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The bumpy countdown to November The American Presidential election funnel is fairly straightforward. Parties field multiple candidates into the fight-fest more commonly known as the Primaries whittling down their number until the last one standing is presented as the official nominee in the summer Convention. Nomination secured and accepted, the candidates of the respective parties zip across the country on the campaign trail, face off each other in a series of high-pressure debates, and hope for the best.
The election timeframes are also highly organised, and dates are set by law. The popular vote is held on the first Tuesday after November 1, in the last year of a four-year Presidential term. The Electoral College, then, convenes on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December. The President-elect is inaugurated on January 20, unless it is a Sunday. In the 2020 cycle, this orderly timeline has been somewhat overshadowed by a chaotic scatter of events and actions that has shattered all bearings of predictability. This journey is a quick glance at the key moments that have shaped the conversation on the race for the 46th American President. COVID-19, JANUARY – The pandemic upturned not just the election but everything else happening in 2020. The first case in the US was reported on January 21. The Trump administration at first tried to play down the seriousness before declaring a National Emergency in March. The US suffered a fifth of the world’s cases, leading to a quarter million deaths before November. SUPER TUESDAY, MARCH – Joe Biden’s campaign seemed to fall flat after disappointing results in the first primaries, bested by hot 31
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