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2020 Presidential Election Archive

Archives for November 2020

Explainers
Trump’s turn against Fox News, explainedTrump’s turn against Fox News, explained
Explainers

The network sometimes engages with the reality that Biden won. For Trump, that’s an unforgivable sin.

By Aaron Rupar
Explainers
The many obstacles to the “GOP state legislatures steal the election for Trump” scenarioThe many obstacles to the “GOP state legislatures steal the election for Trump” scenario
Explainers

It’s easier said than done.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
How the Libertarian Party (maybe) helped shift the presidential raceHow the Libertarian Party (maybe) helped shift the presidential race
Politics

The Libertarian Party presidential nominee got fewer votes than in 2016. Here’s how those votes helped change the election anyway.

By Jane Coaston
Video
Weed was the real winner of the 2020 electionWeed was the real winner of the 2020 election
Play
Video

Americans are turning against the war on drugs.

By Madeline Marshall
Politics
Why China just got around to congratulating Biden on his 2020 winWhy China just got around to congratulating Biden on his 2020 win
Politics

“We respect the choice of the American people,” a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said.

By Alex Ward
Politics
Trump’s war on Fox News and the future of right-wing mediaTrump’s war on Fox News and the future of right-wing media
Politics

CNN’s Brian Stelter on the conservative backlash against Fox News, the rise of Newsmax, and the bottomless appetite for right-wing propaganda.

By Sean Illing
Technology
Fox News’s election fraud pandering may be its most dangerous lie yetFox News’s election fraud pandering may be its most dangerous lie yet
Technology

Rupert Murdoch doesn’t believe Trump was cheated. But he’s letting Fox personalities spin tales that could permanently harm America.

By Peter Kafka
Politics
Democrats are already at odds over how to win in 2022Democrats are already at odds over how to win in 2022
Politics

The competing theories over how to protect Democrats’ slim House majority, explained.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
The crisis isn’t Trump. It’s the Republican Party.The crisis isn’t Trump. It’s the Republican Party.
Podcast
Politics

Anne Applebaum wrote the book on why people choose to collaborate with authoritarian regimes. So what does she think of the GOP?

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Trump’s refusal to concede threatens America’s national security and the Covid-19 responseTrump’s refusal to concede threatens America’s national security and the Covid-19 response
Politics

The General Services Administration hasn’t “ascertained” an election winner. Here’s what that means.

By Jen Kirby
Politics
Leaks suggest Trump knows his effort to stay in office is probably doomedLeaks suggest Trump knows his effort to stay in office is probably doomed
Politics

Trump isn’t yet conceding. But sources close to the president are telling reporters he knows he can’t win.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The crisis isn’t too much polarization. It’s too little democracy.The crisis isn’t too much polarization. It’s too little democracy.
Politics

If Republicans couldn’t win so much power while losing votes, the US wouldn’t be in the current crisis.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
A Pennsylvania poll worker explains the painstaking process of counting votesA Pennsylvania poll worker explains the painstaking process of counting votes
Politics

And why Trump’s claims of voter fraud are absurd.

By Kyle Brashear
Politics
How the Navajo Nation helped Democrats win ArizonaHow the Navajo Nation helped Democrats win Arizona
Politics

Indigenous voters are often forgotten about. But they may have been key in turning swing states for Democrats.

By Rachel Ramirez
Politics
Seriously, will he ever go?Seriously, will he ever go?
Politics

This law professor saw our election meltdown coming. Here’s where he thinks this crisis is headed.

By Sean Illing