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News Articles: Elections

Preparations take place on Sunday outside the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion in Cleveland ahead of the first presidential debate, scheduled for Tuesday.

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  • Elections

Trump And Biden Debate Tuesday. Here's What You Need To Know

The two presidential candidates will face off for the first time in a debate moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., introduced a revised $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package after weeks of stalled talks.

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  • Politics

House Democrats Introduce Scaled-Back Coronavirus Aid Package

The legislation addresses many of Democrats' top priorities that were included in the $3.4 trillion bill that passed the House in May. The latest bill lessens the duration of benefits.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Kelsey Snell
GPB News NPR

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  • Elections

How Presidential Debates Have Impacted Incumbents

All Things Considered examines past moments in presidential debate history and how debate have affected the incumbent president.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
GPB News NPR

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  • Elections

Debate Preview: Best Chance To Still Persuade The Persuadable

Tomorrow's debate may be President Trump's best chance to change the course of the campaign against Joe Biden. For Biden, it's a chance to dispel doubts voters may have about him and solidify a lead.

September 28, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Elections

Almost A Million Ballots Already Cast In 2020 Presidential Election

NPR's Ailsa Chang interviews University of Florida Professor Michael McDonald about how early voting trends are extremely different this year than in previous years.

September 28, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
Voters at Park Tavern

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | Coronavirus Delays, Primary Disasters And A Disrupted 2020

On this episode of “Battleground: Ballot Box,” we’re continuing to unpack how Georgia’s election landscape has changed since the nationally watched 2018 governor’s race, from the delivery of voting machines to the coronavirus-stricken primary.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Trump, Inc. Podcast Host Weighs In On Trump Tax Story

NPR's Tonya Mosley speaks with Ilya Marritz, the host of the WNYC podcast Trump, Inc., about The New York Times report about President Trump's tax returns.

September 28, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
In an effort to boost civic engagement among younger voters, Tyler Okeke, 19, has been campaigning to lower the voting age to 16.

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  • Politics

Young Activist Pushes To Lower Voting Age To 16 As 'The Logical Next Step' For Gen Z

Young people are known for taking to the streets in protest, but less so at the ballot box. An advocate, 19, from Los Angeles says lowering the age limit could foster a generation of loyal voters.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Emma Bowman
Electronic machine

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  • Elections

Judge Orders Backup Paper Voter Lists For Every Georgia Polling Place

A federal judge says every polling place in the state must have updated paper copies of the list that shows who is eligible to vote in case problems arise with the check-in computers.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is warning Democrats of an exceedingly rare scenario where the House may need to decide the presidential election in January.

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  • Elections

Pelosi Prepares Democrats For Rare Possibility The House May Decide The Election

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi outlined the once far-fetched scenario in a letter to Democrats this weekend and is calling for more financial support for battleground candidates.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Kelsey Snell
Justin Clark is the Trump campaign lawyer who got his first taste of politics as part of Al Gore's 2000 Democratic presidential campaign, when the Supreme Court settled a fight over counting ballots.

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  • Elections

Meet The Trump Campaign Lawyer Who Got His Start Working For Al Gore

Justin Clark will play a lead role in the Trump campaign's legal strategy, fighting over voting rules — and perhaps the outcome — for the November election.

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks Sunday about President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.

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  • Elections

'Summon Your Conscience': Biden Implores GOP Senators To Wait On SCOTUS Nomination

Joe Biden called on his former Republican colleagues in the Senate to wait to cast their votes for President Trump's Supreme Court nominee until after the general election.

September 27, 2020
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  • Barbara Sprunt
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., seen here during a press conference Thursday, has criticized President Trump for trying to quickly fill a Supreme Court vacancy before the court hears a case on the Affordable Care Act.

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  • Politics

'We Can't Stop The Outcome,' No. 2 Senate Democrat Says Of Barrett Confirmation

President Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court dominated the Sunday political shows, with Democrats accusing Republican senators of hypocrisy.

September 27, 2020
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  • Barbara Sprunt
President Trump and Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett walk along the Rose Garden colonnade on Saturday. The focus on the court just weeks before the election could help energize conservatives in key states.

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  • Elections

What Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Nomination Means For The 2020 Election

The focus on the court could help energize conservatives in key states. Progressives are fired up, too — immediately after Saturday's announcement, Democrats tied Barrett to a fight for health care.

September 27, 2020
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh
Judge Robert Rosenberg, a member of the Broward County, Fla., canvassing board examines a disputed ballot in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Nov. 24, 2000. That close presidential contest was one of several in U.S. history.

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  • Politics

Presidential Votes Have Been Too Close To Call And Even Too Close to Count

The uncertainty of past U.S. elections may not offer an adequate model given the magnitude of this year's problems and the apparent determination of the incumbent to resist any adverse results.

September 27, 2020
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  • Ron Elving
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