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Election of 2020
Election of 2020
Election of 2020
A look back at what historians have had to say about this epic contest over the nation's future.
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The Primaries
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The Incumbent
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The Process
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Election of 2020
The Process
The Process
Disenfranchisement: An American Tradition
Invoking the specter of voter fraud to undermine democratic participation is a tactic as old as the United States itself.
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Julilly Kohler-Hausmann
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Poll Watchers and the Long History of Voter Intimidation
President Trump has called on supporters, including law enforcement officers, to monitor election sites. Voter intimidation tactics have a long history.
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Retro Report
Learning from the Failure of Reconstruction
The storming of the Capitol was an expression of the antidemocratic strands in American history.
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Eric Foner
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Isaac Chotiner
The Supreme Court’s Starring Role in Democracy’s Demise
With democracy hanging in the balance in 2020, the Court is clearly playing a decisive and destructive role. Unfortunately, we’ve been here before.
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Carol Anderson
The Victor
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The Aftermath
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The Parallels
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