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October 18, 2024
William Upton
Data
Election 2024

Trump Bursts Through 50% Mark in Arizona.

The latest election data from the critical swing state of Arizona shows that President Donald J. Trump is leading his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, 51 to 48 percent. With just over two-and-a-half weeks until Election Day, Trump’s three-point lead indicates that the Republican nominee is gaining momentum—likely across the entire Sun Belt.

According to YouGov’s survey conducted between October 11 and 16 on behalf of CBS, nearly 70 percent of Arizonans say things in America today are going somewhat or very badly. Meanwhile, 65 percent of those surveyed say they believe the current economic conditions are fairly or very bad.

Sixty-seven percent of respondents indicate they frequently think about the 2024 presidential election, while an additional 26 percent say they think about the race at least some of the time. When asked if they would reconsider supporting either Trump or Harris, over 90 percent of respondents indicated their minds were made up—suggesting the electorate has calcified in the closing days of the presidential race. Also troubling for the Harris campaign, nearly 60 percent of Trump voters indicated they’re supporting the Republican nominee because they like him as a candidate. Just 44 percent said the same of Harris.

THE ECONOMY.

The economy dominates as the top issue for Arizona voters. An overwhelming 82 percent of respondents listed it as a major factor in their candidate choice. Notably, Arizona and Nevada are two states that have reported being hit especially hard by inflation and high prices under the Biden-Harris government.

Among those surveyed, 49 percent said they believe their financial situation will be worse under Harris, while 30 percent say they’d be better off. Conversely, 46 percent said they believe they’ll be better off under Trump, with 39 percent saying they would be worse off.

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The latest election data from the critical swing state of Arizona shows that President Donald J. Trump is leading his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, 51 to 48 percent. With just over two-and-a-half weeks until Election Day, Trump's three-point lead indicates that the Republican nominee is gaining momentum—likely across the entire Sun Belt. show more
October 10, 2024
William Upton
Crime
Election 2024

REPORT: AZ Senate Candidate’s Drug Trafficking Father Arrested for Punching Landlady.

Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), the 2024 Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Arizona, is facing increasing scrutiny over his Mexican father’s criminal behavior, both past and present. Jose Angel Marinelarena was arrested on March 3, 2024, for battery after assaulting his landlady in Chicago, Illinois. Additionally, Gallego admitted last week that his father is a “convicted drug dealer.”

According to an arrest report obtained by investigative journalist Laura Loomer, Jose Angel Marinelarena punched Edyta Jagas twice in the face this past Spring after the woman confronted him over unpaid rent. Additionally, the 69-year-old Marinelarena, a Mexican immigrant, has a prior conviction for drug trafficking with alleged ties to the violent Juarez cartel in Mexico. Gallego claims that he has no relationship with his father.

Gallego’s Republican opponent, Kari Lake, has repeatedly blasted the Democratic Congressman for his support for the Biden-Harris government’s open borders policies. In addition, Lake has raised Marinelarena’s ties to the Mexican drug cartels, suggesting Gallego and his father’s relationship might not be as distant as the Congressman suggests.

“We need to be calling out what [Gallego] is about. I want to confront the cartels… I want to end the cartels,” Lake said at a news conference last Saturday. “He will never confront the cartels; he is controlled by them. He has close family members who are drug traffickers.”

Polling in the Arizona Senate election shows a tight race. The latest survey has Gallego narrowly leading with 50 percent of the vote to Lake’s 46 percent. Meanwhile, President Donald J. Trump has consistently led Vice President Kamala Harris in the state—raising concerns among Democrats that Trump’s coattails could be enough to secure a win for Lake as well.

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), the 2024 Democratic Party nominee for U.S. Senate in Arizona, is facing increasing scrutiny over his Mexican father's criminal behavior, both past and present. Jose Angel Marinelarena was arrested on March 3, 2024, for battery after assaulting his landlady in Chicago, Illinois. Additionally, Gallego admitted last week that his father is a "convicted drug dealer." show more
October 10, 2024
Election 2024

Top Dem Strategist Says He’s ‘Scared to Death’ Over Kamala’s Failing Campaign.

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville is raising serious concerns regarding Vice President Kamala Harris‘s election prospects. During a recent appearance on MSNBC, Carville, known for his role in Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, stated he is “scared to death” as the November 5 election date approaches.

Carville highlighted that the Harris campaign should not be complacent, pointing out that they have less time than they may believe. “She doesn’t have a month left,” he said, emphasizing the urgency by noting that time is limited. He calculated that the campaign effectively has under 20 days to make a significant impact. The Democratic Party strategist added: “I think she and the whole campaign need to be much more aggressive and much less passive than they are.”


