United States Presidential Election, 2020 (Dave's Way)

The United States presidential election of 2020 was the 59th quadrennial American presidential election. Incumbent president Michael R. "Mike" Pence was defeated in a landslide by Democratic nominee Cory Booker, garnering only 42% of the popular vote and 100 electoral votes.

Mike Pence, who became president in 2018 after the resignation of Donald J. Trump, struggled to escape Trump's shadow, as Booker successfully associated Pence with Trump's failed presidency and its series of scandals and controversies. Moreover, voters that were angry with Trump's policies and actions, as well as the 115th US Congress's support of him, affixed their anger onto Pence. Many historians believe that Pence's defeat was a result of voters taking their anger towards Trump out on Pence, in addition to placing high hopes into Booker's optimistic vision for a post-Trump United States.

Booker, a charismatic young Senator from New Jersey, was touted as the flag-bearer of the next generation of the Democratic party. He successfully presented to voters a clear vision of a post-Trump America which energized the old Obama coalition as well as remnants of Hillary Clinton's base. Booker's personal dealings, such as the fact that he once saved a man from a burning building, also boosted his popularity. He also built a strong social media presence that Pence lacked, and in doing so connected with Millennial voters even more.

Booker won the election in a landslide, gaining the largest victory in both the electoral college and popular vote since Ronald Reagan in 1984. He also became the first Democrat to win Texas since the dissolution of the Solid South in the 1960s, and secured victories in other traditional Republican strongholds. In the process, the 2020 presidential election became the first since 1992 in which the incumbent president lost.

Democratic Party
Main article: Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2020

Withdrawn Candidates
Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator from California (withdrew June 4)

Sherrod Brown, U.S. Senator from Ohio (withdrew March 18, became Vice Presidential nominee)

Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator from Virginia (withdrew March 12 after defeat in Virginia primary)

Martin O'Malley, former Governor of Maryland (withdrew February 20)

Lincoln Chafee, former Governor of Rhode Island (withdrew February 7)

Republican Party
Main article: Republican Party presidential primaries, 2020

Ticket

Withdrawn candidates
John Kasich, former Governor of Ohio (withdrew at convention)

George P. Bush, U.S. Senator from Texas (withdrew before primaries)

Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator from Florida (withdrew before primaries)

Results
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