Election prep – five days and counting - Politics Weekly

We are just five days away from election day, Nov. 3, and at least 75 million of the United States’ roughly 257 million eligible voters have already cast their ballots. The 2020 election is upon us, and we here at The Conversation are here to help you prepare.

This Politics Weekly features not only our usual expert political analysis – examining the dismally low turnout among overseas voters, for example, and why Americans are still obsessed with polls – but also articles by our own dedicated and bleary-eyed election 2020 team about the biggest stories they’ve covered this campaign season. Politics editor Jeff Inglis explains why voting by mail is safe and reliable (but if you haven’t mailed yours in yet, it’s too late – better drop it off in person). Senior politics editor Naomi Schalit, who’s enjoying a rare day off today, lays out what will happen if the election is contested. And I describe all the problems voters may confront at the polls, from long lines to voter intimidation.

Plus, evangelicals are souring on Trump, Chile votes to rewrite its Pinochet dictatorship-era Constitution, and America’s suburbs are hubs of Black political organizing.