Thinking About the 2020 Election
The most recent story on Election Central examines the recent polls and information on the upcoming 2020 election. The 2020 presidential campaign season will be unlike any we have ever seen before. Not only does the nation seem deeply divided in response to everything from policing and race relations to immigration reform and health care, […]
Ossoff Victorious in Difficult Georgia Primary
The most recent story on Election Central discusses Jon Ossoff’s primary victory in Georgia. Recently, Jon Ossoff–from the state of Georgia–won his primary election, meaning that he will face off against Republican Senator David Perdue in November. Here, Election Central takes a look at some of the circumstances surrounding Osoff’s win, as well as the […]
New Challenges to Voting By Mail
This week’s story update on Election Central discusses the growing disagreement over voting by mail in the United States. Right now, the eyes of the nation are focused on the protests and rallies surrounding the death of George Floyd on Memorial Day. And when we aren’t thinking about that, there’s always the threat of coronavirus […]
Coronavirus Slows in Some Countries
This week’s story update on Election Central looks at how some foreign nations have successfully handled the outbreak of COVID-19. How did they accomplish it? As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its fourth month here in the United States, very little seems to have improved. Many states are in the process of reopening, even though rates […]
States Begin to Reopen
This week’s story update on Election Central summarizes how some states are opening back up after the coronavirus pandemic quarantine period. One of the greatest challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic is that every state has been impacted differently, and as a result, every state has responded in its own unique way. Back in March, while […]
The Electoral College Goes to Court
This week’s story update on Election Central thinks about the role of the Electoral College. You might never have thought about the Electoral College until the 2016 presidential election, when Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton despite the fact that Clinton received three million more votes than Trump did. The Electoral College is written into our […]
Biden’s Running Mate?
This week’s story update on Election Central considers the question of how to choose a vice presidential running mate. Imagine that you are Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. Aside from having to figure out how to run a presidential campaign in the middle of a nationwide health crisis, you need to choose […]
The Reopening Debate
This week’s story update on Election Central looks once more on the tensions surrounding the debate of restarting the nation’s economy during the COVID-19 crisis. It seems like a lifetime ago that we were able to eat at a restaurant, shop at the mall, check out a book from the library, or get a haircut. […]
The Great DNC Delay
This week’s story update on Election Central explains another aspect of the COVID-19 quarantine–a rescheduling of the Democratic Party’s National Convention. It may seem like this is the presidential primary season that won’t end. And now, it looks like it’s going to last even longer. That’s because the Democratic National Convention has now been pushed […]
Sanders Exits 2020 Race
This week’s story update on Election Central breaks the news that Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race for the Democratic Party nomination last week. Last week, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders withdrew from the 2020 presidential primary. This leaves former vice president Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee. Here, Election Central takes a look […]