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Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan break down the closing arguments and strategies from Donald Trump and Joe Biden, answer your questions, and offer some final thoughts on the 2020 election. Then, a few of Vote Save America’s incredible volunteers will talk about why they got into political organizing.

Show Notes

Closing arguments

• The Detroit News: Trump rebuffs advisers, focuses on Hunter Biden
• Politico: MAGA scrambles to repair the Hunter Biden narrative
• WaPo: Stock market slide muddles Trump’s economic message days before 2020 election
• WaPo: In closing days, Trump and Biden push opposing pandemic strategies
• NYT: Trump’s Closing Argument on Virus Clashes With Science, and Voters’ Lives
• Roll Call: Trump’s worst possible closing message
• Politico: Trump stokes suburban fears after Philadelphia shooting
• Politico: As coronavirus cases surge, Trump has another message
• Vox: Trump’s closing message is lying about the coronavirus at rallies that spread infection
• The Hill: Trump leans into attacks on Biden’s family, business dealings
• NYT: Trump Had One Last Story to Sell. The Wall Street Journal Wouldn’t Buy It.
• Axios: Biden’s closing ad campaign
• WaPo: In closing days, Trump and Biden push opposing pandemic strategies
• CNN: Biden draws contrast with Trump on coronavirus as pandemic worsens in campaign’s final days
• NBC News: Biden brings closing message to historically red Georgia
• The Hill: Biden unveils closing message in new ad: ‘It’s all at stake’
• NYT: Trump’s Second-Term Agenda? Slogans Over Details
• Axios: Trump doesn’t have a second-term economic plan
• Politico: Biden flips script on Trump in campaign’s final week
• WaPo: Initially spurned by his own party, mocked by his opponent, Joe Biden has emerged more popular as he closes in on a job he has wanted for decades
• Politico: The Unspectacular Excellence of Joe Biden’s Slow and Steady Campaign
• NYT: Biden Always Had a Simple Message. He Rode It to the Nomination.

Closing strategies

• NYT: Facing Gap in Pennsylvania, Trump Camp Tries to Make Voting Harder
• Politico:  Trump confronts his 50 percent problem
• NY Mag: Trump’s Voter-Suppression Strategy Is a Crisis (Even If It Backfires)
• Vanity Fair: TRUMP’S 2020 PLAN TO WIN PENNSYLVANIA: THROW OUT 100,000 BALLOTS
• NPR: It May Be Too Late To Mail Back Your Ballot. Election Officials Stress Other Options
• WaPo: Trump’s effort to steal the election, explained by a Democrat fighting against it
• New Yorker: In Pennsylvania, Republicans Might Only Need to Stall to Win – A political analyst warned, “Harrisburg in 2020 could be Tallahassee in 2000.”
• Guardian: ‘To me, it’s voter suppression’: the Republican fight to limit ballot boxes
• Guardian: Trump’s election day director is waging war on voting in Philadelphia
• Philadelphia Inquirer: Biden’s lead over Trump in Pennsylvania hasn’t budged, poll says; at least two Pa. counties will wait to count mail-in ballots
• FiveThirtyEight: Why Pennsylvania’s Vote Count Could Change After Election Night
• WaPo: Trump campaign makes play for Latino voters in Pennsylvania
• WaPo: In campaign’s waning days, both candidates seek to shore up support from Latino voters
• NYT: Student Voting Surges Despite Efforts to Suppress It
• The Atlantic: The Raw Desperation of the Republican Party
• CNN:   Obama to join Biden on campaign trail for final weekend push
• Minnesota Star Tribune: Dueling presidential campaign visits come to Minnesota
• Morning Call: President Trump returns Saturday to eastern Pennsylvania ahead of election
• NYT: Biden’s Caution: Wise Campaign Tactic or Misguided Gamble?
• WaPo: In closing days, Trump and Biden push opposing pandemic strategies
• Charlotte Observer: Two attendees at a recent Trump rally in NC test positive for COVID-19
• NYT: Texas Is a Tossup. So Why Won’t Trump or Biden Campaign There?
• NYT: No Selfies or Hugs, but Biden Is Sneaking In Meet and Greets