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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2020
With Pennsylvania up in the air, one rural county goes big for Trump
As commissioners of Fulton County, Pennsylvania, worked to finish tallying the vote early on Wednesday, the only question was whether U.S. President Donald Trump would top the 84% support he received in the rural Republican stronghold in 2016.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2020
How to think about a contested U.S. election
The surge in mail-in and early voting amid the pandemic meant that the chances of knowing whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden won sometime Tuesday night was very low.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 4, 2020
At the end of a chaotic campaign, an Election Day that defied the worst fears
There were glitches and partisan skirmishes as voters went to the polls, but for the most part the system held up.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2020
Don’t invoke Bush v. Gore to challenge 2020 voting
A note to Republicans and Democrats alike: Bush v. Gore does not draw into legal doubt the right of local authorities to decide how to conduct their elections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2020
Updating democracy: The younger generation is losing faith in the system
'Capitalism' and 'socialism' describe the once emerging industrial world, so we need the same inventiveness to describe the digital world that has replaced it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2020
What are the odds of a disputed U.S. election? Pretty high.
Whatever goes wrong — and chances are something will — we will likely be having an argument over the vote count.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2020
The rise of the Indian American voter
Indian Americans are the second-largest immigrant group in the U.S., and among the fastest-growing — up by nearly 150% over the last decade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2020
Democracy dies when Facebook and Twitter define the truth
Democrats and Republicans alike missed the point on Wednesday when members of the Senate Commerce Committee had their last chance before the election to grill the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google. With the GOP on the hunt for partisan bias and the Democrats urging greater efforts to reduce misinformation,...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 2, 2020
Some statistics to enliven election night
Never mind the geysers of overheated 2020 rhetoric about a constitutional crisis. Tuesday evening in the U.S., the nation will likely know that Vice President Walter Mondale's elegant words of concession on election night 40 years ago are still apposite: "The American people quietly wielded their staggering...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 27, 2020
Nine scenarios for the 2020 U.S. elections
Can U.S. voters really stop the degradation of their politics? Will they make the right decision on Nov. 3? There is not much that friends and foes can do about it now.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2020
Socialism is no longer just a specter
Today, counter-COVID-19 spending already is approximately five times larger than that triggered by the Great Recession of 2008.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2020
U.S. Republicans running short on time and money to defend Senate majority
President Donald Trump's slide in opinion polls is weighing on Senate Republicans in 10 competitive races.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2020
Will Donald Trump cause a civil war?
A critical part of Trump's effort to undermine confidence in the election outcome, if it goes against him, is his attempt to discredit millions of ballots preemptively.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 30, 2020
Of course, the U.S. presidential debate was always going to be about Trump
An insatiable self-evangelist and denier of realities that displease him, the U.S. leader invited viewers Tuesday to embrace his preferred version of Trump-era events.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 25, 2020
Battles over U.S. voting rules fuel concern about postelection fights
With less than six weeks until the U.S. election, laws governing how Americans vote remain in flux in many battleground states, with the two parties locked in an intensive fight over the rules as President Donald Trump continues to suggest he will challenge any outcome unfavorable to him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2020
Republicans push back at Trump threat not to abide by poll results
Adding to opposition to the president's remarks, the Senate agreed by unanimous consent to a resolution reaffirming support for a peaceful transition of power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 24, 2020
A new justice wouldn't guarantee a pro-Trump election verdict
For liberal court watchers, the situation is dire. But it is not yet time to write off the Supreme Court.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 22, 2020
Is the world ready for a Trump re-election?
“Their eyes fixed on the ballots to be counted starting Nov. 3,” wrote Sylvie Kauffmann of Le Monde for The New York Times, “Western European leaders are hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst.” Alas, here in Tokyo, there are quite similar concerns being expressed, although from a different...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2020
Wall Street fears a U.S. election with no clear winner
As it pertains to markets, it is less about the outcome of the election and more about the process.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 10, 2020
How a few lawyers pushed voter fraud fears into the U.S. mainstream
For months, U.S. President Donald Trump has tried to convince Americans that the Nov. 3 election will be "rigged,” claiming without evidence that mail voting will open the door to mass cheating.

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