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Happy October! On par with a normal presidential campaign season, this first week in October has been full of surprises, with Trump and other prominent Republican’s COVID diagnosis as the biggest shocker of the week.  An “October surprise” is the event that changes the presidential campaign and potentially the outcome. One candidate’s campaign is damaged,Continue reading “Is this the October surprise of 2020?”

President Trump made a significant number of false claims during Tuesday nights’ presidential debate, but one topic he was especially dishonest about was mail in voting, despite the fact that there is no real danger to voting by mail.  Trump made claims during the debate that, “the ballots are a disaster,” and “it’s a riggedContinue reading “The Truth About Mail In Voting”

With the official kick off to the general election after Labor Day, it is now likely voter season. What is the difference between likely voters and registered voters, and why do pollsters make the switch as the general election approaches? Most polling organizations typically do poll likely voters until September. By September, both the DemocratsContinue reading “It’s Likely Voter Season”

Although it feels like the general election has been occurring since March, the traditional official start to the general election is after Labor Day. Last week to kick off the general election season, Marist Poll and NBC News released two new polls in the battleground states of Florida and Pennsylvania, conducted August 31- September 7.  StartingContinue reading “Marist Poll: Florida and Pennsylvania”

Amelia Morel Infographic- Google Survey As the general election is a mere 50 days away, it is important to gather data on how many individuals plan to vote by mail and how many plan to vote in person. The two questions asked of the respondents for this survey were, “Do you plan on voting byContinue reading “Vote By Mail Infographic”

A record fire season is underway in California this year, with over 3.1 million acres of land  burned. The news lead followed this week on Twitter was the devastating wildfires across the state of California and the millions of people this fire has displaced. Over the course of the week, new developments have occurred aboutContinue reading “California’s Deadly Wildfires”

August 2019: This article was written during my internship last summer with New York 1 News. The content is extremely relevant now as the general election approaches in November. I don’t have time. I don’t know if I’m registered. I have more important things to do on Election Day. My vote doesn’t matter.  We’ve allContinue reading “The Importance of Voting in Every Election”

My experience working at Spectrum New York 1 News and covering the Queens District Attorney Race. August 2019 From an insurgent’s campaign to a shocking primary night to a last minute turn of the tables, the Queens District Attorney’s race has finally come to an end.  Tiffany Caban conceded the Queens District Attorney race toContinue reading “Queens District Attorney Race”