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The emotional toll of election 2020
The 2020 election is a significant source of stress for 68% of Americans, according to a recent study by the American Psychological Association.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenThe 2020 election is a significant source of stress for 68% of Americans, according to a recent study by the American Psychological Association. While some people are calming that stress by turning to reliable data and news sources, others have decided to tune out entirely on Election Day, November 3.
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3 storiesAs election 2020 stirs up stress, anxiety and anger, some people are tuning out entirely
The 2020 election is a significant source of stress for 68% of Americans, according to a recent study by the American Psychological Association. While some people are calming that stress by turning to reliable data and news sources, others have decided to tune out entirely on Election Day.
Read the story7 minDon’t celebrate too soon. Early votes don’t reflect the final election results
“Early votes aren’t reflective of the total vote,” says Paul Mitchell, vice president of Political Data Inc. “In the past, it was always the Republicans who were voting early. And so the early results would always advantage Republicans. We have now an electorate where the early vote is going to be heavily skewed Democratic.”
Read the story10 minOC ahead of Election Day: Exhaustion, no enthusiasm for Biden, and lots of car caravans
Orange County is historically red, but it’s been skewing more blue in recent years. On the eve of Election Day, LA Times columnist Gustavo Arellano tells KCRW what to expect in Orange County.
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