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2020 Presidential Election Archive

Archives for August 2020

Whose vote counts?
How key Democratic Senate candidates would tackle Covid-19How key Democratic Senate candidates would tackle Covid-19
Whose vote counts?

Democrats are focusing on “Washington,” not Trump, to slam the US Covid-19 response.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Joe Biden makes the case Donald Trump has already made America more dangerousJoe Biden makes the case Donald Trump has already made America more dangerous
Politics

Trump says “Joe Biden’s America” will be lawless. Biden pointed out unrest is happening in Trump’s America.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Donald Trump is the presidentDonald Trump is the president
Politics

Whose America is it, explained.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Poll: Biden’s approval rating got a convention bounce. Trump’s didn’t.Poll: Biden’s approval rating got a convention bounce. Trump’s didn’t.
Politics

The new ABC News/Ipsos poll also found Americans weren’t big fans of the RNC.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
Trump responds to a deadly shooting in Portland by blaming Democrats — and calling for the National GuardTrump responds to a deadly shooting in Portland by blaming Democrats — and calling for the National Guard
Politics

Trump is running as the “law and order” candidate, but it’s unclear whether that’s a winning message.

By Cameron Peters
Lock them up: The danger of political prosecutions in a second Trump term
A Trump second term

Trump hasn’t managed to prosecute his enemies yet. What if he has four more years to try?

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The RNC weaponized exhaustionThe RNC weaponized exhaustion
Politics

The sheer volume of lies and illegal behavior from Trump and the Republicans is what allowed them to get away with it.

By Zack Beauchamp
2020 Presidential Election
CNN fact-checked Trump’s RNC speech on air. It took 3 minutes.CNN fact-checked Trump’s RNC speech on air. It took 3 minutes.
2020 Presidential Election

Trump’s RNC speech averaged a false or misleading claim every 3 minutes.

By German Lopez
Politics
Trump’s spent years touting the stock market. At the RNC, he just … didn’t.Trump’s spent years touting the stock market. At the RNC, he just … didn’t.
Politics

As a general rule, the president likes talking about the stock market — except at the Republican National Convention, apparently.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Trump, Biden, and the war over American masculinityTrump, Biden, and the war over American masculinity
Politics

It’s the macho tough guy versus the benevolent protector.

By Anna North
2020 Presidential Election
The absurdity of Trump’s RNC speech, in one photoThe absurdity of Trump’s RNC speech, in one photo
2020 Presidential Election

Trump tried to make his Republican convention into a celebration. America’s current reality is much grimmer.

By German Lopez
Politics
Trump’s RNC speech was a mess. But the optics of it were powerful.Trump’s RNC speech was a mess. But the optics of it were powerful.
Politics

For those who care about the rule of law, the White House being used as a political prop was a disconcerting sight.

By Aaron Rupar
3 winners and 4 losers from the final night of the Republican National Convention
Politics

A big day for Black Republicans; not much social distancing.

By Ian Millhiser, Dylan Scott and 4 more
Politics
The 3 charts that disprove Donald Trump’s convention speechThe 3 charts that disprove Donald Trump’s convention speech
Politics

Trump wants to take credit for something he didn’t do, and dodge blame for something he did do.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
Trump was supposed to change the GOP. But the GOP changed him.Trump was supposed to change the GOP. But the GOP changed him.
Politics

How the Republican Party turned Donald Trump into one of their own.

By Jane Coaston