It's a mud bath and White House race gets even uglier

Sex scandal is voter suppression by other means

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Campaign basics: get your voters to the polls because the candidate with the most votes wins.

However, in the United States, keeping registered voters from voting can be almost equally as important. A voter who would have voted for your opponent, but instead chooses not to do so can be just as beneficial as if that person voted for you.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 09, 2020, with the headline It's a mud bath and White House race gets even uglier. Subscribe