Liberals Have Some Soul Searching To Do
Paul Christian Gordon/ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.I don’t know that I trust myself yet to say anything about the election, but there’s a little bit I can say. First, no matter what else, and no matter how close the count was,…
Meet the Trumpers Who Went to Detroit to “Stop the Count”
Marc Murawski, outside of the TCF Center in downtown Detroit. AJ Vicens For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Marc Murawski, curly hair falling to his shoulders out of his floppy Make America Great Again hat, stood outside the TCF Center in downtown Detroit on…
“Even If Biden Wins, He’ll Be the President of Trump’s America.” New Yorkers Indulge In On-Brand Anxiety.
mpi43/MediaPunch /IPX/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.New York City was so New York City tonight, indulging in a collective sense of dread and on-brand anxiety, while the world watched and waited for final election results. But it wasn’t skipping a beat, either:…
Is the Era of Polling Over?
Valery Sharifulin/TASS via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.What happened with the political polling this year? How did it manage to be so far off? Without doing a deep dive, here’s the nutshell answer. It’s always been the case that not everyone…
Mississippians Overwhelmingly Voted Down a Jim Crow–Era Election Provision
Voters slowly make their way through the long line Tupelo Miss., on Nov. 3, 2020.Thomas Wells/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.Mississippi voters overwhelmingly supported a ballot initiative on Tuesday to dismantle a Jim Crow–era constitutional provision…
Devin Nunes, Who Sued a Twitter Cow, Keeps His Seat
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)Yara Nardi/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.President Donald Trump’s Mini-Me in California’s Central Valley, Republican Rep. Devin Nunes, will be going back to Congress for a 10th term in January. Voters in California’s 22nd District reelected Nunes over Democratic…