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  • Was forcing President Biden to step down from re-election bid an intra-party coup?

    Was forcing President Biden to step down from re-election bid an intra-party coup?
    Jul 23 2024
    Was the move to manipulate President Joe Biden’s unprecedented departure from the presidential race an “attempted intra-party coup”? In the words of syndicated columnist Rich Lowry, that’s a “pejorative, but accurate description of the campaign to get Biden to quit the race.” How’s that for getting your attention for this week’s “Path to the Polls”? Lowry wrote: “For donors, pundits and elected Democrats to attempt to undo this choice is frankly undemocratic. It looks even less democratic when it is factored in that a small handful of people — Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, James Clyburn and a couple of others — are the ones who have the true power perhaps to force Biden from the race.”
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  • Biden, Trump align in call for unity, end to political violence in wake of assassination attempt

    Biden, Trump align in call for unity, end to political violence in wake of assassination attempt
    Jul 16 2024
    This is an election year permeated by an increasing number of threats and violence. And this weekend’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump may only serve to intensify the situation. It is the first assassination attempt in the United States against a current or former president in 43 years. The reaction from leaders in both political parties, initially, was consistent. President Joe Biden was resolute after the incident in Butler County, Pennsylvania, that shook a nation to its core, saying, “There’s no place for this kind of violence in America. We must unite as one nation to condemn it.” And Trump said he is rewriting his convention speech to take advantage of the moment to draw the country together.
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  • The Supreme Court’s immunity decision and the ripple effects on Trump’s criminal cases

    The Supreme Court’s immunity decision and the ripple effects on Trump’s criminal cases
    Jul 9 2024
    The Supreme Court’s immunity decision may have surprising consequences and reverberate to things other than the powers of the presidency -- like former President Donald Trump’s criminal cases. The court ruled presidents are immune from prosecution for their official acts. It has already prompted the postponement of sentencing for his business fraud case in New York. That was supposed to happen this Thursday but was rescheduled for September at the earliest. The ruling also has an immediate impact on the federal election case in Washington. It threw a proverbial monkey wrench in the bid to put Trump on trial for what the special counsel calls a criminal conspiracy to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory.
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  • ‘A decision for the ages’ in the spotlight on ‘Path to the Polls’

    ‘A decision for the ages’ in the spotlight on ‘Path to the Polls’
    Jul 2 2024
    It is perhaps the blockbuster case of the latest U.S. Supreme Court term. The immunity case for former President Donald Trump that Justice Neil Gorsuch predicted would be “a decision for the ages.” The question for the justices was under what circumstances — if any — a former president has immunity from criminal prosecution. In a 6-3 ruling, the justices said that former presidents are shielded from prosecution for official acts but do not have immunity for unofficial acts. The justices certainly took their time deciding the case, despite what many critics said was an urgent need to bring Trump to trial before the November election. The ruling makes it nearly impossible for a trial to be held before voters decide whether to send Trump back to the White House.
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  • Trump’s running mate remains a mystery. Will he choose Vance for White House dance?

    Trump’s running mate remains a mystery. Will he choose Vance for White House dance?
    Jun 25 2024
    The race to determine who will be Donald Trump’s running mate is heating up as the former president says he has “sort of a pretty good idea” who he’ll pick. While the actual choice remains a mystery, some insiders say a Rust Belt Republican is the best choice. They believe Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance may be the one to flip votes away from President Joe Biden in key battleground states, including the Rust Belt, where Biden needs to win voter support if he’s going to be re-elected. But what about Florida Sen. Marco Rubio? Interesting question here. Could the one-time rival be the V.P. choice? Can he and Trump run on the same ticket? The 12th Amendment may prove to be a headache when it comes to a Trump-Rubio ticket because both are Florida residents, and the amendment stipulates that electors can’t vote for presidential and vice-presidential candidates who both reside in the elector’s state — at least one of them must live in another state.
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  • Hunter Biden case answers Trump critics on fairness of America’s justice system

    Hunter Biden case answers Trump critics on fairness of America’s justice system
    Jun 11 2024
    News4JAX political analyst Rick Mullaney, head of the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute, joins Bruce Hamilton for a potpourri of topics from Hunter Biden's case to President Joe Biden's immigration moves to former President Donald Trump's response to his guilty verdict.
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  • Young voter helps break down issues Millennial and Gen Z voters are focused on

    Young voter helps break down issues Millennial and Gen Z voters are focused on
    Jun 5 2024
    Young people today are clearly concerned about the nation’s direction. If you listen to the voices of 18- to 29-year-olds echoing across the country, they worry about the economy, foreign policy, immigration and climate change. And they appear motivated to facilitate change and ready to have their voices heard. A national poll released by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School indicates that among that age group, 18- to 29-year-olds, more than half say they will definitely vote in the upcoming presidential election. Talk with them and you’ll find that these young voters are focused more on the issues than on the candidates.
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  • How the outcome of former President Trump’s criminal trial is entwined with the nation’s future

    How the outcome of former President Trump’s criminal trial is entwined with the nation’s future
    May 28 2024
    Twelve jurors are on deck and former President Donald Trump’s first criminal trial is racing toward its climax. The trial is inextricably intertwined with the nation’s future and the former president’s bid to reclaim the White House. The panel of jurors has to decide if the prosecution missed anything in the case and if the defense was effective in poking holes in testimony from the star witness Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer. For the jury to convict Trump, the prosecution needs to prove that he knew he falsified the records and that he did it for political gain. But even then there are questions about whether the jury needs to be unanimous on what “predicate” crime he committed.
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