When exactly will Trump face a challenger?[1]

[Posted on : 2020-02-20 by Ahmed Awan] The Democratic National Convention, where the party will name its nominees for president and vice-president, will be held from 13 July to 16 July.

The Republican National Convention happens later, between 24 August and 27 August. Technically, President Trump is not the official Republican candidate until it is announced at the convention.

So how does a candidate win the general election?[2]

[Posted on : 2020-02-20 by Ahmed Awan] The popular vote - the sheer number of votes received by each candidate - will have nothing to do with determining the winner of the 3 November general election.

That comes down to the "electoral college" vote. A simple majority of 270 out of the 538 votes available wins the White House. This makes some states very important to candidates, as more populous states have a bigger number of electoral votes.

It is possible to win the popular vote, but lose the electoral vote, as happened to Democrats Al Gore in 2000 and Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Tulsi Gabbard : Hawaii congresswoman[3]

[Posted on : 2020-02-17 by Ahmed Awan] The Hawaii congresswoman is an Iraq war veteran who has vowed to run a campaign focused on issues of “war and peace”. Gabbard made history as the first Samoan American and the first Hindu elected to Congress. But she has drawn criticism for meeting with Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad and, despie her support for Bernie Sanders in 2016, progressives are wary of her past conservative views on on social issues. Can she overcome her controversial views to build a constituency on the left?

Bernie Sanders : Vermont senator[4]

[Posted on : 2020-02-13 by Ahmed Awan] The Vermont senator turned a long-shot, anti-establishment bid for the presidency into a "political revolution" that energized the partys progressive base. His political career began nearly 40 years ago when the Democratic socialist was elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont. But it wasnt until his 2016 run that Sanders became a national figure as a new generation of Democrats – and 2020 contenders – embrace his populist economic policies. Can the anointed "godfather of the progressive movement" go all the way in 2020?

[1] - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51070020

[2] - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51070020

[3] - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2019/jan/17/2020-election-candidates-list-democrats-primaries-trump-bernie-sanders-joe-biden-elizabeth-warren-kamala-harris-beto-o-rourke-running

[4] - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2019/jan/17/2020-election-candidates-list-democrats-primaries-trump-bernie-sanders-joe-biden-elizabeth-warren-kamala-harris-beto-o-rourke-running

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