Election 2020 Four Big Things That Went Very Right on Election Day After the long vote count and now in the midst of a rocky presidential transition, it can be easy to forget that there’s a lot that went surprisingly smoothly in our election process this year. Watch for four things that went very right on Election Day.
vote counting Our Election System Is Working: Why the Long Vote Count Process Is Something to Celebrate Roughly 160 million Americans cast a vote in the presidential election. And even with that massive turnout, 86% of votes were counted by local elected officials within 24 hours of poll closings. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain explains why that’s something to celebrate.
Election 2020 Biden Takes Slim Lead as Race Comes Down to Battleground States; Urges Patience From Supporters President Trump spoke before supporters early Wednesday morning making false claims that attempts were being made to "steal" the election from him.
Texas How a Latino Population Boom Has Helped Turn Texas Into a Swing State A historic surge in voter turnout in Texas has Democrats hopeful that the Lone Star State is within reach for Joe Biden. Chuck Rocha, a former senior adviser to Sen Bernie Sanders, explains how a Latino population boom has played a major role in turning the formerly deep red state into a political battleground.
voters with disabilities People With Disabilities Are a Big Voter Bloc—It Should Be Easier for Them to Vote This year, there are 38.3 million people with disabilities eligible to vote, and that large number can swing elections, says Lisa Schur, a Rutgers professor who focuses on voter barriers. Schur explains how this group she calls “the sleeping tiger” could be a key voting bloc if they have the access they need to vote.
swing states Attorneys Assemble! Legal Battles Already Underway in Swing States With Trump, Biden Campaigns Ready for More Both Democrats and Republicans have hundreds of lawyers ready to fight the results in key battleground states, including Florida and Pennsylvania, if the election outcome is uncertain. And the legal dispute are already underway in several key counties over which votes can be counted. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain offers an update.
young voters Listen Up, Gen Z/Millennials: Older Voters Continue to Put You to Shame at the Polls NBCLX Political Reporter Noah Pransky breaks down voter turnout by age so far this election, with only 23% of the votes coming from Americans under the age of 30 and the majority coming from voters 65 and older.
wicked ‘Wicked' Cast Members Using Their Voices ‘For Good' By Helping Turn Out Gen Z Voters Cast members of the musical “Wicked” have been putting their time off to good use through their new advocacy organization called “Change for Good.” The group, which includes the show’s current and former stars, made a music video to help encourage young people to vote, and will soon be making their powerful voices heard on other issues like environmental...
election results Election Night 101: What You Need to Know About Early Voting and the Electoral College as the Results Roll In On the eve of Election Day, John Fortier of the Bipartisan Policy Democracy Project explains what you need to know to interpret the presidential race results as they begin rolling in on Election Night. What do the historic surges in early voting mean for President Trump and Joe Biden, and how can the Electoral College hand the White House to...
I Voted This 'Spider-Verse' Art Director Made an ‘I Voted' Sticker For a Country That's More Than Just Red or Blue James Ramirez, an L.A.-based freelance art director for movies and TV, designed an “I Voted” sticker to illustrate that our country is not as divided as it seems. To find and share a digital version of his sticker on social media, search "LXtion2020" on Giphy.
