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2020 Presidential Election Archive

Archives for July 2020

Politics
How the pandemic scrambled Democrats’ campaign to retake statehousesHow the pandemic scrambled Democrats’ campaign to retake statehouses
Politics

Viral videos, virtual 5ks, and mask-making: Local candidates have gotten creative to reach voters.

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
6 key Senate and House races to watch on Tuesday6 key Senate and House races to watch on Tuesday
Politics

Can Jeff Sessions survive his Alabama Senate runoff?

By Ella Nilsen, Jane Coaston and 1 more
A Biden presidency
Joe Biden’s surprisingly visionary housing plan, explainedJoe Biden’s surprisingly visionary housing plan, explained
A Biden presidency

Cut child poverty by a third, break down racial segregation, and stabilize the economy.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders joined forces to craft a bold, progressive agendaJoe Biden and Bernie Sanders joined forces to craft a bold, progressive agenda
Politics

Where Biden and Sanders’s policy-focused task forces go from here.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Val Demings’s tenure as Orlando’s police chief complicates her consideration for VPVal Demings’s tenure as Orlando’s police chief complicates her consideration for VP
Politics

Activists raise concerns about Demings’s police past: “Why would you put a cop on the ticket?”

By Li Zhou
Live results for the New Jersey primaries
Politics

The state was a major battleground for House races in 2018 — and is poised to be one again in 2020.

By Li Zhou and Cameron Peters
Politics
The Supreme Court just handed down some truly awful news for voting rightsThe Supreme Court just handed down some truly awful news for voting rights
Politics

Voting rights during the pandemic are in deep trouble thanks to this Supreme Court.

By Ian Millhiser
Technology
One of the Democratic Party’s biggest donors is exploring a new anti-Trump boycottOne of the Democratic Party’s biggest donors is exploring a new anti-Trump boycott
Technology

After the boycott of Facebook, Reid Hoffman thinks maybe it’s time for a boycott of Trump.

By Theodore Schleifer
Politics
Who voters want to be Joe Biden’s vice president, according to the pollsWho voters want to be Joe Biden’s vice president, according to the polls
Politics

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris lead recent surveys — with a likely boost from name recognition.

By Li Zhou