Election 2020

The WBUR Newsroom's 2020 election coverage

Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling (Steven Senne/AP)

Massachusetts Law Enforcement Readies For Contentious Election

That coordination includes a centrally located command center that will gather intelligence from around the state about potential disruptions to the election or possible violence following the election results.

WBUR News

Oct 16, 2020

A man fills in his ballot for the Democratic presidential primary elections at the Sleepy Hollow Elementary School polling location on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Have Pollsters In 2020 Learned The Lessons Of 2016?

Pollster Steve Koczela on what's changed in polling since 2016 and what polling is and isn't good for.

WBUR News

06:17Oct 16, 2020

This combination of pictures created on October 15, 2020 shows President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during an NBC News town hall event at the Perez Art Museum in Miami on October 15, 2020, and Democratic Presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden participates in an ABC News town hall event at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on October 15, 2020. (Brendan Smialowski and Jim Watson /AFP via Getty Images)

The Media Warrior Vs. The People-Pleaser: In Dueling Town Halls, The Essence Of Trump And Biden Were In Stark Relief

Despite being an artifact of 2020 dysfunction, writes Joanna Weiss, the simultaneous forums were an effective way to contrast two candidates. If you had the energy to keep pressing the...

Cognoscenti

Oct 16, 2020

On the eve of Election Day in the Massachusetts primary, a voter places his ballot into the Cambridge drop box. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

'A Greater Choice' Or 'Confusing': Arguments For And Against Ranked Choice Voting In WBUR Debate

Next month, Massachusetts voters will have a chance to vote yes or no on whether to embrace a ranked choice voting system, which has been adopted by the state of...

WBUR News

02:45Oct 14, 2020

President Donald Trump waves to the crowd as he leaves after speaking during a campaign event at the Orlando Sanford International Airport on October 12, 2020 in Sanford, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The Media Needs New Rules To Cover The 2020 Election. Here Are 6 Ideas

Over the next three weeks, Republicans will do everything they can to distract us from President Trump's failure, corruption and abject hypocrisy, writes Steve Almond. The media shouldn't fall for...

Cognoscenti

Oct 14, 2020

Supporters of US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden wave flags prior to Biden's arrival for an NBC townhall outside of the Perez Art Museum in Miami, Florida on October 5, 2020. (Chandan Khanna, AFP via Getty Images)

Florida Voters On The 2020 Election

We check in with voters from the sunshine state as they weigh their options before the election.

On Point

47:24Oct 14, 2020

Incumbent U.S. Rep Chris Pappas, D-NH, left, and Republican challenger Matt Mowers, right, candidates in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District general election. (AP Photos, File)

The Race For N.H.'s 1st Congressional District Is A National Bellwether — And A Challenge For Republicans

Between 2008 and 2016 -- five election cycles in a row -- the district rocked back and forth: electing a Democrat to Congress, then a Republican, then a Democrat, then...

WBUR News

05:04Oct 13, 2020

A Presidential Election Like No Other

Presidential elections are always momentous occasions in American history, but this election could be unlike any we’ve ever seen.

WBUR News

04:08Oct 12, 2020

In this handout provided by The White House, President Donald Trump participates in a phone call with Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley in his conference room at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Oct. 4, 2020 in Bethesda, Maryland. (Tia Dufour/The White House via Getty Images)

How Presidential Norms And Notions Of Masculinity Obscure Info About Trump's COVID-19 Case

Presidents have historically been reluctant to show any weakness when facing health scares, in part because they have often presented themselves as beacons of masculine vigor.

WBUR News

04:34Oct 9, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris during the vice presidential debate in Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah on October 7, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Justin Sullivan/ Getty Images)

Mike Pence Filibusters His Way Through The VP Debate

Part of debating is throwing punches, writes Joanna Weiss, and part of it is knowing how to parry: To hear a question and decline to answer it directly, or start...

Cognoscenti

Oct 8, 2020

In this Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump throws hats to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally at Duluth International Airport in Duluth, Minn. (Alex Brandon/AP)

6 Things We Must Do Right Now To Save America From A Constitutional Crisis

Trump promises to hijack the election, writes Bob Massie. In Massachusetts, we need to prepare.

Cognoscenti

Oct 8, 2020

Fact Checking The Vice Presidential Debate

Vice President Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris are debating in Salt Lake City. Their only face-off of the 2020 campaign comes with a wave of uncertainty with...

