(Radio interiview) Americans head to the polls today, in what's been touted as the election of the century. Amid a bitterly polarized electorate, an ongoing health care crisis and an economic crunch caused by the pandemic, how will US voters decide? We discuss the prospects for both candidates and the likelihood of a contested election with Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, senior fellow at UVA’s Miller Center.
UVA’s Center for Politics has been keeping a close eye on the various races in Virginia and across the country for Tuesday's general election.
Republican Bob Good defeated Democrat Cameron Webb for the U.S. House of Representatives seat in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. Webb, 37, is a doctor who has been treating coronavirus patients while running for office as a healer of America’s partisan rift. He is the co-director of the Department of Public Health Science’s Health Policy Program at the University of Virginia.
Among the photos featured: Alumni Hall at the University of Virginia is in use as a polling place on Election Day.
The University of Virginia says there were seven new cases of COVID-19 reported on Grounds on Monday, and only one of those was a student.
Bob Good, a self-described “biblical conservative” who tied himself closely to President Trump, maintained Republicans’ hold on Virginia’s largest House district early Wednesday, beating back an aggressive challenge by a University of Virginia doctor focused on the coronavirus pandemic.
Derrick J. Waller is a proud UVA graduate who has spent his whole life in this great state, currently residing in Charlottesville. His daily grind is pharmaceutical research, but Derrick’s expressive outlet is photography, where he finds great joy in documenting candid moments of everyday life.
Founded by United States Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson in 1819, the University of Virginia's 1,650 ultra-high-net-worth alumni are worth a combined $246 billion.
A flood of University of Virginia students hit the polls on Election Day.
The watch list for the Bob Cousy Award, released on Monday, includes University of Richmond senior Jacob Gilyard and University of Virginia junior Kihei Clark.
Lining up five yards behind center Olusegun Oluwatimi on fourth-and-3 from Virginia’s 42-yard line late Halloween night, Keytaon Thompson instantly realized his cover was blown on the intended fake punt. North Carolina knew what was coming.
As a 30-something lawyer in 1980, John McNally was interviewed by The Washington Post about his double life. Along with being a partner in an Alexandria law firm that specialized in federal court litigation, McNally was among a dozen or more attorneys in the D.C. area “actively writing and publishing poetry.” McNally attended law school at the University of Virginia.
Since the 2016 presidential election, more than 15 million people have turned 18, making young people a critical voter bloc for the 2020 presidential elections this November. Kaylee Corvin, a sophomore at the University of Virginia, says that while she doesn’t always agree with Trump as a person, she will be voting for him because he aligns best with her political views.
The nonpartisan election analyst blog published by the UVA Center for Politics predicts that former Vice President Joe Biden will win a commanding victory in the Electoral College on Tuesday, picking up the battleground states of Arizona, Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina, among others.
Even though COVID-19 has created tension at home, Brad Wilcox, a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, says divorce rates are actually down in 2020.
Experts simply don't know if the pandemic will impact Election Day turnout for in-person voters. "Certainly it makes intuitive sense that there could be a connection, but I just don't know for sure," said Kyle Kondik, an analyst at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Miles Coleman, writer and editor with the Crystal Ball produced by the University of Virginia Center for Politics, talks about the Center's predictions for the presidential race and control of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House. He also suggests some key early indicators to watch for how the election will go, including for Iowa.
In 2008, when polls closed in California at 11 p.m., Barack Obama was called the winner. It took a few minutes longer in 2012, and in the last election, longer still. This year, "it might be a little bit different," said Kyle Kondik, managing editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball at UVA’s Center for Politics, said of election night, largely due to the effect of the mail-in ballots.
Larry Sabato, UVA Center for Politics professor and director, joins ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss the swing states the center is predicting could go to President Trump or Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
At Monday’s virtual meeting, Charlottesville City Council prepared for future plans by looking at the city’s past when it received updates on two historical projects. An architecture class at the University of Virginia is also helping map investment, or neglect, in neighborhoods – things like which areas get paved streets or water lines.