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Poll workers at the Hayes Senior Center in Chester seemed upbeat and cheerful about the prospect of assisting voters. As expected, early morning turnout was slow, but it picked up toward noon. Some voters had detailed questions about the candidates: For example, they wanted to know more about Stefan Roots: What is he proposing to do about the high incidence of gun violence in their community? What about the recent disturbances at Chester High School—how can they be avoided in the future?
I was at the Swarthmore Farmers Market when the news broke that Joe Biden had won the election. People started cheering in the streets. Honking their horns. I saw some people break down in tears. I understood it, but I didn’t feel it.
As the sun set on Election Day last Tuesday, November 3, the unusually spectacular orange glow, which seemed more appropriate to Halloween than Election Day, triggered a question in the mind of at least one voter: Was it a metaphor, or an omen?
Brendan Nyhan, professor of government at Dartmouth College, will present new research on the state of American democracy in a talk on Tuesday, September 22, at 7:30 p.m. Drawing from expert surveys conducted by Bright Line Watch, a watchdog group he co-founded, Nyhan will assess the extent to which the protections in the U.S. Constitution are preventing the erosion of key democratic principles and norms.