Carville’s concerns are not unwarranted. Recent polling data suggests the Harris campaign is struggling to win over young men, especially minorities, in the critical battleground states of Arizona, Nevada, and Michigan. In Arizona and Nevada, specifically, Harris is facing surging support for her opponent, President Donald J. Trump, among Latino men under the age of 50. Trump’s margin among young Latinos is in the double digits in both states.

Also concerning for Harris are mounting worries over turnout among young black men in Michigan. Low turnout in Detroit could doom Harris. When turnout in the city is above 50 percent, Democrats are—historically—a lock to win the state.

“I am worried about turnout in Detroit. I think it’s real,” said Jamal Simmons in a recent interview with POLITICO. The Detroit native and former communications director for Harris asked: “Do they have the machine to turn people out? There are concerns and they’re not insignificant.”

Image by Gage Skidmore.

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Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville is raising serious concerns regarding Vice President Kamala Harris's election prospects. During a recent appearance on MSNBC, Carville, known for his role in Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, stated he is "scared to death" as the November 5 election date approaches. show more
arizona
October 4, 2024
Election 2024
Election Integrity

AZ Uncovers Further 120K Voters Without Citizenship Proof.

Arizona’s Secretary of State has announced the discovery of an additional 120,000 registered voters who lack documentary proof of citizenship, bringing the total to 218,000. The extensive error is attributed to data coding issues involving driver’s license information between the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Division and the state voter registration databases.

The massive voter registration error was first identified last month when approximately 97,000 voters were found to be listed as full-ballot voters without providing the required citizenship documentation for state elections. Arizona requires those registering to vote in state-level elections to provide documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC). Consequently, if a voter cannot provide the required information, they’re designated as only being allowed to cast a federal election ballot.

According to the state investigation into the database issue, approximately 79,000 registered Republicans and 61,000 Democrats are impacted. An additional 76,000 voters who are registered under other political parties are also affected.

Adrian Fontes, Arizona’s Democratic Secretary of State, stressed that the individuals impacted “have lived in the state for decades and have attested under penalty of perjury that they are U.S. citizens.” According to the Secretary of State’s office, those affected can still participate in November’s elections with full-ballot rights—citing a recent Arizona Supreme Court ruling on the matter. Both Fontes and the Arizona Republican Party urged the court to stop an effort by Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer to restrict the voters to federal-only ballots.

In response, Arizona Republican Party Chair Gina Swoboda criticized the handling of the situation, accusing Fontes of misleading the public and failing to fulfill his duties. She demands transparency and immediate disclosure of the affected voter data to all county recorders.

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Arizona's Secretary of State has announced the discovery of an additional 120,000 registered voters who lack documentary proof of citizenship, bringing the total to 218,000. The extensive error is attributed to data coding issues involving driver's license information between the Arizona Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Division and the state voter registration databases. show more
trump union
September 25, 2024
William Upton
Data
Election 2024

DATA: Union Members Flocked To Trump After Dems Ditched Biden.

State-level election data produced by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union suggests a significant working-class backlash against the 2024 Democratic Party’s presidential ticket after Joe Biden was forced to drop his re-election bid in July.

The Teamsters’ surveys show a decisive shift among their union members from supporting Biden to supporting former President Donald J. Trump after the 81-year-old Democrat incumbent was replaced by his vice president, Kamala Harris, as the party’s nominee. The Teamsters have declined to endorse either Harris or Trump.

Among eight battleground states, the Teamsters data suggests major double-digit swings among their membership in support of Trump. The swing from Biden to Trump in Wisconsin is a near-75 points. Biden led among Teamsters in the state with 73.5 percent to Trump’s 15.3. However, after Kamala Harris replaced the octogenarian Democrat, the vote drastically shifted. Trump now leads the current Democratic Party nominee with 57 percent to Harris’ 40.5 percent.

Among the eight states polled, Wisconsin saw the most significant swing in favor of Trump. However, the other battleground states show substantial movement among the union’s voters toward the Republican nominee as well. There has been a 43-point swing in Arizona, with Trump now leading at 57.3 percent to Harris’ 38.7 percent. Michigan has seen a 53-point swing, where Trump leads among Teamsters with 61.7 percent to Harris’ 35.2.

Meanwhile, states like Pennsylvania, Virginia, Nevada, and Minnesota all see between a 29-point and 44-point swing to Trump. In North Carolina, the former president leads Harris with 69.1 percent of Teamsters to the latter’s 29.2 percent.

The union member survey data implies Harris may suffer a similar weakness in support among working-class voters as Hillary Clinton, which largely contributed to the latter’s historic defeat in the 2016 election.

