US presidential elections 2020


 * ''See also US presidential elections (2016)



Putin will hack the elections

 * U.S. intel agencies: Russia and China plotting to interfere in 2020 election - NBC News, January 29, 2019
 * Hacking 101: How To Steal An Election - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, December 4, 2019
 * Hackers may have gained ‘almost total control’ of an election server in Georgia, report says - The Independent, January 18, 2020
 * How Government and Media Are Prepping America for a Failed 2020 Election - Whitney Webb, Mint Press, January 28th, 2020

Meltdown

 * 'A Systemwide Disaster': How the Iowa Caucuses Melted Down - The New York Times, February 4, 2020 (archive)
 * Iowa Democratic vote-reporting meltdown hands opening to Trump - CNN, February 4, 2020
 * Putin Prepares To Release Iowa Caucus Results - Moon of Alabama, February 4, 2020
 * DNC Completely Loses Public Trust In Its Primary Process On Very First Day - Caitlin Johnstone, February 5, 2020
 * 'Beyond Absurd': DNC Chair Tom Perez Demands 'Recanvass' of Iowa Caucus Before Results Fully Reported - Common Dreams, February 6, 2020
 * ''"The timing of this (right as Sanders is likely going to be declared a victor both on delegates and the popular vote) could not possibly be more suspicious."

The establishment always wins

 * Puppet Pete Says Revolution And The Status Quo Aren’t Mutually Exclusive - Caitlin Johnstone, February 10, 2020
 * Who Won in New Hampshire? Not the Establishment - The New York Times, February 11, 2020 (archive)
 * The indispensable nation and its nonexistent democracy! - Daniel Patrick Welch, PressTV, February 11, 2020

Defending democracy

 * 2020 Election Is a Choice Between Democracy and Putinism - Francis Wilkinson, Bloomberg Opinion, February 14, 2020 (no paywall)
 * ''(Disclaimer: Michael Bloomberg is also seeking the Democratic presidential nomination. He is the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP, the parent company of Bloomberg News.)
 * Op-Ed: Dems Should Do The Sensible Thing And Nominate A Moderate Rapacious Psychopath - Snooty McCentrist, February 17, 2020

Whom will Putin choose?

 * The New York Times: Trump
 * Washington Post: Sanders
 * Caitlin Johnstone: Anyone but Buttigieg
 * Russia Doesn't Want Bernie Sanders. It Wants Chaos - Brian Barrett, Wired, February 21, 2020
 * Tucker: Ruling class incompetence - Fox News, February 21, 2020
 * US: Russia could try to covertly advise candidates in 2020 - Eric Tucker, AP, May 5, 2020
 * FBI beats the decaying corpse of Russiagate horse, listing what Russia could ‘possibly’ do to 2020 US elections - Nebojsa Malic, RT, May 6, 2020

Do elections matter?

 * Vote all you want. The secret government won’t change. - Jordan Michael Smith, The Boston Globe, October 19, 2014
 * ELECTION 2020: Bourgeois Democracy Meets Global Governance - Diana Johnstone, Consortium News, August 28, 2020

The night of the living dead

 * ''See also Ukrainegate


 * Stop Calling It A “Stutter”: Here Are Dozens Of Examples Of Biden’s Dementia Symptoms - Caitlin Johnstone, March 5, 2020
 * American politics is a Ponzi scheme and that’s how Michelle Obama could become the next US president - Robert Bridge, RT, March 5, 2020
 * DNC Wants Bernie Defeated This Month, Well Ahead of Milwaukee Convention - The Conservative Treehouse, March 6, 2020
 * Who Won the Sanders vs. Biden Debate & How Would We Ever Even Know? - Joaquin Flores, Strategic Culture, March 16, 2020
 * ''CNN hid the DNC candidate’s debate from the American people in the best way it knew how – it aired it strictly on CNN and has only made Biden-friendly snippets available on YouTube and its own website. If we missed it, we’d never see the real debate replete with Biden’s gaffes.

Blame China

 * ''See also Wuhan coronavirus outbreak


 * GOP memo urges anti-China assault over coronavirus - Alex Isenstadt, Politico, April 24, 2020
 * ''Republicans have indicated they plan to make China a centrepiece of the 2020 election campaign.

Can they both lose?

 * Why Trump Will Likely Lose In November - Robert Merry, The American Conservative, May 20, 2020

Will the loser accept the result?

 * Biden indulges fantasy of Trump refusing to leave office in November, says election-stealing is his ‘single greatest concern’ - RT, June 11, 2020
 * A bipartisan group secretly gathered to game out a contested Trump-Biden election. It wasn't pretty - Boston Globe, July 26, 2020
 * What’s the worst that could happen? - Washington Post, September 3, 2020
 * What Will You Do if Trump Doesn’t Leave? - The New York Times, September 3, 2020
 * “Bipartisan” Washington Insiders Reveal Their Plan for Chaos if Trump Wins the Election - Whitney Webb, September 3, 2020

Delay the elections

 * Trump floats delaying election despite lack of authority to do so - CNN, July 30, 2020
 * Donald Trump suggests delay to 2020 US presidential election - BBC News, July 30, 2020
 * Trump floats election delay, lawmakers in both parties reject idea - Reuters, July 30, 2020

Analysis

 * Does the Next Presidential Election Even Matter? - The Saker, Unz Review, July 2, 2020