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  1. People who lament spending public $$ on sports stadiums lose sight of why cities actually do it: moments like what the Chiefs are having now

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  2. President Trump’s attorneys keep citing Gouverneur Morris to defend their arguments. But he didn’t agree with their position by the end of the Constitutional Convention.

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  3. West Virginia is trying to lure parts of Virginia over guns. But by doing so, it’s actually betraying it’s heritage

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  4. 10/Let us know other ways that you see history shaping the 2020 election! Send your pitches to: madebyhistory@washpost.com

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  5. 9/How have foreign powers and interests sought to shape American elections in the past and have they ever been successful?

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  6. 8/What salient issues today have played a role in past elections? What does that history teach us about 2020?

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  7. 7/How have shifts in the electorate and voting methods and structures—who can vote and who can’t and how—changed electoral outcomes in the past and what does this portend for 2020?

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  8. 6/How have changes in the media landscape shaped past elections and how are they likely to shape the upcoming election?

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  9. 5/Here are just some of the questions we plan to address with your help. And as always, we look forward to your ideas. Pitch us and bring your historical insights to the 2020 landscape so Americans have the knowledge they need to write the next chapter in our history!

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  10. 4/And finally, the will be the place the public can turn each week to find the history behind the twists & turns in the campaign, the issues & the candidates.

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  11. 3/The will be a resource for educators looking to connect historical scholarship with current events in the classroom. We are partnering with to share digital tools and resources designed to engage students in the election process.

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  12. 2/The will be a resource for journalists looking to bring historical analysis into their reporting.

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  13. 1/Historians! We are preparing to launch a new series that brings cutting edge research and the best historical analysis in our profession to better understand the issues, stakes, and strategies at play in the 2020 election: The

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  14. Instead of lamenting the role that the religiosity of figures like Mike Pompeo and Mike Pence plays in policymaking, the left would be wise to tap into religion itself:

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  15. As recently as today, President Trump has called his trial a witch hunt. But in reality, trying to hold him to account is not where we see echoes of witch hunts in our society:

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  16. Long before Black Panther, there was another black superhero who has been forgotten thanks to racism that limited him to one issue. Without such racism, our culture today could be very different:

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  17. Why President Trump downplaying traumatic brain injuries for our soldiers is dangerous:

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  18. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court grappled with a school case that dealt with religious freedom. But the justices didn’t spend much time on how their ruling could entrench school segregation:

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  19. As it considers impeachment, the Senate needs to pay attention to a document that we once venerated & now has been forgotten:

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  20. Immigration officials deported an Iranian student in spite of a federal court order not to. This shows how they’ve always wielded enormous power unless & until we shine a spotlight on them:

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