Julia Mueller

Julia Mueller

Michigan organizers behind ‘uncommitted’ primary vote claim victory

Organizers behind the Michigan campaign to vote “uncommitted” to protest against President Biden in the state’s Democratic primary claimed victory on Tuesday even as the incumbent easily won the contest. “Our movement emerged victorious tonight and massively surpassed our expectations. Tens of thousands of Michigan Democrats, many of whom who voted for Biden in 2020,...

Trump wins Michigan GOP primary

Former President Trump easily won Michigan’s GOP primary on Tuesday, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ, extending his early-state dominance over rival Nikki Haley. Trump won the Great Lakes State’s presidential preference primary just days after beating Haley in her home state of South Carolina, clearing the last major contest before the dozen-plus primaries...

Biden wins Michigan primary amid backlash over Israel-Hamas conflict

President Biden was projected to win the Michigan Democratic primary, according to Decision Desk HQ, scoring a critical win in the battleground state. Biden won Michigan back in 2020, but has seen recent pushback from progressives and Arab Americans in the state over his administration’s actions amid the Israel-Hamas war. An option on the ballot for voters to pick “uncommitted" had...

Haley faces tough choices ahead of South Carolina primary

Nikki Haley faces tough choices for her long-shot presidential bid as she trails former President Trump less than two weeks before the GOP primary in her home state of South Carolina. Amid growing calls for the former president to be treated as a presumptive Republican nominee, many in the party are questioning Haley’s motives for...

Trump wins Nevada GOP caucus

Former President Trump is projected to win the Nevada GOP’s caucus, according to Decision Desk HQ, two days after fellow presidential candidate Nikki Haley lost in a primary there that didn't count toward the nomination. The state GOP’s rules barred Haley from being in the caucus due to her participation in the primary, where she suffered...

Haley loses to ‘none of these candidates’ in Nevada GOP primary

Nikki Haley was projected to lose Nevada’s state-run Republican presidential preference primary, according to Decision Desk HQ, a stunning development that comes despite former President Trump's name not being on the ballot.  Voters were given a choice on the ballot to select a box that said “none of these candidates,” though they couldn't write in...

Trump risks backlash as MAGA world zeroes in on Taylor Swift

Former President Trump’s supporters are going after Taylor Swift amid chatter about whether the superstar could wade into the 2024 election with a coveted endorsement for President Biden. Conservatives in both traditional media and social media have been launching conspiracy theories against the pop superstar, something that ramped up after The New York Times reported...

RNC weighing resolution to declare Trump ‘presumptive nominee’ 

A draft resolution before the Republican National Committee (RNC) would, if approved, label former President Trump as the party’s presumptive nominee for 2024. The Dispatch first reported that David Bossie, an RNC committeeman from Maryland, submitted a resolution that aims to declare Trump “as our presumptive 2024 nominee for the office of President of the...