Election 2020

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Maybe Fear of Left Should Outweigh Trump&#39;s Flaws
A Trump Vote
Might Make
More Sense
This Time
opinion
Sep 16, 2020 6:50 PM CDT

A Trump Vote Might Make More Sense This Time

Danielle Pletka argues the left could rule Biden

(Newser) - Danielle Pletka doesn't sugarcoat what she sees as President Trump's shortcomings: "his odious tweets, his chronic mendacity and general crudeness"; his "erratic, personality-driven decision-making"; his "contempt for NATO"; his encouragement of "execrable gun-toting racists." And many more. But in an oped piece in...

2 Big Notes From the 'Last-in-the-Nation' Primary

Delaware voted Tuesday

(Newser) - Delaware held its "last-in-the-nation" primary Tuesday, Vox reports. A few results to note, per the AP :
  • Transgender activist Sarah McBride won a Democratic state Senate primary and is poised to make history as the first transgender person elected to the state's General Assembly. McBride, who interned at the
...

Climate Change Enters the Election Debate
175-Year-Old Magazine
Endorses Candidate
for First Time
the rundown
Sep 15, 2020 11:00 AM CDT

175-Year-Old Magazine Endorses Candidate for First Time

'Scientific American' backs Biden as climate change becomes a 2020 issue

(Newser) - Climate change emerged front and center in the election on Monday, at least temporarily. The big quote came from President Trump when he was discussing the West's wildfires with a natural resources official in California. "It'll start getting cooler. You just watch," Trump said. When the...

A Big Biden Worry Grows Larger: Latino Voters
A Big Biden Worry Grows
Larger: Latino Voters
the rundown
Sep 15, 2020 8:33 AM CDT

A Big Biden Worry Grows Larger: Latino Voters

Trump is making headway, especially in Florida

(Newser) - A slew of new stories on the November race have a familiar theme: Joe Biden is in trouble with Latino voters. The issue is especially prominent in Florida—where Biden will appear on Tuesday—but polls suggest that Trump is making big headway among Latinos nationwide. Coverage:
  • Nationally: Biden led
...

Biden Warns of Nation 'Ablaze,' Trump Predicts It'll Cool Down

President dismisses climate change as a cause of wildfires

(Newser) - During a briefing on the state's wildfires while in California on Monday, President Trump discounted climate change as a concern—and cause. Responding to an official who asked him to not "ignore the science," the BBC reports, the president said, "I don't think science knows...

Governor on Trump&#39;s Indoor Nevada Rally: &#39;Reckless and Selfish&#39;
Doctor on Trump's
Indoor Rally:
'People Will Die'
the rundown
Sep 14, 2020 3:49 AM CDT

Doctor on Trump's Indoor Rally: 'People Will Die'

But president's supporters don't appear concerned at Nevada event

(Newser) - President Trump on Sunday night held his first entirely indoor rally since June, and despite the fact that officials in the host city of Henderson, Nevada, had issued a warning prior to the event , the rally did indeed appear to violate restrictions placed on gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Per...

Bernie Issues Warning to Biden
Bernie Issues
Warning to Biden
Sep 13, 2020 2:00 PM CDT

Bernie Issues Warning to Biden

The Vermont senator sees trouble on the horizon

(Newser) - Bernie Sanders is warning that if onetime rival Joe Biden doesn't do more to promote his own policies and reach out to Latino voters, the Democratic presidential nominee is at risk of falling short to President Trump this November, the AP reports. Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist who left...

Trump Gets Good News on 2 Important States
2 Battleground States
Shift to the Right
in case you missed it
Sep 13, 2020 10:30 AM CDT

2 Battleground States Shift to the Right

Cook Political Report changes ratings for Florida and Nevada

(Newser) - Labor Day has come and gone, which means that it's time to start getting serious about watching the presidential race, says Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight. "It's no longer 'too soon' to look at polls, even (if) you're the type of person who's inclined to...

Bloomberg: Here, Joe, Have $100M for Florida

Billionaire putting money where his mouth is in Sunshine State, freeing resources elsewhere

(Newser) - Remember when Mike Bloomberg ran for president for like six seconds, spent a fortune, then dropped out, and endorsed Joe Biden ? He's now putting a considerable amount of money where his mouth is when it's coming down to crunch time for Team Biden: Announcing Sunday that "...

