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6 days until the vice presidential debate. 41 days until Election Day. 98 days until New Year's Day.
How Gen Z’s blue-collar bloc could shape the 2024 election
There’s an untapped group of voters that could help impact the election: blue-collar, Gen Z workers. That voting bloc, who are opting for vocational programs or trade schools over costly four-year colleges, isn’t very politically engaged. While some experts say that group could make a difference in the election, it’s going to be a tough sell for the presidential candidates, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump to win them over. Read more.
A politics pit stop
- When is the vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance?
- Who's ahead in the presidential race? What the polls say now
- Mark Robinson may be in hot water with Trump and his voters after latest controversy
- Pennsylvania mom says she will frame $100 bill given to her by Trump at grocery store
- Harris, Trump to take part in dueling Univision town halls of Hispanic voters
Senate report blasts Secret Service for lapses in Trump assassination attempt
A new Senate report published Wednesday found the Secret Service had no plan for security coverage of the building where a gunman perched to shoot former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania in July. The report said the “failures” in planning and security "were foreseeable, preventable, and directly related to the events resulting in the assassination attempt." Read more.
On Politics asked, you answered: Voting day plans
Last week, I asked what your plans were for the general election. On Politics Reader Lara from New Mexico said she will vote early and in-person – and is bringing along two neighbors who don’t drive to also vote. She said she will be voting for the Democratic ticket, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Got your own story you’d like me to share, you can email me to get featured!
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