New polling shows which candidate has overwhelming support from veterans
A recent Pew Research Poll gives former President Trump the lead with veterans nationwide over Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of Tuesday’s presidential election.
The poll, conducted with 876 veteran registered voters, gave Trump or “Leans Trump” 61% of the key demographic’s support. Just 37% of the veterans polled responded that they support Harris.
Veterans make up around 6% of the country, according to the Census Bureau, or about 16 million people per 2022 numbers. The number of veterans nationwide is steadily dwindling, with around 18% of the American population being veterans in 1980.
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Veterans 4 America First Institute, a nonprofit, reacted to the recent poll showing overwhelming support for Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election in an interview with Fox News Digital.
“The reason veterans are sticking with Trump, despite all the fake news, all the lies about Trump, is because veterans care about two things: results, and their pension,” Darin Selnick, an Air Force veteran and founder of Veterans 4 America First Institute, told Fox News Digital.
“And so with the VA, you know, veterans all over the country saying, ‘We want Trump back’ because the VA has gone downhill. We’re not getting our choice of staff or not being accountable,” said Selnick.
The Mission Act and the Accountability Acts passed under former President Trump allowed for veterans to seek private providers outside the VA as well as hold poorly performing VA staff accountable.
The Veterans 4 America First Institute’s mission statement is “to preserve and expand our nation’s commitment to our veterans, military, and their families through public education and advocacy.”
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According to Pew, 60% of veterans cast their ballots in 2020 for Trump, and 39% voted for Joe Biden. This most recent poll more accurately reflects 2016 veteran numbers, when 61% voted for Trump and only 35% voted for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
According to Selnick, a former Captain in the Air Force, veterans have not relied on news or polls to come to their decision about supporting Trump.
“They saw the difference, and [veterans are] going to stick with Trump. They also saw in terms of the bigger picture of the country. They saw what happened in Afghanistan. They saw what Trump did, how he got rid of ISIS. They saw what he did on foreign policy, saw what he was doing, how it worked… They’ve seen with their own eyes,” said Selnick.
In the ill-fated Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021 under President Biden, 13 American service members died from a bombing at Abbey Gate on Aug. 26. During the dignified transfer of many of these service members, mostly Marines, President Biden was seen checking his watch.
Many of the Gold Star families affected by this tragic bombing support Trump in his re-election bid, including Darin Hoover and Kelly Barnett, who invited him to lay a wreath at their son Sgt. Taylor Hoover’s grave site at Arlington National Cemetery a few months ago.
Selnick encourages more veterans to show up to the polls next week and participate in the 2024 presidential election, saying, “Although veterans are not a large percentage of the population, they have family members; people who support veterans are a big percentage of the population. When you take those into account, you know their vote is going to be influenced by what their veteran family members and friends and those who just support veterans, the military in general think as well.”
However, Selnick also encourages Americans not to lose interest in veterans’ opinions after the election, with Veterans Day just around the corner.
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“With Veterans Day coming up, we recognize the debt we owe veterans every year on Nov. 11. And so it’s important to understand what those who defend us think and what they believe and what their opinions are, but also their family members, their friends and those who support veterans as well,” he said.
Chinese citizen charged after allegedly voting illegally in key state — but vote will still count
A Chinese citizen, who attends the University of Michigan, was charged for allegedly voting illegally in the key battleground state of Michigan – and that student’s vote will still be counted.
A spokesperson for the Michigan Secretary of State confirmed to Fox News Digital that the Chinese citizen voted at a polling place at the University of Michigan Museum of Art on Sunday, Oct. 27.
The state’s top authorities condemned the 19-year-old’s actions, saying that since the man is not a U.S. citizen, he cannot vote in federal elections.
“Only U.S. citizens can register and vote in our elections. It is illegal to lie on any registration forms or voting applications about one’s citizenship status. Doing so is a felony,” Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit wrote in a joint statement.
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Despite the fact that the Chinese citizen’s ballot was cast illegally, it is expected to be counted in the upcoming election.
Andrew McCarthy, a Fox News contributor and a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, told Fox News Digital that it is expected to count because there is no way for election officials to retrieve it once it’s been put through a tabulator.
“The thing is, because of the imperative of voter secrecy, the ballot does not have an identifying PIN number or other kind of identifying information that would enable somebody afterward to figure out who voted for whom,” he said. “That’s our dedication to the secret ballot.”
“But what it means is if the person passes the identification and qualification aspect of the early voting and gets to fill out the ballot, the ballot then goes into a tabulator, and it gets counted because there’s no way to go back and retrieve it and say, ‘this is the ballot that shouldn’t have been voted.’ And that’s the problem here.”
