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Tom Perkins is a freelance reporter living in Detroit.

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Electoral College Confirms Reality: Trump Is a Loser

Long Story Short

“We’ve won so many times at this point in so many different ways—we’re just excited to keep on winning,” Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s campaign manager, told reporters on Sunday.

Scott Bixby, Tom Perkins | Published Dec 14, 2020

MAGA Holdouts Rage as Democrats Party Over Biden Victory

Brunch Can Wait

Trump supporters from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Lansing, Michigan, and Salem, Oregon, turned out to try and counter pro-Biden celebrations.

Kelly Weill, Will Sommer, Nick Keppler, Tom Perkins, Sara Sheridan | Published Nov 07, 2020

MAGA Mobs Descend on Vote-Counting Sites

DOING IT LIVE

Deranged internet rumors seemed to feed IRL action as the Democratic nominee closed in on the key prize.

Kelly Weill, John L. Smith, Blake Montgomery, Tom Perkins | Published Nov 04, 2020

Polls Close and Americans Brace for the Worst

Ready or Not

From fears of vigilantes to messy legal battles, anxiety was high—and the contest felt far from finished.

Sam Brodey, Francisco Alvarado, Hunter Woodall, Tom Perkins, Sara Sheridan, | Published Nov 03, 2020

COVID, Militias, and Guns: Early Voting Surges in Michigan

PAST IS PROLOGUE

“They’re not even getting out of their cars.” one Detroit resident said of a state facing its own special stew of election anxiety.

Tom Perkins | Published Nov 01, 2020

‘Wolverine Watchmen’ Accused in MI Plot Spooked Neighbors

‘They Were Mean’

Social posts and testimony from neighbors of the men who allegedly plotted against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer point to a disturbing relationship with the far-right.

Kelly Weill, Will Sommer, William Bredderman, Tom Perkins | Published Oct 08, 2020

‘I’ve Lost Four Babies’: $600M Can’t Fix Flint Nightmare

Never Over

An historic settlement announced Thursday came as both a welcome relief and a reminder that a water poisoning fiasco that hit communities of color will never really end.

Tom Perkins | Published Aug 20, 2020

‘Salt Kills Things’: The Scene at Trump’s Ford Factory Tour

The Deepest End

After a slew of controversies with Michigan politicians, the president’s aversion to face masks was front and center in Ypsilanti, where his fans had plenty of thoughts on science.

Tom Perkins | Published May 21, 2020

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