by Cheyanne M. Daniels and Jay Silver | Dec 15, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The 2020 election saw historic turnout across the country. According to The Election Project, about 67% of eligible voters cast ballots, the highest turnout since 1900. Even so, about 80 million people did not vote. To better understand who these...
by Karli Goldenberg | Dec 15, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON – A year after leaving prison, Michael Lynam, 63, works at a car lot and remodels houses in St. David, Arizona. He and his wife care for his 90-year-old father who they put up in a travel trailer next door to their RV. In many respects, he’s no different...
by Hangyun Kim | Dec 15, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON – In spite of Americans’ historic enthusiasm to vote in the November presidential election, Anna Rasmussen of Puyallup, Washington didn’t cast a ballot, saying it did not matter whether President Donald Trump stayed in the White House or Joe Biden replaced...
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by Julia Benbrook | Dec 15, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Eight in 10 Americans who didn’t vote in the presidential election said that traditional parties and politicians don’t care about people like them, according to a Medill School of Journalism/NPR/IPSOS survey. But voters weren’t far behind – seven in 10...
by Dalia Faheid | Dec 15, 2020 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The first time Billy Beech voted was in 2008, when he was a junior at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and the nation was facing a severe economic downturn. This election, as the pandemic has pummeled the economy, Beech doesn’t trust politicians...