McCarthy said that the hope is that there is “enough election security that this will happen few enough times that it won’t affect the integrity of the results.”
“But the other important thing, and I don’t think there’s enough of this, is it’s a violation of both state law and federal law for an alien to attest that he is an American citizen for purposes of being allowed to register to vote,” he said. “And then federally, at least, it’s a crime for a non-American to vote, at least if it’s done knowingly.”
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“You’ve got to bring these cases because people have to be aware that there’s a price to be paid if you vote illegally,” he said. “And if you don’t bring those cases, then you’re not really being serious about election integrity.”
The Chinese citizen, whose identity was not released, was charged with perjury after making a false statement for the purpose of securing a voter registration and with being an unauthorized elector who attempted to vote.
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According to Michigan law, the unauthorized elector charge is a felony that is punishable by up to four years with a fine of up to $2,000.
Democrat Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a statement that her office has launched an “independent, parallel investigation” into the situation.
McCarthy highlighted why he believes voting in-person on Election Day is best – and the most secure option.
“I think the safest way to vote and, frankly, the best way to vote, is on Election Day because it means that we’re all voting with the same information,” he said. “When you have people voting six weeks before the election, we’re not even voting with the same information because a lot of important things happen in the run-up to the election.”
“But more importantly, for the purposes that we’re talking about, there was always a presumption in the law that said, for security purposes, we prefer that you come into the precinct on Election Day and vote. That’s how we can secure it the best,” he said. “What I think is terrible is we’ve not only gotten away from the idea that everybody should vote at the polls, but we’re now taking the next step. If you vote remotely, and you make an error, that, you know, progressive Democrats decide it’s trivial, even though it involves a procedure that’s in place precisely to protect the integrity of elections, we should forgive that, or it should be the government’s fault that you made the mistake.”
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“And I think that the position people ought to be taking, because this was always the position that was in our law, is come in and vote on Election Day. But if you don’t want to vote on Election Day and you want to take advantage of these other means of voting, fine. But every jot and tittle of the rules is for you to comply with.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the University of Michigan, the Michigan Attorney General’s office and the Department of Justice for comment.
Democrats fighting for political survival pounce after Biden insults millions of Americans
President Biden sparked a political firestorm Tuesday after calling supporters of former President Trump “garbage,” which could spell trouble for several incumbent Democratic senators running for re-election in key swing states where Trump is popular.
Fox News Digital reached out to five Democratic senators — Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Montana Sen. Jon Tester, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen, Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey and Arizona Senate candidate Ruben Gallego — for comment on Biden’s remarks.
“Tammy Baldwin does not agree with President Biden,” Andrew Mamo, Tammy Baldwin’s campaign spokesman, told Fox News Digital.
“Tammy is fighting for all Wisconsinites no matter who they are or who they vote for.”
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A Rosen spokesperson told Fox News Digital, “Sen. Rosen strongly disagrees with disparaging anyone based on who they vote for. As one of the most bipartisan and independent senators, she works hard to find common ground across party lines and represent all Nevadans.”
“Jon Tester doesn’t agree with those comments and is proud to have the support of Montanans of all political stripes, including those who are voting for Donald Trump,” said Monica Robinson, spokesperson for Montanans for Tester.
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“Sherrod doesn’t agree with that and fights for all Ohioans, regardless of who they vote for,” Brown campaign spokesperson Matt Keyes told Fox News Digital.
“I am running to represent all Arizonans, regardless of who they vote for,” Gallego told Fox News Digital in a statement.
“Sen. Casey respects all Pennsylvanians regardless of how they vote,” Casey campaign spokesperson Maddy McDaniel told Fox News Digital.
Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin, running for Senate in the swing state of Michigan, spoke in opposition of Biden’s comment too.
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“He shouldn’t have said it. It’s inappropriate,” Slotkin said during an appearance on local radio Wednesday morning. “For me, I just think that kind of talk is the last thing we need in our politics.”
While all the Democrats Fox News Digital reached out to condemned Biden’s “garbage” comment, some have disparaged Trump supporters, including Gallego and Brown. Gallego previously called Trump supporters “dumb” and the “worst people in the world.” Brown accused Trump’s supporters of “racism” and said it “works for them.”
During a virtual Kamla Harris campaign call with Voto Latino, Biden took a swipe at former President Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden, which made headlines after insult comedian Tony Hinchiffe made jokes mocking different ethnic groups. In one joke, he referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.”
“The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters,” Biden said. “[Trump’s] demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it is un-American.”
His remarks were quickly likened to Hillary Clinton’s labeling of half of Trump supporters as belonging in “a basket of deplorables” in 2016, a comment that was widely seen as undermining her campaign.
