2020 Presidential Election (A Baker's World)

The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Republicans strongly expected to win this election, historically no party has been able to hold the White House pass the 12 year mark in history. The only exception, was FDR but that was a re-election of one person and there was a major crisis at hand. The economy was doing good and things were on the up. But Republicans were more energized to win the Presidency than Democrats. After 12 years of Democratic wins, a majority on the Supreme Court they felt things were great. However, coronavirus began to spread across the world. Hillary Clinton moved quickly and enacted lockdowns across the country. She of course received pushback but due to her acting so quickly, the number of cases were quite low compared to other countries. COVID-19, had produced a rally around affect which causes her approval rating to increase. President Clinton popularity in the suburbs and Cruz far right campaigning and inability to supercharge turnout like Trump led to his defeat.

The popular vote for Clinton was high, but the vote margin to which she won was significantly lower. Wisconsin (10,000), Michigan (25,000), Pennsylvania (30,000), North Carolina (7000), Florida (3000) and Arizona (9,000) were all the states that sealed her victory.