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Joe Biden Archive

Archives for October 2020

Politics
Joe Biden has finally disclosed who is raising him big money just days before Election DayJoe Biden has finally disclosed who is raising him big money just days before Election Day
Politics

Biden only released the names after 90 million people have already voted.

By Theodore Schleifer
Black voter turnout was down in 2016. This time looks to be different.
Politics

For many Black Americans, the best way to fight a pandemic and systemic racism is to vote.

By Sean Collins
Explainers
Biden has a big lead in the polls, but can we trust them?Biden has a big lead in the polls, but can we trust them?
Explainers

You mostly can rely on the polls, but that doesn’t mean Trump can’t win.

By Matthew Yglesias
The misunderstood Rust Belt worker vote, and its importance in 2020, explained
Explainers

Union households swung dramatically for Trump in 2016. He seems to be losing ground with them in 2020.

By Dylan Scott
Climate
The absurd controversy over Joe Biden’s “transition away from the oil industry”The absurd controversy over Joe Biden’s “transition away from the oil industry”
Climate

Trump wants to make the shift to clean energy sound abrupt and scary.

By David Roberts
Explainers
Nepotism and the 2020 election, explainedNepotism and the 2020 election, explained
Explainers

Joe Biden isn’t the only candidate with family in question in this campaign.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Biden looks very competitive in new Southern swing state pollsBiden looks very competitive in new Southern swing state polls
Politics

He’s leading or tied with Trump in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas, all states in a GOP-leaning region.

By Zeeshan Aleem
Politics
No, Biden did not call Black people “superpredators”No, Biden did not call Black people “superpredators”
Politics

A theory about juvenile criminals has been debunked for years, but it keeps coming up in presidential debates.

By Jerusalem Demsas
Technology
A Joe Biden fundraiser offers a new clue into how he might regulate Big TechA Joe Biden fundraiser offers a new clue into how he might regulate Big Tech
Technology

Elizabeth Warren and some of Big Tech’s most vocal critics are hosting the event for Biden, who has been difficult to pin down on tech issues.

By Theodore Schleifer
Climate
Trump might be surprised to learn most Americans want more wind and solarTrump might be surprised to learn most Americans want more wind and solar
Climate

Biden wants to transition away from the oil industry. So do a growing number of Americans.

By Ella Nilsen
Politics
The first post-debate polls say Biden wonThe first post-debate polls say Biden won
Politics

CNN, Data for Progress, and YouGov all found more debate watchers thought Biden won.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
In the final debate, Trump interrupted twice as much as BidenIn the final debate, Trump interrupted twice as much as Biden
Politics

Trump “only” interrupted 34 times this time.

By Jerusalem Demsas
4 winners and 5 losers from the last Biden-Trump debate
Politics

Joe Biden was a winner — as was moderator Kristen Welker.

By Li Zhou, Dylan Scott and 7 more
Politics
There’s only one presidential candidate who we know accepts money from foreign sourcesThere’s only one presidential candidate who we know accepts money from foreign sources
Explainers
Mysterious emails and convenient leaks: The Trump campaign’s Hunter Biden attacks, explainedMysterious emails and convenient leaks: The Trump campaign’s Hunter Biden attacks, explained
Explainers

All of a sudden, people have come out of the woodwork saying they have Hunter Biden emails.

By Andrew Prokop