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First to ABC: Retired 4-star general, 200 former GOP staffers endorse Harris
(WASHINGTON) -- General Larry Ellis, a retired four-star general who served in that rank under George W. Bush’s administration, is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris in a letter exclusively obtained by ABC News.This is the first time Ellis, who served as the commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command, has…
Trump criticizes Harris, Biden over Afghanistan withdrawal on 3-year anniversary
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday morning to mark the third anniversary of the Kabul airport attack that killed 13 U.S. service members.Trump later addressed the National Guard Association at the group's annual conference in battleground Michigan, where he…
Bernie Sanders predicts ‘rough’ campaign ahead but thinks Harris has ‘very good chance to win
Two-time presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders predicted the campaign ahead will be "rough" but said he believes Vice President Kamala Harris "has a very good chance to win" the presidential election."She's certainly going to win the popular vote by millions of votes, and I think she has a great chance…
November election ‘is going to be a close race’: Sen. Tom Cotton
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, an ally of Donald Trump, said the presidential race will be a close one and the former president will put in the work to win in November.When pressed by "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl on whether or not Trump has to pivot his messaging to focus…
Harris raised $82 million during DNC, $540 million since launch, campaign says
Vice President Kamala Harris raised $82 million the week of the Democratic National Convention, bringing her total haul since launching her candidacy last month to $540 million, her campaign said.The sum is buttressed by nearly $40 million raked in during and after Harris delivered her acceptance speech at the convention…
Harris raised $82 million during DNC, $540 million since launch, campaign says
(CHICAGO) -- Vice President Kamala Harris raised $82 million the week of the Democratic National Convention, bringing her total haul since launching her candidacy last month to $540 million, her campaign said.The sum is buttressed by nearly $40 million raked in during and after Harris delivered her acceptance speech at…
Influencers get access to political conventions as campaigns court young voters
(CHICAGO) -- As the Democratic National Convention made history with Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the first Black and South Asian woman to accept the Democratic nomination for president, the most viral moments in a week of "firsts" were captured by social media content creators who received first-of-its-kind credentialed access…
Tim Walz gives rural Democrats hope for winning swing states
(STATESBORO, Ga.) -- Len Fatica is a member of a political species that's practically extinct in deep red Statesboro, Georgia -- a rural Democrat.ABC News traveled to the biggest city in Georgia's southeastern Bulloch County, with a population of around 34,000. It boasts four different Main Streets (one for each…
How the economy will sway voters in battleground Pennsylvania
(LEWISBURG, Pa.) -- If elections are about "the economy, stupid," Ben McDuffee has not had the kind of confidence-boosting year that would make him feel good about keeping Democrats at the top of the ticket for four more years. And he is a Democrat.The Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, resident lost his job…
Young Democrats reinvigorated by Harris at DNC: ‘It has never felt this exciting’
(CHICAGO) -- Several young Democrats said they are embracing the "vibe shift" in the party that they've experienced over the last few weeks, feeling newly enlivened at the Democratic National Convention with Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket."I've been around a lot of political things for…