What happened?

  • The 2024 US presidential race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden remains close, with the candidates in a near-even split among registered voters nationwide.

  • Biden has made modest gains among Black and Hispanic voters in the battleground states, while Trump has seen an increase in support from Asian voters.

  • Battleground states, also known as swing states, are states that tend to politically realign with each general election, and in 2020, five states switched from one party to another, with Biden edging out Trump in narrow victories.

  • The overturning of Roe v. Wade was a seismic event, and the Arizona ban is one of the biggest aftershocks yet, with the ruling from the Arizona Supreme Court and the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to allow a six-week abortion ban having raised the stakes of the 2024 elections. [theguardian.com]

What is Conservative media saying:

  • Abortion providers in Arizona are calling a recent Supreme Court ruling “depressing”. [usatoday.com]

  • The margin between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden is narrowing, with Trump holding a one-point lead over Biden (46% to 45%) in a recent New York Times/Siena College poll. [dailycaller.com]

  • Biden supporters are trying to promote a poll turnaround for the president, claiming his State of the Union performance was electrifying. [nypost.com]

  • Biden consistently lags behind Trump in battleground states, including a recent Wall Street Journal poll showing Trump ahead by up to eight percentage points in six of seven crucial states. [nypost.com]

What is Liberal media saying:

  • The focus on reproductive rights has yielded big wins for liberals since the overturning of Roe v. Wade nearly two years ago, and Democrats hope the threat of more Republican bans on abortion will mobilize voters in their favor. [theguardian.com]

  • Biden has narrowed Trump’s lead in some polls, but most voters still say the US is heading in the wrong direction, Biden’s approval rating remains negative, and economic conditions are perceived as poor. [theguardian.com, cnn.com]

  • Trump is likely to be off the campaign trail for several weeks due to a criminal trial in New York, while Biden prepares a campaign swing through battleground Pennsylvania to highlight his economic plans, and Democrats are hopeful that the potential threat of more bans under a Trump administration will mobilize voters in their favor. [cnn.com, theguardian.com]

Media Sources:

  • USA Today
  • New York Post
  • Daily Caller
  • Newsweek
  • CNN
  • The Guardian
  • Business Insider
  • Los Angeles Times

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