The Future Four in Politics by TED ARNOLD content editor
Previewing the next four years of national leadership
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DISCLAIMER: At time of print, a winner had not been projected by the Associated Press, with multiple states still counting ballots, and multiple legal challenges and recounts were pending across the country.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus
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This campaign’s centerpiece was the nation’s response to the Coronavirus, and Biden proposed aggressive policies to contain the virus’s spread. Biden fully supports a federal mask mandate, requiring anyone in a public place to be wearing a face covering. He also supports the distribution of free testing, as well as leveraging the weight of the federal government to support the development and distribution of a vaccine. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death left a hole in the landscape of the highest court in the land. President Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett sparked outrage from Democrats across the country. Biden strongly opposed taking a vote on the President’s nominee, noting similarities between this case and that of Merrick Garland, former President Obama’s nominee to fill a seat at the end of his second term. Biden has said he will appoint a commission to study the need for change on American courts.
This campaign’s centerpiece was the nation’s response to the Coronavirus, and Trump continues to oppose a federal mask mandate, which would require anyone in a public place to be wearing a face covering. He has committed to leveraging the weight of the federal government to support the development and distribution of a vaccine.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death left a hole in the landscape of the highest court in the land. President Trump’s nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett continued his commitment to appointing conservatives to the court, a major promise for his first term. Barrett, along with Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, will be the longest lasting effects of Trump’s presidency, and an effort he hopes to expand in a second term.
