A firm that tracks robocalls said more than 3 million calls were made on Nov. 3, which contained a cryptic message instructing people to “stay safe and stay home.” The tactics join other efforts to confuse voters this election cycle.
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Stay Alert Until Every Vote Is Counted: A U.S. Election Observer’s Message
As a career diplomat who proudly represented the United States abroad in Latin America, Europe, Central Asia and Africa, I saw firsthand how elections were stolen in repressive countries. In the days ahead, we need to make sure that every vote is counted to avoid this result at home,” writes Mark L. Asquino, the U.S. ambassador to Equatorial Guinea from 2012 to 2015, the conclusion of nearly four decades as a foreign service officer.
Keeping Score: Holding Trump “Accountable” for Our Country’s “Deep Divide”
In every issue of Ms., we track research on our progress in the fight for equality, catalogue can’t-miss quotes from feminist voices and keep tabs on the feminist movement’s many milestones. We’re Keeping Score online, too—in in this biweekly round-up.
This week: The country prepares for a stressful Election Day; The Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett; Republicans kick up a fuss about the clothes AOC wears; Poland tightens already intense abortion restrictions; and more.
Election 2020: The States and Laws That May Determine the Outcome
Regardless of who wins the presidency, courtroom battles seem almost certain. Here’s a layperson’s look at the states and laws that may determine the outcome.
‘My Citizenship Is Not Legal, but Cultural’: The View From an Ineligible Voter
“We can no longer define political citizenship simply by the ability of a person to exercise the right to vote and run for office. We must expand our definition of who may take part in this country’s democracy, and in doing so bring a new cohort of long overlooked constituents into the fold of our political processes,” writes Swathi Kella, Harvard ’23.
Here’s Where Top Women CEOs Are Putting Their Political Dollars
Following is the list of the political contributions made from January 2019 through Oct. 29, 2020 by the top women CEOs in the U.S.
What Do Women (Voters) Want? A Plan, Say Supermajority’s Cecile Richards and Juanita Tolliver
This year, the gender gap is wider than it’s ever been—a large reason for Biden’s lead nationally and in the battleground states.
But what do these women voters want? And what’s different about the 2020 election, compared to those in the past?
Ms. editor Roxy Szal in conversation with Cecile Richards, Supermajority’s CEO and co-founder, and Juanita Tolliver, Supermajority’s political director.
Trump’s Rhetoric on Suburban Women Shows the Persistence of Gender Stereotypes in U.S. Elections
Trump’s latest rhetoric reflects the ultimate gender stereotype: A woman’s place is in the home.
Rhetoric characterizing women primarily as wives and mothers harkens back to the earliest days of this republic. Now as then, such rhetoric fundamentally misrepresents the interests and identities of most women.
Latinas Have the Power To Be a Decisive Force This Election—If They Turn Out
The Latina electorate has the potential to flip swing states and congressional districts. This may be the year it does.
“I truly do believe that Latinas can be the deciders this election,” says Stephanie Valencia, president and co-founder of Equis, a Latinx research firm.
In Colorado and Louisiana, Extreme State Measures Put Abortion on the Ballot
In Colorado and Louisiana, state ballot initiatives have the potential to severely restrict a woman’s right to choose. And, in the event that the Supreme Court dismantles Roe v. Wade with its 6-3 conservative majority, measures like Louisiana Amendment 1 could indicate a statewide loss of reproductive freedom down the line.