Road to White House- US Presidential Elections 2020- Donald Trump vs Joe Biden

Everything about US Presidential elections, US politics and the election elections awaited for November 3rd.

Only a few more days are left for the American Presidential Elections of 2020 which elects the World’s Most Powerful Person. This would have been the most discussed international story this pandemic season. The election is scheduled for November 3rd but millions of postal votes have already been cast till now and it will go on for a week, even after all ballots will be counted. We will be discussing in brief about the election system, the main candidates, Presidential Debate and what exactly makes this election special.

How American Election system works

The United States is a Federal Union of 50 states and one Federal Territory. That territory is District of Columbia, the capital of the USA, which is also known as D.C. Unlike the Indian System, American System is a Presidential System, which means People can elect the President and he is head of state and the government. Just like Parliament, US has Congress which has two Houses. First, we have House of Representatives which is like Lok Sabha, where there are representatives from across the nation are elected and each state has variable representation according to the population of the state. The total number of representatives is 435. The state of California elects the maximum number of representatives.

The upper house is called Senate which has two representatives from each state regardless of its size, ie a total of 100 (50x2) members. Since DC is not a state, it has no members in the senate. The vice-president is the head of Senate. We can thus understand that the Senate is moreover analogous to Rajya Sabha in India.

US Electoral College is the federal body of the US Presidential system, which elects the President and not by people directly. On the election day, voters elect the College. It is these College electors who choose the President and Vice-President. So now, the total number of the electoral college is 435+ 100= 535 and in addition to that DC has 3 electoral colleges, raising the total number to 538. Thus simple majority is fixed at 270, which means that the President needs 270+ college to win the election. Electoral College system itself is a controversial topic, as critics claim that this is a flawed system and that this doesn’t look into popular votes or people’s choice.

The US electoral college follows Winner takes all where, the candidate who gets the most number of votes gets the entire college in the state and not but popular votes. This had happened in 2016 as well.

One can be the President in the United States for atmost two terms. Each term is four years. For the past many elections, Presidents have been from only the main two parties.

The steps involved in the US Presidential election

Unlike in India, where anyone above the age of 30 can contest in elections, the US elections have more procedures and challenges and it is very difficult for a person to get elected as the Head of State in the US. Since the President has always been from either of the major parties, it is impossible for an independent candidate or any third party to have a President. This itself is the peculiarity of these elections. You can not only elect your president but also, the candidates for each party.

There are numerous steps involved in the entire process starting from deciding if you need to contest the election to getting nominated for the final race. Even for Nomination for a particular party needs the support of party members. Here are the steps involved.

The first step is Primary and Caucus. In Primaries, the selection is done through ballots while Caucus it is through raising of hands by party members. Some states follow Caucus while others, Primary. The election season begins with Iowa state Caucus and then followed by New Hampshire Primary. Depending upon the state rules, both residents and party members can vote in Primaries but Caucus is exclusive for Party members. This system is known as open or closed primaries. The selection nominees can be made to debate with each other so that people will understand their ideas and policies better and thus making their choice for voting much easier.

Those winning the Primaries or Caucuses move to the next step, which is the National Convention of the Respective Parties. Unlike in the first step, the role of the public is almost over in the nomination process. The national convention is made of Delegates and Super Delegates. Just like the name suggests, these are delegates of ordinary people, who will select the nominee for Elections. Super Delegates have more powers since they are former Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Governers, Elected Representatives etc. After the National Convention, only one Candidate will be there for each party and the clash officially begins. The Presidential candidate can also select his/her Vice Presidential nominee too.

The third step is campaigns- both through large gatherings, rallies, etc. and also through Social and TV media. The media in the US is really an influential entity and is one of the freest press in the world.

The fourth step is the Presidential Debates where Candidates debate out each other on various pressing issues and exchange their ideas with the voters. It is more of a customary practice with three Presidential and one Vice Presidential debates. It is important for the candidates as this is the last way to influence the undecided voters which might swing the elections.

The fifth step is the General Election or the Main Presidential Election, where Voters will elect the collegiate. The sixth step will be the collegiate selecting the President and Vice-President. The candidate who gets 270+ electoral college votes is declared as the President of the United States. The seventh and the last step is Inuagration where the President takes Oath in the presence of a large gathering in Central Washington D.C.

