Election 2020
Election 2020: The Day After
A conversation with The Intercept’s Ryan Grim, The Hill’s Krystal Ball, Akela Lacy reporting from Philadelphia, and George Chidi in Atlanta.
Akela Lacy
Akela Lacy is a Senior Politics Reporter at The Intercept and co-host of The Intercept Briefing podcast. She was previously The Intercept’s inaugural Ady Barkan Reporting Fellow; prior to that, she was a Politics Fellow in the D.C. Bureau.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
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Election 2020
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Can DCCC Support Make the Difference for Dana Balter in Upstate New York?
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Progressive Challengers Could Shatter a Washington Narrative on Tuesday
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On the Ballot in Missouri: A GOP Effort to Undo Redistricting Reform
Missourians will vote on the GOP-backed Amendment 3, which could exclude children and noncitizens from being counted during districting.
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The Black Voters Who Could Swing Pennsylvania
A drop in turnout in 2016 among Black voters helped Trump skate by. This year in Philadelphia, the energy to unseat him could swing the state.
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Pennsylvania's Democratic Party Isn't Ready For This Fight, but Its People Might Be
A constellation of grassroots progressive organizations in the Lehigh Valley is hoping to fill the gap left by the Democratic Party.
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South Carolina Could Reject a Record Number of Absentee Ballots
Voting rights groups warn that mixed messages around a witness requirement and a new bar on ballot curing could lead to disenfranchisement.
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New York WFP Organizes to Thwart Existential Threat to Its Ballot Line
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his allies are trying to weaken the New York WFP, which is facing the possible elimination of its ballot line.
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How Texas Republicans Paved the Way for Their Own Demise
The Texas GOP’s business-friendly policies have brought unexpected electoral changes to the state's booming suburbs.