Julia Manchester

Julia Manchester

  • Joined: May 11, 2022
  • Articles: 11

Questions swirl about Nikki Haley’s next move

Speculation is swirling over the role Nikki Haley will play in the run-up to November as she racks up primary votes against former President Trump months after dropping out of the presidential race. Haley, who exited the race in March, garnered 21.7 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s Indiana primary, the latest example of her...

Will abortion turn Florida from red to blue? 

Democrats are hoping the fight for reproductive rights can turn Florida from red to blue in the fall. Once a quintessential swing state, Florida has shifted right in the Trump era, with the politics of the former president and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis defining it. Democrats think that may change as those policies go too far for voters, and they point, in...

Here’s where women voters stand in the Biden-Trump rematch

Women voters are set to play a pivotal role in November’s general election as both parties court the key demographic and as reproductive rights emerge as a major motivating issue on both sides of the aisle. Millions more women than men have registered to vote in recent cycles, and they’ve bested men in turnout numbers in every presidential election since...

Democrats face growing divide in Maryland Senate primary

Maryland’s Democratic Senate primary is growing increasingly fractious as the party prepares to take on former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) in November, risking a potential intraparty brawl. Rep. David Trone (D-Md.), who is the front-runner in the intraparty contest, recently faced criticism for making a racially charged slur during a budget hearing, for which he later...

Haley faces questions about 2024 role with Trump as GOP nominee

Nikki Haley is facing questions about what role she will play in the 2024 presidential election after her refusal to endorse the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, former President Trump, after she exited the race earlier this month. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) quickly endorsed Trump after dropping out of the race, but Haley, the former...

Slotkin neck and neck with GOP rival in Michigan Senate race

Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) is narrowly leading former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) in Michigan’s Senate race, according to a new Emerson College Polling/The Hill survey released on Thursday.  In a hypothetical matchup between Slotkin and Rogers, 41 percent of Michigan voters said they backed Slotkin, while 39 percent said the same about Rogers. Twenty percent...