Topic2020 US election

Topic: 2020 US election

The 2020 election sees US President Donald Trump make a re-election bid while Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate and former vice president, challenges him in the White House race. This year has been tumultuous, with issues of racism, police brutality, the coronavirus pandemic and the impact on economy, and ties with China dominating US politics. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has also catapulted the justice system into the limelight.

We’re going to win the race for the White House, says Joe Biden

PTI - November 7, 2020

Latest projections show Biden has 264 electoral college votes and Trump trails behind with 213. To be declared the winner, the magic number is 270.

American democracy, secessionism, lockdowns—winners and losers of US election 2020

Tyler Cowen - November 7, 2020

Although the results are not yet final, it is possible to tally which issues and ideas have fallen or risen in status as a result of this week’s vote in the US.

Trump may lose, but Trumpism has arrived in US – it’s more about populism, not performance

Shekhar Gupta - November 7, 2020

The triumph of Trumpism is the big takeaway from US election, not Biden’s probable victory. Rising wokeness is the fuel driving this populist demagogy.

Joe Biden shouldn’t wrongfully claim presidency, says Trump

Lalit K Jha - November 7, 2020

Latest projections show Democratic candidate Joe Biden has 264 electoral college votes while President Donald Trump trails behind with 213. The winning mark is 270.

Trump is going to court to avoid being a ‘loser’

Timothy L. OBrien - November 6, 2020

Trump is weaponising the legal system to avoid taking responsibility if he loses the US election and to dodge the 'loser' label he slaps on everyone else but fears himself.

Biden pulls ahead of Trump in Pennsylvania, on verge of winning US presidency

Josh Wingrove - November 6, 2020

Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes, meaning that if Joe Biden wins the state, he will have more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to claim the White House.

Why counting of votes in US presidential election has been a long-drawn & complicated affair

ThePrint Team - November 6, 2020

In episode 611 of 'Cut The Clutter', Shekhar Gupta explains how mail-in ballots have boosted Joe Biden's lead in the US election and why the electoral process is a complicated one.

What Joe Biden can really do on climate, even without the Senate

Gernot Wagner - November 6, 2020

Without the Senate, a Biden presidency could refocus the spotlight on climate policies. Rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement is important, although largely symbolic alone.

Biden overtakes Trump in Georgia, inches closer to White House in tight presidency race

Kathleen Hunter - November 6, 2020

Biden moved out front of Trump in Georgia by 917 votes early Friday, bringing him much closer to the required 270 electoral votes needed to win US presidency.

Trump garners ‘enormous’ support in US regions hard hit by Covid, AP analysis finds

Taran Deol - November 6, 2020

An analysis by Associated Press noted that 93% of the 376 counties with the highest number of new Covid cases per capita voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election.

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