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2020 Presidential Election Archive

Archives for April 2020

Politics
Bernie Sanders’s 2020 presidential campaignBernie Sanders’s 2020 presidential campaign
Politics

The Vermont senator ended his second bid for the presidency on April 8, 2020.

By Vox Staff
Why Bernie Sanders failed
Politics

The Sanders campaign and his supporters bet on a theory of class politics that turned out to be wrong.

By Zack Beauchamp
Politics
Biden is now the presumptive Democratic nominee. Here’s how he stacks up against Trump in the polls.Biden is now the presumptive Democratic nominee. Here’s how he stacks up against Trump in the polls.
Politics

Biden and Trump are in tight battles in swing-state polls, but Biden has the lead nationally.

By Sean Collins
9 ideas Biden should steal from his Democratic rivals
Future Perfect

From coronavirus response to lead abatement to fighting child poverty, there’s a lot of good policies to choose from.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
Joe Biden says the pandemic response is an opportunity for structural changeJoe Biden says the pandemic response is an opportunity for structural change
Politics

The former vice president highlighted needed changes to the voting system, as well as environmental and economic reforms.

By Katelyn Burns
Watch: Bernie Sanders announces the end of his presidential campaign
Politics

The Vermont senator claimed ideological victory even as he conceded the race for the Democratic nomination.

By Cameron Peters
Why Sanders didn’t replicate Trump’s upset primary victory
Explainers

Both were outsiders challenging party establishments. But only one of them won.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Joe Biden will have a very hard time winning over the BerniesphereJoe Biden will have a very hard time winning over the Berniesphere
Politics

The problem isn’t his platform, it’s that he’s not trusted.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Trump isn’t even trying to hide his self-interested reasons for opposing mail-in votingTrump isn’t even trying to hide his self-interested reasons for opposing mail-in voting
Politics

“For whatever reason, [it] doesn’t work out well for Republicans.”

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Sanders’s campaign is over, but his legacy is winningSanders’s campaign is over, but his legacy is winning
Politics

Sanders ignited a movement that pulled the Democratic Party leftward.

By Matthew Yglesias
Bernie Sanders ends his second bid for the presidency
Politics

The 78-year-old democratic socialist changed many things about the Democratic Party, but he could not become its leader.

By Dylan Scott
How Wisconsin’s election disenfranchised voters
Explainers

Wisconsin’s election sends a message about much-needed voting reforms for November.

By Ella Nilsen and Li Zhou
Politics
Wisconsin voters are waiting in 5-hour lines in the middle of a deadly pandemicWisconsin voters are waiting in 5-hour lines in the middle of a deadly pandemic
Politics

The state has been under a shelter-in-place order since March 25.

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
Wisconsin’s Election Day is a public health disasterWisconsin’s Election Day is a public health disaster
Politics

The coronavirus has a chance to spread through long voting lines and cramped polling stations.

By German Lopez
Politics
Wisconsin is still holding an election Tuesday. Here’s when we might see results.Wisconsin is still holding an election Tuesday. Here’s when we might see results.
Politics

After days of wrangling, in-person voting is underway in Wisconsin. Here’s how the election is playing out.

By Emily Stewart