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2020 presidential campaign

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Politics + Activism

AS Politics Survey: Where Our Readers Stand On Criminal Justice Reform

Where does the Autostraddle community stand on pressing criminal justice issues including bail, incarceration and police brutality? Here are our findings, based on the Autostraddle Reader Survey and Politics Survey that readers most recently took.

By himani| October 12, 2020 | 6 Comments
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A Note From Your Editors On The Very Unchill 2020 Presidential Election

Like many of you, we’ve been engaged in more than a few heated discussions about what is at stake in the upcoming 2020 presidential election. We wanted to share the messy, complex thoughts and feelings that Kamala Puligandla, Editor In Chief, and Carmen Phillips, Deputy Editor, have been wrestling with, as we close in on this election.

By Kamala Puligandla| October 1, 2020 | 10 Comments
News + Politics

The First 2020 Presidential Debate: Where Can We Go From Here?

“You can’t fundamentally change who this president is. He is a bully and an abuser. He is an unrepentant white supremacist. He lacks even a modicum of basic human decency.”

By Natalie| September 30, 2020 | 10 Comments
News + Politics

Extra! Extra!: Is the Arc of the Universe Bending Toward Justice for Trans Inmates and LGBT Rights in Utah?

This week’s Extra! Extra! brings a mix of hopeful and sobering news about trans rights, the criminal justice system, violence against women and the climate catastrophes in the Bay of Bengal and in Michigan. Also, Natalie updates us on the latest Veepstakes 2020 news.

By the team| May 22, 2020 | 6 Comments
News + Politics

Extra! Extra!: VEEPSTAKES Edition

In this week’s Extra! Extra!, we take a break from our usual fare and instead offer commentary on some of the women who are on the short list to be Joe Biden’s Vice President.

By Natalie| May 8, 2020 | 22 Comments
News + Politics

Democratic Debate #11: Sanders and Biden Vie for Leadership Points in First Post-Corona Debate

Whatever you think of Biden or Sanders, they stood on last night’s debate stage with a firm command of the facts, plans to tackle the issue and a willingness to let America’s response be dictated by experts. The difference between the parties could not be more stark.

By Natalie| March 16, 2020 | 4 Comments
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Super Tuesday Breakdown: Biden’s Swift Rise Really Doesn’t Have to Be the End

Yes, there’s Biden and Bernie and Elizabeth Warren, but also what about the smaller races you didn’t even know you cared about — like Georgette Gomez vying to become the first out queer Latina in Congress!

By Natalie| March 4, 2020 | 32 Comments
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I Care But I’m Restless, I’m Here But I’m Really Gone: A 2020 Presidential Election Roundtable

The 2020 presidential election is a classic Alanis Morissette one hand preparing our dystopian bunker, the other one playing the piano, situation. Our writers and editors tell us about their greatest concerns and how they’re approaching their votes.

By the team| March 2, 2020 | 16 Comments
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Democratic Debate #10: Well That Sure Was Something, Namely a Mess

Because you’ve already heard from me on a lot of these issues already this week, I recruited one of Autostraddle’s newest contributors, Himani — the brains behind our expansive political survey — to join me to discuss all the fireworks from Charleston.

By Natalie| February 26, 2020 | 20 Comments
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Democratic Debate #9: Elizabeth Warren Showcases Her Strategy for Beating Trump by Eviscerating Mike Bloomberg

Aside from launching skilled attacks at her opponents, she was always ready to pivot back to a story about a Nevadan or highlight the specific plight of black and brown people. I think she made her case that if you want a candidate who can go toe-to-toe with an “arrogant billionaire,” she’s ready.

By Natalie| February 20, 2020 | 9 Comments
News + Politics

Six Key Takeaways From the 8th Democratic Presidential Debate

New Hampshire voters go to the polls in three days. From Elizabeth Warren demonstrating growth when talking about the issues that matter for people of color to Biden’s continued slip away from the pack, here six takeaways from Friday’s debate.

By Natalie| February 8, 2020 | 5 Comments
News + Politics

We Don’t Yet Know Who Won Last Night’s Iowa Caucus Clusterf*ck; Here’s What We Do Know

We’ll update this post, or create a new one, when we have an official winner; until then, here’s our explanation of what went down.

By Natalie| February 4, 2020 | 13 Comments
News + Politics

Democratic Debate #7: Only 19 Days Left Until the Iowa Caucus

With polling showing four candidates — Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren — within five points of each other in Iowa, last night’s debate offered candidates their last, best shot at separating themselves from the pack.

By Natalie| January 15, 2020 | 11 Comments
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Democratic Debate #6: Klobuchar Wins, Unequivocally

The highs, the lows, and everything in between.

By Natalie| December 20, 2019 | 13 Comments
Politics + Activism

Take Autostraddle’s Politics Survey: We Want Your Queer Opinions

What are the political issues in the US you are most concerned about? What are your priorities for securing LGBTQ+ rights? And if it were up to you, dear reader – of any citizenship, living in any country – who would you vote for in the US presidential primary elections?

By himani| December 3, 2019 | 38 Comments
News + Politics

Democratic Debate #5 Recap: It’s Kamala Harris and Cory Booker’s Time to Shine

In most primary campaigns, staffers and consultants tell candidates not to do what Kamala Harris did last night — but I think she edged out Cory Booker for winner of the debate.

By Natalie| November 21, 2019 | 10 Comments
Comedy News + Politics

Which Castro Twin Is the Tegan and Which One Is the Sara?

In every iconic twosome, there is a Tegan and there is a Sara. This may be the one true binary.

By KT Lindemann| October 31, 2019 | 6 Comments
News + Politics

Booker and Warren Shine, Biden Grates at First-Ever GLAAD LGBTQ Forum

Last night, ten contenders for the Democratic nomination gathered in the First in the Nation caucus state for the LGBTQ Presidential Forum. Organized by One Iowa, The Gazette, The Advocate and GLAAD, the forum offered the most robust discussion of LGBT issues of the 2020 campaign thus far.

By Natalie| September 21, 2019 | 10 Comments
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The 2020 Democrats, Explained by Classic Indigo Girls Songs

You could say we’re “up on the watershed, standing at the fork in the road” – and the list of our choices is as vast and varied as Indigo Girls’ song catalog.

By KT Lindemann| September 16, 2019 | 11 Comments
News + Politics

Democratic Debate 3: Maybe Civility Didn’t Win the Day, but Neither Did Biden

Let’s recap the highlights and lowlights for each candidate and talk about what we mean when we bring up “civility.”

By Natalie| September 13, 2019 | 11 Comments
News + Politics

Democratic Debate #2, Night Two: Frontrunners Falter, Booker Shines

Last night, the remaining ten qualified candidates for the Democratic nomination competed in their second debate of the 2020 campaign. Like the previous night’s debate, there were a lot of fireworks, with lower-tier candidates taking their last and best opportunity to bolster their standing in time to qualify for the third debate in September.

By Natalie| August 1, 2019 | 12 Comments
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