Whose Vote Counts
Frontline · Season 2020 · Episode 22
As America chooses its next president in the midst of a historic pandemic, FRONTLINE investigates whose vote counts — and whose might not in the 2020 election. With Columbia Journalism Investigations and reporters from the USA TODAY NETWORK, New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb reports on allegations of voter disenfranchisement, how unfounded claims of extensive voter fraud entered the political mainstream, rhetoric, and realities around mail-in ballots, and how the pandemic could impact turnout.
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Season
2020
Episode
22
Air Date
20/Oct/2020
Air Time
22:00
Runtime
60 min
Overview
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As America chooses its next president in the midst of a historic pandemic, FRONTLINE investigates whose vote counts — and whose might not in the 2020 election. With Columbia Journalism Investigations and reporters from the USA TODAY NETWORK, New Yorker writer Jelani Cobb reports on allegations of voter disenfranchisement, how unfounded claims of extensive voter fraud entered the political mainstream, rhetoric, and realities around mail-in ballots, and how the pandemic could impact turnout.
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