A Guide to US Politics

US politics is dominated by two main parties ie- Republican Party and Democratic Party.

The ideological binary

Republican Party is said to be a Conservative, Nationalist Party with Centre-Right ideology. Democrat Party is said to be a Liberal and Progressive Party with Centre-Left ideology. Despite trying to assign binary values to both, it has often backfired because a party has always a mixture of multiple ideologies across the spectrum and not exactly point to the same thing always. The recent years have more and more polarised the American political spectrum.

The official colour of the Republican party is Red and Democratic Party is blue. The elephant is the symbol of the Republican party while jackass is the symbol of the Democratic party.

Red states vs Blue states

The states which are the stronghold of the Republican Party are known as red states. The most familiar red states include- Texas, Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, Oklahoma, Georgia etc.

The states which are the stronghold of the Democratic Party are known as blue states. The most familiar blue states include- California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Washington, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Virginia, Maryland, Minnesota, Delaware, Oregon, Rhode Island, New Mexico etc.

Swing States

Those states which swing between red and blue each election are known as swing states. It is always said that Swing states decide the winner every year. The four main swing states include Florida, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. They are also known as Battleground states.

Shared states

The states which are generally shared between both parties without any particular pattern are known as shared states. Eg- Nevada, Ohio, Wyoming, West Virginia, Columbia, and Colorado.

Political stances and support for Republican and Democratic Party

Democratic Party is very strong in urban areas, where the regions are cosmopolitan in nature. Thus, the Democratic party has always been pro-minority and pro-Immigration. It is also seen as more educated people always vote for the Democratic Party. The strongholds of the Democratic party is the state of California and New York which also has the largest number of Immigrants and Cosmopolitan cities. Thomas Jefferson, Woodrow Wilson, Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama are popular Democrat Presidents.

Republican Party is very strong in rural areas, where the regions are dominated by farmers, diary-farmers, industries, workers etc. They believe that Republicans are pro-business. The Republican party has always been pro-majority, and pro-national which includes, pro-White stance and protection of American jobs ahead of Immigrants. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagen, Richard Nixon, George H W Bush, etc are the popular Republican presidents.

The democratic party stands for socio-liberal and mixed-economy. They claim to be progressive and modern liberals. The republican party stands for American Conservatism ideology which is also a pro-evangelical Christain party and pro-Jewish. Republican party supports traditional social values and liberal economic policies.

Here are various topics and how parties vary on their stance-

1. Immigration- Democrats are pro-immigration, pro-refugees, while Republicans vouch for tighter immigration laws and a merit-based immigration
2. Nationalism- Democratic party has always been inclusive to all types of people including Asians, African Americans, etc. Republican party believes in American local people’s interest above immigrants.
3. Race- Democratic party has been pro-black and pro-minority (religious, ethnic, nationalities etc). The Republican party has been pro-White and pro-Majority.
4. Healthcare- Republican Party stand for a privatised healthcare system while the Democratic party stand for Universal Healthcare.
5. Gun laws- Democratic party demands stricter Gun laws to reduce violence. Republican Party supports liberal Gun Laws.
6. Abortion- Democratic party is pro-Choice and stands for pro-abortion. Republican Party stands for pro-life and anti-abortion.
7. LGBT rights- Democratic party is pro-LGBT, Republican Party are ant-LGBT rights, especially against same-sex marriage.
8. Environment- Democratic party has always acknowledged the threat of climate change and recognises that respective policy change is required. They suggest investment in infrastructure and renewable energy. Republican Party believes that Climate Change is a natural process and there is nothing much Humans or policies can do anything about it. They want to remove the cap on carbon emission limits. Unlike the Democrat party, different leaders in the Republican Party have different stances.
9. Military- Democratic party vouch for cuts in Military Spending while the Republican Party stands for increased Military Spending.
10. Economic- Democratic party supports Mixed Economy, while the Republican party supports protectionism and free-market capitalism.
11. Foreign Policy- Democratic party supports Internationalism, Liberal world Order under American Leadership, strengthening of International laws and International Institutions. Republican Party’s Foreign Policy is based on neo-realism, neoconservatism and realism. Strengthening the US role in World Order has always been the key aspect of both the parties.

