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More than 9,000,000 people have voted in Texas, already surpassing the entirety of the ballots cast in 2016. That had been an all-time record. The turnout is just one sign that this election is different, and Julián Castro is thankful to be home to witness it.
In past campaigns, it would have been assumed that the former Housing and Urban Development secretary would have been dispatched to swing states such as Florida, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin, where his appeal with Latinx voters and those primarily focused on social-justice issues might help the Democratic ticket.
In past campaigns, it would have been assumed that the former Housing and Urban Development secretary would have been dispatched to swing states such as Florida, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin, where his appeal with Latinx voters and those primarily focused on social-justice issues might help the Democratic ticket.
- 10/30/2020
- by Jamil Smith
- Rollingstone.com
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Washington — The raw numbers are staggering. As of Tuesday afternoon, at least 69 million Americans had already voted in the 2020 election. With six days left until polls close on the night of November 3rd, experts estimate about 40 percent of the votes are already in.
So what does this surge in early voting mean for the final outcome? Are Americans turning out in record numbers — or are they just choosing to vote early? What do the early-vote numbers tell us about the likely final result in key battleground states? What about in states like Georgia,...
So what does this surge in early voting mean for the final outcome? Are Americans turning out in record numbers — or are they just choosing to vote early? What do the early-vote numbers tell us about the likely final result in key battleground states? What about in states like Georgia,...
- 10/27/2020
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
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The day after Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory, Emmy award-winning filmmaker Rachel Lears set out to make her next film, “Knock Down The House.” Linking forces with Brand New Congress and Justice Democrats, two organizations that recruit ordinary working Americans to run for office, Lears found four female candidates with personal narratives of battling injustice who could represent a movement of women finding their political voices to fight Trump.
One of Lears’ subjects was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose primary upset of Representative Joe Crowley sent shockwaves through the political establishment and skyrocketed the 28-year old Bronx native to the national stage.
“People are connecting Alexandria’s personal story and saw the person I did when I was first filming her a year ago working in a bar,” said Lears, who started filming Ocasio-Cortez in March 2017 when she was still working double shifts to stave off foreclosure on her family’s home.
One of Lears’ subjects was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose primary upset of Representative Joe Crowley sent shockwaves through the political establishment and skyrocketed the 28-year old Bronx native to the national stage.
“People are connecting Alexandria’s personal story and saw the person I did when I was first filming her a year ago working in a bar,” said Lears, who started filming Ocasio-Cortez in March 2017 when she was still working double shifts to stave off foreclosure on her family’s home.
- 7/3/2018
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
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