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2020 Presidential Election Archive

Archives for October 2020

Politics
Even while sick with Covid-19, Trump sees masks as a symbol of weaknessEven while sick with Covid-19, Trump sees masks as a symbol of weakness
Politics

President Donald Trump’s erratic behavior fits what behavioral scientists call “precarious masculinity.”

By Alex Abad-Santos
Politics
The latest poll from Trump’s favorite pollster is very bad news for himThe latest poll from Trump’s favorite pollster is very bad news for him
Politics

Even Rasmussen has Biden beating him in a landslide.

By Aaron Rupar
Politics
The double standards Kamala Harris may face at the debate, briefly explainedThe double standards Kamala Harris may face at the debate, briefly explained
Politics

How Harris approaches the debate reflects the sexism and racism she has had to deal with her entire career.

By Li Zhou
Technology
America scrambles to take part in the Mark Zuckerberg $250 million gold rushAmerica scrambles to take part in the Mark Zuckerberg $250 million gold rush
Technology

A feeding frenzy has begun.

By Theodore Schleifer
Trump’s Operation Warp Speed could be a success. The problem is Trump.
Covid-19

If the US public doesn’t trust a Covid-19 vaccine, Operation Warp Speed will fail.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Trump’s confusing back-and-forth on fiscal stimulus, sort of explainedTrump’s confusing back-and-forth on fiscal stimulus, sort of explained
Politics

Mitch McConnell is trying to duck a Republican caucus fight, and everyone else is along for the ride.

By Matthew Yglesias
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’s proposals could cut poverty in half
Future Perfect

Democrats have a historic opportunity to lift 20 million people out of poverty.

By Dylan Matthews
Kamala Harris, Jill Biden, and the national embrace of stepmothers
Politics

Their presence on the political stage spotlights the truth about the American blended family.

By Eleanor Cummins
Technology
Hydroxychloroquine conspiracies are back, but Trump’s the patient nowHydroxychloroquine conspiracies are back, but Trump’s the patient now
Technology

A surprising number of people think the president should take a dangerous drug that has no proven effect against Covid-19.

By Adam Clark Estes
What a Pence presidency would look like
Explainers

We’ve already seen a lot of what he might do.

By Anna North
Explainers
What happens if a presidential candidate dies?What happens if a presidential candidate dies?
Explainers

It depends when it happens. Here are the scenarios.

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
The Supreme Court just gave us a window into how it will handle this electionThe Supreme Court just gave us a window into how it will handle this election
Politics

The fate of American democracy could rest with Brett Kavanaugh.

By Ian Millhiser
Technology
Facebook deleted a Trump post that falsely claimed the flu can be more deadly than Covid-19Facebook deleted a Trump post that falsely claimed the flu can be more deadly than Covid-19
Technology

Twitter put up a warning label for misleading information on an identical Trump post.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Politics
How the Trump campaign is trying to dig its way out of Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosisHow the Trump campaign is trying to dig its way out of Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis
Politics

Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis is bad. His allies are trying anything to fix that.

By Jane Coaston
Politics
Our misinformation problem is about to get much, much worseOur misinformation problem is about to get much, much worse
Politics

The coverage of Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis was very bad — and very revealing.

By Sean Illing