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Elections 2020

The economy touches all facets of this election.

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Elections 2020

In first presidential debate, what will we hear about the economy?

by Justin Ho
Sep 28, 2020
Additional coronavirus aid for state and local governments is a likely point of contention.
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Banks weigh in on what the 2020 presidential election might do to the stock market

by Kristin Schwab
Sep 25, 2020
Economists often look to previous elections to model upcoming ones, but 2020 continues to break the mold.
Goldman Sachs economists said in a note Thursday that worries are overblown — that there will be a victor on election night and in turn the markets will stay steady.
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Are Americans doing better or worse economically than they were 4 years ago?

by Mitchell Hartman , Gabriel Cortes and Olga Oksman
Sep 24, 2020
We graphed (and explained) economic issues from health care coverage to median income to mortgage delinquencies.
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Activist groups are helping formerly incarcerated Floridians vote by paying their outstanding fees and fines

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 23, 2020
Legal challenges to the fees continue, but they're not likely to succeed before Election Day.
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For campaigns, election forecasting can provide guidance on how to spend money

by Justin Ho
Sep 23, 2020
Models can be especially helpful to national parties looking at where to allocate funds.
Of course, all forecasting models have their limits, because the data just provides a snapshot in time.
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COVID-19 makes a difficult voting process for people who are homeless even harder

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Sep 22, 2020
The pandemic has limited access to information about how to vote and what the issues are.
People can use the address of a family member, a homeless service provider or even their physical location on the street to register, though it’s difficult to get voter information or mail-in ballots this way.
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Supreme Court battle reignites fundraising by Democrats and Republicans

by Justin Ho
Sep 22, 2020
Some campaign fundraising websites saw a spike in donations after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Volunteers work a phone bank for Joe Biden's presidential campaign. Democratic fundraising site ActBlue saw a surge in donations over the weekend after Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death.
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How Black Americans have been blocked from voting throughout U.S. history

by Reema Khrais , Hayley Hershman and Beth Pearlman
Sep 21, 2020
A conversation with Gilda R. Daniels, author of “Uncounted: The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America.”
Various labor unions and progressive organizations protest on Capitol Hill Sept. 16, 2015, calling for the restoration of the Voting Rights Act struck down by the Supreme Court.
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Voter suppression, then and now

by Marketplace Staff
Sep 18, 2020
From poll taxes and literacy tests to strict voter ID laws and consolidating polling places.
Protestors demonstrate outside the White House in 1965.
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Comparing Biden’s and Trump’s economic policies

by Janet Nguyen
Sep 18, 2020
The 2020 election coincides with an economic downturn.
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