The President and First Lady test positive for Covid-19 after flouting public health precautions and exposing countless others to the virus. Joe Biden, who has so far tested negative, resumes limited in-person campaigning and canvassing. Then Andre Banks of Win Black / Pa’lante talks to Dan about how we can handle the flood of disinformation being directed at black and brown voters.

Show Notes

The President has COVID-19 

• NYT: Trump’s Virus Symptoms Appear Mild So Far
• NYT: On Monday, Trump Updated the Nation on Virus Strategy. By Friday, He Tested Positive.
• NYT: Trump Tests Positive for Covid-19, and the World Shudders
• NYT: Trump Tests Positive for the Coronavirus
• CNN: The President and first lady tested positive for Covid-19. Here’s what CDC guidelines say should happen next
• WaPo: Trump says he and first lady have tested positive for coronavirus
• WaPo: ‘The virus spares no one’: World reacts to Trump’s positive coronavirus test
• Vox: How severe could Trump’s Covid-19 case be? Here are his risk factors
• WaPo: Trump’s pre-spin seems to blame military, police interactions for coronavirus diagnosis
• Vox: Read: Physician’s letter confirms President Trump and the first lady have tested positive for coronavirus
• WaPo: Years of the White House obscuring health information add instability at a tricky moment
• CNN: Timeline: President Donald Trump’s activities this week
• Politico: Trump coronavirus diagnosis leaves lawmakers exposed
• CNN: White House residence staff ‘nervous’ after Trumps test positive for Covid-19, source says
• Politico: Christie getting retested for coronavirus after helping Trump prepare for debate
• NYT: Trump’s Secret Service Has Struggled With Outbreak at Training Center
• NYT: Leaders Who Caught Virus: Boris Johnson, Jair Bolsonaro and Now Trump
• Politico: Trump team on watch for adversaries to exploit the president’s illness
• NYT: Stocks Fall After Trump Tests Positive for Covid-19
• CNN: Trump’s diagnosis throws election into chaos, threatens governing crisis
• Axios: Amy Coney Barrett confirmation process will stay on schedule

The Campaigns

• NYT: Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test Upends Campaign in Final Stretch
• Politico: ‘This is the worst nightmare for the Trump campaign’
• USA Today: President Donald Trump’s coronavirus test result could alter his reelection campaign, undercut pandemic messaging
• FiveThirtyEight: What Happens If A Presidential Nominee Can No Longer Run For Office?
• Axios: Is the campaign over?
• WaPo: Campaign upended by Trump’s announcement that he tested positive for the coronavirus
• CNN: Biden being tested for coronavirus following Trump’s positive test
• Newsweek: Biden Campaign Tells Staffers Not to Post About Trump’s COVID Diagnosis on Social Media
• AP: After pandemic delay, Biden launching in-person canvassing
• CNN: Biden campaign begins in-person canvassing in swing states
• NBC News: Biden campaign to resume in-person canvassing in key battleground states
• CNN: Knocked off the doorsteps by the coronavirus, Democrats craft new plans to reach voters
• NYT: Nevada Built a Powerful Democratic Machine. Will It Work in a Pandemic?
• The Hill: Democrats worry Biden playing it too safe
• Politico: Down-ballot Dems split from Biden on door-knocking
• NPR: Republicans Are Knocking On Doors. Democrats Aren’t. Biden’s Campaign Says That’s OK
• Politico: Trump’s campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Biden’s knocks on zero.
• Vox: The pandemic is forcing Democrats to ask: How important is door-knocking, anyway?
• NBC News: Trump is winning the voter registration battle against Biden in key states
• CBS: Republicans narrow voter registration gap in swing states
• Politico: ‘Something’s in the water’: Florida Republicans see surge in voter registration
• Reuters: Republican Party courts Hispanic voters with new voter registration website
• Politico: ‘I want to be in the Trump party’: GOP rides voter registration surge in key state
• NYT: Both Parties Fret as More Democrats Request Mail Ballots in Key States 
• CBS Miami: Florida Dems Post Wide Lead In Mail-In Ballot Requests
• WaPo: Early surge of Democratic mail voting sparks worry inside GOP
• Politico: Democrats build big edge in early voting
• NPR: Coronavirus Maps: How Severe Is Your State’s Outbreak?
• Johns Hopkins University: AMERICA IS REOPENING. BUT HAVE WE FLATTENED THE CURVE?
• Navigator: Coronavirus Live Updates: Public Opinion on Coronavirus: Navigator Update
• Politico: Voters to Trump and Biden camps: Don’t come knocking on our doors
• WaPo: A new way the Biden camp will spend big to counter Trump’s disinformation
• AP: Democrats try to streamline mail balloting for their voters
• NY Mag: The Biden Campaign Is Shelling Out to Make Sure You Know How to Vote by Mail