The Women of Texas’s Secret Resistance
Rural Texas has a reputation for voting solidly Republican, but hidden within those large swaths of red are tiny flecks of blue. WNYC’s Amanda Aronczyk has reported on a group of progressive Texas...
View ArticleCan Voters with Disabilities Get in the Door?
As New Yorkers head to the polls on Tuesday, some voters with disabilities may face physical barriers to getting into their polling place. The Board of Elections has yet to survey 228 poll locations —...
View ArticleAmy Walter's Final Take on The Midterm Elections
For months now, we’ve been hearing from pundits and politicians that this is the most consequential midterm election of our lifetime, The Takeaway's Amy Walter gives her take on exactly what's at...
View ArticleSurvivors of Domestic Violence Still Face Obstacles to Voting
There's good news and bad news for domestic violence survivors who want to vote in New York. First, the positives. Although voter registration information is normally public, domestic violence...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics: What the Midterms Mean For New York and New Jersey
Next Tuesday, November 6th, is Election Day. It's the culmination of nearly two solid years of campaigning and organizing for what has been called the most significant midterm election in recent...
View ArticleThe Secret Women of Red Texas
One of the most closely watched races in the country is taking place in a state that has been reliably red for decades. Beto O'Rourke is challenging Ted Cruz for his senate seat and while O'Rourke lags...
View ArticleThe Mission to Chase Down Mail-In Ballots In NJ 11
In the past three weeks, Caren Aardema has tracked down hundreds of voters in her hometown of Denville, N.J., and asked them to fill out their mail-in ballots. "It's like, who you gonna call? Vote...
View ArticleThis Week in Politics, Sunday Edition: Four Things You Should Know About...
1. Assuming the pundits don’t all have Dewey-Defeats-Truman egg on their face Wednesday morning, and all the state-wide races — the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and comptroller —...
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Voters Think Out Loud Before Making Up Minds on Midterms
We've been conducting scores of pre-election interviews on both sides of the Hudson River. The result: if voter sentiment were a wine, we'd be forced to describe it with adjectives such as astringent,...
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Leonard Lance Fights to Be the Last Moderate Republican Standing in New Jersey
Any doubt Leonard Lance had that the Trump presidency was going to a pose a problem for him was most certainly erased 33 days after the inauguration. Unlike several of his other Republican counterparts...
View ArticleToo Young to Vote, But Not to Have an Opinion
If this Harvard survey is to be believed, young adults (18 to 29) are "significantly more likely" to vote in the midterms this year than in previous midterms, but we wondered: What does the political...
View ArticleVolunteer Canvassers Get Celebrity Sendoff from Hamilton Creator Lin Manuel...
Broadway sensation Lin-Manuel Miranda is getting behind efforts to to flip the House blue.Droves of progressive New York City residents headed to swing districts in the area over the weekend to canvass...
View ArticleThis America
In "This America," Jill Lepore reports on how the bloody-mindedness of broken men can be countered only by principle and fortitude.
View ArticleWhat Does the Right Kind of Woman Sound Like?
Shrill, strident, bossy. These are the misogynistic slurs women often face when they run for elected office. In this episode, we meet Rena Cook, a voice coach in Oklahoma who’s training progressive,...
View ArticleRoxane Gay Gets Being Disillusioned, But She Still Wants You to Vote
When it comes to turnout, an engaged American electorate will send 60 percent of voters to the polls on a big presidential election year, as we saw in 2008. But elections since have failed to hit that...
View ArticleIn Washington State, Climate Change is on the Ballot. Can It Help Alleviate...
On Tuesday, voters across Washington state will be taking to the polls where climate change is on the ballot.Initiative 1631 in the state is an attempt to limit carbon emissions. Effectively, it would...
View ArticleVIDEO: Here's Your 34-Inch Long Ballot — Don't Forget to Flip
As New Yorkers head to the polls Tuesday, they'll get a two-page ballot for the first time.The pages are connected at one end with a perforated edge, kind of like sheets of toilet paper. All together,...
View ArticleImmigrants Turn to Bollywood and Celebrities to Get Out the Vote
What does it take to get someone to the polls? Maybe group shame?"Did you know that only 49 percent of Asian-Americans who were eligible to vote, voted in the last election?" asked actor Kelvin Han Yee...
View ArticleTranslators Kept Away from Voters They're Meant to Help
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has expanded a program that puts more translators at polling places across the city, but good government groups fear they won't be able to connect with voters. That's...
View ArticleWhat We Learned From Talking to You About Civic Participation
This election season, WNYC’s Yasmeen Khan and Shumita Basu have been talking to people in the New York-New Jersey area about more than straight politics, parties and candidates. They’ve been asking...
View ArticleVote Today, But Your Civic Engagement Doesn't End Here
Voting is one of the most important forms of civic engagement. But Americans have engaged with their communities in all sorts of ways. Today's episode of The Takeaway explores the ways in which we are...
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Vote Today, But Your Civic Engagement Doesn't End Here
Millions of Americans will cast a ballot on Election Day. But millions of others participate in our democracy every day in small ways. While 7 in 10 Americans report feeling generally negative about...
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Democrats Gain Ground in New York and New Jersey Congressional Seats
Residents of New York and New Jersey cast their votes Tuesday for dozens of seats in Congress, including a handful of closely watched races that helped Democrats flip the House of Representatives.Here...
View ArticleDemocrats Take Control of New York State Senate
Democrats hoping for a blue wave certainly got one in New York State.At the top of the ticket, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo secured a third term in a landslide victory over Republican Marc Molinaro....
View ArticleMidterms 2018: How Ballot Measures Fared Around the Country
We follow up on the outcome of some key ballot measures we covered in the lead up to the election, including a question about higher education in Montana, a carbon tax in Washington, the choice between...