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State-level election data produced by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union suggests a significant working-class backlash against the 2024 Democratic Party's presidential ticket after Joe Biden was forced to drop his re-election bid in July. show more
September 19, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Election 2024
Health

Mystery Illness Blinds Rallygoers Who Sat Near Trump in Tuscon, Arizona.

Supporters of former President Donald J. Trump have been stricken with a mystery illness after attending a rally in Tuscon, Arizona. Multiple rallygoers who were seated behind the America First leader last Thursday were left with eye injuries, with one reporting that medical staff suspected she had been sprayed with something.

“As soon as we left and we stepped outside, my eyes were burning,” said rallygoer Mayra Rodriguez, speaking to local media. “The emergency room staff, from the triage nurse to the PA [Physicians Assistant], asked, ‘Are you sure you didn’t get sprayed with something? Your symptoms look like you got sprayed with something,'” she recalled. Investigators from News 4 Tucson said she was “nearly blind” when they spoke to her on Friday.

“It was all focused on my eyes; my eyes were red like hell, you know?” said another rallygoer, who asked to remain anonymous. His sister also reported eye issues, a runny nose, a flushed face, and a burning sensation on her neck.

“The Trump campaign has been collecting information,” a spokesman for the former president said of the incident, adding: “We remain committed to the countless patriots that attend our high-energy, high-impact rallies across the country.”

The U.S. Secret Service (USSS), which has allowed gunmen to come within a few hundred yards of President Trump in Florida and Pennsylvania in recent weeks, claims to have no knowledge of the situation or any potential threat to the GOP candidate.

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Supporters of former President Donald J. Trump have been stricken with a mystery illness after attending a rally in Tuscon, Arizona. Multiple rallygoers who were seated behind the America First leader last Thursday were left with eye injuries, with one reporting that medical staff suspected she had been sprayed with something. show more
migrants
September 18, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Data
Election 2024
Immigration

DATA: Majority of Americans, Independents Support MASS Deportations.

An outright majority of American citizens, including a majority of independents, support former President Donald J. Trump’s policy of mass deportations. Fifty-four percent of respondents in a new Scripps News/Ipsos survey said they “strongly” or” somewhat support” the “mass deportation of undocumented [sic] immigrants,” including 86 percent of Republicans, 58 percent of independents, and even 25 percent of Democrats.

The poll also found that 69 percent of Americans support “Restrictions that limit the number of migrants who can claim asylum,” including 88 percent of Republicans and 55 percent of Democrats. Sixty-two percent of Americans support granting local law enforcement the power to detain migrants, including 58 percent of people in the swing state of Arizona, specifically. Fifty-eight percent of respondents in the Grand Canyon State also said they support making crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally a state-level crime.

Scripps and Ipsos also found high voter concern about election integrity. Fifty-one percent of respondents said they are concerned about noncitizens voting illegally in November, and 50 percent and 49 percent said they are concerned about widespread voter fraud and their votes not being counted, respectively.

House Republicans are advancing the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act to prevent noncitizens from voting through enhanced citizenship checks. However, the Biden-Harris government has vowed to veto the legislation if it reaches the White House.

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An outright majority of American citizens, including a majority of independents, support former President Donald J. Trump's policy of mass deportations. Fifty-four percent of respondents in a new Scripps News/Ipsos survey said they “strongly” or” somewhat support” the "mass deportation of undocumented [sic] immigrants," including 86 percent of Republicans, 58 percent of independents, and even 25 percent of Democrats. show more
August 23, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Election 2024

RFK Jr. Withdraws from Race in Arizona Ahead of Address to Nation.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed paperwork withdrawing from the race in Arizona, according to Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. The move comes as Kennedy is set to make a public address at 2 PM EST on Friday, with many expecting he will withdraw from the race and endorse former President Donald J. Trump.

RFK Jr. has said the Democrats under Kamala Harris and Joe Biden would be “unrecognizable” to his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, and father, Robert ‘Bobby’ Kennedy Sr. Kennedy’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, recently said the campaign is considering two options: “one is staying in, forming that new party. But we run the risk of a Kamala Harris and [Tim] Waltz presidency because we draw votes from Trump. Or, we walk away right now and join forces with Donald Trump and explain to our base why we’re making this decision.”

A leaked call between Kennedy and Trump following Trump’s near-assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania, shows the former president discussing the possibility of Kennedy joining a restored Trump administration, possibly with a role investigating vaccine safety.

“He’s a brilliant guy. He’s a very smart guy. I’ve known him for a very long time,” Trump said on the possibility of Kennedy joining forces with him on Tuesday. “I didn’t know he was thinking about getting out, but if he is thinking about getting out, certainly, I’d be open to it,” he added.

