Election 2020: Updates from The Washington Post

Latest Episodes:

How an extraordinary election season affects Trump’s reelection chances Aug 13, 2020

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On the "Can He Do That?" podcast chief political correspondent Dan Balz explains how the pandemic has reshaped the 2020 election and what those changes mean for Trump’s prospects for winning the presidency again.

Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and the future for Democrats Aug 12, 2020

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In a historic move, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has chosen Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate. What does that mean for November? Today on Post Reports, national political reporter Annie Linskey breaks it down.

Public health partisanship confronts a new reality: The virus is surging in rural America May 29, 2020

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On the “Can He Do That?” podcast, reporter Abigail Hauslohner explains how rural counties in America might handle a surge of Covid-19. And reporter Aaron Blake weighs in on what this shift means for the president, partisanship and public health.

How Trump is leveraging the presidency to campaign against Biden May 22, 2020

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On the “Can He Do That?” podcast, reporters Sean Sullivan and Toluse Olorunnipa discuss how President Trump and Joe Biden's campaigns are handling campaigning and rallies in an unprecedented election year.

A pandemic playbook for political campaigns May 11, 2020

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On "Post Reports," Michael Scherer describes how candidates have rewritten their campaign playbooks during the pandemic.

The Postal Service is in dire need. Trump wants to block the loan that could save them. Apr 30, 2020

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On the “Can He Do That?” podcast, reporter Jacob Bogage details Trump’s desire to withhold a loan from the agency, and elections administration expert Amber McReynolds discusses the challenges of an election likely to rely more than ever on vote by mail.

Bernie Sanders drops out Apr 08, 2020

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Bernie Sanders ends his White House bid.

U.S. elections are being tested like never before. What comes next? Mar 19, 2020

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On "Can He Do That?", reporter Isaac Stanley-Becker unpacks the electoral vulnerabilities state primaries have revealed, and election law expert Ned Foley lays out what can -- and legally can’t -- happen as we look toward the general election in November.

Joe Biden sweeps the primaries in Florida, Illinois and Arizona Mar 18, 2020

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From "The Daily 202" podcast: The Democratic race passed a point of no return last night, with Joe Biden firmly in control of his party’s nominating contest over Bernie Sanders.

Joe Biden hires a new manager as part of a campaign shake up Mar 13, 2020

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From "The Daily 202" podcast: Joe Biden appointed Jen O’Malley Dillon as his new campaign manager. She previously ran Beto O’Rourke’s campaign.