Election 2020: Updates from The Washington Post

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Trump fails in first debate to make the race anything but a referendum on him Sep 30, 2020

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From "The Daily 202" podcast: No one alive has ever seen a presidential debate like Tuesday night’s unseemly shout fest between President Trump and Joe Biden.

A new poll shows Joe Biden leading in Pennsylvania ahead of the first debate Sep 29, 2020

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From "The Daily 202"podcast, Biden’s support stands at 54 percent to Trump’s 45 percent among the Keystone State’s likely voters. Biden’s current edge among likely voters appears sizable but is not definitive, given the five-point margin of error.

What it's like to moderate a debate Sep 29, 2020

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On "Post Reports," national political columnist Karen Tumulty on what it’s like to moderate a presidential debate — and why it might be a good thing to lose the audience.

Five weeks out from the election, Trump plays defense in several states he carried in 2016 Sep 28, 2020

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From "The Daily 202" podcast. Plus, Trump reportedly paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016. And Democrats plan to make Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation a referendum on Obamacare.

Trump’s escalating attacks on the election prompt fresh fears of a looming constitutional crisis Sep 25, 2020

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From "The Daily 202" podcast, President Trump reiterated Thursday that he may not honor the results should he lose reelection, reaffirming his extraordinary refusal to commit to a peaceful transition of power.

How the Supreme Court became the most trusted branch, and how electoral politics might undo that Sep 24, 2020

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On the "Can He Do That?" podcast, Can the president push through a confirmation? Can the Democrats pack the court? Judicial politics expert Lisa Holmes and congressional reporter Paul Kane answer key questions amidst a contentious battle for the bench.

President Trump refuses to commit to the peaceful transfer of power Sep 24, 2020

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From today's "Daily 202" podcast, Trump's latest comments came after he has spent months making unsubstantiated claims that voting by mail is corrupt and will lead to a “rigged” election.

How a Supreme Court vacancy could affect the election Sep 23, 2020

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On "Post Reports," courts reporter Ann Marimow explains how a Supreme Court vacancy — or replacement — could have an impact on the presidential election.

Former Pence aide on coronavirus task force explains why she will vote for Biden Sep 18, 2020

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From "The Daily 202" podcast: Olivia Troye, who worked as a homeland security, counterterrorism and coronavirus adviser to Vice President Pence for two years, said the administration’s response cost lives and that she will vote for Joe Biden.

The White women turning away from Trump Sep 17, 2020

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From the "Post Reports" podcast, national political correspondent Jenna Johnson reports on the growing number of White female voters who regret voting for Donald Trump in 2016.

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