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Trump versus Biden: 6:15 PM Pacific Map

Joe Biden wins New Hampshire

November 3rd, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Biden’s victory in the Granite State is unsurprising, but could prove important in the event of a narrow margin in the electoral college.

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Ohio Election Results Update

An unexpected Ohio result?

November 3rd, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

While Trump seems likely to squeak past Biden in all three key Southeastern states (Florida, Georgia, North Carolina), Biden’s support in Ohio is stronger than expected.

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Texas Election Results Update

Promising signs for Democrats out of Texas

November 3rd, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Early results from the Lone Star State suggest a suburban rebellion against Trump and the GOP.

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National Election Results Update

Early results in the Southeast indicate that we might have a long night ahead

November 3rd, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Results in Georgia, North Carolina, and Florida show Trump slightly ahead of his Democratic challenger.

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Trump versus Biden: 5:15 PM Pacific Map

So far, few surprises

November 3rd, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

None of the states called so far are particularly surprising, but the major swing states continue to count ballots.

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A Statute of Liberty character

Strap yourselves in for our election night coverage!

November 3rd, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections, Live Coverage

Here we go! Polling places have begun closing across the East Coast, and we can soon expect results to begin trickling in.

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Garlin Gilchrist II + Gretchen Whitmer

The Atlantic profiles NPI alum Garlin Gilchrist II’s work to deliver a Democratic victory in Michigan

October 26th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Elections, Party Politics

Writer Edward-Issac Dovere takes a look at the Democratic Party’s plan to win the Wolverine State in 2020 after losing to Donald Trump by less than 11,000 votes in 2016, which emphasizes facets of big organizing and local control.

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The President speaks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore

President Barack Obama shreds Donald Trump in major speech from Philadelphia

October 21st, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Elections, Open Government

On October 21st, 2020, President Barack Obama delivered a scathing and unsparing indictment of Donald Trump’s disastrous presidency from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Senator Ben Sasse

Ben Sasse warns his constituents: “We are staring down the barrel of a blue tsunami”

October 15th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Elections

Should Trump lose, people are going to be asking: “What the heck were any of us thinking, that selling a TV-obsessed, narcissistic individual to the American people was a good idea?” the Nebraska Republican said in a telephone town hall.

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Donald Trump

“I feel sorry for Americans”: A baffled world watches the U.S.

September 26th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Elections, World Community

The New York Times reports on the concern and consternation many people feel around the world as the 2020 presidential election enters its final weeks.

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Trump boat rally

A harbinger of what’s to come? Several boats sink at pro-Trump parade on Lake Travis in Texas

September 5th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Elections

No one was injured in the sinkings, which occurred on a lake that can be tricky to navigate due to large wakes. Is this a foreshadowing of what’s about to happen to the already wretched Trump regime?

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Donald Trump in Arizona

Trump was supposed to change the Republican Party. But the party changed him. 

August 25th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Elections

“Donald Trump might not have launched a populist project, but now he serves a critical purpose: a bulwark against the left. In 2020, the opposition party is not the one out of power, but the one desperately holding onto it,” Vox’s Jane Coaston writes.

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Joe Biden speaking in New Hampshire

Jennifer Rubin: Joe Biden delivers for Democrats and the nation in 2020 acceptance speech

August 20th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Elections, Events

The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin appraises Biden’s acceptance speech, opining: “The intensity and sincerity in Biden’s voice, the determination with which he spoke was what we have been missing. It was the voice of a president.”

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Day Four: The 2020 Democratic National Convention

2020 DNC Day Four Watch Guide: Deb Haaland, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden to speak

August 20th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Elections, Events

As announced by the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC), here is the general session run of show (sans timepoints) and speaking program guide for the fourth day of the 2020 DNC.

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Day Three: The 2020 Democratic National Convention

2020 DNC Day Three Watch Guide: Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris to speak

August 19th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Elections, Events

As announced by the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC), here is the general session run of show (sans timepoints) and speaking program guide for the third day of the 2020 DNC.

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Day Two: The 2020 Democratic National Convention

2020 DNC Day Two Watch Guide: Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Jill Biden, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez to speak

August 18th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Elections, Events

As announced by the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC), here is the general session run of show (sans timepoints) and speaking program guide for the second day of the 2020 DNC.

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Kristin Urquiza

Kristin Urquiza delivers searing indictment of Donald Trump on Day One of 2020 DNC

August 17th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Elections, Events, Open Government

Urquiza made one of the first night’s most memorable appearances, ripping Donald Trump for his refusal to step up and take on COVID-19, the novel coronavirus.

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Day One: The 2020 Democratic National Convention

2020 DNC Day One Watch Guide: Andrew Cuomo, Gretchen Whitmer, Bernie Sanders, and Michelle Obama to speak

August 17th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Elections, Events

As announced by the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC), here is the general session run of show (sans timepoints) and speaking program guide for the first day of the 2020 DNC.

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2020 DNC Kickoff Party

Blue in the Pacific Northwest: A DNC kick-off party hosted by the state parties

August 16th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Elections, Party Politics

This joint event hosted by the Washington State Democratic Party and the Democratic Party of Oregon showcased progressive leaders from the Pacific Northwest like U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on the eve of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

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Joe Biden speaking in New Hampshire

Russia working to damage Joe Biden’s White House bid, U.S. intelligence agencies say

August 8th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, World Community

“The disclosure is the most detailed yet from U.S. intelligence agencies about foreign efforts to interfere in the 2020 election between presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden and President Trump,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

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Trump boat rally

The New Yorker: A floating MAGA rally washes up in New York Harbor

August 5th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Elections

This is what a writer for The New Yorker heard while listening in to the speech of Trump fans who decided to organize a waterborne rally for Trump in New York Harbor.

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