Elections

Hades on the Half Shell

Hades on the Half Shell Hades on the Half Shell

Ticktock. Scenes from our series “The Greater Quiet” for the week of November 2.

Nov 6, 2020 / Steve Brodner

Trump Voter Texas

Texas Democrats Thought 2020 Would Be a Banner Year. Instead, It Was a Catastrophe. Texas Democrats Thought 2020 Would Be a Banner Year. Instead, It Was a Catastrophe.

Republicans will now lock in their majority for years to come.

Nov 6, 2020 / Justin Miller and The Texas Observer

Portland Reelected ‘Tear Gas Ted’—but Still Wants Police Reform

Portland Reelected ‘Tear Gas Ted’—but Still Wants Police Reform Portland Reelected ‘Tear Gas Ted’—but Still Wants Police Reform

Portland’s protest movement couldn’t oust Mayor Ted Wheeler, but the city overwhelmingly voted to create a new police oversight board.

Nov 6, 2020 / Zoë Carpenter

Our Fight Can’t Stop After This Election

Our Fight Can’t Stop After This Election Our Fight Can’t Stop After This Election

It’s only once we’ve won, whether that’s now or four years from now, that the real work begins.

Nov 6, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon

When and How Joe Biden Should Declare Victory

When and How Joe Biden Should Declare Victory 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.

Nov 5, 2020 / John Nichols

Athletes Are No Substitute for a Functioning Government

Athletes Are No Substitute for a Functioning Government Athletes Are No Substitute for a Functioning Government

Patrick Mahomes and LeBron James have tried to help people vote this election season, but it’s not their job.

Nov 5, 2020 / Dave Zirin

Pennsylvania Voter

Trump Doesn’t Have a Path to Victory Through the Courts Trump Doesn’t Have a Path to Victory Through the Courts

While the election remains uncomfortably close, Trump’s attempts to use far-fetched legal arguments to stop vote counting in states like Pennsylvania are unlikely to succeed.

Nov 5, 2020 / Elie Mystal

The Election Nobody Won

The Election Nobody Won The Election Nobody Won

A narrow Biden victory offers four years of gridlock—and that’s the best-case scenario.

Nov 5, 2020 / Ed Burmila

Biden Is Piling Up a Popular-Vote Mandate for Ending Trumpism

Biden Is Piling Up a Popular-Vote Mandate for Ending Trumpism 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.

Nov 4, 2020 / John Nichols

‘It’s Just a Slaughter’: Montana Goes From Purple to Deep Red

‘It’s Just a Slaughter’: Montana Goes From Purple to Deep Red ‘It’s Just a Slaughter’: Montana Goes From Purple to Deep Red

The GOP claimed victory on every statewide down-ballot race.

Nov 4, 2020 / Gwen Florio

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