Indian Americans lean to the left, while many also support India’s Hindu nationalist prime minister.
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Unsanitized, Election Edition: Early Turnout Gives No Indication of the Likely Result
You’re going to have to rely on the polls to make sense of the race. Sorry! This is The Election 2020 Daily Report for October 26, 2020.
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J.D. Scholten Is Still Pitching Populism
The congressional candidate who nearly beat Steve King in a far-right district in 2018 faces two new challengers this year: an establishment Republican and a global pandemic.
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Nancy Pelosi’s One-Woman Congress
Pelosi has unilaterally run pandemic relief negotiations with virtually no input from the rank and file. For how long will disenfranchised members of Congress take that?
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Unsanitized, Election Edition: Debate Night in America
A look at Trump and Biden in the final high-profile event before voting closes. This is The Election 2020 Daily Report for October 23, 2020.
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How Many Self-Deceptions Can Our President Sustain?
Lincoln’s successor? The environment’s pal? Are there any swing voters who believe this stuff?
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Presidential Debate 2020: Live Updates
Join the Prospect staff for live coverage of the second debate matchup between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
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The Future of the Democratic Party Goes Through This District
In Washington’s Tenth, it’s Marilyn Strickland, president of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, against environmental activist Beth Doglio.
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Establishment Democrats vs. Working Families Democrats
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trying to kick the successful progressive Working Families Party off the ballot in New York.
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Like Southwest Louisiana, FEMA Is Worn Down
This summer’s furies, Hurricanes Laura in August, Sally in September, and Delta in October, pummeled the same southwest corner of Louisiana. Blue tarps covered the roofs of the places Laura spared. Delta blew them off and flooded anything still standing. After the storm cleared out, area residents flocked to Twitter to complain that the country—especially […]
