GOV’T SAYS NO EVIDENCE OF ELECTION DAY INTERFERENCE, EXPERTS REMAIN “CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC”

by Karli Goldenberg | Nov 5, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON – Despite confirmed threats from foreign countries as well as worries about other threats to election security, security checks put in place by federal agencies seem to have worked, federal cybersecurity officials say. On the heels Iranian interference with...

Polling data inaccuracies spark questions about future of the industry

by Alicia Diaz | Nov 5, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured

WASHINGTON – Predictions based on survey results that Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 presidential election spurred widespread distrust in the polling industry. Pollsters adapted to learn from their mistakes, but several state-level prediction faults in this year’s...

Civic initiatives helped Latino turnout hit highest number ever

by Augusta Saraiva | Nov 5, 2020 | Campaign2020, Demographics, Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON — This year, at least 8.2 million Latino voters cast their ballots ahead of Election Day, accounting for about 56.4% of the nearly 15 million projected Latino votes this year, according to the NALEO Educational Fund, and more than twice the number of early...

VIDEO: Uncertainty presides post-election

by Julia Benbrook | Nov 4, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON — It’s November 4th and Americans are still waiting for answers from the presidential election. “I’ve been telling people all year to get used to the concept of election week,” said J. Miles Coleman an analyst for the University of Virginia’s Center for...

Democratic House Majority Poised to Shrink

by Dalia Faheid | Nov 4, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured

WASHINGTON — Expectations that Democrats would significantly expand their majority in the House of Representatives by 10 to 15 seats haven’t panned out, though they will likely maintain their majority. So far, Democrats have flipped only three seats, two of...

Count Every Vote holds a rally at McPherson Square

by Cheyanne M. Daniels and Madison Muller | Nov 4, 2020 | Campaign2020, Politics, Social Justice

WASHINGTON — Part of a national call to action, more than 100 activists gathered in McPherson Square on Wednesday to demand all ballots in the 2020 election are counted. The Count All Votes rally hosted speakers who emphasized the importance of voter...