Covering The 2020 ElectionOn Point's coverage of the 2020 election cycle around the country.The Problem With Polling — And How To Fix ItElection 2020 again proved there's a problem with polling. But when it comes to understanding the electorate, are there any better options? ResumeOn Point47:31Nov 24, 2020What We Know About Election 2020 ResultsThe day after election day. What tallies are known? Where are votes still being counted? ResumeOn Point47:23Nov 4, 2020Election Protection Coalition Leader On Access To Voting For Communities Of ColorWBUR's Sharon Brody speaks with civil rights attorney Sophia Hall about voting in communities of color.ResumeLocal Coverage05:00Nov 1, 2020Show Highlights: 'The Right Fertile Soil' for AuthoritarianismHow does a country succumb to authoritarian rule? On PointOct 30, 2020What's On The Minds Of North Carolina VotersBoth campaigns agree -- the road to the White House runs through the Tar Heel state.ResumeOn Point47:24Oct 28, 2020AdvertisementExtended Cut: A Look Inside A Russian Disinformation CampaignDmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, walks us through why democracies are particularly vulnerable to election interference.ResumeOn Point31:34Oct 26, 2020Radio Diary: JFK, Nixon And The 1960 Presidential ElectionWith the help of two historians, we take a look back at the 1960 presidential race between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon.ResumeOn Point08:30Oct 14, 2020The Climate Voters Are ComingThe climate movement’s power is growing, writes Nathaniel Stinnett. Politicians are increasingly viewing environmental leadership as a political necessity, rather than a policy choice.CognoscentiSep 25, 2020Election Roundtable: Where Wisconsin Voters StandWhat do voters in Wisconsin want from elected officials? ResumeOn Point47:30Sep 9, 2020The Threat To U.S. ElectionsRussia is attempting to interfere with the presidential election yet again. What’s Moscow doing this time?ResumeOn Point47:17Sep 8, 2020Should The Electoral College Exist? The electoral college has been a fixture of American democracy -- and criticism -- since the nation’s founding. We’ll explain why it endures.ResumeOn Point46:44Sep 4, 2020Election Roundtable: What Democratic Voters Want From BidenWhat do Democratic voters want for -- and from -- their candidate?ResumeOn Point47:11Sep 2, 2020Joe Biden, The Candidate: A History Of A Long And Winding Political CareerJoe Biden is officially the Democratic party’s presidential nominee. We look back at Biden’s political career.ResumeOn Point46:57Aug 20, 2020A Look At The Possible Advisors Of A Biden PresidencyWe talk about the rising Democratic luminaries in the foreground, and the lobbyists hovering in the background. ResumeOn Point47:27Aug 19, 2020Election 2020: America's Foreign Policy FutureForeign policy isn’t a big talking point at the Democratic convention this week. Maybe it should be. ResumeOn Point47:23Aug 19, 2020What To Expect From The Political Conventions Of A PandemicThe media and political conventions have had a long symbiotic relationship. So how will political conventions be covered in a pandemic? ResumeOn Point47:09Aug 17, 2020Is Trump's GOP The Party Of The 'Forgotten' American — Or The Super-Rich? Political scientist Jacob Hacker says the GOP has become the party of plutocrats. We see how he makes that case.ResumeOn Point47:02Aug 14, 2020Biden VP Pick: What To Know About Kamala HarrisWe’re going to be seeing a lot more of Senator Kamala Harris this election season. We talk about Biden’s vice presidential pick.ResumeOn Point47:31Aug 13, 2020Week In The News: Beirut Explosion, Stimulus Struggles, Progressive Primary WinsCongress tussles over a stimulus package with a deadline looming. A massive, deadly explosion in Beirut. It’s all in our week in review.ResumeOn Point47:04Aug 7, 2020The Uncertain Science Of Election PollingAre you skeptical of polling forecasts? We dig into the science of polling.ResumeOn Point45:52Aug 7, 2020Next Page
