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2020 Presidential Election Archive

Archives for September 2020

Whose vote counts?
Yes, Russia is interfering in the 2020 electionYes, Russia is interfering in the 2020 election
Whose vote counts?

It wants to cause chaos, again. But it’s also learned some lessons from 2016.

By Jen Kirby
Politics
When did good governance become an “armageddon option”?When did good governance become an “armageddon option”?
Politics

The price for Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat can’t be democracy itself.

By Ezra Klein
Whose vote counts?
How the Supreme Court revived Jim Crow voter suppression tacticsHow the Supreme Court revived Jim Crow voter suppression tactics
Podcast
Whose vote counts?

Carol Anderson explains what happens when our voting rights laws start to crumble.

By Ian Millhiser
The price — and big potential payoff — of turning Texas blue
Politics

Democrats are starting to take Texas seriously as a battleground state.

By Nicole Narea and Dylan Scott
Why the Senate’s most endangered Democrat thinks he can win, again
The stakes of the Senate, explained

Doug Jones wants Democrats to rethink their approach to campaigning in the South.

By Ella Nilsen and Li Zhou
Politics
Senate Republicans promise a quick floor vote on a Trump Supreme Court nomineeSenate Republicans promise a quick floor vote on a Trump Supreme Court nominee
Politics

Many Republicans want a swift vote. Sen. Susan Collins, however, has argued for a different approach.

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
Trump uses the promise of a woman Supreme Court justice to fire up a North Carolina crowdTrump uses the promise of a woman Supreme Court justice to fire up a North Carolina crowd
Politics

At a campaign rally, Trump sees the nomination as an opportunity to revive a troubled reelection bid.

By Zeeshan Aleem
Politics
Trump’s shortlist of potential Supreme Court nominees, explainedTrump’s shortlist of potential Supreme Court nominees, explained
Politics

Trump wants to remind loyalists that, if he wins in November, they’ll get more judges who will enact Republican policy.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Democratic donors raised millions after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s deathDemocratic donors raised millions after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death
Politics

Swing state polls show voters want Joe Biden to choose the next Supreme Court justice.

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
Obama calls for Ginsburg’s successor to be appointed by the election winnerObama calls for Ginsburg’s successor to be appointed by the election winner
Politics

“As a relentless litigator and an incisive jurist, Justice Ginsburg helped us see that discrimination on the basis of sex isn’t about an abstract ideal of equality.”

By Katelyn Burns
Politics
Joe Biden thinks whoever is sworn in this January should pick Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacementJoe Biden thinks whoever is sworn in this January should pick Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement
Politics

“The voters should pick the president, and the president should pick the justice for the Senate to consider.”

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
Trump’s dark National Archives speech was white resentment run amokTrump’s dark National Archives speech was white resentment run amok
Politics

Trump’s screed against “critical race theory” is the real cancel culture.

By Aaron Rupar
A Biden presidency
Joe Biden’s latest pandemic plan: At least $3,000 in cash to parents for every childJoe Biden’s latest pandemic plan: At least $3,000 in cash to parents for every child
A Biden presidency

And make that $3,600 per year for kids 5 and younger.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
Conservative media is setting the stage for delegitimizing a Biden victoryConservative media is setting the stage for delegitimizing a Biden victory
Politics

A “coup” against Trump. Postal workers stealing the election. Welcome to 2020 according to right-wing media.

By Zack Beauchamp
The state of ex-felons’ voting rights, explained
Whose vote counts?

America has restored voting rights for some ex-felons. But many more still can’t vote.

By German Lopez