Election 2020

Data-driven course on election analytics lets students take a deeper dive into elections past and present.

Bob Bauer ’73 and Jack Goldsmith propose what they say are long-overdue reforms to the Office of the President.

How the Harvard Votes Challenge initiative helped tens of thousands of voters participate in the 2020 election.

The five panelists on a Tuesday roundtable discussed “Implications of the 2020 Election.”

LaFleur Stephens-Dougan, author of “Race to the Bottom: How Racial Appeals Work in American Politics,” offered a view that went beyond the Trump era.

What is President Trump up to with his ongoing purge of top Pentagon and cybersecurity officials and his false assertions that Joe Biden was not legitimately elected as the 46th president? Experts say it’s not clear yet, but intelligence and national security risks abound.

The incoming Biden administration will hear science, Obama’s top science adviser said. It’s also important for scientists to engage in public debate about science.

Ayanna Pressley spoke about her mandate as a newly re-elected representative of the commonwealth’s 7th Congressional District

The Harvard Republican Club finds reasons to celebrate during the presidential election.

The Gazette turns once again to scholars and analysts across in the University to get their views of what happened and what comes next.

Top political strategists spoke at two Harvard events, analyzing the results of the 2020 election.

It seems political polls may have again missed the mark, but a range of Harvard experts warn the truth is much more complicated.

The Gazette asked scholars and analysts across the University to reflect on lessons learned in the 2020 election.

Legal experts say not to expect President Trump’s election suits to be successful, but they could prove useful to him in other ways.

Harvard psychologists offer tips to survive political stress and strain

Kennedy School panelists gathered online for a conversation on the issues and consequences of the presidential election, which they lauded as orderly and successful.

Harvard students discuss their hopes and fears for the nation on Election Day.

Harvard historians and scholars look at the 1872 presidential election that saw feminist Victoria Woodhull and abolitionist Frederick Douglass on the same ticket.

On Oct. 29 a group of powerhouse women gathered to discuss the importance of civic engagement, local participation, and why voting matters.

Don’t they know how contagious this virus is? Analysts discuss why some people ignore or reject the medical experts and science of COVID.

An online gathering of university officials took place last week to exchange ideas on how to prepare for Election Day.

Analysts assess how a Biden presidency could reshape U.S. relations, impact the nation’s intelligence community, and prompt a nuclear recalibration by North Korea, Iran, and Russia.

With Election Day approaching and the coronavirus pandemic surging, Benjamin Sommers discusses how shifting political winds might affect health care.

Nathaniel Stinnett of the Environmental Voter Project offered advice on how to get environmentalists to the polls.

Young voters, those 18 to 29, will line up for next month’s presidential election in record numbers, further advancing the generational shift of political power taking place in America, according to pollsters, academics, and on-the-ground organizers.

The Harvard Votes Challenge has recruited more than 150 affiliates to work the polls as part of its partnership with the Safe Elections Network and Power to the Polls. The Gazette spoke to a handful of students and staff about why they decided to get involved.

Research shows elites, mass media play important role in spreading misinformation on mail-in voter fraud.

More than the presidency must be decided by Nov. 3. To help students get involved, the University offers the Harvard Votes Challenge.

Analysts discuss what may happen at the first presidential debate Tuesday night between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, and talk about how they would coach the candidates.

Pandemic procedural complications and crises of voter confidence all but ensure a rocky election.