The Fmr. House Majority Leader and the Founder of Protect Democracy discuss the perils of the 2020 election and its immediate aftermath. Listen now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdRhZjFvv_Y
Anthony TrombiNovember 1, 2020
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The BulwarkOctober 31, 2020
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Wall Street JournalOctober 31, 2020
In Pennsylvania, Republicans Might Only Need to Stall to Win A political analyst warned, “Harrisburg in 2020 could be Tallahassee in 2000.” October 29, 2020 | Eliza Griswold | The New Yorker On September 10th, Kevin Boyle, a Democratic state representative in Pennsylvania, opened his e-mail to find an invitation to a Zoom call with…
The New YorkerOctober 29, 2020
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Boston GlobeOctober 13, 2020
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Just SecurityOctober 7, 2020
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Boston GlobeOctober 2, 2020
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