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So You’ve Voted… Now What? By: Jayla Brown, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team As the election draws near, Americans are voting early in record numbers. Kimberly MacVaugh (Policy and Government Librarian, Arlington Campus Library) and Christopher Lowder (Online Learning Assistant, University Libraries) co-hosted an online workshop on Thursday, October 22nd to inform Mason students...

Trump and Biden Spar for the Last Time in Nashville, TN By: Derek Bowers, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team President Trump and his challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, wrapped up the final debate of the 2020 general election season in Nashville, TN on Thursday night. Moderator Kristen Welker of NBC News, in a...

A Mason Professor’s Perspective on Election Night 2020 By: Safiya Khan, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team As election night looms a mere eleven days away, we were able to sit down with Dr. Jennifer Nicoll Victor from the Schar School of Policy and Government and hear her perspective and predictions regarding election night and...

Day 3 Recap (Wednesday, October 14, 2020) By: Orlando Cabrera, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation vote to join the Supreme Court got one step closer today as Democrats boycotted the Judiciary Committee’s voice vote to send her nomination to the floor of the Senate. Even though the final day of...

The final 2020 presidential debate is happening tonight, Thursday, October 22, at 9pm! If you’re on the Fairfax campus, stop by the Corner Pocket in The Hub (middle level) to watch the live event with others! Click here for more info. Date: Thursday, October 22, 2020 Time: 9-10:30pm (90-minute debate format) Debate Location: Nashville, TN...

Are Protests to Blame for Recent Spikes in Violent Crime? By: Noah Panchure, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team On October 15th, we were supposed to witness the second of three planned presidential debates. However, after failed attempt to continue with the event in a virtual format, both candidates set up dueling town hall events...

Are Protests to Blame for Recent Spikes in Violent Crime? By: Noah Panchure, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team There is no doubt that political engagement has increased this year. We have seen citizens from all races, ages, genders, and backgrounds become politically active, especially teenagers and young adults. It began when COVID-19 reached the...

The Vice President and the People By: Nadia Faour, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team With less than three weeks until the election, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that the second presidential debate was canceled after a failed attempt to continue with the event in a virtual format following Donald Trump’s positive COVID-19 diagnosis...

Day 2 Recap (Tuesday, October 13, 2020) By: Safiya Khan, Mason Votes 2020 Online Editorial Team On Tuesday, October 13th, Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett sat for the second day of hearings in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee for over eleven hours, portraying herself as an independent judge lacking an agenda. Here are...