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Monday, November 4, 2024

SPresidential Election Preview 2024

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Electoral College Ratings

NBC News' Decision Desk characterizes the competitiveness of many of the races to be held in November. Several factors are considered in determining the ratings, including historical electoral results, election polling, analysis of voter registration data and early voting (when applicable), political advertising data, as well as qualitative assessments of the specific candidates.

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Past Presidential Election Results

2020 Results
Democrats
Republicans
Electoral College Results, 1992-2020
2020Biden
WINNER
306
232
Trump
2016H. Clinton
227
304
Trump
2012Obama
332
206
Romney
2008Obama
365
173
McCain
2004Kerry
251
286
G.W. Bush
2000Gore
266
271
G.W. Bush
1996B. Clinton
379
159
Dole
1992B. Clinton
370
168
G.H.W. Bush

Vote Margin by State in the 2020 Presidential Election

Circle size represents the number electoral votes in that state.

National
+4.5 D
Biden51.3%
Trump46.8%

The expected vote is the total number of votes that are expected in a given race once all votes are counted. This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors, including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change as NBC News gathers new information.
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Denny’s Honors Military Heroes with FREE Original Grand Slam® on Veterans Day

November 04, 2024 0



 SPARTANBURG, S.C., Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This Veterans Day, Denny’s invites active and retired military personnel to America’s Diner to enjoy a complimentary Original Grand Slam® breakfast at participating locations nationwide*.The iconic favorite, featuring two delicious and fluffy buttermilk pancakes, two crispy strips of our new and improved thicker, crispier applewood smoked bacon, two all-pork sausage links, and two eggs cooked to order, will be served dine-in only, from 5 a.m. (store open) to noon on Monday, November 11, 2024. Veterans and active-duty military can present with a valid military ID or DD 214 to receive this offer.

“Veterans Day is more than just a tradition—it’s a heartfelt occasion for reflection, connection, and appreciation,” said Chris Bode, president and chief operating officer of Denny’s. “As America’s Diner, we are honored to welcome those who have served. Many of our franchise owners, restaurant staff, and support team members are veterans themselves, including me. This day is our opportunity to show respect and gratitude through a shared meal—a small gesture to honor those who have protected our freedom. It’s our way of reminding veterans that they are always welcome at Denny’s.” 

Denny’s annual Veterans Day celebration is part of the brand’s broader mission to support communities and create a sense of belonging. Through efforts like the Mobile Relief Diner, a diner-on-wheels that delivers hot meals and comfort throughout the country to communities in need, Denny’s delivers on its brand purpose of feeding people, body, mind, and soul. 

For more information or to find a participating Denny's near you, please visit www.dennys.com.

*Dine-in only, cannot be combined with any other offers 

About Denny's 

Denny's is a Spartanburg, S.C. - based family dining restaurant brand that has been welcoming guests to our booths for more than 70 years. Our guiding principle is simple: We love to feed people. Denny’s provides craveable meals at a meaningful value across breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late night. Whether it's at our brick-and-mortar locations, via Denny's on Demand (the first delivery platform in the family dining segment), or at The Meltdown, Banda Burrito, and The Burger Den, our three virtual restaurant concepts, Denny’s is ready to delight guests whenever and however they want to order. Our longstanding commitment to supporting our local communities in need is brought to life with our Mobile Relief Diner (that delivers hot meals to our neighbors during times of disaster), Denny's Hungry for Education™ scholarship program, and our annual fundraiser with No Kid Hungry.

Denny's is one of the largest franchised full-service restaurant brands in the world, based on the number of restaurants. As of September 25, 2024, the Denny’s brand consisted of 1,525 restaurants, 1,464 of which were franchised and licensed restaurants and 61 of which were company operated. This includes 168 restaurants in Canada, Costa Rica, Curacao, El Salvador, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.  

To learn more about Denny's, please visit our brand website at www.dennys.com or the brand's social channels
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Pete Buttigieg Convinces Undecided Voters to Back Harris in Key Swing State

November 04, 2024 0

 Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg debated 25 undecided voters in a video shared on Jubilee Media's YouTube, in which support for the Harris-Walz ticket doubled.

Jubilee Media is a Los Angeles based company known for their video content featuring political debates. Recent debates include Ben Shapiro vs 25 Kamala Voters, and 1 Democrat vs 25 Republicans, which are part of their Surrounded series, where one person debates multiple people.

Pete Buttigieg
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg at a groundbreaking ceremony on October 15, 2024, in Arlington, Virginia. Buttigieg debated undecided voters in a recent Jubilee Media debate, and support for Harris doubled.

The 2024 election is now one day away, and the Harris campaign is preparing to close out their campaign before Americans head to the polls tomorrow in the last day of voting.

Prior to the debate with Buttigieg, of the 25 voters he debated, six were leaning toward Harris, four were leaning toward Trump, five were leaning 3rd party and a majority of eleven voters were leaning toward not voting at all.