US Presidential Elections 2016

The election was a close contest between the controversial candidate- Billionaire Businessman Donald Trump of the Republican Party and Former US Secretary of State and former First Lady Hilary Clinton of the Democratic party. Despite predictions and exit polls suggesting Trump’s defeat, the result came out as a surprise to everyone. He won under the campaign of “Make America Great Again”.

Despite Hillary Clinton winning the popular vote, it was the Electoral College system which became a boon to Donald Trump. He had a narrow victory in Michigan and Pennsylvania which are considered to be Democrat safe seats. So swing states have a very important role in ensuring victory.

US Presidential Elections 2020

This will be one of the most exciting and talked about Presidential elections in recent months. Amidst the pandemic, the US will go to polls on November 3rd which is the first Tuesday in the month of November. The candidates for the election will be familiar to everyone. This will also be an election between two oldest candidates. The electorate of people of the age of 18 to 45 will just be 40% and people of other age is 60%.

Now, let us familiarise with various features of this election, the candidates, timeline and their stances.

Timeline

The Republican Party at the start itself was clear that Trump will be the face of the party. The only challenge against Trump in the party was by Joe Walsh, who received very less support and had to pull himself out of the race. Donald Trump stuck with Mike Pence as his Vice Presidential Pick.

Democratic Party, on the other hand, had a diverse set of candidates and surprising results every day. Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Mike Bloomberg, Michael Bennet, Deval Patrick, Andrew Yang, Tulsi Gabbard, Tom Steyer, Amy Klobuchar etc were also contesting for nomination alongside Joe Biden. Out of very strong contests, only Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard remained as everyone dropped out one by one. Even though they were out of the race, they never forget to one customary thing- Endorse Biden. Eventually, only Joe Biden remained in the race and the entire Party now had rallied behind Candidate without controversies. Sanders’ exit disappointed the socially progressive and left-leaning population, who saw him as a revolutionary person. Later both Biden and Sanders together formed the Joint Policy Task Force.

In August, Biden declared Kamala Harris to be his Vice President pick, while Trump stuck with Mike Pence.

Meet the candidates

Donald Trump

The first and foremost we begin with the incumbent President Donald Trump, fighting to seek his second term. He is a big Businessman and Billionaire from New York City. He owns the Trump Tower in New York, which was later moved to Florida. Politically he is a conservative, nationalist, protectionist and an isolationist. His Vice President Nominee is Mike Pence who has been with him in the first term.

His term was marked by a pure Isolationist Foreign Policy, a Conservative Domestic Policy and a Protectionist Economic policy. He promised to build a wall with Mexico, which would be paid by Mexico but it never happened. There were also a lot of allegations on his business ties with China and India and also his soft stance on Russia which also led to Russian Interference in 2016 elections. He made a lot of changes in traditional US foreign policy.

He made US exit from Paris Climate deal, NAFTA, TPP, Iran nuclear Deal, UNHRC, UNESCO, WHO forced the EU to put more money in NATO Defense budget, Pulled out troops from Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, got into a disastrous Trade War with China, Put a ban on Citizens of Six Muslim Major Countries, He stopped refugees from entering the US, separated Children from parents at the borders etc.

His strength is the vast public appeal and also his background as non- Washington elite, coming from far away to rescue them from the existing system.

On October 2nd, he was diagnosed with Covid-19, showing the consequences of his laxations in fighting the pandemic.

Joe Biden

He is the main challenger of Donald Trump in the Road to White House. He was ex-Vice President under Barack Obama and is a Senator from Delaware. he has 47 years of experience in the Public Governance Domain. He was one of the main brains behind various laws and treaties. One example is the START treaty with Russia. He also led the NATO intervention in Libya. He is regarded as a statesman for the majority of the American Citizens.

He had a wider appeal amongst a variety of demographics due to his Centrist image than Sanders.

Joe Biden is standing for Presidential election, looking forward to restoring the status quo before the pandemic and highlighting Trump’s failures in handling the pandemic. He also uploads the Black Lives Matter movement for racial equality and also supports immigration. He also wants to improve on Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act, which Trump wants to repeal.

Other parties and independents

We just looked into two major parties and their political stances. Despite having a bipolar election system, there are smaller parties which are insignificant at the national level but have a significant hold in the local areas. One such party is the Libertarian Party and the Green Party. Independent Kanye West is also contesting the elections as an independent candidate.

