A close United States Senate race should drive a higher Republican turnout for the Nov. 5 presidential election in Wisconsin, with early voting in key areas at 50% or better of the total votes cast in the 2020 election.With its 10 electoral votes, Wisconsin is a key swing state that has drawn regular attention in recent months from former President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump spoke before a packed house at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Nov. 1, not far from the Wisconsin State Fair Park Expo Center, where Harris rallied supporters.“The race is within a point, point and a half, not only on the presidential side but in the U.S. Senate race, with incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin being opposed by Eric Hovde,” Wisconsin GOP Chairman Brian Schimming said on Steve Bannon’s "War Room" Nov. 2. “It’s very tight here.”Schimming said Wisconsin has a history of close contests.“We've had 12 races in 24 years that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes,” Schimming said, “including [Sen.] Ron Johnson's 27,000-vote win in 2022.”Republican U.S. Senate challenger Hovde has pulled even with incumbent Democratic Sen. Baldwin, who first won election in 2012 and was re-elected in 2018. The RealClearPolitics average has Baldwin at 48.6% and Hovde at 47.2%.Early voting has lagged in some key Democrat areas for the Nov. 5 election, state figures show. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde addresses a packed house at the Donald J. Trump rally at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum on Nov. 1, 2024. Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty ImagesIn Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s largest city and chief Democrat stronghold, 2024 early voting accounted for a fairly anemic 35% of the November 2020 vote total, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Wisconsin does not track voting by party.More than 1.34 million absentee ballots have been returned in Wisconsin for the Nov. 5 general election, meaning about 37% of registered voters cast early votes, the WEC reported.As of Nov. 1 in the city of Madison, 2024 early voting made up 48% of voter totals from the 2020 presidential election. In the city of Green Bay, the early voting figure was 37%.In historically Republican areas of the state, early voting stands at 50% or higher. In Waukesha, Washington, and Ozaukee Counties, 2024 early votes accounted for 55% of 2020 election totals.Of those casting absentee ballots in those three GOP counties, at least 66% voted in person, according to WEC figures.Statewide, 1.34 million absentee ballots had been returned as of Nov. 1 — or 41% of the total votes cast in November 2020.As of Nov. 1, Wisconsin had 3,658,236 active registered voters, according to the WEC. In the 2020 presidential election, 3,294,872 ballots were cast.Wisconsin allows voters to register at the polls on Election Day.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Hollywood actor Zachary Levi has starred in his fair share of films, but now he’s taking on a new role, one that’s completely foreign to his silver screen comrades. That is, the role of a man who is voting for Donald Trump and isn’t afraid to talk about it. “I’m not voting for Donald Trump. I’m voting for Donald Trump and Bobby and Tulsi Gabbard and Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk and JD Vance and everyone else that they’re going to bring in,” Levi told Megyn Kelly in a recent interview. Levi went on to compare this group of people to superheroes, like the Avengers or Voltron. “They’re going to get in there and actually do what Donald Trump said he was going to do the first time, which is drain the swamp. And he has admitted that he couldn’t do it, and he didn’t do it, because he didn’t know what he was doing. He didn’t even think he was going to win the first time,” he continued. In order to avoid another failure to drain the swamp, Trump is privately funding his own transition team and not waiting for the government to step in. “They are not compromised. That is the government that I want,” Levi told Kelly, who’s in full agreement. “You’re getting more than just Trump,” she said. “You’re getting a team that we’ve seen now for years in the public eye. It’s exciting. If he loses, that’s one of the things I’ll be the most disappointed about the next day, like, not just the loss of Trump and the elevation of Kamala but the loss of all this opportunity.” Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” is also thrilled at the prospect of this group of people working together in the White House. “There’s going to be good people actually doing things for the right reasons? We wouldn’t even know what to do,” he says. Want more from Dave Rubin?To enjoy more honest conversations, free speech, and big ideas with Dave Rubin, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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It’s probably not fair to say that Apple’s Vision Pro has been a disappointment sales-wise. After all, the device is prohibitively expensive for most consumers. Starting at $3,499, I don't think anyone anticipated that the Vision Pro would do iPhone or even iPad-like numbers out of the gate. With that in mind, we've seen reports over the past few months suggesting that Apple wants to release a more affordable Vision Pro model. We've even heard rumblings that Apple suspended work on a next-gen Vision Pro so that they could focus more resources on figuring out how to develop a cheaper Vision Pro model that would, of course, lack the full range of features of the current model. While some rumors speculated that we might see a lower-cost Vision Pro in 2025, reputed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo writes that we might have to wait until 2027 for an entry-level Vision Pro to hit store shelves. Kuo writes: I think what really drove Apple to delay the cheaper Vision Pro is that simply reducing the price wouldn't help create successful use cases. It's similar to the HomePod situation—even after launching the cheaper HomePod mini, Apple's smart speakers failed to become mainstream products. It’s an interesting point because Kuo highlights a flaw in Apple’s strategic thinking, namely that price alone isn't the only barrier when it comes to consumer purchasing decisions. Take the HomePod, for example. Many are reluctant to purchase the device not because of its price, but because it lacks Spotify integration. It's also no secret that Siri isn't as helpful or as capable as rival assistants like Alexa. Price is only one part of the equation. Vision Pro price isn't the only issue In a similar vein, there’s no denying that the current price of the Apple Vision Pro is a roadblock for many consumers. But even with a cheaper price point, the Vision Pro still lacks a killer app with mainstream appeal. This is only compounded by the fact that many high-profile developers like Netflix have decided not to release native Vision Pro apps. It's perhaps telling that Tim Cook, during the last two earnings conference calls, keeps bragging about Vision Pro adoption in the enterprise. At the very least, Apple is aware that the current incarnation of the Vision Pro isn’t for the masses. During a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook said the following: At $3,500, it's not a mass-market product. Right now, it's an early-adopter product. People who want to have tomorrow's technology today—that's who it's for. Fortunately, there's enough people who are in that camp that it's exciting. A product can't remain an 'early-adopter product' indefinitely, and it remains to be seen how and when Apple plans to make the device not only more affordable but more enticing to the mass market. In the interim, Kuo relays that Apple will release a slightly refreshed Vision Pro with an M5 processor in 2025. Until then, we can only hope to see more unique use cases for the Vision Pro. Apple's short film Submerged, uniquely filmed for Vision Pro users, is certainly a promising step in the right direction. Don't Miss: Today’s deals: $100 off iPad mini 7, $60 off Nintendo Switch OLED, $90 Ninja Air Fryer Pro XL, more The post Cheaper Vision Pro may be delayed until 2027 or later appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $365+ free Today’s deals: $199 iPad, Shark air purifiers with 5-year HEPA filters, $60 Ring Battery Doorbell, more Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Today’s deals: $56 for 2024’s easiest Halloween costume, $699 M2 MacBook Air, 20% off Dyson, more

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