Election Fever
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English - October 27, 2020 04:00 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 333 ratingsDaily News News Politics congress republicans house of representatives gop senate mitch mcconnell international analysis politics context Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
America is voting. And it's doing it in record numbers.
With a week to go before Election Day, early voting totals have eclipsed 2016 levels. Turn out in Texas is already 82% of overall participation four years ago. In Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina, it's 66%. Experts predict turnout will only accelerate the closer we get to November 3rd.
Our debut episode in July examined the challenges posed by voting in a pandemic. Would there be enough poll workers? How about enough funding? Could states adopt new laws to accommodate voting procedures with expanded absentee access? Would those changes lead to widespread fraud?
In this episode, thirteen weeks later, we answer those questions. We've come a long way since July, but have we come far enough?
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