Key issues this election and how candidates approach it

The main party stances are not just the issues by which people choose the President. Each individual is different, so are his ideas and stances. That is an incredible type of democracy followed in the US. Presidential candidates always try to get votes not only in name of parties but also through their respective individual appeal and campaigns. Here are the key issues this election season.

1. Covid-19 pandemic- We are facing the biggest pandemic in the century and what can be a better topic than this one. US today has the highest number of cases, the highest number of deaths and now is facing the second wave. Despite having one of the best healthcare systems in the world, the country just failed to control the number of cases. The covid-19 task force was created and headed by Mike Pence but it still hasn’t seen the needed effects. Since the starting of the pandemic, President Trump was undermining the threat by calling it a mere flu virus, only to get himself sick in the month of October. Even today, the use of Masks in the USA hasn’t been mandated yet and people are choosing not to wear it. Trump, who isn’t been able to do anything, still continues to call Covid-19 a mere media mania and that he doesn’t want people to panic over it. He calls upon the Coronavirus as China Virus and is busy trying to prove that everything was China’s failure. Joe Biden has called Trump’s fight against the pandemic- A failure and that he has no plan to tackle the disease. Mike Pence is the head of Covid-19 task force
2. Science and Vaccine- Both the candidates were vocal about Covid-19 but indifferent tone. Trump multiple times, engaged in a fight with the CDC on various aspects and went on a verbal fight with Dr Fauci, the head of CDC. This led to the perception that Trump and his supporters are anti-Science. Both candidates promise free vaccines and once Trump even claimed that Vaccine would be out before the elections and now he says, by the end of this year. Joe Biden on the other hand says, that American people will be ready to the vaccine when it comes and only if the scientists approve them and not under political pressure. It is clear that fight over science and vaccines will continue even after elections
3. Healthcare- Trump from the beginning, wanted to repeal the Obamacare or Affordable Cares Act, which he claims is socialising the healthcare system. Joe Biden claims that he is not socialists and he has his own version of Universal healthcare. He has also denounced Sanders plans on the same.
4. Unemployment- Trump’s period saw one of the least unemployment percentages in the US just before the pandemic. But today, millions have registered for Government assistance and are not being able to get back to the job. Both candidates have shared their perspectives regarding the same but are clearly unsure what exactly will be doing if they get elected.
5. Climate Change- Californian Fires, was a great example of an environmental issue during the election season. There was a fight between the Californian State Government and President Trump over the responsibility. Trump earlier exited Paris Climate Deal claiming climate change to be a natural phenomenon and no attention was required by Human Beings to protect the environment. He is also against investment in renewable energy resources etc. wishes to protect American jobs, workers, factories etc.
6. Race- Came out to be of the pressing domestic issues in the US today. After the death of George Floyd in Police custody, there were massive protests and movements in the name of “Black Lives Matter”. This was also marred by violence in many cities. Donald Trump stood for Law and Order and claimed that Left radicals are burning the cities in the name of Racial inequality. Joe Biden and Democrat Party stood up for the movement and said that this was a legitimate matter of concern and that the Republican Party or the administration is not doing enough to stop racism. There were multiple ideas coming from various corners like defunding the police, discrimination against black etc. but both candidates have confirmed that they don’t want to defund the police. It still is a burning issue and blacks have always voted for the democratic party in large numbers, despite Trump’s words that he has done for blacks just like Abraham Lincoln.
7. Russia and China- Russia has always been the talking point of all American elections. Even in 2016, which had claims of Russian Intervention and all. Even in 2020, the CIA and FBI have confirmed the same. The growing influence of China, the pandemic and the trade war has now brought China also into the frame. Just months before the election, the US govt wanted to ban Tik Tok and We Chat which was later stopped by the Supreme Court. Who will be hard on China, is the main question raised in the debate. Trump claims that Vote for Biden means Soft on China and China wants Biden to win, while Biden says that Trump has multiple business ties with China. It looks like both candidates have their strategy to deal with China. Biden says he will strengthen International Institutions and laws which will force China to comply with the West. On the other hand, Trump Govt will seek embargos and sanctions on CCP and Chinese companies. The US government in August had closed down the oldest Chinese Consulate in Houston to which China responded by closing the Chengdu US consulate. The US has also sanctioned Huawei for violating Iranian sanctions and also has put a ban on it raising issues with Uighurs and Hong Kong.
8. Economy- Trump’s biggest achievement was in the Economics field. New trade deal with the neighbours, decreased unemployment rate etc, were seen as achievements before the pandemics. The pandemic saw everything reduce to dust. Millions have registered for unemployment benefits, companies are going bankrupt, jobs are gone etc. Even the trade war between China and the US was highly counterproductive. Farmers who thought Trump will be pro-business saw trade war affecting their sales as China stopped the import of US soybean. US economy is expected to see a good bounceback.
9. Immigration- Trump has been strict when it came on immigration. He wants to keep American interests intact. He has decided to put curbs on H1B visas and wants to build a wall with Mexico to stop Mexicans crossing illegally. He claims that Mexicans are drug peddlers, murders and rapists. He put travel ban on six Muslim major nations. Chinese students were scrutinised in the US claiming that they are spies sent by the CCP. Over 500 Child refugees were separated from their parents and kept separately. All of these issues are highly talked upon and that is why Immigrants generally prefer Democrats over Republican Party. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are pro-Immigration and they believe that America is America only because of immigration.

