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2020 Presidential Election Archive

Archives for September 2020

Explainers
The long history of trans voters’ disenfranchisement, explainedThe long history of trans voters’ disenfranchisement, explained
Explainers

Trans people have historically been disenfranchised. Voter ID laws are making the problem worse.

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
How the coming fight over Ginsburg’s SCOTUS replacement could shape the Senate electionsHow the coming fight over Ginsburg’s SCOTUS replacement could shape the Senate elections
Politics

Democrats are smashing fundraising records as another Supreme Court confirmation battle looms.

By Ella Nilsen
Everything you need to know about voting in 2020 (but were afraid to ask)
The future of the vote

Mail-in ballots, safe polling locations, and fraud allegations are only a few of the concerns in the pandemic election.

By Sara Morrison
Inside the Biden campaign’s surprising influencer strategy
The future of the vote

During a pandemic that’s made in-person campaigning a public health hazard, influencers aren’t just fun. They’re a campaign necessity.

By Rebecca Heilweil
Politics
“It affects virtually nobody”: Trump erases coronavirus victims as US death toll hits 200,000“It affects virtually nobody”: Trump erases coronavirus victims as US death toll hits 200,000
Politics

Trump’s Covid-19 rhetoric hit new heights of irresponsibility in Ohio.

By Aaron Rupar
Explainers
The battle to define the Biden economic team, explainedThe battle to define the Biden economic team, explained
Explainers

Personnel is policy.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
What it’s like to be formerly incarcerated and fight for the right to voteWhat it’s like to be formerly incarcerated and fight for the right to vote
Politics

A conversation with the two Black women at the center of one of America’s most important felony disenfranchisement cases.

By Fabiola Cineas
The stakes of the Senate, explained
The Vox Senate interview: Sara Gideon is Susan Collins’s most serious challenger in decadesThe Vox Senate interview: Sara Gideon is Susan Collins’s most serious challenger in decades
The stakes of the Senate, explained

Gideon could oust the Senate’s last moderate Republican from New England.

By Ella Nilsen
The future of the Senate may come down to Susan Collins
The stakes of the Senate, explained

Collins’s uncomfortable relationship with a Trump-led GOP, explained.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Trump and Biden want you to believe they’re more anti-war than they areTrump and Biden want you to believe they’re more anti-war than they are
Politics

“This may be a peace election without a peace candidate,” an expert told Vox.

By Alex Ward
Politics
Minority rule in AmericaMinority rule in America
Politics

Our various undemocratic institutions are reenforcing each other in a deadly spiral.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Trump’s weekend rallies showed just how unhinged his campaign isTrump’s weekend rallies showed just how unhinged his campaign is
Politics

Trump’s Minnesota rally featured praise of “good genes” and an extended apologia for Robert E. Lee.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
Is this Trump’s last UN speech, or the last of the UN?Is this Trump’s last UN speech, or the last of the UN?
Politics

The US has retreated from multilateralism during Trump’s tenure, and the Covid-19 crisis is revealing the cracks in the system.

By Jen Kirby
To achieve racial justice, America’s broken democracy must be fixed
Whose vote counts?

Why 30 Black- and brown-led organizations are coming together to demand bold democracy reform.

By Roge Karma
How to guard your social feeds against election misinformation
The future of the vote

Preparing for misinformation might mean decluttering your feed, or making some suggestions to your friends and family.

By Rebecca Heilweil