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November 5, 2020
When and How Joe Biden Should Declare Victory
If Pennsylvania goes for Biden, he should move immediately and decisively to declare that Trump has been defeated.
John Nichols
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November 4, 2020
Biden Is Piling Up a Popular-Vote Mandate for Ending Trumpism
Even if an obsessive focus on the antidemocratic Electoral College obscures the public’s rejection of Trump, the popular vote has in fact rebuked the president.
John Nichols
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November 3, 2020
No Matter Who Wins, It’s Time to Get Rid of the Electoral College
We should be moving toward a national popular vote to choose our presidents.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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November 3, 2020
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November 3, 2020
What Will a Texas-Sized Turnout Mean for Trump and Cornyn?
With record voter turnout in early voting, Texas is a presidential toss-up. John Cornyn is getting worried.
Justin Miller and The Texas Observer
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October 30, 2020
Short of a General Strike, How Can Labor Stop Trump From Stealing the Election?
Lessons from Chile’s uprising—and from the 2000 Florida recount fight.
Jane McAlevey
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October 29, 2020
To Stop Trump Stealing the Election, Democrats Must Do These 3 Things
There’s little that Democratic elected officials can do to stop Trump from trying to steal the election. But if he succeeds, they’ll have no one to blame but themselves.
Zack Malitz, Brandon Evans and Becky Bond
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October 27, 2020
If Trump Loses, He Will Be A Ruthless Lame Duck
Trump rules according to his ego, and a Biden victory could make his remaining months in office crueler than ever.
Rajan Menon
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October 17, 2020
Progressive Kara Eastman Is Pulling Ahead in Omaha’s Bellwether Congressional District
A champion of economic, social, and racial justice could beat a Republican incumbent in eastern Nebraska.
John Nichols
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September 22, 2020
Will We Ever Get Rid of the Electoral College?
The system that is nobody’s first choice.
Michael Kazin