POLITICS Voters’ guide to 2020 election
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Source: nytimes.com
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Donald Trump, R
• 73 years old • Current president of the United States • Conservative candidate • Passed ‘First Step Act’ reforming the prison system • First president to be impeached in their first term
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Joe Biden, D
77 years old Former Vice President Moderate candidate Led efforts to pass the Violent Crime Control Act and the Violence Against Women Act • Recently came under fire for alleged inappropriate interactions with women
Bernie Sanders, D
• 78 years old • Vermont Senator and 2016 nominee runner-up • Progressive candidate • Endorsed Green New Deal • Wants universal healthcare, higher taxes on the wealthy, and tuition-free college
Elizabeth Warren, D • • • •
70 years old Massachusetts Senator Progressive candidate Endorsed Green New Deal • Strongly favors a wealth tax • Wants to bring “big, structural change” to the country
Andrew Yang, D
• 45 years old • Former tech entrepreneur with no prior political experience • Has proposed ‘Universal Basic Income’ which would send every American, 18 years or older, a monthly $1,000 paycheck
Amy Klobuchar, D • • • •
58 years old Minnesota Senator Moderate candidate Received national attention for her harsh questioning of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanagah • Opposes a ban on fracking
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Pete Buttigieg, D
• 37 years old • Former Mayor of South Bend, Indiana • Moderate candidate • Afghanistan war veteran and Harvard graduate • Proposed medicare for all who want it • Would be first openly gay president of the U.S.
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Tom Steyer, D
• 62 years old • Billionaire, businessman and philanthropist with no prior political experience • Has said that climate change is his top priority • Created ‘Need to Impeach,’ a movement to impeach Trump
Mike Bloomberg, D • 77 years old • Former New York City Mayor • Ran his mayor campaign as a Republican • Started news and media company ‘Bloomberg’ in 1981 • Received criticism for stop and frisk policies he instated as mayor of New York City
Tulsi Gabbard, D
• 38 years old • U.S. Representative from Hawaii • Backed Bernie Sanders in 2016 Democratic Primary • Her foreign policy, including a visit with Syrian President Bashar Assad, puts her outside many in the Democratic mainstream
Deval Patrick, D
• 63 years old • Former Massachusetts Governor • Second black governor in U.S. history • Moderate candidate • Opposes medicare for all, but would expand coverage as president • Consulted former President Obama before launching his campaign
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55 years old Colorado Senator Moderate candidate Pro-choice, supports an assualt weapon bans and tighter regulations on oil and gas drilling • Earned national attention after arguing with Ted Cruz on senate floor during 2018-2019 government shutdown
6b. Impeachment
If the House does not vote to impeach by a majority margin, then the charges are dropped and the President is not impeached.
If the House votes to impeach by a majority margin, then the president is impeached. This does not mean he is removed from office, only that he has been convicted of high crimes and misdemeanors.
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Elizabeth Warren Joe Biden
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Andrew Yang
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Mike Bloomberg
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Pete Buttigieg
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Your thoughts: 2020 Election
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6a. Acquittal
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“It’s time for a female president.” - Lydia Thoroughman “I like Warren because she pushes for progressive policies while also remaining grounded in reality.” - Nathan Hill
“Bernie Sanders is trying to make college free or less expensive than it already is.” - Kamille Buck “I don’t really agree with most of Donald Trump’s policies. And I think Joe Biden is not perfect but he would be a better offer.” - Mouhamed Ly
House vote recieves less than 50% for Impeachment
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The prosecuting party selects members from the House to serve as the prosecutors in the Senate trial. The president selects his defense team. The House delivers the Articles to the Senate, which serves as the jury.
8. Senate Trial The prosecution and defense teams present their opening arguments, followed by a questioning period and possible witness testimony. The Senate decides whether or not to allow public questioning of witnesses.
9. Senate Vote Post closing arguments, the Senate deliberates and votes. A two-thirds majority (67 members) is needed to remove the president from office on the grounds of one or more of the Articles. No president has ever been removed by the Senate. Senate vote recieves 2/3 majority for impeachment
Senate vote recieves less than 2/3 majority for impeachment
10a. Acquittal If the Senate vote yields a less-than two-thirds majority in favor of removal, the President is acquitted and stays in office.
10b. Removal If the Senate vote yields a two-thirds majority, the President is removed from office. The Senate can discuss further action such as restricting the President from running for office in the future as part of their ruling.
