Elections are won and lost in the all-important battleground states. Between the seven crucial locales, there are 93 Electoral College votes up for grabs, and neither candidate has a realistic path to the White House without winning a significant portion of this trove. But that doesn’t mean the other states are without immense Election Day…
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You will remember that in 2016, almost every prediction by the pundits, backed up by almost every reputable poll, had Hillary Clinton defeating Donald Trump with ease. And in 2020, most forecasters predicted that Trump would suffer a massive defeat at the hands of Joe Biden. Of course, Trump triumphed in ‘16 and in ‘20…
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Editor’s Note: From the Back Forty is Liberty Nation’s longest running and most popular weekly column. Former President Donald Trump had a ball at the 79th annual Al Smith Dinner to benefit Catholic charities. Meanwhile, skipping the prestigious event, Vice President Kamala Harris was busy hanging with Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and bungling interviews with Fox News’…
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A muckraking menace to corrupt officials scores a big SCOTUS victory for free speech. Laredo’s “Lagordiloca” won a victory for freedom of speech and struck a blow against official oppression and police-qualified immunity. Much like Donald Trump, Priscilla Villarreal was prosecuted by authorities, who disliked her threat to their power, via a novel application of…
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Throw in legalized marijuana and protected crypto. What can Vice President Kamala Harris do to generate energy and enthusiasm among black men? Surveys routinely show that the Democratic presidential candidate maintains significant support from black voters: A new joint poll by The New York Times and Siena College shows that almost 80% of likely black…
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With a whopping 19 Electoral College votes, Pennsylvania boasts the largest portion of electors for any battleground state. It also represents the shortest path to either candidate earning the 270 votes needed for the presidency. The time and treasure being expended by both the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns in the Keystone State swamps…
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After Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina, FEMA took its sweet time in attempting to pull off a plan to help Americans left battered – but unbowed – by the historic damage in the mountain communities of Asheville, Burnsville, Spruce Pine, Foscoe, and Hendersonville. As calls for help rose and fingers pointed at the government,…
Editor’s Note: From the Back Forty is Liberty Nation’s longest running and most popular weekly column. Folks From the Back Forty are attempting to grasp a week of good vibes and joyful noises emanating from the Harris-Walz campaign chemtrails. Passion and memories have replaced facts when the running mate is asked to clarify falsehoods in a rather goofy…
In 1988, a youthful Joe Biden dropped his first bid for the White House after being caught plagiarizing parts of his campaign stump rhetoric. It was a blow that took him more than 30 years to recalibrate. Now, VP Kamala Harris has been credibly accused of plagiarism of a far more serious variety. And while…
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Everyone except the man in charge knows where the blame lies. On May 7, Joe Biden delivered a short speech at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, during an event commemorating the Nazi-led genocide of the 1930s and 1940s that claimed the lives of some six million Jews. Against a backdrop of violent demonstrations…
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Joe Biden has thrown just about everything but the kitchen sink at wary Americans as he seeks a second term in the White House, a prize he all but promised not to seek during the 2020 campaign: “I view myself as a bridge, not as anything else.” First, he tried a call for unity, a…
Since Joe Biden has been in the White House, his communications team has found itself hard at work correcting the record almost every time he delivers a public address. A notable feature of his time in office has been the altering of White House transcripts of his speeches, interviews, and remarks to reporters. How many…
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