2020 Presidential Election Archive
Archives for August 2020


The RNC is trying to make inroads with Black voters. But that’s going to be tough for the party of Trump.


President Trump’s second son went light on red meat for the base and highlighted — sometimes misleadingly — the administration’s accomplishments.


How the Trump administration is betraying financially vulnerable people in the pandemic.


The aesthetics of the 2020 RNC are a disaster.


The virtual DNC shortchanged the energy of political fandom — when it needs it more than ever.

Little could stop President Trump from remaking the world in his image.

Winners: nepotism and a Trump scion. Losers: the immigrants Trump didn’t naturalize on TV.


Larry Kudlow and company are pretending the coronavirus pandemic is a thing of the past.


He’s “the most pro-life president we have ever had,” according to anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson.

She also consoled the victims of the coronavirus and their families.


“We should not be using American diplomacy for partisan political purposes,” a State Department official critical of Pompeo’s upcoming address told Vox.


Trump often highlights Mary Ann Mendoza as an advocate for harsh immigration policies. She has some other strange beliefs.


Sandmann is a figure from a year-old culture war battle. His appearance says a lot about what really drives the RNC.


Melania Trump will deliver the keynote address during night two of the RNC.

The Republican Party has become a personality cult.