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A Throwback Way to Win a Pandemic Election

COVID-19 may have forced the 2020 campaign online, but progressives are trying out an old-fashioned turnout tactic for the fall: letter-writing.
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To win a pandemic election, progressives are going quaint.

The coronavirus outbreak has seemingly turned the 2020 election into a battle for digital supremacy, forcing campaigns to reach voters without rallies, door-knocks, . Former Vice President Joe Biden is running for president , and Zoom is the new town square (as well as the new office, schoolhouse, and hangout). Pleas for support via text and email, already a staple of modern campaigns, figure to clog inboxes even more

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