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2020 Presidential Election Archive

Archives for July 2020

Politics
States are scrambling to stop a slow-motion 2020 election disasterStates are scrambling to stop a slow-motion 2020 election disaster
Politics

Election experts warn the country is not ready for the November election.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
No, Trump can’t delay the electionNo, Trump can’t delay the election
Politics

The law is very clear about this.

By Ian Millhiser
Joe Biden will announce his running mate soon. Here’s who’s on the list.
Explainers

What we know about Biden’s possible vice presidential picks.

By Ella Nilsen
How the coronavirus got Joe Biden to think much bigger
A Biden presidency

Biden knows there’s no pre-Trump “normal” to go back to.

By Ella Nilsen
Technology
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel is searching for new political allies. He’s found one in Kansas.Tech billionaire Peter Thiel is searching for new political allies. He’s found one in Kansas.
Technology

A Silicon Valley outsider has spent almost $1 million to reshape a US Senate race in America’s heartland.

By Theodore Schleifer
Politics
Democrats are worried they can’t trust the 2020 state polls. Maybe they should be.Democrats are worried they can’t trust the 2020 state polls. Maybe they should be.
Politics

There’s only so much pollsters have been able to fix since 2016.

By Li Zhou
A Biden presidency
Child care is broken. Biden has a plan to fix it.Child care is broken. Biden has a plan to fix it.
A Biden presidency

But it might come too late to help some providers in the pandemic.

By Anna North
Technology
Facebook’s new label on a Trump post is an “abject failure,” says a Biden campaign spokespersonFacebook’s new label on a Trump post is an “abject failure,” says a Biden campaign spokesperson
Technology

The label on a Trump post about voting doesn’t actually fact-check misleading claims.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Politics
How Biden is winningHow Biden is winning
Politics

Joe Biden refuses to play into Donald Trump’s hands.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Progressives don’t love Joe Biden, but they’re learning to love his agendaProgressives don’t love Joe Biden, but they’re learning to love his agenda
Politics

“The most transformative presidents in our nation’s history — Lincoln, FDR, LBJ — were not ideologues.”

By Matthew Yglesias
Explainers
The Lincoln Project, the rogue former Republicans trying to take down Trump, explainedThe Lincoln Project, the rogue former Republicans trying to take down Trump, explained
Explainers

The Lincoln Project’s goal is to get Trump out of office. But some argue its members helped him get in.

By Jane Coaston
Technology
Silicon Valley pours money into Biden’s campaign — and snubs Trump’sSilicon Valley pours money into Biden’s campaign — and snubs Trump’s
Technology

Biden is sweeping up cash from billionaires, CEOs, and political kingmakers in a show of force.

By Theodore Schleifer
Live results for the July 14 primaries
Politics

Voters in Alabama and Texas are casting their ballots in runoffs for House and Senate, and Maine voters are voting in the state’s primary.

By Cameron Peters, Jane Coaston and 1 more
Joe Biden has a chance to make history on climate change
Climate

All he has to do is embrace the consensus that’s waiting for him.

By David Roberts
Technology
The Democratic Party’s most hated startup can’t change what happened in Iowa. But it can change its name.The Democratic Party’s most hated startup can’t change what happened in Iowa. But it can change its name.
Technology

It has now also changed its CEO — quietly.

By Theodore Schleifer