Minor Issues

1. Taxes- A New York Times report on President’s Tax Returns claim that he paid only $750 as taxes in 2016 and 2017. This created a large wildfire claiming that Trumps’ business is under debt. The Democrat Party was quick enough to call him a liar and said that Trump is hiding his taxes from the public while Joe Biden has made his taxes public for 22 years.
2. Amy Conney Barret- She was appointed as the Supreme Court Judge by Trump Administration through a Senate vote of 52–48, just days ahead of the elections. She is said to be a conservative person and has taken a conservative stance against abortion and also is against Obamacare. This has made the SC appointment- 6–3 (conservative vs liberal). The administration also awaits the judgement regarding postal ballots and Amy’s appointment is really crucial. Later Trump informed that he will personally attend the swearing-in ceremony.
3. Intl Agreements and Institutions- Has had consequences both in Domestic and International Politics. Donald Trump always raised issues with allies especially Canada and the EU. He pulled out of Iran Nuclear Deal, WHO, UNHRC, UNESCO etc, alleging various reasons of bias and anti-US stance. He also made European nations pay more into the NATO budget. Trump now takes the credit for Afghanistan Peace Deal, Bahrain-UAE-Israel ties. No doubt that his Israel-Palestine mediation was a flop show. Biden, on the other hand, might look into strengthening US ties with its own allies.
4. Foreign Policy- Ever since his swearing-in, he made multiple changes in the US foreign policy. He made a close friendship with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping who are considered as the adversaries of USA. He switched from pro- Assad stance to anti-Assad stance in Syria. Trump has demanded credits for the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, as well as killing Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi. He has tried to ally with nations who have populist leaders like Narendra Modi, Boris Johnson, Erdogan, Kim Jong Un, Xi, Muhhamad Bin Salman, Putin etc than traditional Liberal leaders of Europe and Asia. His remarkable achievement is the shakehand with Kim Jong Un. Critics blame Trump Administration for distorting US relationship with various allies and also making stand which might weaken US strategic influence. Trump wishes to move on with this Foreign Policy, while Biden will seek to restore the Obama era diplomacy.
5. Postal ballots- The feud between both the parties, between Administration and US Election Commission continues regarding ballot votes. Due to the increasing covid numbers, voters are preferring to vote via postal ballots. Trump supporters say that the postal votes can be tampered and must be discouraged. Biden says that these arguments are flawed and the system has been the same and there is no proof over voter frauds.

US Presidential Debates

In the past few weeks, we saw heated debates and campaigns between all sides. Unlike Indian elections, there has been a tradition of Presidential debates where candidates face off with each other on various contemporary issues as we had discussed. This year, we had three presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate. The second presidential debate was scheduled to be held online but was cancelled as Trump opposed to that idea. Instead of that, both candidates held independent Townhalls, with Donald Trump at NBC and Joe Biden with ABC. During all the debates and town halls, the Fact check teams of various media houses were present and publicise their findings.

The first debate was moderated by Chris Wallace of Fox news. The debate was highly distracting to watch as Trump kept on interrupting both Biden and moderator. Even the moderator was criticised for his incompetence. Both candidates engaged in name-calling as well.