Kennedy also praised Trump for reaching out to him, noting this is more than the Democrats, his former party, have done in 18 months.

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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed paperwork withdrawing from the race in Arizona, according to Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes. The move comes as Kennedy is set to make a public address at 2 PM EST on Friday, with many expecting he will withdraw from the race and endorse former President Donald J. Trump. show more
August 23, 2024
Jack Montgomery
Crime
Election 2024
Immigration

WATCH: Mothers of Migrant Murder Victims Share Powerful Stories at Trump Border Conference.

Former President Donald J. Trump invited the mothers of Rachel Morin and Jocelyn Nungaray, both murdered by illegal aliens, to share their stories at a press conference at the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Thursday.

Rachel’s mother, Patty, tearfully described how her daughter, herself a mother of five children, was “brutally beaten, raped, and then stuffed into a drain pipe,” allegedly by a Salvadoran gang member almost 2,000 miles from the southern border in Maryland.

“We should be taking care of our country, our people, and the only way I believe that’s going to happen is if President Trump is reelected,” she said.

“[Trump] needs to be in office, and we need better control, and we need to stop this. We need to stop losing children, mothers, sisters, because now I get to grieve every single day,” concurred Alexis Nungaray, whose daughter Jocelyn, aged just 12, was raped, murdered, and thrown in a creek in Houston, Texas.

The Biden-Harris regime had released the suspects in the case from detention just weeks prior.

THE CHOICE. 

“The choice is simple: Kamala’s mass amnesty of criminals or President Trump’s mass deportation of criminals,” Trump said of the decision facing American voters in November.

Vice President Harris, who was supposed to tackle the “root causes” of illegal immigration under Biden but has presided over record-breaking border crossings, has previously likened U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) for its deportation work. She also opposes completing Trump’s border wall.

Speaking on illegal immigration in Arizona herself on August 10, Harris paid lip service to “strong border security”—which she has not delivered—but stressed her belief in a so-called “earned pathway to citizenship” for illegals. This could only incentivize even more illegal immigration by rewarding potentially millions of illegals who entered the country with legal status.

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Former President Donald J. Trump invited the mothers of Rachel Morin and Jocelyn Nungaray, both murdered by illegal aliens, to share their stories at a press conference at the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Thursday. show more
August 22, 2024
Election 2024
Election Integrity

Supreme Court Ruling on Proof-of-Citizenship for Elections is Not a ‘Victory.’ Here’s Why…

The United States Supreme Court has only partially reinstated a proof-of-citizenship election law in Arizona. First passed in 2022, the law requires documentary proof of citizenship using state or federal registration forms when registering to vote. In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court ordered Thursday that the law’s provision mandating proof-of-citizens on state-created forms be reinstated. However, the court did not permit the enforcement of rules mandating such proof for voting in presidential elections or by mail.

Already, 40,000 individuals are believed to have registered to vote in the state using federal forms without providing proof of citizenship. During the 2020 presidential election, Arizona was decided by just over 10,000 votes.

An emergency appeal by the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Arizona state lawmakers prompted the ruling. Initially taken up by Justice Elena Kagan, the full court issued its order on Thursday—partially overturning a federal district court order blocking the proof-of-citizenship requirements. While Arizona’s legislature can continue to set rules for its state election processes, the Supreme Court barred the state from determining eligibility requirements for registration to vote in federal races.

Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch favored fully granting the RNC‘s request. Conversely, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Amy Coney Barrett, and Ketanji Brown Jackson supported a complete denial.

The Republicans had urged the Supreme Court to issue the stay by Thursday. According to the secretary of state, this deadline was essential for resolving litigation that would affect Arizona‘s ballot printing. Arizona’s HB 2492 law, enacted in 2022, mandates that individuals using a federal form for voter registration must provide documentary proof of citizenship. Without such proof, they are ineligible to vote in presidential elections or by mail.

The National Pulse has reported extensively on the issue of noncitizen voters. Loopholes and conflicts between state and federal election laws have likely allowed a statistically significant number of ineligible noncitizens to register as voters in U.S. elections. A federal investigation in North Carolina revealed that noncitizens overwhelming back Democratic Party candidates.

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The United States Supreme Court has only partially reinstated a proof-of-citizenship election law in Arizona. First passed in 2022, the law requires documentary proof of citizenship using state or federal registration forms when registering to vote. In a 5-to-4 decision, the Supreme Court ordered Thursday that the law's provision mandating proof-of-citizens on state-created forms be reinstated. However, the court did not permit the enforcement of rules mandating such proof for voting in presidential elections or by mail. show more

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