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PRESIDENT
Ballot: Key States Make Decisions
More states are finalizing their 2024 general election ballot, and we see new decisions announced in key battlegrounds.
The North Carolina Board of Elections ruled that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, (I) will remain on the ballot despite his withdrawal action. Kennedy says he will sue to overturn the Board's ruling.
In Georgia, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) declared that Kennedy can withdraw from the ballot, while Green Party nominee Jill Stein is disqualified. Making the Georgia ballot are Independent Dr. Cornel West and Communist Party nominee Claudia de la Cruz.
The new Virginia ruling includes Kennedy on the ballot, but West is disqualified.
NE-2: Harris Leads in S-USA Poll
As part of Survey USA's Nebraska statewide poll, the research organization tested the state’s 2nd District, the seat that can vote against the Republican statewide result and deliver an important electoral vote to the Democrats.
According to the S-USA results Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump by a 47-42% margin.
This district is important because, if it votes Trump's way, the CD could cause a tie in the Electoral College, thus sending the race to the House of Representatives to decide the final outcome.
SENATE
Nebraska: Sen. Fischer's Small Lead
The Survey USA statewide poll (8/23-27; 1,293 NE registered voters; multiple sampling techniques) again delivers unwelcome news for Sen. Deb Fischer (R), who is seeking her third term in office.
Here, the Democrats are not fielding a candidate; instead throwing their backing behind an Independent candidate to form a coalition, similar to the way the Utah Democrats backed Independent Evan McMullin in 2022. Though polling was suggesting a close race in Utah, the end result found Sen. Mike Lee (R) generally uniting right-of-center voters and winning re-election with a 53-43% vote spread.
In this Nebraska poll, Sen. Fischer posts only a one-point edge, 39-38%, over local union President Dan Osborn who is running on the Independent ballot line. While the Osborn standing at 38% is likely what one would expect for a left-of-center candidate in Nebraska, Sen. Fischer's 39% poll total suggests a severe under-performance.
STATES
Massachusetts: Primary Today
Coming to the end of primary season, Massachusetts voters cast their nomination ballots today in what appears to be a congressional election with little in the way of competition.
Republicans will choose a sacrificial lamb nominee against Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D), and none of the nine US House members face any primary opponent today. In fact, only Reps. Richard Neal (D-Springfield), Stephen Lynch (D-South Boston) and Bill Keating (D-Bourne) will have general election opponents. Neal will face an Independent opponent, while the other two will battle weak Republican nominees.
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Jim Ellis is a 35-year veteran of politics at the state and national levels. He has served ss executive director for two national political action committees, as well as a consultant to the three national Republican Party organizations in DC, the National Federation of Independent Business, and various national conservative groups.
Born and raised in Sacramento, California, he earned a B. A. in Political Science from the University of California at Davis in 1979. Jim raised his daughter, Jacqueline, alone after his wife died following a tragic car accident. He helped establish the Joan Ellis Victims Assistance Network in Rochester, NH. Jim also is a member of the Northern Virginia Football Officials Association, which officiates high school games throughout the region.
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