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2020 Presidential Election Archive

Archives for September 2020

Chief Justice Roberts’s lifelong crusade against voting rights, explained
Whose vote counts?

He has fought to undermine voting rights his entire career.

By Ian Millhiser
Explainers
How #SaveTheChildren is pulling American moms into QAnonHow #SaveTheChildren is pulling American moms into QAnon
Explainers

The hashtag, its links to conspiracy theories, and its implications for the election, explained.

By Anna North
Whose vote counts?
What long voting lines in the US really meanWhat long voting lines in the US really mean
Play
Whose vote counts?

The sneaky ways some US states make it harder to vote.

By Madeline Marshall and Melissa Hirsch
Future Perfect
Trump says US Covid-19 deaths would be low if you excluded blue states. That’s wrong.Trump says US Covid-19 deaths would be low if you excluded blue states. That’s wrong.
Future Perfect

If red states were a country, they’d be in the top 10 for Covid-19 deaths among developed nations.

By German Lopez
Politics
America needs a democratic revolutionAmerica needs a democratic revolution
Politics

Fixing systemic inequities in voting power should be a high priority for Democrats.

By Matthew Yglesias
Future Perfect
What Trump said about Covid-19 in private versus what he said in publicWhat Trump said about Covid-19 in private versus what he said in public
Future Perfect

Trump’s public remarks about the coronavirus were very different from what he told a journalist one-on-one.

By German Lopez
Politics
Trump’s ABC town hall revealed a president disconnected from realityTrump’s ABC town hall revealed a president disconnected from reality
Politics

He faced tough questions from voters — and had few answers.

By Aaron Rupar
Culture
Bob Woodward withheld his Trump revelations for months. Was that wrong?Bob Woodward withheld his Trump revelations for months. Was that wrong?
Culture

The controversy over Woodward’s new book Rage is part of a larger debate over journalistic ethics.

By Constance Grady
Politics
Last week was a disaster for voting rights in the courtsLast week was a disaster for voting rights in the courts
Politics

Republicans won two important court victories that could potentially shape the outcome of this year’s elections.

By Ian Millhiser
Explainers
Are China and Iran meddling in US elections? It’s complicated.Are China and Iran meddling in US elections? It’s complicated.
Explainers

Don’t expect them to follow the Russian playbook.

By Jen Kirby
Politics
“There has to be retribution”: Trump’s chilling comments about extrajudicial killings, briefly explained“There has to be retribution”: Trump’s chilling comments about extrajudicial killings, briefly explained
Politics

He’s not waiting for the facts to come in.

By Aaron Rupar
Future Perfect
Trump’s attempts to corrupt the CDC, explainedTrump’s attempts to corrupt the CDC, explained
Future Perfect

Trump has undermined the government entity tasked with protecting us from a pandemic.

By German Lopez
Politics
Trump insists absentee ballots are fair but mail voting is corrupt. That’s nonsense.Trump insists absentee ballots are fair but mail voting is corrupt. That’s nonsense.
Politics

There isn’t really any difference between the two.

By Dylan Matthews
Politics
Trump’s Nevada rally was an exercise in delegitimizing voting — and denying realityTrump’s Nevada rally was an exercise in delegitimizing voting — and denying reality
Politics

Trump keeps holding potential superspreader events in the middle of a pandemic.

By Cameron Peters
The ways Democrats could retake the Senate majority, explained
Explainers

The battle for control of the Senate is fierce, less than two months from Election Day.

By Ella Nilsen