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Election 2020

  1. reading the signs
    Good-bye to Trump’s Patriotic CosplayHe gave Americans of all stripes a chance to witness and play at masquerade. What will his supporters do with that impulse now?
    By Rhonda Garelick
  2. the body politic
    The Only Strategy Left for DemocratsAfter this week, the mandate is clear: Make people’s lives better. And stop trying to placate Republicans.
    By Rebecca Traister
  3. bleep
    Most Jersey Reporter Ever Tells Trump Supporter to ‘Buzz Off’ on Live TVBut it sounded like ‘F— Off.’ Really it did.
    By Rebecca Alter
  4. go go go joseph
    Lizzo, Lady Gaga, LeBron James and More Celebrate Joe Biden’s Election WinOf course Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted a Hamilton GIF.
    By Rebecca Alter
  5. power
    It’s Time to Look AheadToday is a victory, but the fight is far from over.
    By Camonghne Felix
  6. 😂
    Van Jones Cries Tears of Democrat Joy As CNN Names Biden President-ElectLet it all out, Van Jones.
    By Rebecca Alter
  7. election 2020
    CNN Anchor Forced to Endure Terror of Doing Math on Live TVThat little notepad will not save him.
    By Devon Ivie
  8. no sleep for map guy
    Steve Kornacki Has at Least Been Forced to Take a Break“If I sit down, I’ll fall asleep.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  9. street view
    How Joe Biden Can Be the Amtrak President New York NeedsStart with a new Hudson River tunnel and build from there.
    By Justin Davidson
  10. kanye 2020
    WELP: Guess How Many People Voted for ‘President Kanye’He appeared to concede his “campaign” — where else? — on Twitter.
    By Charu Sinha
  11. election 2020
    Savannah Guthrie Interrupts Trump’s ‘Not True’ SpeechHit that replay button.
    By Devon Ivie
  12. election 2020
    Stephen Colbert on Why ‘It’s a Good Thing’ We Don’t Have Election Results Yet“I’m going to say something a little controversial, so don’t get mad at me.”
    By Devon Ivie
  13. precedents
    America Has Had Relatively Few Post-Election Riots. So Far.A little in 1968, more in 1896.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  14. first tuesday in november
    Cities Are Preparing for Election Night Protests With Curfews and PlywoodBoarding up windows, locking down, and anticipating an unsettled outcome.
    By Alissa Walker
  15. how was your week?
    1,613 New York Readers on Civic Participation and Early Voting in 2020“I have donated more money this election cycle than in my whole life combined.”
    By The Editors
  16. oral history
    An Oral History of Election Night 2016 at MSNBCWhat it was like to cover the news on the day that gave us the past four years.
    By Jen Chaney
  17. four long years
    The Birth of an Extraordinary Modern Progressive MovementThe last four years have been an era of radical right-wing rule in Washington — and of remarkable left-wing populist response.
    By Rebecca Traister
  18. how was your week?
    1,443 New York Readers on Their Plans for Election Night and the Holidays“This year it’s turkey pot pie for one.”
    By The Editors
  19. how was your week?
    1,667 New York Readers on the Barrett Hearings, Election Day, and Winter Life“I think democracy is dead and we are watching its funeral rites.”
    By The Editors
  20. election 2020
    Biden Beat Trump in the Town Hall TV-Ratings BattleBiden’s ABC town hall had the benefit of a stronger lead-in.
    By Josef Adalian
  21. election 2020
    Kanye Releases Presidential Campaign Ad Telling Voters to ‘Write In Kanye West’Featuring one very compelling J.K. Simmons look-alike.
    By Rebecca Alter
  22. how was your week?
    1,663 New York Readers on Trump, COVID, and Election Anxiety“Every day brings a fresh news nightmare that would’ve been unimaginable to 2014 me.”
    By The Editors
  23. postal service
    Pelosi Recalls Congress to Attempt to Undo USPS DamageThe fear that voting by mail will be threatened has quickly galvanized Democrats.
    By Benjamin Hart
  24. 2020 election
    Kanye West and the Media Are Once Again Playing a Dangerous GameThere needs to be a reckoning about the toxic relationship between Kanye West and the vox populi.
    By Craig Jenkins
  25. the national interest
    Howard Schultz Might Reelect Trump Because He Doesn’t Understand PoliticsThe invincible ignorance of an egomaniacal centrist billionaire.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. the national interest
    This Chart Shows the Coming Death of Small-Government ConservatismThree generations of white people thought government was doing too much. The next two want it to do more.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. the national interest
    ‘Law and Order’ Candidate Donald Trump Is Surrounded by CriminalsLock them up.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. the national interest
    Why Does Trump Get More Credit Than Obama for the Same Economy?Trump’s greatest political asset is an economy doing no better than the one he inherited. Why does he benefit when Democrats didn’t?
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. select all
    Does Even Mark Zuckerberg Know What Facebook Is?The same company that gives you birthday reminders also helped ensure the integrity of the German elections.
    By Max Read