The Republicans are cracking up. Can Democratic unity hold? And will the Biden administration be an ally of long-term organizing?
Arizona
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A Long, Tough Year of Favorites
Prospect Deputy Editor Gabrielle Gurley’s Best of 2020
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Voter Suppression Is a Constant in Navajo Nation
The pandemic has created new obstacles for tribal members who’ve faced barriers to voting for years.
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Policing Is on the Ballot in Maricopa County
The two women running for top prosecutor in Arizona’s largest county must confront its history of racial animus and police violence.
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The Only Precinct Walkers
America’s unions are campaigning for Joe Biden by phone, mail, and text—but not by talking face-to-face with voters. Except for the hotel workers.
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Border Wall Desecrates Native American Lands in Southern California and Arizona
Tribes protest and litigate in an ongoing bid to halt construction of the notorious project.
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Arizona Judge Reinstates GOP Law Shielding ‘Dark Money’
The state’s clean elections commission will now be required to defer to the IRS on which political-spending groups can keep their donors secret.
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Progressive Challenges and Conservative Last Stands in Today’s Elections
A guide to today’s biggest primaries in Missouri, Washington, Michigan, Arizona, and Kansas
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Unsanitized: Arizona and the Multiple Curve Problem
Plus, Minneapolis rethinks policing. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for June 8, 2020.
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Lessons From the Pandemic Primaries
What we learned from the Arizona, Florida, and Illinois elections about how to hold electoral contests during the coronavirus outbreak