Is Your State Ready For The Pandemic Election? A Look At AZ, FL, NH, SC And VA | Talking Points Memo

Our journey through America’s varying levels of pandemic-voting preparedness continues this week with looks at Arizona, Florida, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Virginia.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1330550
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Apropos to the coming election and/or any Trumpian/Russian disinformation of declaring early victory aka Red Mirage…

2. The earliest date Election 2020 can end legally is Jan 6, 2021, when a Joint Session of Congress opens and counts the electoral votes. It’s crucial not to let BLOTUS pretend that the Fat Lady sings at midnight November 3. She’s just warming up her vocal chords that night.

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) September 4, 2020
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“Beyond its typical swing state status, Florida will be watched closely on Election Day because it could serve as an early indicator of the type of Joe Biden landslide that would wrap the presidential race up that night, or soon thereafter.” Isn’t that a little presumptuous.

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Yes, but it could happen, and I hope it does!