The White House attempted to clean up Biden’s remark.
White House spokesperson Andrew Bates told Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich President Biden “referred to the hateful rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally as ‘garbage.’”
“The president was referencing a joke by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe in which he likened Puerto Rico to an island of floating ‘garbage’ in the middle of the ocean,” he said.
“So just to clarify, he was not calling Trump supporters garbage, which is why he put this out and is why he wanted to make sure that we put out a statement that clarified what he meant and what he was trying to say. And, so, just want to make that very clear for folks who are watching,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Wednesday.
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VP Kamala Harris distanced herself from Biden’s remarks Tuesday.
“I think that, first of all, he clarified his comments, but let me be clear. I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for,” Harris said.
FOX News Poll shows which presidential candidate has edge in key swing state six days out
North Carolina likely voters put former President Trump ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential contest, according to a new Fox News survey. That’s unchanged since September.
Trump is ahead by 49%-47% among likely voters, while third-party candidates receive 4%. In the two-way contest, his edge narrows to 1 point — a useful indicator as pre-election surveys often overstate support for third-party candidates.
Among the larger universe of registered voters, Harris is up by 1 point on both the expanded ballot (48%-47%) and head-to-head (50%-49%).
The differences between Harris and Trump on all ballot tests fall within the margin of error.
The previous Fox News survey of North Carolina voters, released in September, also had Trump favored by just a touch among likely voters and Harris narrowly up among registered voters.
Looking at results on the full ballot among likely voters, Trump is favored among Whites without a college degree, White voters overall, rural voters and voters ages 65 and over.
Harris is preferred among Black voters, urban voters, voters with a college degree and those under age 35. She also has a small edge among suburban voters, driven by her wider margin among suburban women than Trump’s lead among suburban men.
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Trump is meeting or exceeding his 2020 numbers among these groups, while Harris’ support trails what President Biden received among Blacks, young voters and suburban voters, according to the North Carolina Fox News Voter Analysis election survey.
There is a 20-point gender gap, as men back Trump by 13 points and women go for Harris by 7.
The former president is helped by North Carolina having more of the kinds of voters who make up his base. More identify as Republican than Democrat, fewer have college degrees and there are far more rural than urban voters.
Trump has won the Tar Heel state twice, in 2016 by nearly 4 percentage points and in 2020 by just over 1 point. In the last 20 years, former President Obama was the only Democrat to win North Carolina, and that was by less than half a point in 2008.
“Whoever wins North Carolina will likely do two things, win the suburbs with a stronger closing message and maximize turnout in their base areas,” says Democratic pollster Chris Anderson, who conducts Fox News surveys with Republican Daron Shaw.
When likely voters are asked who they trust to handle top issues, they favor Trump on immigration (by 17 points), the conflict in the Middle East (+10), and the economy (+6). Harris is preferred to handle election integrity (+4) and abortion (+12).
Some 14% of Harris supporters trust Trump on handling immigration, while 11% of those backing Trump trust Harris on abortion.
By a 5-point margin, more voters see Trump as a strong leader, while more say Harris has the right temperament to be president by 5 points. There are smaller differences on helping the middle class (Harris +3), protecting American democracy (Harris +3), fighting for people like you (Harris +1), bringing needed change (Trump +2) and saying what they believe rather than what will get them elected (Trump +3).
More Trump backers (75%) than Harris backers (71%) say they are extremely interested in the election, while over 9 in 10 of each candidate’s backers say they are certain of their vote choice.
By a 4-point margin, more voters view both Harris and Trump negatively than positively, 48% favorable vs. 52% unfavorable for each. By comparison, President Biden’s personal rating is underwater by 13 points (43%-56%).
Harris is up by 2 points among the 4 in 10 who say they have already voted (50%-48%). Overall, voters who say they will cast their ballot early favor Trump by 1 point, while he is favored among those planning to vote on Election Day by 7 points.
In the governor’s race, Democrat Josh Stein leads Republican Mark Robinson by 16 points, 57%-41%.
Support for Stein overperforms support for Harris because 14% of those backing him also favor Trump in the presidential race.
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“Despite carrying a troubled gubernatorial candidate and having to mobilize voters in areas devastated by the hurricane, Trump continues to run slightly ahead by generating enthusiastic support among key Republican constituencies,” notes Shaw.
Poll-pourri
Among the larger sample of registered voters …
— Harris gets a touch more support among Democrats (95%) than Trump receives from Republicans (93%), as well as narrowly capturing independents (46% vs. Trump’s 41%, within the margin of error).
— While Trump enjoys the backing of 76% of non-MAGA Republicans, Harris gets 17%, with another 5% favoring a third-party candidate (there are too few to breakout among the likely voter subsample).
