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on Republican opponents, 10–11 gun ownership, 20, 21
debates between Biden and, 32–34, 36 health care, 20, 21
lawsuits by, challenging results, 44–46, 47 immigration, 20, 39
nomination acceptance speech by, 29 racial justice, 28, 39
rallies, 23, 25, 32 busing schoolchildren and, 27
Republican opposition to, 10–11, 12 Floyd’s death and, 24–26
See also issues Harris and, 31
election of 2016, 12, 46 student debt, 20
election of 2020 taxes, 20, 21
absentee ballots cast during, 41
lines at polling places during, 39–40, 40 Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, 36
public opinion polls and
debate performances, 34 Kasich, John, 10, 11
exit, 42, 43 Kemp, Brian, 46–47
popularity as candidate for nomination, 15 Khater, Julian, 53
winner of election, 6–7, 34, 36 Klobuchar, Amy, 13, 20
results, 42–43, 44, 47 Kushner, Jared, 42
contested by Trump and allies, 44–46
South Carolina primary, 16, 17–18 Lamberth, Royce, 54
timeline, 4–5 Latinos, 14
Trump’s claims about, 36–37, 40–42 Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights,
Trump’s refusal to concede, 48 37
turnout, 41 Lewis, Michael, 6
voter suppression during, 37 Lincoln Project, 10, 18
Electoral College
basic facts about, 43 mail delivery delays, 41
congressional certification of vote of, 49–50, 54 mail-in ballots. See absentee ballots
losing popular vote but winning, 46 Maricopa County, Arizona, 46
results in 2020 election, 44 McEnany, Kayleigh, 42
Enten, Harry, 15 Michel, Beth, 39
millennial, 14
Fields, James Alex, Jr., 33 Minneapolis, Minnesota, 24–26
Floyd, George, 24–26
NBC News, 34
Gabbard, Tulsi, 13 New Hampshire primary, 12, 15
Georgia, 46–47 nominating conventions, 29
Gillibrand, Kirsten, 13
Giuliani, Rudy, 44, 45 Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria, 53
greenhouse gases, 27, 28 Operation Warp Speed, 24
Greeson, Kevin D., 53
gun ownership, 20, 21 Paris Agreement (2016), 28
Gupta, Vanita, 37 Patrick, Deval, 14
Pelosi, Nancy, 7, 52
Harris, Kamala Pence, Mike
on busing schoolchildren, 27 background of, 30
characteristics, 31 climate and, 31
chosen as Biden’s running mate, 30, 30–31 congressional acceptance of Electoral College
inaugurated as vice president, 54–55 and, 49–50
on Trump’s voting by mail, 42 safety of, during assault on Capitol, 53
Headley, Walter, 26 vote by mail by, 42
health care, as campaign issue, 20, 21 Perry, Katy, 18
Heyer, Heather, 33 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 45
hurricanes, 26, 27, 28 Philips, Benjamin, 53
hydroxychloroquine, 22–23 Pompeo, Mike, 49, 50
Potter, Trevor, 50–51
immigration, as campaign issue, 20, 39 primary elections
impeachment, in US Constitution, 8 Democratic
Iowa, 15 candidates in, 13, 13–15
Iran, 33 voting during, 16–18, 19
issues Republican, 10–12
climate change, 26–28, 31 public opinion polls
COVID-19 pandemic, 21, 28 on climate change, 27

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