2020 Election
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Wednesday, 12.23.2020

Georgia Dems Log Onto Gen Z Platforms

Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are turning to popular platforms — TikTok, Snapchat and Twitch — to get newly eligible voters to the polls.

Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are turning to popular platforms — TikTok, Snapchat and Twitch — to get newly eligible voters to the polls.
2:35
Wednesday, 12.23.2020
Georgia Dems Log Onto Gen Z Platforms
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Democratic donors poured hundreds of millions of dollars into Senate seats this cycle. We take a look at three historically expensive races.
1:14
Thursday, 11.05.2020
Mo' Money, No Seats?
The first two openly gay Black men are elected to Congress, along with the nation's first transgender state senator, as the LGBTQ+ community takes more state and local races across the country.
2:34
Wednesday, 11.04.2020
2020 Election: LGBTQ+ Community Makes History
From drugs, abortion, and Uber to the legacy of slavery, Americans delivered big changes by referendum this year.
1:51
Wednesday, 11.04.2020
2020's Top Ballot Initiatives
35 seats up for grabs. A handful were competitive. Where do things stand right now?
1:45
Wednesday, 11.04.2020
2020 Election: The State of the Senate
President Trump and former Vice President Biden are neck and neck in the race for the White House. Here’s where we stand now.
1:35
Wednesday, 11.04.2020
2020 Election: Paths to Victory & Where We’re At
It’s the final countdown: Only a few hours until the first races are called. Heilemann's got one last dispatch for ya from the COVID campaign trail — and one final recommendation.
1:02
Tuesday, 11.03.2020
ELECTION DAY: Fear & Loathing Rolls Out
The state of our union according to rapper and activist Killer Mike? "Fucked."
1:20
Tuesday, 11.03.2020
DAY 3: Killer Mike's State of the Union
Well, at least John Heilemann is honest! What does he think about Perdue's last grasp at the Senate? "Totally uninspired, totally unoriginal, totally canned, cookie-cutter bunch of Republican talking points."
1:38
Tuesday, 11.03.2020
DAY 3: Someone's "Archaic, Old, and Out of Step"
Two Senate races. A handful of varying candidates. One day to go. Here's an update on the state of the race in Georgia.
1:34
Tuesday, 11.03.2020
DAY 3: Since When is Georgia a Battleground?
A lightning round with Sen. Sherrod Brown and journalist Connie Schultz? We’re covering: Why’s Joe Biden in Cleveland? Odds Biden pulls it off in OH? One word to describe 2020?
1:15
Monday, 11.02.2020
DAY 3: Will Biden Rock the Rock 'n’ Roll Capitol?
It's the day before the election, so no surprise Heilemann is in Ohio. Trump nabbed the state in '16, but an influential Ohio resident sees a potential flip in the very near future.
2:05
Monday, 11.02.2020
DAY 3: Oh Hey, Ohio
With less than 48 hours to go, what’s on Gov. Bullock’s mind? Health care. It’s been an Achilles heel for Republicans — and Democrats are looking to capitalize.
1:40
Monday, 11.02.2020
DAY 2: Gov. Bullock's Final Pitch
Judging from the large-scale super-spreader Trump rallies, you’d think the rest of the red-state campaign trail looks similar — but you’d be wrong. So how are people showing up and out for their candidates in 2020? Let Heilemann explain.
1:13
Monday, 11.02.2020
DAY 2: The Car Horn Election
Next stop: Montana — where the skies are big and the stakes are bigger. Heilemann lays the stage for a hugely expensive, too-close-to-call Senate race that could be decided by a single factor: COVID-19.
1:51
Monday, 11.02.2020
DAY 2: Tight Senate Race in Montana
Minneapolis City Council member Jeremiah Ellison joins Heilemann for an honest chat about the “ebb and flow” of today’s politics, voter enthusiasm, and whether this presidential race has become a referendum on race.
3:05
Monday, 11.02.2020
DAY 2: Is 2020 a Referendum on Race?
Minnesota found itself at the center of a nation’s moral reckoning when Minneapolis police officers killed George Floyd in May. Heilemann walks us through the site that sparked a summer of unrest.
1:40
Monday, 11.02.2020
DAY 2: The George Floyd Factor
On Day 2 of his COVID campaign tour, John Heilemann hits the ground running in Minnesota, a state that both campaigns still consider in play. Trump is hoping for a late break, but Biden may have a lock on the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
1:45
Monday, 11.02.2020
DAY 2: Heilemann Touches Down in Minnesota
The final Iowa poll gives Trump a 7-point lead over Biden in the Hawkeye State. Is Dem strategist Matt Paul freaking the f*ck out right now? It’s time for a good old-fashioned Heilemann interrogation.
1:59
Sunday, 11.01.2020
DAY 1: Are Dems Freaking the F*ck Out?
The results of the final Iowa poll are in. Widely regarded as the gold standard of polls, it’s predicting a big win for Republicans in both the Senate and presidential races. Heilemann breaks it down with GOP strategist David Kochel.
2:09
Sunday, 11.01.2020
DAY 1: All Eyes on Iowa's Final Poll
Over to Iowa, Heilemann's gone — what’s he phoning home? The Iowa Democratic clusterf*ck of yore (aka February) has settled, clearing a possible pathway for a Senate seat gone blue.
1:33
Saturday, 10.31.2020
DAY 1: Will Iowa Take a Hard Left?
3, 2, 1, GO — Heilemann questions Julián Castro: Odds Biden pulls it off? Odds Hegar upsets Sen. Cornyn? How’s that possible? What county are you watching?
1:26
Saturday, 10.31.2020
DAY 1: Lightning Round with Julián Castro
San Antonio: We’re looking at 9M+ votes already cast in this no-shot-turned-long-shot battleground state. Is it possible Biden could pull out the shock of the century?
1:16
Saturday, 10.31.2020
DAY 1: Heilemann Talks Texas Turnout
John Heilemann is wheels down in Texas giving you a good gonzo roundup of the state of the presidential race.
1:06
Saturday, 10.31.2020
DAY 1: Fear & Loathing on the COVID Campaign Trail
With Justice Amy Coney Barrett now on the bench, the Supreme Court is officially locked in a 6-3 conservative majority. Some Democratic members are calling to open up more seats.
2:42
Tuesday, 10.27.2020
Let's Talk Court Expansion
Here are the key exchanges from the last presidential debate that proved much more substantive than predicted — from COVID, to foreign policy, to health care.
3:58
Friday, 10.23.2020
Top Moments From the Final Presidential Debate
The debut of the mute button forced both Biden and Trump to find new ways to register their disapproval.
1:44
Friday, 10.23.2020
Muted, Candidates' Faces Get Loud
Trump and Joe Biden battle it out in the last 2020 presidential debate over the coronavirus and the future of the country.
2:32
Friday, 10.23.2020
Trump & Biden Square Off on COVID
FLY through the most notable exchanges between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris at the first (and only) 2020 vice presidential debate.
4:34
Thursday, 10.08.2020
Top Moments from the VP Debate
Mike Pence seemed to spend the vice presidential debate thanking the moderator for her questions — and proceeding to answer his own.
1:09
Thursday, 10.08.2020
Pence's Pivots
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