WBUR News

Oct 7, 2020

enate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) meets with Seventh U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett (L), President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, as she begins a series of meetings to prepare for her confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill on September 29, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Susan Walsh-Pool/Getty Images)

In 2020, Is Fairness Dead?

Much of the fury about Mitch McConnell’s plans to railroad through a new SCOTUS appointment is based on his hypocrisy, writes Julie Wittes Schlack. But should we cling to a...

Cognoscenti

Oct 7, 2020

A voter arrives at a polling place on March 3, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

What Young Voters Want From Their First Ballot

We speak with young voters about the election.

On Point

47:15Oct 7, 2020

Republican challenger Kevin O'Connor appears in a debate against Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Edward Markey, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, at the GBH Studios in Boston. (Composite of Meredith Nierman/Pool Photos via AP)

Markey And O'Connor Spar In Senate Debate, Offering Two Distinct Political Visions

In their first and only debate before Election Day, the Democratic senator and his Republican challenger disagreed on just about everything, from the president's handling of the pandemic to the...

WBUR News

04:30Oct 6, 2020

Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin speaks during a press conference at the State House to provide information on the Sept. 1 primaries and an update on early voting and voting by mail turnout. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Galvin Says Measures To Ensure Safe In-Person Voting Are Underway, Urges Early Voting

Galvin said that more than 1.6 million registered voters have already requested mail-in ballot, and he predicted that number could increase as fears about a fall surge of coronavirus infections...

WBUR News

Oct 5, 2020

About 150 cars lined up for a 'Trump Train' rally in Londonderry, N.H. on Sunday to express their support for President Trump. But some voters in the key state have mixed feelings about the president and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

N.H. Voters Try To Make Sense Of A COVID-Positive President Who Threw Caution To The Wind

The state is home to the first-in-the-nation primary and is considered an election-year battleground, so voters there have grown accustomed to the attention and to talking politics. But in a...

WBUR News

03:59Oct 5, 2020

A voter picks up an “I Voted” sticker at Ward 1 in East Boston High School on Election Day of the Massachusetts state primary. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass. Voters: Let Us Know About Any Voting Problems You See

WBUR is part of ProPublica's Electionland project, a collaboration of newsrooms around the country tracking voting problems.

WBUR News

Oct 1, 2020

US President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the White House September 27, 2020, in Washington, DC. - US President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016, the year he won the election, The New York Times reported September 27, 2020, citing tax return data extending more than 20 years. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

What President Trump's Taxes Reveal

What a New York Times report reveals about President Trump’s tax records, his businesses and tax code itself.

On Point

47:20Oct 1, 2020

Mass. Secretary Of State Bill Galvin On President Trump's Claims Of Election Fraud

Early voting starts in Massachusetts on October 17, but in some places around the country, voting is already under way.

Radio Boston

10:17Sep 30, 2020

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Massachusetts Law Enforcement Readies For Contentious Election

Have Pollsters In 2020 Learned The Lessons Of 2016?

The Media Warrior Vs. The People-Pleaser: In Dueling Town Halls, The Essence Of Trump And Biden Were In Stark Relief

'A Greater Choice' Or 'Confusing': Arguments For And Against Ranked Choice Voting In WBUR Debate

The Media Needs New Rules To Cover The 2020 Election. Here Are 6 Ideas

Florida Voters On The 2020 Election

The Race For N.H.'s 1st Congressional District Is A National Bellwether — And A Challenge For Republicans

A Presidential Election Like No Other

How Presidential Norms And Notions Of Masculinity Obscure Info About Trump's COVID-19 Case

Mike Pence Filibusters His Way Through The VP Debate

6 Things We Must Do Right Now To Save America From A Constitutional Crisis

Fact Checking The Vice Presidential Debate

In 2020, Is Fairness Dead?

What Young Voters Want From Their First Ballot

Markey And O'Connor Spar In Senate Debate, Offering Two Distinct Political Visions

Galvin Says Measures To Ensure Safe In-Person Voting Are Underway, Urges Early Voting

N.H. Voters Try To Make Sense Of A COVID-Positive President Who Threw Caution To The Wind

Mass. Voters: Let Us Know About Any Voting Problems You See

What President Trump's Taxes Reveal

Mass. Secretary Of State Bill Galvin On President Trump's Claims Of Election Fraud