Election 2020

Young voters, those 18 to 29, will line up for next month’s presidential election in record numbers, further advancing the generational shift of political power taking place in America, according to pollsters, academics, and on-the-ground organizers.

The Harvard Votes Challenge has recruited more than 150 affiliates to work the polls as part of its partnership with the Safe Elections Network and Power to the Polls. The Gazette spoke to a handful of students and staff about why they decided to get involved.

Research shows elites, mass media play important role in spreading misinformation on mail-in voter fraud.

More than the presidency must be decided by Nov. 3. To help students get involved, the University offers the Harvard Votes Challenge.

Analysts discuss what may happen at the first presidential debate Tuesday night between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, and talk about how they would coach the candidates.

Pandemic procedural complications and crises of voter confidence all but ensure a rocky election.

Harvard professor discusses how far right Trump’s nominee could move the Supreme Court.

Polling methodology expert Chase Harrison talks about why the 2020 election polls can explain how COVID-19 may reshape the vote, and offers some useful insights into the presidential race.

Tova Wang spoke with the Gazette about how young Americans can get political leaders to listen to them and persuade cynical friends or family members that every ballot matters.

As the 2020 presidential campaign rhetoric heats up, Harvard experimental psychologist Joshua D. Greene, who studies the science behind tribal instincts and moral judgments, looks at the strategy behind President Trump’s increasingly provocative, extreme language.

How white evangelicals tour the nation’s capital and redeem a Christian America.

Harvard faculty consider the logistical and political challenges as states prepare to try to safely run a presidential election in the middle of a global pandemic.