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Voter Turnout Was Better Than Last Midterms, but That's Not Saying Much
Voter turnout was up 88 percent in New York City, compared to the 2014 midterm elections.(WNYC/Lylla Younes)Despite the long lines and frustrations that voters experiences, Tuesday's turnout in New...
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A Night of Firsts: Women and Underrepresented Groups Make History
Among the wave of Democrats elected to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, voters sent a record number of women to Washington.For many in this incoming class of lawmakers, this will be the first...
View ArticleA Night of Firsts: Women and Underrepresented Groups Make History
Election Roundup: Voters Choose Divided Government It’s the day after Election Day, so what do we know? After Losing the House, Republican Party Charts New Path Forward What does the loss of the...
View ArticleWhen Voting Problems Become Voter Suppression
Brenda Wright, the Senior Adviser for Legal Strategies at Demos, is a nationally known expert on voting rights, campaign finance reform, redistricting, election administration and other democracy and...
View ArticleHere's What Local Activists Learned From Working on the Midterms
We talked to some progressive groups in New York and New Jersey and asked them what lessons they learned after the victories in the midterm elections. Here are some of their main takeaways.1) Hold your...
View ArticleElection Roundup: Voters Choose Divided Government
It’s the day after Election Day, so what do we know? Our election panel weighs in on midterm election results. Amy Walter is the host of The Takeaway’s Friday show on politics and editor at the Cook...
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Immigrants Drive Midterm Gains for Democrats
Immigrant communities were at the center of the midterms and witnessed milestones in New York and beyond.Catalina Cruz became the first Dreamer to be elected to the state legislature, and Alexandria...
View Article1.5 Million Ex-Felons in Florida Regain Voting Rights
On Tuesday, voters passed Amendment 4 in Florida -- the constitutional amendment to restore voting rights to 1.5 million ex-felons who have completed their sentences. People like Devin Coleman.“One of...
View ArticleNo Rest for the NJ Women Who Took Down the Republicans
Some of the women who led a grassroots movement to give Democrats control of the U.S. House of Representatives took a victory lap on Thursday. “An amazing thing happened in New Jersey,” said Margaret...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes, Poll Workers Tried to Save Election Day
On Election Day this week, a few extra inches of paper caused misery for thousands of voters.Across most of the city, Tuesday's ballot was 34-inches long. Torn in half and fed through the scanner, each...
View Article¡Sí Se Puede!
Before “Yes we can!”, there was “¡Sí se puede!” – the workers’ rallying cry coined by lifelong activist Dolores Huerta. In this episode, Huerta (now 88) is interviewed by her daughter Juana about the...
View ArticleWhat Went Wrong on Election Day and How to Fix It
For many New Yorkers, voting in the midterm elections was a chaotic and miserable experience this year, due to hours-long lines, busted ballot machines and a lack of clear communication from poll...
View ArticleThe State of New Jersey's GOP
November 6th, 2018 was not a good day for Republicans in New Jersey. A final result has yet to be called in New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, where Democratic challenger Andy Kim leads...
View ArticleState Legislatures Throughout the US: How do the Political Parties Fare After...
While national media was focusing on the national implications of the midterm elections, very few outlets were focusing on the local, state legislature elections, even though they have a great impact...
View ArticleNew Jersey Will Have Just One Republican in Congress, as Andy Kim Defeats...
Democrat Andy Kim defeated two-term Republican incumbent Rep. Tom MacArthur in New Jersey's 3rd District, leaving the GOP with just one House seat in the next Congress. Kim, a former national security...
View ArticleKirsten Gillibrand's Path to Power
The junior senator from New York has quickly developed a reputation as a political firebrand - one who's willing to challenge men who abuse their power, even when they're among her closest allies....
View ArticlePolitics with Amy Walter: The Money Behind the Midterms
Counting on Election Integrity in Florida Machine meltdowns, recounts and who's responsible? The Money Behind the Midterms More than $5 billion was spent by candidates alone in this year's midterm...
View ArticleCounting on Election Integrity in Florida
Echoes of 2000 campaign between George Bush vs. Al Gore haunt the 2016 midterm elections in Florida. David Smiley, a political reporter at The Miami Herald, recaps the status of manual recounts in...
View ArticleNew York And New Jersey Freshman Get First Taste Of D.C.—And House Power...
Orientation for Congress is a little bit like orientation for college.You meet new people from all over the country. You tour campus. And there’s a class photo – nearly 90 incoming freshman notable for...
View ArticleThe Money Behind the Midterms
This year's midterm elections were the most expensive on record. More than $5 billion was spent by candidates alone, to say nothing of outside groups advocating on their behalf. That's more than a 35...
View ArticlePolitics with Amy Walter: Family, Friendship and Politics Collide on...
Sure, it’s nice to gather everyone to celebrate Thanksgiving. But depending on the family, there can be just as much laughter as there is screaming and tears. And politics doesn’t help. Amid our deeply...
View ArticleFamily, Friendship and Politics Collide on Thanksgiving
Sure, it’s nice to gather everyone to celebrate Thanksgiving. But depending on the family, there can be just as much laughter as there is screaming and tears. And politics doesn’t help. Amid our deeply...
View ArticleVoter Suppression in the Twenty-First Century
In the November midterm elections, Stacey Abrams, a gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, arrived at her polling place to cast a vote for herself, only to have a poll worker claim that she had already...
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Vote, But Your Civic Engagement Doesn't End There
Millions of Americans voted last Election Day. But millions of others participate in our democracy every day in small ways. While 7 in 10 Americans report feeling generally negative about what is going...
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Vote, But Your Civic Engagement Doesn't End There
Millions of Americans voted last Election Day. But millions of others participate in our democracy every day in small ways. While 7 in 10 Americans report feeling generally negative about what is going...
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