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Elections 2020

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How did the Biden campaign create fly swatter merch so quickly?

by Marielle Segarra
Oct 8, 2020
A fly swatter is a very specific piece of promotional merchandise. Branding specialists explain how it works.
The now-famous fly rests upon the head of Vice President Mike Pence during Wednesday's vice presidential debate in Utah.
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Pence, Harris spar over the future of the ACA in VP debate

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder
Oct 8, 2020
Harris said the Trump administration would take away Obamacare's protections for people with preexisting conditions.
"President Trump and I have a plan to improve health care and protect preexisting conditions for every American," Vice President Mike Pence said. But he did not offer any further details.
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Political parties, outside groups pour resources into preelection legal fights

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 8, 2020
They're spending tens of millions of dollars in court, fighting down to the wire over absentee and mail-in ballot rules.
According to the Standford-MIT Healthy Elections Project, there are more than 300 of these cases in 44 states.
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Small-dollar donors are playing a much bigger role in this year's campaigns

by Kimberly Adams
Oct 6, 2020
They now account for nearly a quarter of all donations. This year, they are giving more than PACs and super PACs combined
People watch the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at The Abbey on Sept. 29 in West Hollywood, California.
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What role can machine-learning election forecasts play in 2020?

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin
Oct 6, 2020
Economist Editor-in-Chief Zanny Minton Beddoes sees the magazine's forecasts as complements to traditional political reporting.
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The 2020 election is set to be the most expensive ever

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 1, 2020
One organization is projecting the cost will reach $11 billion.
A view of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden at their first presidential debate on Tuesday.
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Why more workers are getting paid time off on Election Day

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 1, 2020
A growing list of companies are allowing their employees to get the day off or paying them to work the polls.
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What Trump, Biden had to say about economic issues in the first debate

by David Brancaccio , Kimberly Adams and Daniel Shin
Sep 30, 2020
The Supreme Court, the Affordable Care Act, climate change and the reopening of the pandemic economy all came up.
Trump continued to say he wants the economy opened more quickly and continued to dispute his own scientists on whether it was safe to do so. Biden wants to take a more cautious and slow approach, basically arguing the risks aren’t worth it.
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What Supreme Court reforms are available to Democrats?

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 29, 2020
In the most recent example in history, Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted 15 justices on the court.
A view of the U.S. Supreme Court back in 2018.
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Is chasing swing voters a waste of campaign money?

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 28, 2020
Most voters have already decided whom they want for president, experts say. Will undecideds vote at all?
One swing voter researcher said "these voters may not be motivated to vote at all in the 2020 election."
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