A collection of links relevant to the 2020 US election for participants in social movements.
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US Election Results
Please note that the US does not have centralised election tallying due to the ways each state manages their own elections. These sites will have regularly updated information.
- New York Times live election updates
- ABC (Australia) US Election coverage and live blog
- The Guardian app mobile phone alerts
Analysis of Election Results and Issues
- US election briefing for Australia, The Guardian
- Updates: Tracking The Unresolved 2020 Races, FiveThirtyEight
- Election Results Coverage, FiveThirtyEight
- Surge in youth voter turnout may have helped propel Biden to victory, The Guardian
- By numbers: how the US voted in 2020, The Financial Times
- What Went Wrong With Polling? Some Early Theories, Nate Cohn, New York Times
Pre-election commentary:
- Background: Where the US election will be won and lost, ABC News
- US Election Night Watching Guide – States that will shift
- When to Expect Election Results in Each State – FiveThirtyEight
- Election Needles – New York Times
- 2020 Presidential Election Interactive Map
Social Movement Responses to the Evolving US Election Situation
- Movements must give Biden no choice but to move left, as they’ve done with centrist Democrats in the past –
- Working people delivered Biden his victory. Now he needs to deliver for them. – The Washington Post
- Organizing Upgrade: Strategy for Left Organizers has a number of ‘Hot Takes’ and initial analysis
- How dancing in the streets is saving democracy, #CountEveryVote tactics, Waging Nonviolence
Pre-election commentary and guides:
- Hold the Line – A Guide to Defending Democracy – Hardy Merriman et al
- What’s the game plan if Trump really does try to steal the election? 7 tactics to stop a coup – Daniel Hunter
- 10 things you need to know to stop a coup – Daniel Hunter
- Waging Nonviolence – various articles
Campaigning and Organising Lessons
- How Stacey Abrams and her band of believers turned Georgia blue, Politico
- Hahrie Han on Relational Organising in the 2020 US Election – ChangeMakers Organising School (Scroll down to Session 2)
- Lessons from the US: Scaling up through functional organising – Australian Progress webinar, Thursday 3/12/20
- How Joe Biden’s Digital Team Tamed the MAGA Internet, New York Times
- A recipe for engagement: How to construct a digital organizing engagement program – Tericka Lambert
Stress/Trauma/Wellbeing/Safety on the Streets
- We need to build a movement that heals our nation’s traumas – Kazu Haga
- Tips for US Election Feels – written for a non-US audience with emphasis on self and collective care. Share a summary on Instagram.
- 5 minute meditation for feeling as safe as you reasonably can – Rick Hanson
- Grounding meditation – Starhawk (this can be powerful for those heading into potential conflict)
- RAIN of Self Compassion Guided Meditation – Tara Brach
- How to face right-wing violence while defending the election — a conversation with George Lakey
- Make Change: How-To’s for Effective Peaceful Protest – see the sections on Personal Protection, Interactions with Police, and Surveillance
Other
- Australia at Home Watch Party Google Doc – websites to watch, podcast recommendations etc
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