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2020 Presidential Election Archive

Archives for September 2020

The stakes of the Senate, explained
The Vox Senate interview: John Hickenlooper believes he can help revive bipartisanship in the SenateThe Vox Senate interview: John Hickenlooper believes he can help revive bipartisanship in the Senate
The stakes of the Senate, explained

Hickenlooper wants to work with Republicans, but he won’t rule out filibuster reform. “If push comes to shove, I have to look at everything. There’s no question.”

By Ella Nilsen
Republicans are losing the Colorado Senate race. Trump is a big reason why.
The stakes of the Senate, explained

Sen. Cory Gardner wanted to be “a new kind of Republican” in a state turning blue. Along came Trump.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Trump made a rare public appearance in DC to pay his respects to RBG. It did not go well.Trump made a rare public appearance in DC to pay his respects to RBG. It did not go well.
Politics

The viral footage serves as a reminder that Trump is a historically unpopular president.

By Aaron Rupar
Why mail-in voting conspiracy theories are so dangerous in 2020
The future of the vote

QAnon is scary, but misinformation about voter fraud poses a bigger and more immediate threat to democracy.

By Adam Clark Estes and Rebecca Heilweil
Explainers
Critical race theory, and Trump’s war on it, explainedCritical race theory, and Trump’s war on it, explained
Explainers

Trump has attacked diversity training, critical race theory, the 1619 project, and anything that reckons with America’s racist past.

By Fabiola Cineas
Politics
“We’re gonna have to see what happens”: Trump’s comments about the peaceful transfer of power, explained“We’re gonna have to see what happens”: Trump’s comments about the peaceful transfer of power, explained
Politics

Trump won’t commit because he’s hoping the Supreme Court will save him.

By Aaron Rupar
Postal workers say they are ready for the mail-in voting surge
The future of the vote

Unless Postmaster General Louis DeJoy gets in the way.

By Jason Del Rey
Politics
How to fix America’s broken democracyHow to fix America’s broken democracy
Politics

Voting rights lawyer Janai Nelson lays out a possible path forward.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
What happens to the law in a world without Ruth Bader Ginsburg?What happens to the law in a world without Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Politics

Sloppy, purely partisan arguments are likely to prevail.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
The election result the stock market is really afraid ofThe election result the stock market is really afraid of
Politics

“Markets don’t give a shit about who’s president”: Wall Street’s biggest 2020 fear is a contested result.

By Emily Stewart
Politics
Top US officials are campaigning for Trump in crucial statesTop US officials are campaigning for Trump in crucial states
Politics

Some experts believe the speeches violate federal law.

By Alex Ward
Politics
Kayleigh McEnany has made a mockery of her promise not to lie. Tuesday’s briefing was case in point.Kayleigh McEnany has made a mockery of her promise not to lie. Tuesday’s briefing was case in point.
Politics

The White House press briefing is like a parody of dystopian governance.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
RBG, the 2020 election, and the rolling crisis of American democracyRBG, the 2020 election, and the rolling crisis of American democracy
Politics

“This type of tension, in other countries, has led to civil war.”

By Zack Beauchamp
This billionaire built a big-money machine to oust Trump. Why do some Democrats hate him?
The future of the vote

Reid Hoffman symbolizes a bigger debate over whether Silicon Valley disruption has any place in our politics.

By Theodore Schleifer
The stakes of the Senate, explained
The Vox Senate interview: Cal Cunningham is running down the middle to win in North CarolinaThe Vox Senate interview: Cal Cunningham is running down the middle to win in North Carolina
The stakes of the Senate, explained

The Democrat is still angry that Republican Sen. Thom Tillis blocked Medicaid expansion in North Carolina.

By Dylan Scott