AMERICA VOTES 2020

Reported and produced by students in the Master of Journalism program at Carleton University in Ottawa

Photo by Joseph Chan (Unsplash)

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In the weeks leading up to Nov. 3, reporters in Carleton’s journalism program reached out to people who live in the United States. 

From Alaska to Florida, New Hampshire to Texas, they found people whose lives will be affected by the outcome of the 2020 U.S. election.

‘I’VE DONE TOO MANY FUNERALS’

In Virginia, where tensions are high, Pastor Michelle Thomas is working to bring people together. JON RUDNICKI reports.

‘I WAS NOT RAISED REPUBLICAN AT ALL’

In Georgia, Gabrielle Seunagal wants Trump to win again. REBECCA dePENCIER reports.

‘THERE IS RIGHT AND WRONG IN THIS WORLD’

Four years of bitter partisan division have tested Alaska Native Frank Woods’ staunch neutrality. Now he’s taking a side. BEN ANDREWS reports.

Nov.3, 2020. Philadelphia, USA. Nasya Jenkins sits at home and looks out her window on Election Day. Photo credit: Jen Osborne.

IN PENNSYLVANIA

Family politics reveal the divide between Democrats and Republicans in a battleground state. JEN OSBORNE reports.

IN IOWA

Farmer Marty Danzer wants to give Biden a chance. JONATHAN GOT reports.

Suhail Ahmed sits at his desk at his home in Columbus, Ohio, the city where he cast his vote in late October at the advance polls. Ahmed says there is a great deal at stake in the election and that everyone should cast a ballot. Photo taken via Zoom by Ian Campbell.

IN OHIO

Suhail Ahmed is casting his ballot with his core values in mind, in a state that could determine the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential race. IAN CAMPBELL reports.

Bostick, after casting her vote early on October 27, a week before Election Day.

IN WISCONSIN

Akeisla Bostick hopes her Democratic vote will make her state safer for Black Americans. UDAY RANA reports.

While the lines were empty in the afternoon, this polling station was packed earlier in the day. Photo by Inger Kwaku.

IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

Inger Kwaku fears the worst that could come from lax gun control measures. MORGANE WAUQUIER reports.

Semara Lumpkin says she hopes that voting Biden-Harris will mean safety for marginalized communities. Photo taken via Zoom by Cindy Tran.

IN MICHIGAN

Semara Lumpkin is encouraging women of colour to vote for Joe Biden on social media. CINDY TRAN reports. 

Ben Clark holding his nine-year-old Dachshund, Chewie. Photo taken via Zoom by Cassandra Yanez-Leyton.

IN TEXAS

Alan Hutcheson casts a vote for better healthcare. TAMANNA KHAN reports.

IN COLORADO

Esy Ray has her Trump champagne chilling. CATHERINE DUFFY reports.

La’Tonya Wiley sits at her computer in her office at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. Photo by Zachary Delaney

IN NORTH CAROLINA

La’Tonya Wiley says she is voting for her life. ZACHARY DELANEY reports.

Ben Clark holding his nine-year-old Dachshund, Chewie. Photo taken via Zoom by Cassandra Yanez-Leyton.

IN MINNESOTA

Ben Clark, a Republican, decides to vote for a third party for the first time. CASSANDRA YANEZ-LAYTON reports.

Kimberly Mendoza with friend Meredith Woociker at Friday’s Trump Rally in Tampa, Florida.

IN FLORIDA

Kimberly Mendoza says her vote for Hillary Clinton was a mistake. SARAH PLEDGE DICKSON reports.

This project is supervised and edited by Trish Audette-Longo and Amy Dempsey, with editorial support from Hannah Rivkin and Émilie Warren.