Elections

AdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyWisconsin’s Top Court Rejects Trump Lawsuit as His Election Push FadesThe Supreme Court in the state narrowed yet another legal path for the Trump campaign as it tries to overturn his loss to Joe Biden.Observers watched last month as votes were recounted by hand in Milwaukee. The Trump campaign has pushed to invalidate ballots from the state’s most Democratic areas.Credit…Nam Y. Huh/Associated PressBy More

#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Presidential TransitionliveLatest UpdatesFormal Transition BeginsBiden’s CabinetSecretary of StateElection ResultsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyWashington MemoPresident-Elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.: They Dare Not Speak His NameThe unwillingness of most Senate and House Republicans to acknowledge an obvious election result has moved beyond absurd.Senator Mitch McConnell has avoided speaking out against President Trump’s false claims about the election.Credit…Al Drago for The New York TimesBy More

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AdvertisementContinue reading the main storyOpinionSupported byContinue reading the main storyI Wrote the Special Counsel Rules. Barr Has Abused Them.There is no reason for the outgoing attorney general to appoint his preferred prosecutor for the continuing Trump-Russia inquiry.By More

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President fails to address national crisis, instead remaining focused on false voter fraud claimsA day after 2,804 Americans died in a single day from the coronavirus pandemic – almost as many as in the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks – Donald Trump said nothing about the harrowing national crisis.The US president’s silence broke from the tradition of predecessors who have sought to play the role of “consoler-in-chief” to the American public after deadly bombings, school shootings and other tragedies. Continue reading… More

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AdvertisementContinue reading the main storyOpinionSupported byContinue reading the main storylettersHere’s Why 74 Million Voted for TrumpReaders’ analyses of the reasons include that voters liked his policies, if not the man; a Democratic failure to communicate a vision; and racist dog whistles.Dec. 3, 2020, 10:23 a.m. ETSupporters of President Trump gathered outside the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center while he was being treated for Covid-19.Credit…Damon Winter/The New York TimesTo the Editor:Re “Why Did So Many Americans Vote for Trump?,” by Will Wilkinson (Op-Ed, nytimes.com, Nov. 27):The question posed by Mr. Wilkinson is one I have asked myself many times. The answer I have received from friends who are staunch Trump supporters is that they like his policies but not the man. They agree he is dishonest and a man of flawed character, but defend his policies as being the best for this nation.The policies these friends most favor are smaller government, a bigger military, anti-abortion laws and strong enforcement of immigration laws. Emotions run so high in support of President Trump that reasoned debate has become impossible if friendship is to be maintained.The friends of whom I speak are good honest people with strong values. They love their families and country. We must remember this if we are to overcome the division among us.Jenny OrmeSacramentoTo the Editor:Why? How about an overtly leftist platform, a weak set of presidential candidates culminating in Joe Biden, a divisive leftist as the vice-presidential candidate, and down-ticket politicians with the mantra of more federal bailouts without regard for the downstream economic effects. And then there was the Democratic Party’s cheerleader response to the riots. Isn’t all of that enough?An open society and a functioning economy are not compatible with long-term shutdowns. This former Obama voter voted twice for Donald Trump. There are millions more of us, and we are not going away.Paul LevyCarolina Beach, N.C.To the Editor:I’m a lifelong Democrat who is beyond frustrated by the failure of Democratic politicians to communicate a vision that inspires voters and constituents. I agree with Will Wilkinson that calling out the failures, lies and hypocrisy of Republicans is not enough to win votes. By letting Republicans define the issues, Democrats are too often on the defensive.They continually miss opportunities to lead on issues for which they have popular support (health care, police reform, safety-net policies, among others). They have let President Trump take full credit for the pre-pandemic economy, although it was Barack Obama who had set the trajectory for the recovery, in the face of Republican resistance.This is now the second consecutive transition from a Republican administration in which the incoming Democrat inherits an economy in severe crisis — yet in the popular imagination, Republicans are still the party of economic strength. Where are the Democratic voices speaking to the heart of these matters?Joan AlbertTarrytown, N.Y.To the Editor:I was disappointed to read yet another opinion piece about why the Democrats didn’t do better that doesn’t acknowledge the white identity politics that were at play in the Trump campaign. The dog whistle of the Southern strategy is now a bullhorn from coast to coast. It’s clear who was listening.John WillifordLondonTo the Editor:Mr. Wilkinson: We voted for Donald Trump because we love him and believe in him, and think he is doing a good job fighting for us. The economy continues to rebound and was previously booming. Low-cost prescriptions are on the horizon. The Supreme Court is slanting more conservative. Also, he fights for the religious rights of churches and for protections for the unborn.You say he failed at Covid. Really? Mr. Trump was thrown into a horrific once-in-100-years scenario, but he brought streamlined testing and a vaccine in record time, with only hundreds of thousands dead (as horrible and mind-blowing as that is), unlike the original millions forecast. Not all was smooth sailing, but he and his team worked tirelessly to save lives. Put the blame where it belongs, on China.One hundred years from now, Mr. Trump’s genius will be celebrated. The distance of time will bring clarity. You just lived through the Trump Revolution.Kim MarklandLakewood, N.J.AdvertisementContinue reading the main story More