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.

Biden or Trump? Results might not be clear until well after election day

Bloomberg View - November 2, 2020

Even if one candidate handily wins the popular vote and the Electoral College, it could take days or weeks to find out given that every state has its own rules for counting votes.

US fires up arsenal to thwart election cyber threats

Kartikay Mehrotra - November 2, 2020

Cybersecurity experts, including those authorized to deploy military cyber capabilities, have been brought together to form an ‘all of government’ effort.

Biden as president will be good for India, perhaps not that good for Modi

Shivam Vij - November 2, 2020

A Biden administration is likely to strengthen India-US ties while ticking Modi govt off for Hindu fundamentalism and Kashmir policy.

Biden ahead in swing states, but pollsters say there’s a ‘shy Trump’ votebank to watch out for

Pia Krishnankutty - November 2, 2020

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has a 3.3 percentage point lead over incumbent Donald Trump across six key swing states, according to the latest trends from a polling data aggregator.

Trump denies reports of him declaring poll victory early, says preparing for legal battle

PTI - November 2, 2020

Trump criticised the Supreme Court's decision to allow ballots after Election Day in several battleground states and said will go against it with his lawyers on election night.

Three words that haunt Joe Biden — ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’

Niall Ferguson - November 2, 2020

Like Biden, Dewey was the clear Establishment pick and ran a low-risk, low-profile campaign, assuming the inevitability of his victory, on the advice of his campaign managers.

Biden leads nationally, in key states but Trump still has a ‘narrow but viable’ path to win

Marissa Horn - November 2, 2020

While polls show Biden running better than Hillary Clinton did in 2016, analysts say Trump could still win through states considered 'toss ups' by nonpartisan election handicappers.

Trump predicts massive win for Republicans, expects bigger margin this year

PTI - November 1, 2020

Trump, who is trailing Biden in battle ground States including Pennsylvania, said that he will win these States & his margin of victory would be greater than that in 2016.

A close fight in US elections could intensify Russian meddling

Alyza Sebenius - November 1, 2020

A decisive victory on 3 November for either candidates means less fertile ground for Russian interference in the immediate aftermath of the election.

This Halloween, ‘witches’ in US are casting spells to defeat Trump

Jessalynn Keller - October 31, 2020

#WitchTheVote is a cross-media initiative that identifies and promotes ‘witch-worthy’ political candidates in the US.

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