The Week (November 9)
“Republicans were expecting a ‘red wave’ on Election Day, with the typical gains for the out-of-power party turbo-charged by high inflation and economic malaise. That wave did not materialize, and ‘many pundits and journalists across the spectrum pointed their fingers at former President [Donald] Trump.’”
Tags: Economic malaise, Election day, Inflation, Journalists, Materialize, Out-of-power, Pundits, Red wave, Republicans, Trump, Typical gains
San Francisco Chronicle (October 13)
“As coronavirus cases swell across much of the United States and the nation lurches toward a uniquely tumultuous election day, California has held off another pandemic upswing. Public health experts, however, warn the state is still vulnerable.” The nation “topped 50,000 new cases on four of the past seven day, the highest numbers since August.”
Tags: California, Cases, Coronavirus, Election day, Experts, Pandemic, Public health, Swell, Tumultuous, U.S., Upswing, Vulnerable
Financial Times (October 3)
“Donald Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis has pushed the US into unchartered territory. A country already racked by economic devastation, racial unrest and a pandemic is now asking what happens if Covid-19 incapacitates the president weeks before election day.”
Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Diagnosis, Economic devastation, Election day, Incapacitates, Pandemic, Racial unrest, Trump, U.S.