The Impact of Partisan Competition on the Outcomes of the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

Abstract

The presidential elections were held in the United States of America in 2020 to elect a new president for the political system, a process that occurs every four years and typically yields a president from either the Democratic or Republican Party. However, what characterized these elections and their concurrent objective circumstances was the political parties' competition over electoral programs between two factions: the first representing the axis of former President Joe Biden, and the second representing the axis of the Trumpian phenomenon led by Donald Trump.

Despite its victory in the 2020 elections, the Democratic Party suffers from a lack of remedial electoral programs for real-world problems, as well as a crisis among partisan elites. This was compounded by the crises that surrounded the elections, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, economic decline, and racism. This situation extended to the Republican Party as well, driving it into the same narrow circle experienced by the Democratic Party, which resulted in the re-nomination of Donald Trump. Consequently, US administrations do not need traditional partisan programs and twentieth-century politicians; rather, they require revitalized programs and technocratic administrators with electoral platforms focused on administrative affairs, scientific knowledge, and technology to compete with rising global powers like China.