Did Republican Felon Disenfranchisement Deliver Florida for Trump?

In 2018, Florida voters restored voting rights to over 1.4 million formerly incarcerated people. Because of a Republican-backed bill passed in 2019, however, very few of these people were actually able to vote in the 2020 election. With a close race in Florida, did this tip the scales in Trump's favor?

Armed Right-Wing Protesters Shut Down Polling Center in Arizona

About a hundred Trump supporters gathered with assault rifles and handguns outside a polling station in Maricopa County, Arizona Wednesday night to demand that staff continue processing ballots. The disruption forced the polling center to shut down.

Trump Wants to Steal the Election.

While the full results of the 2020 election aren’t known yet, it is clear that the race was closer than originally expected. As President Donald Trump ramps up his attempts to steal the election, it is clear that both Trump and the undemocratic nature of U.S. “democracy” are major threats to our basic right to vote.

U.S. Claims of Election Interference are Overblown and Hypocritical 

Warmongers in the bourgeois media and government have criticized Russia and Iran for meddling in the U.S. election. But nothing compares to the United States' long history of interfering in foreign elections.

In an Anti-Semitic Attack, Trump Supporters Vandalize Gravestones in Michigan

This desecration of the cemetery comes right before the 2020 election, with hate-crime violence at a 16-year high.

2020 Elections Live Updates

Welcome to the Left Voice 2020 Elections Live Blog, where we'll be updating this space with the latest news as U.S. voters head to --- and wait at --- the polls. Do you have news that should be included? Pictures of long lines, voter intimidation, or something else? Send them to us at [email protected]! 

The Most Important Election of Our Lifetime… Again?

"It's the most important election of our lifetime"-- a phrase used every four years to get us to vote the lesser evil.

4,000-Person Trump Caravan Blocks Polling Station

On Sunday, in Southern California, a caravan of Trump supporters drove for 60 miles and blocked entry to a polling station.

Trump Supporters Terrorize Opponents in Richmond and Across the US

In the days leading up to the U.S. presidential election, after a summer of anti-racist protest and brutal state response and under a president who has not committed to a peaceful transfer of power, there is an atmosphere of fear and intimidation. Trump supporters have ramped up efforts to terrorize the opposition, shouting at voters, preventing rallies, and shooting into a crowd in Virginia.