— Trump’s advantage has narrowed to just 3 percentage points on handling the economy, down from a 7-point lead last month and a 9-point lead in August.
— Equal numbers of voters say they are holding steady financially as say they are falling behind (44% each), while only 1 in 10 feel their family is getting ahead. Those numbers are unchanged since February, despite major flooding and damage from Hurricane Helene in September.
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Trump reportedly gives Netanyahu a hard deadline to end war if he wins presidency
Former President Trump reportedly asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to wrap up the Israel-Hamas war by the time he gets inaugurated, if he is elected, according to the Times of Israel.
The Israeli outlet was told about the exchange by an anonymous source familiar with the situation. Either Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris will be inaugurated on Jan. 20, depending on how voters cast their ballots on Nov. 5.
The Times of Israel’s source said that Trump initially gave the message to Netanyahu when the Israeli leader visited him at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, this past July.
While Trump has expressed a desire to end the war, which has been ongoing since Oct. 7, 2023, the fact that the request had a timeline was previously unknown.
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Trump, who has not spoken about the Israel-Hamas war extensively on the campaign trail, has shown support for Israel’s targeting of Iranian nuclear sites.
“That’s the thing you wanna hit,” Trump said at a rally in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
The Biden-Harris administration has been largely supportive of Israel, though the White House has spoken out against the Israel Defense Forces‘ (IDF) recent military operations. Earlier this month, President Biden demanded a ceasefire shortly before Israel invaded Lebanon.
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During a CNN town hall last week, Harris dodged Anderson Cooper’s question about whether she was more “pro-Israel” than her Republican opponent.
“I believe that Donald Trump is dangerous,” Harris said, not addressing the question. “I believe that when you have a president of the United States who has said to his generals who worked for him because he is Commander in Chief — these conversations, I assume, many of them took place in the Oval Office — if the president of the United States, the Commander in Chief, is saying to his generals, in essence, ‘Why can’t you be more like Hitler’s generals?’ Anderson, come on.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
Hollywood A-lister slammed for participating in Harris-Walz ad targeting Trump voters’ wives
Julia Roberts’ narration of a Harris-Walz campaign ad that explains to women that they can vote differently from their husbands was widely criticized after it was released by the progressive evangelical group “Vote Common Good” on Monday.
“In the one place in America where women still have a right to choose, you can vote any way you want, and no one will ever know,” Roberts says.
The two women featured in the ad are shown casting their votes for Harris-Walz and when they reach their husbands one of them says: “Did you make the right choice?” to which his wife responds: “Sure did, honey.”
“Remember, what happens in the booth, stays in the booth,” Roberts concludes. “Vote Harris-Walz.”
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But the ad was widely mocked by critics who said the message was out-of-touch and off-base.
“Julia Roberts does the voice-over for this execrable political ad,” Boyce College Professor Denny Burk posted to X. “The gist of it is this: Since men like your husband have taken away your right to choose abortion, you can stick it to them by exercising your right to choose Harris-Walz.”
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Author and columnist Caryn Sullivan reacted to Burk’s post by saying, “Don’t be that woman.”
In a separate X post, Sullivan said, “This ad featuring actress Julia Roberts encourages women to defy or lie to their husbands because the end (abortion) justifies the means. A fitting way to end a campaign marked by dishonesty and false claims of unity.”
“If you have to lie to your spouse about voting that is the least of your problems…” another user said on the social media platform.
“Women aren’t stupid. This is absurdly condescending,” a second X user said.
“I like the implication that only Republicans display patriotic imagery and American flags,” another X user said in response to patriotic clothing one husband, the presumed Trump voter, wore in the ad. “I mean, it’s true, but hilarious to see you admit it in your creepy ad.”
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Doug Pagitt, a pastor and the executive director of Vote Common Good, told the Wall Street Journal that the group spent around $30,000 on the ad.
Roberts was one of many celebrities to stump for the Harris-Walz campaign. She returned to her hometown of Smyrna, Georgia, earlier this month to encourage voters in the state to pull the lever for Harris-Walz.
“I just hope that all the women here tonight talk to all the men that aren’t here tonight, and all you brave men that are here tonight, talk to all the other men that aren’t here tonight,” she said. “Let’s just get it going, enough with the fighting.”
“Let’s get to the uniting, let’s get to the joy, let’s get to the repair, let’s get to prices dropping, rents dropping.” she added. “Let’s get to the good stuff so we can start living our lives to the fullest potential that we have.”
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Roberts, along with actor George Clooney, hosted a Democratic campaign event in June that raised more than $30 million in what the Biden campaign said was the largest Democratic fundraiser in history.