The lawyers of diminishing returns: America’s election
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The Economist
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🗓️ 5 November 2020
⏱️ 22 minutes
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| 1:00.2 | We take a look at the effects COVID-19 has already had and find real differences between |
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| 1:27.8 | But first, you think it's agony not to know the outcome of America's presidential election? |
| 1:39.0 | Imagine if it stretched on for five more weeks as it did back in 2000. |
| 1:43.2 | NBC News is now taking Florida out of Vice President Gore's column and putting it back in |
| 1:49.8 | the too close to call column. |
| 1:52.4 | Florida was initially called for George W. Bush with a whisper thin margin, fewer than |
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