After the debate, 12 voters intended to vote for Harris with the number having doubled. Five were going to vote for Trump, six were going to vote for third parties and three intended not to vote.

"What I want voters like you to hear is, anything but a vote for her works out to being a vote for him right now. Because this is a swing state that could come down to a couple of votes per precinct. And one of those votes might be you," Buttigieg told one participant in the debate.

One participant told Buttigieg, "I've lost a lot of faith in our two-party system and I want to see something different" She said that "It's insanity," adding "You have the same thing over and over and over again."

He responded, "Neither party is perfect. You've probably been let down by your party."

However, one of two things is about to happen. Right. Jill Stein is not going to become President of the United States. Donald Trump is, or Kamala Harris is."

Newsweek has reached out to a representative for Buttigieg outside of normal working hours for comment.

One participant, called Alina said that: "Before hearing Pete speak today, I was going to abstain from voting. He did give me some clarity and answered some questions that I had."
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Sunday, November 3, 2024

Did America get the Electoral College right?

November 03, 2024 0

 Every four years, Americans practice some peculiar math.



No other country still uses a system like the Electoral College to select a national executive by indirect vote.

It was enshrined in the Constitution as a compromise between letting Congress choose the president and a popular vote — unheard of in 1788.

oday, its practical implications hinge on the allocation of electoral votes reflecting the size of each state’s congressional delegation, inherently reducing the impact of major population centers. That’s by design, but the country has grown and evolved over the past two centuries, expanding the vote to include most adult citizens.

Is the Electoral College still an essential measure to protect small states and pluralism? Or an anachronism that makes America less democratic?

Protecting the few

The Electoral College is a triumph of federalism that has delivered clear mandates and peaceful transitions of power for two centuries. As a buffer between the people and the presidency, it counters demagoguery, cronyism and regional political machines while empowering coalitions and protecting our pluralistic society from the tyranny of the majority. It requires candidates to account for both the many and the few.

Under a popular vote, cities like Los Angeles, New York and Chicago would dominate elections, reshaping policies to their advantage. The apportionment of electoral votes protects smaller states and rural areas from this fate. The rise of swing states like Arizona, Nevada and Pennsylvania may be controversial, but it’s not unhealthy.

“Battleground states are not perfect microcosms for America,” says Audrey Perry Martin, an expert in election law and Federalist Society contributor, “but they are much closer than massive population centers.”

No single region has enough electoral votes to secure the presidency, so candidates must build diverse geographic coalitions, which can empower minority voting blocs. Blue-collar workers were instrumental in delivering Michigan in 2016. Latter-day Saint women helped decide Arizona in 2020. This year, Georgia will likely hinge on Black voters who constitute just 30% of its population.

By encouraging candidates to build broad coalitions, the Electoral College helps ensure that the interests of minority groups are considered,” Martin says.

One problem this system prevents is the runoff election. When a popular vote is too close to call, or no candidate achieves a 50% majority, additional rounds of voting can take some democracies to a precarious place. But here, candidates can obtain clear mandates, even when third parties divide the popular vote, as occurred in 1992. Only once in U.S. history has no candidate reached the threshold of 270 electoral votes required for victory.

Finally, the Electoral College is far more balanced than it appears, even accounting for flaws in its design or dark influences on its origins. For example, while it theoretically favors smaller states, the prevalence of the winner-take-all accounting method means that huge states like Texas or Florida can produce outsized electoral benefits with small changes in the popular vote. They’re not in any danger of being forgotten when small states get their voices heard.

One person, one vote

Many Americans are unhappy with the Electoral College, but that’s not new. In the 1960s, civil rights activists saw it as a tool for preserving the old political order they opposed. In 1970, it took a filibuster by Southern senators to kill an overwhelmingly bipartisan constitutional amendment that would have instituted a popular vote, after an uncomfortably close tally in the 1968 election. In 2000 and 2016, this antiquated process delivered presidents who won despite losing the popular vote. No wonder a 2023 Pew poll found that 65% favor direct voting.

The Electoral College responded to a question that is now thankfully obsolete: how to represent the enslaved population in Southern states. As Founding Father James Madison put it, “the substitution of electors obviated this difficulty and seemed on the whole to be liable to fewest objections.” Along with the regretful Three-Fifths Compromise, which increased that region’s congressional representation, it gave far more weight to its voters in presidential elections. Today, it has a similar effect for all rural states.

In 1790, 95% of Americans lived in rural areas. Today, 80% live in cities, concentrated in coastal states. One effect is that a vote in sparsely populated Wyoming is worth about four times more than a vote in California.

From another perspective, the math gets even worse. According to Stanford sociology professor Doug McAdams, margins of victory in all but six battleground states during the 2012 presidential election rendered 4 in 5 American voters irrelevant — on both sides of the aisle. Sometimes, decisive votes come from just a few counties, which can bring fringe views and extreme positions into the national discourse.
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