The Problem With Polling — And How To Fix ItElection 2020 again proved there's a problem with polling. But when it comes to understanding the electorate, are there any better options? ResumeOn Point47:31Nov 24, 2020
What We Know About Election 2020 ResultsThe day after election day. What tallies are known? Where are votes still being counted? ResumeOn Point47:23Nov 4, 2020
Election Protection Coalition Leader On Access To Voting For Communities Of ColorWBUR's Sharon Brody speaks with civil rights attorney Sophia Hall about voting in communities of color.ResumeLocal Coverage05:00Nov 1, 2020
Show Highlights: 'The Right Fertile Soil' for AuthoritarianismHow does a country succumb to authoritarian rule? On PointOct 30, 2020
What's On The Minds Of North Carolina VotersBoth campaigns agree -- the road to the White House runs through the Tar Heel state.ResumeOn Point47:24Oct 28, 2020
Extended Cut: A Look Inside A Russian Disinformation CampaignDmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, walks us through why democracies are particularly vulnerable to election interference.ResumeOn Point31:34Oct 26, 2020
Radio Diary: JFK, Nixon And The 1960 Presidential ElectionWith the help of two historians, we take a look back at the 1960 presidential race between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon.ResumeOn Point08:30Oct 14, 2020
The Climate Voters Are ComingThe climate movement’s power is growing, writes Nathaniel Stinnett. Politicians are increasingly viewing environmental leadership as a political necessity, rather than a policy choice.CognoscentiSep 25, 2020
Election Roundtable: Where Wisconsin Voters StandWhat do voters in Wisconsin want from elected officials? ResumeOn Point47:30Sep 9, 2020
The Threat To U.S. ElectionsRussia is attempting to interfere with the presidential election yet again. What’s Moscow doing this time?ResumeOn Point47:17Sep 8, 2020
Should The Electoral College Exist? The electoral college has been a fixture of American democracy -- and criticism -- since the nation’s founding. We’ll explain why it endures.ResumeOn Point46:44Sep 4, 2020
Election Roundtable: What Democratic Voters Want From BidenWhat do Democratic voters want for -- and from -- their candidate?ResumeOn Point47:11Sep 2, 2020
Joe Biden, The Candidate: A History Of A Long And Winding Political CareerJoe Biden is officially the Democratic party’s presidential nominee. We look back at Biden’s political career.ResumeOn Point46:57Aug 20, 2020
A Look At The Possible Advisors Of A Biden PresidencyWe talk about the rising Democratic luminaries in the foreground, and the lobbyists hovering in the background. ResumeOn Point47:27Aug 19, 2020
Election 2020: America's Foreign Policy FutureForeign policy isn’t a big talking point at the Democratic convention this week. Maybe it should be. ResumeOn Point47:23Aug 19, 2020
What To Expect From The Political Conventions Of A PandemicThe media and political conventions have had a long symbiotic relationship. So how will political conventions be covered in a pandemic? ResumeOn Point47:09Aug 17, 2020
Is Trump's GOP The Party Of The 'Forgotten' American — Or The Super-Rich? Political scientist Jacob Hacker says the GOP has become the party of plutocrats. We see how he makes that case.ResumeOn Point47:02Aug 14, 2020
Biden VP Pick: What To Know About Kamala HarrisWe’re going to be seeing a lot more of Senator Kamala Harris this election season. We talk about Biden’s vice presidential pick.ResumeOn Point47:31Aug 13, 2020
Week In The News: Beirut Explosion, Stimulus Struggles, Progressive Primary WinsCongress tussles over a stimulus package with a deadline looming. A massive, deadly explosion in Beirut. It’s all in our week in review.ResumeOn Point47:04Aug 7, 2020
The Uncertain Science Of Election PollingAre you skeptical of polling forecasts? We dig into the science of polling.ResumeOn Point45:52Aug 7, 2020