The Vice Presidential Debate was well conducted between Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence. The moderator was Susan page of USA Today. The main agenda was regarding Covid-19 pandemic and how the incumbent administration was dealing with the same. Since Mike Pence is also the head of Covid-19 task force and he was questioned over the same.

The third debate was moderated by Kristen Welker of NBC. The debate committee tried a lot of changes like muting of mikes during the opening statements. Both candidates were much civil than before and didn’t interrupt each other very much. Even the moderator had much control of the debate.

What effect does Indian Americans have on the elections? What does India expect this election?

Indian Americans are the second-largest non-native ethnic communities in the US. Generally, Indian Americans have always favoured the Democratic Party. Indians are in large numbers in New York, California, Illinois, New Jersey and Texas. All except Texas are blue states and the community itself is not expected to make a big change as such. Recent years, saw the personal charisma between Donald Trump and Narendra Modi valued by people in both countries a lot. Groups like Indians for Trump and Hindus for Trump are also in full swing, supporting Donald Trump. Howdy Modi and Namaste trump was all an appeasement strategy for votes.

Despite all odds, surveys suggest that Indian-Americans don’t believe that Who will be the President will matter much in bilateral relations and that they will consider more of domestic factors over others. The majority are in favour of Joe Biden and he seems to have played the Kamala Harris card very well too. The most concerning issue for the community is nothing but H1B visas, and Biden has already promised to smoothen the immigration process. Trump’s words during the debate calling “India filthy” was also seen as a bad in taste by many at home and in the US. He had previously said that India pollutes air more than the US while justifying his exit from the Paris accord. Joe Biden tweeted that India is a friend of US and that is not how you speak about a friend and he hopes this soothing words might work well for him.

Who do you think is better for India?

Who has the chance to win on November 3rd?

The clock is ticking and just less than a week left, the excitement is clear in the minds of political analysts and experts. Everyone confirms that this election is more one-sided than ever. According to sources, Joe Biden has 12% lead of Donald Trump which is one of the highest lead ever. Despite that, both parties at a real caution. The situation is somewhat similar to 2016, where Hillary Clinton had a leader over Trump and even was predicted to win, but saw a defeat. So, the Democratic Party is trying maximum to get the swing voters and thus the swing states. As of today, Joe Biden very well leads in all the four battleground states and is poised to win in 2020. Donald Trump, on the other hand, makes good use of media and social media, to keep the votes to himself. He has been a figure who focuses on the effect of the message than what is being conveyed. It is no doubt that Donald Trump is a strong and unique contender and he still has a minor winning chance. Multiple Republican leaders have come out openly against Donald Trump under the campaign- “Republicans for Biden” and is led by Prominent figure- Mitt Romney.

Who do you think is poised to win the elections this year?

How does the world see this election?

As usual, the world is awaited to see if this administration will continue or will be replaced with an entirely new one. UK, Canada, EU, India etc are all prepared for a Biden victory and they hope that both administration swill value diplomacy a lot. China still is unsure about the same, but it is true that China has been growing a lot due to US’ isolationist policies. Russia always saw Trump to be friendly towards Russia and might support Trump’s presidency, but it is highly unsure its policy changes for Biden presidency.

US elections- fake news and fact check

Fact check has turned out to be the most important entity in the era of social media. The last two elections saw an immense increase in fake news and misleading information. Twitter and Facebook are under immense pressure to follow their policy, censorship, local laws, fact check etc all at the same time. Donald Trump throughout the period in his political career has been the champion of fake news and sensational remarks. Joe Biden hasn’t been that much engaged with fake news. It is essential that you fact check all the information you get and accept only the information from news sources. There are multiple fact check sites where you can verify everything.

Good News Sources- New York Times, Reuters, Associated Press, Bloomberg, CNN, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, etc.

(Even before you gulp down the information I give you in this article, please do a fact check. Even though I have inserted some of my opinions, I have tried to keep it factual as possible).

Conclusion

Irrespective of who we support, who will win and where we are based. This is really something which has been waiting for. Especially after 2016, the bipolar contest is still there and the element of surprise makes it more exciting than ever. If you are reading this article from the US, then make sure you vote this time and get your voice heard. It does make a difference. Else if you’re from other parts of the world, I hope you must have got some idea regarding the US politics and what all to expect in the Presidential election of 2020. Just evaluate yourselves, where you stand and whom you support. Wish all the best to upcoming administration whether it is Trump or Biden.

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