Election 2020, ADVISORY
Columbia Basin Herald | UPDATED 4 years, 4 months AGO
Here are today’s plans for coverage of Election 2020. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan. Find the AP’s latest coverage in our Election 2020 hub. All times are Eastern.
UPCOMING:
ELECTION 2020 - BALLOT BOMBSHELLS: A controversy over a handful of military ballots in Pennsylvania, an information vacuum and the accompanying internet outrage is merely a taste of what is to come in the five weeks remaining before an election that will be determined largely by who gets to vote and which ballots will be counted. UPCOMING: 1200 words, photos by 4 p.m.
SENT/DEVELOPING:
SUPREME COURT -VACANCY: Even before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last week, the president had tried to use the likelihood of more Supreme Court vacancies to his political advantage. Now, as he nears a decision on her likely replacement, Trump has used the vacancy to appeal to battleground-state voters and as a rallying cry for his conservative base. SENT: 900 words, photos. Will be updated
ELECTION 2020 – BIDEN UNITY: From the opening of his third presidential bid, Joe Biden has argued that he is in a unique position to mend a fractured nation and work — even with Republicans — to “unify the country” into some semblance of consensus. That central thesis of the Democratic presidential nominee’s campaign is being severely tested by the battle over the future of the Supreme Court. SENT: 1100 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020- TRUMP: President Donald Trump is trying to chip away at his Democratic rival’s advantage with Black and Hispanic voters during a two-day campaign swing that is ticking off boxes, both geographically and with key constituencies. SENT: 560 words, photos. Will be updated.
ELECTION 2020 – BIDEN STRATEGY: The final stretch of a presidential campaign is typically a nonstop mix of travel, caffeine and adrenaline. But as the worst pandemic in a century bears down on the United States, Joe Biden is taking a lower key approach. SENT: 1130 words, photos.
ELECTION 2020 – VOTING -WITNESS SIGNATURES: As the pandemic prompts a surge in voting by mail, voters in a handful of states, including the presidential battlegrounds of North Carolina and Wisconsin, are facing a requirement that already is tripping up thousands - the need to have a witness sign their ballot envelope. SENT: 1080 words, photos.
REL-ELECTION 2020 – JEWISH VOTERS: Jewish American voters have leaned Democratic for decades, but Republicans are hoping the recent steps toward normalized relations between Gulf states and Israel will bolster Trump’s appeal to Jewish voters. SENT: 1275 words, photos.
AP VIDEO:
AP Video is covering President Trump's events today: a morning Latinos roundtable in Florida, followed by remarks on Black economic empowerment in Atlanta this afternoon, and a rally in Newport News, Virginia at 9 p.m. Video also covered the memorial at the U.S, Capitol for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, attended by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Broadcast and online edits planned.
AP Video features analysis by AP reporters on the day’s campaign developments. Edits are expected by 4 p.m.
AP PHOTOS:
AP photos covered this morning's ceremony at the U.S. Capitol for Justice Ginsburg and is with President Trump as he holds multiple events in Florida, Georgia and Virginia.
INTERACTIVES/GRAPHICS:
ELECTION 2020-ADVANCE VOTING — Interactive guide. 2020 could be the first year in which more than half of voters cast their ballot for president before polls open on Election Day. AP is tracking these changes and has crafted an interactive guide giving you everything you need to know about early voting and mail-in ballots in each state. This guide will update dynamically as updated election rules and data are made available. Source: AP Election Services. Click for a preview.