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2020 Election

  • SOURCE: NPR
    9/24/2020

    The Evangelical Vote (audio)

    NPR's "Throughline" examines the growth of evangelical christianity as a political movement and its influence over the nomination of a Supreme Court justice and the election. 

  • 9/27/2020

    Debates Are Unpredictable

    by Ron Faucheux

    In a close election, a debate can matter, and debates are lost more than they are won. Some examples from the television era of campaigning should give viewers a sense of how to judge Biden and Trump on Tuesday night. 

  • 9/20/2020

    Is This the Most Important Election?

    by Donald J. Fraser

    President Donald Trump may indeed be right, this is the most important election in our history. Just not for the reasons he believes.  

  • SOURCE: Made By History at The Washington Post
    9/10/2020

    In 2020, Voting Rights are on the Ballot

    by Peniel Joseph

    Black citizenship remains the best yardstick to measure the nation’s democratic health, and even before the coronavirus pandemic, the Black vote in large parts of the country remained imperiled.

  • SOURCE: American Prospect
    9/9/2020

    The Winter of Our Discontent

    Feeling anxious about the months before the election? Don't worry, the months after will be much worse!

  • SOURCE: Axios
    8/27/2020

    Trump and Biden Ready to Refight 1968

    Neither campaign can control the events — or root causes — driving America’s summer of unrest. But they both want to control the narrative.

  • SOURCE: The New Yorker
    8/21/2020

    What Happens if Donald Trump Fights the Election Results?

    In 1876 norms governing fair elections broke down beyond the ability of the courts to resolve. The partisan deadlock that ensued was resolved with political dealmaking that relegated Black Americans to second-class citizenship for a century. Anyone who fears a repeat of the 2000 election had better prepare for a repeat of 1876.