Topic: election

Trump, Biden turn to new presidential campaign field: Snapchat

Trump, Biden turn to new presidential campaign field: Snapchat

Camille Camdessus, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 27 11:14 AM

Gone are the lively meetings, the distribution of flyers on busy campuses. The coronavirus pandemic has put an abrupt stop to traditional US political means of courting young voters -- forcing presidential candidates to turn to Snapchat instead.   Read more »

French Municipal Election to push through amid coronavirus concerns

French Municipal Election to push through amid coronavirus concerns

Mary Anne Alcantara-Rivera, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 01:15 PM

The Health Ministry had canceled thousands of events in France, including cultural, sports and musical, schools and tourist sites due to the Covid-19. However, as for the Municipal Election, it will push through for the first round on Sunday, March 15 and on the 22nd for the 2nd round.   Read more »

Robredo tells mayors: Money should be no issue during elections

Robredo tells mayors: Money should be no issue during elections

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 03:48 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday discouraged mayors from using money to bribe their way to victory as she addressed local officials who finished an 8-month fellowship on leadership sponsored by her office and Kaya Natin Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership. Read more »

COMELEC dismisses disqualification case vs. Makabayan party lists

COMELEC dismisses disqualification case vs. Makabayan party lists

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 09:16 PM

The Commission on Election’s First Division junked a bid to cancel the party list registration of parties comprising the Makabayan Bloc in the House of Representatives and to disqualify former Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares from the 2019 senatorial race. Read more »

Russia backs Trump's reelection, and he fears Democrats will exploit its support

Russia backs Trump's reelection, and he fears Democrats will exploit its support

Adam Goldman, Julian E. Barnes, Maggie Haberman and Nicholas Fandos, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 21 08:51 AM

WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Donald Trump reelected, five people familiar with the matter said, in a disclosure that angered Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him. Read more »

Dems do battle

Dems do battle

David Becker, Reuters
Posted at Feb 20 03:17 PM

Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar gather onstage for the ninth Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates’ debate at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on Wednesday.  Read more »

Paid social media influencers dip toes in U.S. 2020 election

Paid social media influencers dip toes in U.S. 2020 election

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 08:49 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - Last week, food and travel blogger Alycia Chrosniak got an unusual alert on her phone: Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign was inviting her to earn $150 by making content about why she supported the billionaire Democratic candidate in the U.S. election. Read more »

VP Robredo to Bongbong: Learn to accept poll results

VP Robredo to Bongbong: Learn to accept poll results

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 03:16 PM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo took a jab at defeated vice-presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos as she reminded him to accept election results should he decide to run again for a national post in 2022. Read more »

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