Capitol building, USA

US presidential election

In the 2020 US election, the incumbent president Donald Trump went head to head with Democratic presidential candidate and former vice-president, Joe Biden.

We're taking a look at the election from different perspectives, with blogs from our academic experts and politics students.

Image by Michael Judkins from Pexels.

 

Kamala Harris in a crowd

Will Kamala Harris be the first female president of the United States?

US political history expert, Dr Cheryl Hudson, gives her view on Harris' potential future in the corridors of power.
Ohio sign

The Electoral College: A flawed system?

Politics student, Jack McNulty, takes a critial look at how America elects its leaders.
Joe Biden

The triumph and challenges of Joe Biden

American Foreign Policy expert, Dr Michael Hopkins, examines how the election has played out so far and the challenges facing the new President-elect.
Trump and Biden graphic

The role of rhetoric in the hugely divisive US election 2020

Dr Andrew Roe-Crines looks back at the rhetorical strategies used in the Democractic and Republican election campaigns.
China-US relations and the US election: Thucydides's Trap? The China and US flags

China-US relations and the US election: Thucydides's Trap?

Dr Chonglong Gu analyses the shifts in power between China and the United States.