Matthew Medsger

Matthew Medsger is a Boston Herald reporter covering politics and the State House, or anything else which may occur. Matthew also reported on the environment and science at the Nashua Telegraph and crime at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Matthew walked into a recruiter's office in Pittsburgh, on Sept. 12, 2001, was stationed in Massachusetts in 2003, and never managed to successfully leave. Matthew studied communications and philosophy at UMass Lowell and will argue with anyone, about anything, for free. You can begin the argument @matthew_medsger

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump. (AP PhotoS, File)

Swing states still locked up ahead of Election Day – here’s where they stand

October 29, 2024 at 10:41 a.m.

A near even split in party support found in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin means those states' voters could swing the Electoral College toward either presidential...

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the damage and federal response to Hurricane Helene, Monda in Swannanoa, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump holds edge in key poll

October 22, 2024 at 9:46 a.m.

The race for the White House enters it's final two weeks locked in a statistical tie.

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Trump, Harris remain locked in a statistical tie nationally, across key swing states

October 18, 2024 at 11:14 a.m.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are running with less three points between them, according to polling aggregators.

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are seen in side-by-side pictures during a debate

‘A dead heat’: Trump gains in news round of polls, ‘Harris honeymoon’ over

October 14, 2024 at 11:25 a.m.

"As summer has turned to fall, any signs of momentum for Kamala Harris have stopped," Democratic pollster Jeff Horwitt said.

This combination of photos shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Presidential race tied and essentially unchanged as it heads into final stretch

October 10, 2024 at 10:50 a.m.

According to several national polls released in recent days, Vice President Kamala Harris holds the barest of marginal leads over former President Donald Trump.

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Get ready to wait: Swing state officials say final results could take weeks to tally

October 2, 2024 at 10:36 a.m.

The secretaries of state from Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Arizona, joined by the executive director of North Carolina’s State Board of Elections, spent an hour discussing the challenges that have arisen...

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump at debate.

Post-debate polling shows a presidential race little changed, Harris leading slightly

September 16, 2024 at 11:07 a.m.

According to an ABC News/Ipsos poll released on Sunday and taken in the days after last week’s debate, Harris holds the support of about 51% of polled registered voters, compared...

Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) addresses the audience at a campaign rally on Aug. 20, 2024 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Vance is campaigning in several battleground states as part of his campaign efforts.

Vance says Trump would veto abortion ban; Warren says women know better

August 26, 2024 at 10:52 a.m.

Warren says she doesn’t believe Vance, suggesting that if Trump won reelection he would in fact move to further restrict abortion, even without Congress.

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. delivers a speech outlining his foreign policy vision at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)

In wake of Trump shooting, calls come for Secret Service protection for RFK Jr.

July 15, 2024 at 12:36 p.m.

“It’s time for Biden to approve security for Mr. Kennedy immediately,” former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown said.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are in a dead heat in the three states most likely to decide the presidential election, according to a Florida Atlantic University poll taken after Trump was convicted of 34 felony charges. (Associated Press)

Biden announces hundreds of debate watch parties while Trump hits the trail

June 24, 2024 at 2:06 p.m.

The first of two debates scheduled in the run-up to the November election sequel comes as polling suggests the election could go either way.

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