Opinion
CHANG | Polls Dropped the Ball … Again
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I don’t know when elections became so dominated by numbers and so inundated by polling.
Columns
BERNSTEIN | Election Day Does Not Affect the Need to Fight for Change
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With outstanding early and absentee ballots yet to be counted, it seems like the presidential election will take a long time — maybe days — before conclusive results are announced. Both candidates gave speeches of confidence late in the night, but victory couldn’t be formally declared. The night was tense and many fear for their futures, the futures of their loved ones and the future of the nation. Knowing this, we must not let the battle for progressive change end, regardless of the election’s outcome. Racial injustice, climate change and COVID-19 have not gone away; they never will without pressure from the people.
polling
Early Voting Leads to Quiet Election Day, Volunteers Say
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Strong early voting numbers — over 13,000 in Tompkins County — led to shorter lines and calmer days than other election years.
BIPOC/Related
Students of Color Recount First-Time Voting Experiences
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Students reflect on how this year’s election affects Americans of color.
International Students
As Election Remains Uncertain, International Students Express Anxiety Over Results
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International students voiced fear over how the results of the election would shape future immigration policy.
Opinion
DELGADO | The Supreme Court and the Lingering Consequences of the 2000 Presidential Election
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The confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett raises speculation that the Trump administration is attempting to utilize the Supreme Court as a political instrument if the election outcome does not favor him.
2000 election
ST. HILAIRE | The Electoral College Bars Us From the Room Where It Happens
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This election day, I decided to commemorate the occasion with that most patriotic of soundtracks: Hamilton. While humming along to my personal favorite, “The Room Where It Happens,”I realized that I, myself, am barely in the room where it happens. I blame this fact on the electoral college; it has allowed politicians to neglect myself and my fellow New York constituents on the national level. For some context, the electoral college is an indirect popular voting system. In simpler terms, everyone votes and whichever candidate wins the majority of votes within a state takes home the entirety of the state’s electoral votes.
Arts & Culture
What Trump’s Use of Nazi Imagery Indicate About His Campaign
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Trump’s visuals have been the centerpiece of some of the most controversial moments of his re-election campaign. The Trump campaign has managed their visual production in a way much different from anything we have seen before, often including many overtly racist and sometimes fascist undertones. Impactful visuals are a huge part of any successful election campaign. The more ideas and visuals that stick with people, the more likely they are to pay attention to the campaign’s message. The images and motifs used in political signs, merchandise and advertisements are typically shaped by current events and what people will most likely gravitate toward.
Opinion
GUEST ROOM | Black Americans Have Everything to Lose in This Election
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The truth is no one has inflamed racial tensions or stoked more discord among Americans than Donald Trump.
2020 election
How Television Becomes a Tool for Targeting Voters
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Audiences cannot avoid being targeted by political campaigns, but as long as they understand how their viewing preferences influence the perception of their identities or opinions by political campaigns, they will be able to recognize how and why they are targeted by such political advertisements.