Author Archives: Cara Harshman

This post is part 2 answering the question, Why Maine? Why did Flip2020 select Maine out of all the senate swing states? In part 1, we look at Why Maine (Read part 1 here). In this post, we explore the second half of that answer: ranked choice voting. The Flip 2020 project team has unanimouslyContinue reading “Why Maine? Part 2: Ranked Choice Voting”

The polls look good for the Biden/Harris ticket right now. The president’s poor handling of the pandemic, the resulting economic collapse and his poor performance of the first debate have resulted in a number of declines in key battleground states such as Florida, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Biden has been very consistent in his widening leadContinue reading “How Trump Might Win and Why the Polls are Wrong”

Getting the attention of voters is not an easy task these days. It’s particularly hard in a swing state like Maine where over $160 million Republican and Democrat dollars have poured in to paint the airwaves, phone lines, and social media feeds with partisan slogans. This gives us at Flip2020 a unique task to riseContinue reading “[Fundraiser!] Help Send Flip2020 to Political Street Theater Training at Bread and Puppet”