Ethan Cohen - Producer
Ethan Cohen
Producer
Ethan Cohen is a producer at CNN, leading research for election coverage and special events for CNN’s Political Unit.
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The first 2024 ballots are in the mail. Here’s what to know
Sep 11, 2024
It’s not one election, but 51, that pick the US president. Every state and the District of Columbia has its own rules and deadlines for voting and for counting votes.
Who spoke the most — and least — in the debate
Sep 11, 2024
We’re tracking how long Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump talk at their first presidential debate.
RFK Jr.’s name to be removed from North Carolina ballots, state Supreme Court rules
Sep 10, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will be removed from the North Carolina ballot, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
RFK Jr. ballot challenge further delays start of voting in North Carolina
Sep 6, 2024
The start of voting in North Carolina, which was scheduled to begin Friday with the mailing of absentee ballots, will be further delayed to let legal proceedings play out after an appeals court ordered the state to remove former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name from the ballot.
Start of early voting in North Carolina could be delayed after ruling in RFK Jr. ballot challenge
Sep 5, 2024
The first ballots in the nation are scheduled to start going out Friday in North Carolina, but that could be delayed after a judge ordered a temporary pause on ballot distribution.
What happens if there’s a tie in 2024? Be ready for a ‘contingent election’
Aug 23, 2024
With two candidates fighting over a mere 538 Electoral College votes, a tie scenario is more than possible. It’s actually kind of surprising there has only been one tie election so far, in 1800, between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
The 2024 Democratic Party platform features a lot of Joe Biden, and a lot of Donald Trump
Aug 19, 2024
The Democratic Party’s proposed platform, released Sunday on the eve of the Chicago convention, is full of contrasts between former President Donald Trump and the old Democratic nominee.
How RFK Jr.’s presence on the Maine ballot could delay a projection in the 2024 race
Aug 14, 2024
The 2020 presidential election took days to be decided, but it’s possible that 2024 could take even longer, thanks to a specific voting process used in two states that aren’t typically the focus of national political campaigns.
Kamala Harris has earned enough votes to win the Democratic presidential nomination, party chair announces
Aug 2, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris has won enough votes from Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison announced Friday,
House Freedom Caucus chair concedes Virginia primary to Trump-backed foe after recount
Aug 2, 2024
House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good, who was targeted for defeat by former President Donald Trump, conceded the Republican primary in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District after a recount Thursday.
Democrats approve rules for likely Harris nomination
Jul 24, 2024
Democrats on Wednesday adopted the rules the party will use to choose their presidential nominee, with voting to officially nominate Kamala Harris likely to begin August 1.
What happens in the Democratic nomination now that Biden has left the race
Jul 23, 2024
President Joe Biden’s decision not to run for reelection creates a unique situation for Democrats and Democratic voters in which the person who won party primaries is no longer the party’s candidate.
Harris secures enough delegate endorsements to win the Democratic presidential nomination
Jul 23, 2024
Kamala Harris has the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president, according to CNN’s delegate estimate.
DNC moves forward with process to determine presidential nominee by August 7 following Biden dropout
Jul 23, 2024
The Democratic National Committee is moving forward with a process that will determine the party’s presidential nominee by August 7, party officials said Monday night, shortly before Kamala Harris secured enough delegate endorsements to win the Democratic nomination.
About
Ethan Cohen is a producer at CNN, leading research for election coverage and special events for CNN’s Political Unit.
Since joining CNN in 2017, Cohen has served in various roles including Associate Producer for The Lead with Jake Tapper. He won an Emmy for his work on CNN’s “Live from the Capitol: January 6th, One Year Later.”
Prior to CNN, Cohen was a lead researcher for authors Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes.
He’s a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.