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Early Voting Is at Unprecedented Levels. It Could Define the 2020 Election.
Millions of people who will have cast their vote before November 3 could help counter voter suppression efforts.
The Winner of the 2020 Election Won’t Be Inheriting a Genuine Democracy
There is no other democracy in the advanced industrialized world with the “undemocratic” features found in the U.S.
Trump’s Lying About COVID Amounts to Treason
In deliberately lying about the dangers of the virus Trump reneged on his sworn oath to protect the people of the U.S.
Experts Warn More Than 1 Million Mail-In Ballots Could Be Rejected in 2020 Races
Rejected ballots could end up swinging close races.
Youth Activists Are Transforming the Election by Leading Protesters to the Polls
In three major battleground states, early voting from people under 29 has increased by almost 700 percent since 2016.
Social Movements Can Win Even With a Hostile Supreme Court
From reproductive and civil rights to worker protections, Supreme Court victories followed mass actions by the people.
Early Voting in Texas Has Already Surpassed the State’s Vote Total from 2016
The Lone Star State is deemed competitive this year, with recent polls showing statistical ties between Trump and Biden.
Georgia Might Go Blue
Two Senate seats are up for grabs in the state and both Republican incumbents face stiff opposition.
Trump’s Attacks on Mail-In Voting in Las Vegas Could End Up at the Supreme Court
If SCOTUS conjures some pretext to invalidate mail ballots, it could render the 2020 election a smoldering ruin.
WH Chief of Staff Allegedly Gave Taxpayer Funds to Wife’s Friend’s Campaign
New details sharpen questions around previous reporting on Meadows's possible use of campaign funds for person expenses.