Update for August 26. Polling Quick Hits: Virginia (Biden 53, Trump 39) It is still tough to imagine that Virginia has pushed as far into the Democratic coalition of states over the last (at least) three cycles.Source: The Electoral College Map (8/26/20)...
Amid vast uncertainty about the Republican Party’s future, several of its rising stars spoke at the convention this week with a dual purpose: falling in line behind President Trump while finding a lane for themselves.Source: At Republican convention, rising stars show unity around Trump but division over party’s future...
This is not a column about a case that’s pending at the Supreme Court — yet. It’s about the nightmare scenarios surrounding the presidential election and its aftermath that could conceivably propel a case there.Source: Could It Be Bush v. Gore All Over Again?...
A century ago, the Nineteenth Amendment was added to the Constitution, prohibiting state-sponsored voting discrimination on account of sex, and women’s status as equal citizens was formally etched in the Constitution’s text.Source: How the Right to Vote Became Fundamental ...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented a severe threat to state election plans in 2020 for primaries and for the general election.Source: Voting in a Pandemic: What Americans Think About Safety, Election Integrity, and Preparedness...
Americans of both parties worry they’ll be canceled for making donations to a campaign or cause.Source: Political Giving Should Be Private...
On August 24, the California legislature passed SB 970, which moves the primary in midterm years from March to June.Source: California Legislature Passes Bill Moving Primary in Midterm Years from March to June...
Lawfare is partnering with the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project to produce a series on election integrity in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.Source: The Rise of Ballot Drop Boxes Due to the Coronavirus...
