US Presidential Election 2020: Who will be the President, know the complete A..B..C..D of the elections to be held in America
A: Advertisement
We will also see a battle in the US presidential election on TV and digital media. There is a huge budget for advertising from both Republicans and Democrats.
Democrats candidate Joe Biden has set a budget of $ 220 million (Rs 1650 crore) for TV advertising and $ 60 million (Rs 450 crore) for digital publicity.
Similarly, the current President Donald Trump has also set a budget of $ 145 million (1085 crores) for TV publicity. Apart from this, information about other expenses has not been provided by them.
B: Black Lives Matter
During the tenure of President Donald Trump, the United States burned on the issue of atrocities against blacks.
On 26 May this year, a man named George Floyd died due to police atrocities. Protests then began across America.
Trump also faced criticism over the issue. This time the issue is definitely going to prove big in the elections.
C: Corona Virus
The corona virus is also going to play a big role in elections this time. Despite being the superpower of the world, the manner in which the situation in America worsens, there is a lot of anger among ordinary citizens.
The highest number of cases in the world are still in America. So far, more than 56.5 lakh cases have been reported while 1.75 lakh people have died.
D: Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is one of the two largest parties in America. The unofficial mark of this party is ‘Donkey’.
It was first adopted in 1828 by Democratic President Andrew Jackson. The party has so far given 15 presidents to the US.
This party is generally in favor of big government, large role of government in controlling society, to provide benefits and services within the society and mainly to the people of lower classes.
E: Electrol College
In America, the president is not directly elected by the public. American voters do not vote directly.
The electoral body of 538 members is elected by the President. It is called ‘Electoral College’. The President and the Vice President are selected on the basis of their vote.
E: Election Day
Voting takes place on the first Tuesday of November every four years in the US. This day is called Election Day. This time elections are to be held on 3 November.
F: Financial Situation
The US is also deeply hurt by the Corona virus on the economic front. This has also increased the challenges for Trump.
In the US, its GDP fell by five per cent in the first quarter of this current year. This was the biggest drop since 2008.
G: G-7 Summit
US President Donald Trump wants to host the G-7 conference after the elections.
In this, besides India, he also wants to call Russia, Australia, South Korea.
Although Russia was separated from this group before, Trump wants to call it again.
H: Hanging Chads and House of Senate
Hanging chads:
When the voter does not put his vote in the chad’s box and hangs it on the wall, it is called hanging chads.
In the year 2000, when there was a fight between George W. Bush and Algor, thousands of hanging chads were seen in Florida. However, Bush won in Florida by 537 votes.
House of Senate:
Through these elections, members are also elected for 435 House seats in the US and 35 out of 100 seats of the Senate.
Republicans currently hold a majority with 53 seats. While Democrats have 45 members.
I: INDIA
The role of Indians has always been important in the US elections. In the last elections, Trump had also made a lot of efforts to woo Indian voters.
This time Democrat candidate Joe Biden has said that he would like to work against terrorism with India if he wins the election.
According to the current survey, 54 percent of Indians are in favor of American Democrats while 29 percent are in favor of Republicans.
The decision of Indian-origin Kamala Harris to be the vice-presidential candidate by the Democrats is also being considered a ‘game changer’.
There are approximately 1.25 million Indian American voters in Michigan. Pennsylvania has 1,56,000 Indian American voters.
Similarly, Indian-American voters can also play an important role in other US states.
J: Joe Biden
Presidential candidate Joe Biden has been a six-time senator on behalf of Democrats. Prior to this, he has also joined the presidential race in 1988 and 2008.
He has been active in politics for almost fifty years. He has also been the Vice President of the US during Barack Obama’s term.
If he wins the presidential election, he will be the oldest president in American history. Trump is now 73 years old.
K: Kamala Harris
Making Kamala Devi Harris of Indian origin as Vice Presidential candidate is considered a master stroke by Democrats.
First, she is of Indian origin, so that she will be supported by Indian Americans.
In addition, they may also get support from blacks and women. In such a situation, the challenges have increased for Trump.
L: Libertarian
The Americans who support the Individual Liberty of Conservative Ideology vote the Trump’s Republican Party. However, he is not in support of the party on many issues like homosexuals.
M: Mexico Wall or Trump Wall
Despite all the criticism, Donald Trump is adamant on building a wall on the Mexican border. He wants to build a wall on the southern border.
Recently, he reiterated that the toll collected from cars coming from Mexico to the US border will raise funds for this wall.
N: Election only on first Tuesday of November
Presidential elections are held in the US every four years. For this, only the first Tuesday of November is chosen. Accordingly, elections are held between November 1 and November 8.
Actually, the election started in November because by then the harvesting season was over and there was not too much winter.
O: Oval Office and Ohio
Oval Office: A special building built in the western wing of the White House is named ‘Oval Office’. Built in 1930, the US President handles all his work.
Ohio: This province always plays an important role in US presidential elections. No Republican candidate has been able to reach the presidency till date.
P: Postal Ballet
There is also a big challenge to protect people from infection during the Corona period. In such a situation, Democrats are favoring voting through post. The Trump-led Republican Party, however, argues that this could lead to disturbances in elections.
Despite this, for the first time in history, more than 65 percent of the votes are going to be through post. Six states have prepared 100 percent voting through this medium.
Q: QAnon
There is a group that creates an atmosphere in favor of the Trump-led Republican Party. Currently, false information on the Internet is being spread through this group on many issues including Corona virus, blacks.
R: Republican Party
It is the oldest party in America. Hence it is also known as ‘Grand Old Party’. Its non-official mark is ‘Elephant’.
It was founded in 1800 as a party against slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the first president elected from this party.
S: Swing States and Stump Speech
Swing States:
States whose status becomes uncertain in the third and fourth rounds of presidential elections are called swing states.
Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina are considered to be some such swing states.
Stump speech:
In the early years in America, Democrats and Republican candidates climbed trees and made their last speech.
The name ‘Stump Speech’ started from here. However, this trend stopped after the fourth election. Now the last election campaign speech is called ‘stump speech’.
T: Taxation
In the US, both parties are in support of this that there is a need to tax the rich people and big companies. The money earned from this will start welfare schemes.
Biden wants to spend the tax money on health and education. While Bloomberg and Steyer want to spend it to combat pollution.
Many candidates are in favor of cutting the defense budget.
U: US Territories
There are five islands that are under the US, including Puerto Rico. But they do not have the right to vote in presidential elections.
Apart from Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands and US Virgin Islands are such islands.
They have the right to vote in Congress elections and primary elections, but not in presidential elections.
V: Voting Machine
This time, in view of the threat of Corona virus, preparations have been made to use the mail-in ballot, ie the option of vote by post.
According to an estimate, up to 6 crore votes can come through this medium.
W: Who Can Vote
According to a research conducted in January 2019, this time the role of youth is going to be more important. This time one third of the voters will be held by black citizens, which is the highest.
In 2016, 30 percent of Americans did not vote, but this time it is fully expected to increase.
X: X Factor: Cacuous
Some US states usually decide on a candidate by meeting among themselves rather than general voting. These are called caucuses.
Such states as Nevada, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Iowa. Before voting, they meet and decide among themselves whom to vote for.
If less than 15 percent of the people are in favor of one candidate, the other is chosen. A win here makes any candidate expected to perform well in the primary.
Y: Yuwan
The growing influence of China may also have an impact on elections this time. The Yuan versus Dollar competition took the form of a trade war between China and the US.
Several restrictions have been imposed on each other by both the countries.
Z: Zingers
The introduction given during the debate between the presidential candidates uses some words or sentences that the listeners find interesting.
Such things are read with great interest on social media.
