Jennifer Shutt, Wisconsin Examiner The Democratic National Committee announced late Monday that Vice President Kamala Harris had secured the support of 99% of delegates to formally become the party’s presidential nominee, following the conclusion of a five-day virtual vote. The results, which included a state-by-state breakdown, followed the DNC announcing Friday …
Read More »Democrats Approve Virtual Vote By Delegates To Pick A Presidential Nominee
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder The Democratic National Committee will move forward with a virtual nomination vote for its presidential candidate as soon as Aug. 1, after its Rules Committee approved the process on Wednesday. The DNC has been moving forward with plans to hold a virtual nomination roll call since …
Read More »Why Democrats Moved South Carolina To The Start Of The 2024 Presidential Campaign
Gibbs Knotts, College of Charleston and Jordan Ragusa, College of Charleston The Democratic National Committee approved a proposal on Feb. 4, 2023, that puts South Carolina first on the party’s presidential nominating calendar, upending 50 years of tradition. For the first time, voters of color, moderates, hourly workers – and …
Read More »National Dems Ready To OK New 2024 Primary Voting Calendar, Despite Uncertainty In Two States
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder The full Democratic National Committee is set to vote in just days about a decision to ratify a new lineup of five states that would lead the nation in primary voting for Democratic presidential candidates in 2024. But approval of the new calendar at a meeting …
Read More »Biden slams ‘extreme MAGA Republicans’ as Democrats launch drive to midterm election
Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder President Joe Biden in a Thursday night speech to a crowd of party faithful promoted legislation passed by the Democratic Congress and attacked supporters of former President Donald Trump for defending rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. “Extreme MAGA Republicans just don’t …
Read More »Vice President Harris Was At DNC On Jan. 6 When Pipe Bomb Was Found
According to reporting by Politico, and later confirmed by ABC News, Vice President Kamala Harris was evacuated from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington on January 6, 2021, minutes after a pipe bomb was discovered nearby. “She was there until she was evacuated,” said a White House official who …
Read More »Capitol Police Arrest California Man With Bayonet Near DNC Headquarters
This morning the United States Capitol Police arrested a California man who had multiple knives in his truck near the Democratic National Committee(DNC) headquarters. “This is good police work plain and simple,” said Chief Tom Manger. “We applaud the officers’ keen observation and the teamwork that resulted in this arrest.” …
Read More »DNC To Invest $25 Million In the ‘I Will Vote’ Initiative
Vice President Kamala Harris announced on Thursday at Howard University that the Democratic National Committee(DNC) is investing $25 million into the “I Will Vote” initiative. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Poli Alert (@polialertcom) I want to make clear that this is about all voters. It’s about …
Read More »Former DNC Chair Tom Perez Enters Maryland Gubernatorial Race
Tom Perez, who recently completed his term as chair of the Democratic National Committee, announced last week that he is running for governor of Maryland. Perez announced his bid on social media, sharing a campaign video in which he vowed to build a Maryland where all residents have access to quality …
Read More »Republicans Are Promoting Covid Relief Bill After Voting Against It
Republicans are promoting the American Rescue Plan after voting against it because it was too expensive and did not focus enough on the nation’s health and economic crises. Every Republican in Congress voted against the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, which President Joe Biden signed into law three months ago. …
Read More »Biden Names Jaime Harrison As His Pick For DNC Chair
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Jaime Harrison as his choice for the Democratic National Committee’s new chair. Harrison is a former South Carolina Democratic party chair. DNC members will cast their votes the day after Biden’s inauguration, January 21st. Biden also nominated Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms as his choice for DNC’s vice …
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