2024 election: The latest local and national news, polls, and more https://www.boston.com/tag/2024-election/ Boston.com Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:47:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://bdc2020.o0bc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BDC_Logo_2020_Social_WhiteBG-609c79a967eee-150x150.png 2024 election: The latest local and national news, polls, and more https://www.boston.com/tag/2024-election/ 32 32 A manipulated video shared by Musk mimics Harris’ voice, raising concerns about AI in politics https://www.boston.com/news/technology/2024/07/29/manipulated-video-elon-musk-harris-voice-artificial-intelligence-politics/ https://www.boston.com/news/technology/2024/07/29/manipulated-video-elon-musk-harris-voice-artificial-intelligence-politics/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:47:10 +0000 The widely shared video is an example of how lifelike AI-generated images, videos or audio clips have been utilized both to poke fun and to mislead about politics as the United States draws closer to the presidential election.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/technology/2024/07/29/manipulated-video-elon-musk-harris-voice-artificial-intelligence-politics/feed/ 1 Harris set to headline Pittsfield fundraiser https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/26/harris-set-to-headline-pittsfield-fundraiser/ https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/26/harris-set-to-headline-pittsfield-fundraiser/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:15:55 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30926096 Vice President Kamala Harris will appear at an event in the Berkshires on Saturday as she tries to build on her campaign's early momentum.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/07/26/harris-set-to-headline-pittsfield-fundraiser/feed/ 2 Now facing Harris, Trump backs off his commitment to debate in September https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/26/now-facing-harris-trump-backs-off-debate/ https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/26/now-facing-harris-trump-backs-off-debate/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:31:47 +0000 Advisers to former President Donald Trump said they would not commit to another debate, one they had already agreed to participate in, now that the Democrats have changed candidates from President Joe Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/26/now-facing-harris-trump-backs-off-debate/feed/ 0 A lot of major shifts beneath the surface in a new Trump-Harris poll https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/26/a-lot-of-major-shifts-beneath-the-surface-in-a-new-trump-harris-poll/ https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/26/a-lot-of-major-shifts-beneath-the-surface-in-a-new-trump-harris-poll/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:29:45 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30909654 The poll found Donald Trump ahead of Kamala Harris by 1 percentage point, 48% to 47%, among likely voters.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/26/a-lot-of-major-shifts-beneath-the-surface-in-a-new-trump-harris-poll/feed/ 0 Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/26/barack-and-michelle-obama-endorse-kamala-harris/ https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/26/barack-and-michelle-obama-endorse-kamala-harris/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:02:47 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30917100 The endorsement comes as Harris continues to build momentum as the party’s likely nominee.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/26/barack-and-michelle-obama-endorse-kamala-harris/feed/ 0 Trump turns his full focus on Harris at first rally since Biden’s exit from 2024 race https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/25/trump-turns-his-full-focus-on-harris-at-first-rally-since-bidens-exit/ https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/25/trump-turns-his-full-focus-on-harris-at-first-rally-since-bidens-exit/#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:52:01 +0000 The rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, marked his first public campaign event since Biden dropped out of the 2024 matchup and Harris became the Democrats' likely nominee.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/25/trump-turns-his-full-focus-on-harris-at-first-rally-since-bidens-exit/feed/ 1 Kamala Harris is starting to vet potential running mates. Her initial list includes nearly a dozen names. https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/25/harris-is-starting-to-vet-potential-running-mates/ https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/25/harris-is-starting-to-vet-potential-running-mates/#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2024 11:50:21 +0000 Her party could make her its nominee as soon as Aug. 1 in a virtual vote, and could formalize the nomination of her running mate soon after.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/25/harris-is-starting-to-vet-potential-running-mates/feed/ 2 Harris created distance from Biden on Gaza by emphasizing Palestinian suffering https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/24/harris-created-distance-from-biden-on-gaza-by-emphasizing-palestinian-suffering/ https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/24/harris-created-distance-from-biden-on-gaza-by-emphasizing-palestinian-suffering/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:05:23 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=30879790 Kamala Harris’s comments have drawn the attention of voters who had vowed not to support President Joe Biden over the Israel-Gaza war but fear a second Trump term.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/24/harris-created-distance-from-biden-on-gaza-by-emphasizing-palestinian-suffering/feed/ 0 Clip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being ‘childless,’ testing Trump’s new running mate https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/24/clip-resurfaces-of-vance-criticizing-harris-for-being-childless/ https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/24/clip-resurfaces-of-vance-criticizing-harris-for-being-childless/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:11:44 +0000 During JD Vance's bid for the Senate in Ohio, he said in a Fox News interview that “we are effectively run in this country via the Democrats" and referred to them as "a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives."

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]]> https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/24/clip-resurfaces-of-vance-criticizing-harris-for-being-childless/feed/ 0 Republican leaders urge colleagues to steer clear of racist and sexist attacks on Kamala Harris https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/24/republicans-steer-clear-racist-sexist-attacks-kamala-harris/ https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2024/07/24/republicans-steer-clear-racist-sexist-attacks-kamala-harris/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:57:30 +0000 At a closed-door meeting of House Republicans on Tuesday, National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Richard Hudson, R-N.C., urged lawmakers to stick to criticizing Harris for her role in Biden-Harris administration policies.

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