use ranked-choice voting, but some in...
A measure to implement ranked-choice voting and a top-five open primary system in Nevada failed before voters on Tuesday, two years after the state approved it during the midterms, Decision Desk HQ projects. Voters in Nevada approved the ballot measure in 2022 with a narrow 53 percent support, but the state requires constitutional initiatives get through two successive...
President-elect Donald Trump won a Texas border county on Tuesday that hadn't been won by a Republican in over 100 years and that he lost in 2016 by 60 points.
New York Republicans explain that their significant successes in the state were spurred on by New Yorkers’ concerns over inflation, the cost of living, crime and the migrant crisis.
New Jersey Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy sounds off on the presidential election results, which saw Trump close the gap in New Jersey 10 points from his last loss.
Dearborn, Michigan, a city with the country's largest per capita Muslim population, swung in the direction of President-elect Trump in the 2024 election.