Key Points• The most critical moments in the 2020 election will come after Election Day, Nov. 3.• Millions of mail ballots induced by the coronavirus will delay final results in some states for several weeks after the election.• Congress is most likely to certify a Biden victory, but Trump (or […] Read more »
Charles Booker, Jamaal Bowman And The 7 Competing Camps In Black Politics
… There are now, in my view, at least seven fairly distinct camps among Black political figures — concentrated in the Democratic Party but also stretching into the GOP. These groupings — which come from my own reporting and talking to experts, rather than any specific data set — are […] Read more »
Big Government? For Now, Most Americans Say Bring It On
The White House and some Republican governors are angling toward a cautious reopening of the economy, while G.O.P. leaders in Congress have tried to pump the brakes on future federal stimulus spending. But polling suggests the political winds may be flying against them. The American public remains broadly wary of […] Read more »
Most Americans Say Trump Was Too Slow in Initial Response to Coronavirus Threat
As the death toll from the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to spiral, most Americans do not foresee a quick end to the crisis. In fact, 73% say that in thinking about the problems the country is facing from the coronavirus outbreak, the worst is still to come. … President Donald […] Read more »
Republicans Pursue Limits on Voting by Mail, Despite the Coronavirus
President Trump and his Republican allies are launching an aggressive strategy to fight what many of the administration’s own health officials view as one of the most effective ways to make voting safer amid the deadly spread of Covid-19: the expanded use of mail-in ballots. … The new political effort […] Read more »
A virus upends the 2020 election and tests Trump’s invincibility
Two weeks ago, Bernie Sanders was the Democratic presidential front-runner, the U.S. economy was humming and President Donald Trump had reason to be optimistic about his re-election prospects. Then the first American died from the coronavirus. The campaign as we knew it would soon be over. CONT. Sahil Kapur, NBC […] Read more »