Will Trump’s Broken Promises to Working-Class Voters Cost Him the Election?

Plus: the fight to turn Georgia blue, and a voter’s guide to three key swing states. View in browser | Update your preferences U.S. Journal Will Trump’s Broken Promises to Working-Class Voters Cost Him the Election? The President has staged rallies across the Rust Belt, promising a manufacturing revival, but jobs lost to offshoring have increased during his time in office. By Dan Kaufman U.S. Journal The Fight to Turn Georgia Blue The last Democrat to win statewide office says many Republicans privately lament Trump’s incompetence. “The question is: Will they now follow through in the voting booth?” By Charles Bethea Campaign Chronicles The Battle to Count All of Wisconsin’s Absentee Votes In addition to the complications of running an election during a pandemic, Wisconsin has some of the country’s most restrictive voting rules. By Peter Slevin Politics and More Podcast A Voter’s Guide to Three Key Swing States Reporters from three key states from across the country talk about what they've witnessed during a chaotic election season. Culture and More Fiction “A for Alone” “Before her lunch with Eddie Walsh, she writes: When did you last spend time alone with a woman who is not your wife?” By Curtis Sittenfeld Second Read “I Burn Paris” and the Temptation of Newly Topical Fiction Bruno Jasieński’s strange novel about an epidemic, from 1929, is a beguiling and disorienting read in 2020. By Pasha Malla Musical Events Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung,” in a Detroit Parking Garage In Yuval Sharon’s immersive production, audience members drive up the ramps, listening to audio piped into their car radios. By Alex Ross Books Misremembering the British Empire How did the British become so blinkered about their nation’s imperial history? By Maya Jasanoff Humor and Puzzles Daily Shouts Things I Don’t Want to See in My Rearview Mirror on Halloween Hannibal Lecter, the guy from “Saw,” Freddy Krueger, and other creepy characters closing in. By Colin Stokes and Ellis Rosen Crossword The Weekend Puzzle “Spidey sense” feeling: six letters. By Caitlin Reid This e-mail was sent to you by The New Yorker. To insure delivery, we recommend adding newyorker@newsletters.newyorker.com, to your contacts, while noting that it is a no-reply address. Please send all newsletter feedback to tnyinbox@newyorker.com. For more from The New Yorker, sign up for our newsletters, shop the store, and sign in to newyorker.com, where subscribers always have unlimited access. Contact us with questions. View our Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2020. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.