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2020 Presidential Election Archive

Archives for May 2020

Politics
A Texas Supreme Court decision could disenfranchise millions during the pandemicA Texas Supreme Court decision could disenfranchise millions during the pandemic
Politics

Voters under age 65 could potentially be disenfranchised.

By Ian Millhiser
Tech billionaires are plotting sweeping, secret plans to boost Joe Biden
Technology

Inside the experiments, data wars, and partisan news sites that Silicon Valley thinks can help Biden catch up to Trump.

By Theodore Schleifer
Joe Biden has a plan for that
A Biden presidency

Not a joke, folks: He’s running on a transformative policy agenda.

By Matthew Yglesias
The voters Biden needs to win the election, explained
Explainers

Here’s what a winning coalition looks like for Biden.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Joe Biden receives swift blowback for claiming voters “ain’t black” if they support TrumpJoe Biden receives swift blowback for claiming voters “ain’t black” if they support Trump
Politics

Biden has since apologized for his comments.

By Li Zhou
Politics
The fight over letting Texans under age 65 vote by mail, explainedThe fight over letting Texans under age 65 vote by mail, explained
Politics

Texas’s Republican attorney general wants to make it very hard for young people to vote in 2020.

By Ian Millhiser
Technology
Mike Bloomberg shakes up the digital shop that Joe Biden is thinking about hiringMike Bloomberg shakes up the digital shop that Joe Biden is thinking about hiring
Technology

Many have been wondering if Hawkfish can fix the Biden campaign’s online strategy.

By Theodore Schleifer
Politics
Trump says he’ll cut off funding to states that make it easier to voteTrump says he’ll cut off funding to states that make it easier to vote
Politics

That’s unconstitutional.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Report suggests Republican voter suppression tactics failed in WisconsinReport suggests Republican voter suppression tactics failed in Wisconsin
Politics

But the GOP has plenty more tricks up its sleeve.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Biden’s opposition to marijuana legalization is at odds with most Americans’ viewsBiden’s opposition to marijuana legalization is at odds with most Americans’ views
Politics

A majority of Americans, especially Democrats, support legalization. Biden doesn’t.

By German Lopez
Politics
Donald Trump Jr.’s latest Joe Biden “joke” reflects a proven strategy for mainstreaming extreme ideasDonald Trump Jr.’s latest Joe Biden “joke” reflects a proven strategy for mainstreaming extreme ideas
Politics

Joe Biden isn’t a pedophile, but the truth may not stop right-wing extremists from weaponizing “Creepy Joe.”

By Aja Romano
Politics
The fake “Obamagate” scandal shows how Trump hacks the mediaThe fake “Obamagate” scandal shows how Trump hacks the media
Politics

He is “flooding the zone with shit.” And it’s working.

By Sean Illing
Explainers
“Obamagate”: Trump’s latest conspiracy theory, explained“Obamagate”: Trump’s latest conspiracy theory, explained
Explainers

What you get when Michael Flynn is back in the news and the president botches a pandemic response.

By Jen Kirby
Politics
A record number of women are running for the House this yearA record number of women are running for the House this year
Politics

The number surpasses the record set in 2018.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are building new, policy-focused task forcesJoe Biden and Bernie Sanders are building new, policy-focused task forces
Politics

The unity task forces could have a big hand in shaping Democratic policy in 2020. Here’s who’s on them.

By Ella Nilsen