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Election Day Passes Without a Declared Winner, But Transition Planning Will Continue

Chris Lu, former top Obama administration official and 2008 transition executive director, told Government Executive that if anyone can tackle the “complications or obstacles” with the transition it is Biden and his team. “This is a person who understands well how government works,” Lu said. “He has a lot of people who have spent a lot of time in government and so I’m confident that they can make a quick adjustment if they need to.”

Chris Lu

U.Va. students, faculty members voice why they believe voting matters, especially for this election

According to Sidney Michael Milkis, White Burkett Miller professor in the Department of Politics and senior fellow at the Miller Center, voting at the polls is a civic duty for Americans and an election represents “the soul of the country.” This belief in civic responsibility is what has been driving him to the polls to cast his ballot. “I like to go to the polls,” Milkis said. “I like to soak it in because I think voting is an important part of being a citizen in the country … [and] an important part of our civic culture. We're such an individualistic society that one of the few communal activities we have is voting.”

Sidney Milkis

Election 2020: What just happened?

On the day after the 2020 presidential election, four Miller Center experts examine the results by looking at exit polling and analyzing state data to see what it reveals about the electorate. Which issues seemed to dominate? Where were the critical districts that decided the election? And could the decision go to the Supreme Court?

Mary Kate Cary