Facebook to Employees: Here's Time Off, Go Work Those Polls

Company joins in efforts to alleviate shortage of poll workers for Election 2020

(Newser) - With shortages of poll workers looming before the election, one big tech company is stepping up to help fill that gap. Facebook executives told Axios this week that it will be offering its employees additional paid time off so they can become poll workers if they so choose, which would...

Ballot Requests Show Democrats Way Ahead

Republicans trail by plenty in early figures from battleground states

(Newser) - No one knows how President Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden will do in the battleground states in November. But we know which party has more voters asking for absentee ballots so far, and it's not close. Democrats lead Republicans 3-to-1 or so in absentee ballot requests from...

Somber Day Brings a Rare Meeting
Somber Day Brings
a Rare Meeting
Sep 11, 2020 9:55 AM CDT

Somber Day Brings a Rare Meeting

Biden, Pence were together at 9/11 ceremony in New York

(Newser) - Two former members of Congress crossed paths on Friday, and the encounter was a rare one in an unusual year, notes the Hill . Joe Biden and Mike Pence greeted each other with an elbow bump and chatted briefly at a morning ceremony at Ground Zero in New York City to...

Here's Why There Are No Biden Ads on TV Today

Presidential contender pulls them on 9/11 anniversary

(Newser) - It's the 19th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, and Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden is marking the occasion by pulling all his television ads for the day. Politico says presidential contenders have long gone dark on the 9/11 anniversary, hitting a bit of a pause on their...

Feds Charge Russian in Plot to Sow Distrust

They say he was part of 'Project Lakhta'

(Newser) - The Trump administration has charged a Russian national in a sweeping plot to sow distrust in the American political process and imposed sanctions against a Russia-linked Ukrainian lawmaker accused of interfering in the US presidential election. Those actions on Thursday, combined with a Microsoft announcement on hacking attempts targeting US...

Microsoft: Same Russian Unit Is Interfering in This Campaign

It also reports attempted hacks by Chinese and Iranian operators

(Newser) - The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has attempted similar intrusions into the computer systems of more than 200 organizations, including political parties and consultants, Microsoft said Thursday. Those efforts appear to be part of a broader increase in targeting US political campaigns and related...

Amid Criticism, Trump Poses a Question About Woodward

Why didn't he publish sooner? Because it's a non-story, says the president

(Newser) - President Trump went into friendlier territory Wednesday night—Sean Hannity's show on Fox News —to defend his interviews with Bob Woodward . On the show, he repeated his rationale for deliberately downplaying the seriousness of the coronavirus threat. "I'm the leader of the country, I can't...

1K People Voted Twice in Georgia
1K Georgia Voters
Cast Two Ballots
Sep 8, 2020 1:44 PM CDT

1K Georgia Voters Cast Two Ballots

They're now facing felony charges

(Newser) - About 1,000 people in Georgia are facing felony charges for voting in the state's June primary. The problem is they voted twice, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution . The issue revolves around mail voting, says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Roughly 150,000 people who requested a mail...

For Trump Campaign, a Surprising &#39;Cash Crunch&#39;
For Trump Campaign,
a Surprising 'Cash Crunch'
the rundown
Sep 8, 2020 12:52 PM CDT

For Trump Campaign, a Surprising 'Cash Crunch'

President weighs putting $100M of his own money into the race, per Bloomberg

(Newser) - Candidate Trump spent $66 million of his own money on the 2016 campaign. President Trump might make the unusual move of pouring even more of his own money into the 2020 race, reports Bloomberg . Trump is considering a personal outlay of up to $100 million, an unprecedented expense for an...

Trump Slams Biden and Harris for &#39;Anti-Vaccine Rhetoric&#39;
New Flashpoint in the
2020 Campaign: COVID Vaccine
the rundown
Sep 8, 2020 6:53 AM CDT

New Flashpoint in the 2020 Campaign: COVID Vaccine

Trump says Biden, Harris must apologize for 'anti-vaccine rhetoric'

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday used the term "anti-vaccine" to describe his Election 2020 opponent and his running mate after they remarked on whether or not they'd get a coronavirus vaccine if one becomes available before the election. Here's what went down, per NBC News and the Hill...

Harris: This Could Cost Us the Election
Harris: This Could
Cost Us the Election
sunday talk shows
Sep 6, 2020 2:10 PM CDT

Harris: This Could Cost Us the Election

Kamala Harris says she's 'a realist' about the political forces at play

(Newser) - Kamala Harris says foreign interference, doubt cast about the election by President Trump, and voter suppression could potentially cost her and Joe Biden the White House in November. "I am a realist about it. Joe is a realist about it," the California senator said on CNN's State ...

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