2020 United States elections (Dem mad scenario)

2020 United States presidential election
{{Infobox election
 * election_name    = 2020 United States presidential election
 * country          = United States
 * type             = presidential
 * previous_election = 2016 United States presidential election
 * previous_year    = 2016
 * election_date    = {{Start date|2020|11|03}}
 * next_election    = 2024 United States presidential election
 * next_year        = 2024
 * votes_for_election= All 538 electoral votes of the Electoral College
 * needed_votes     = 270 electoral
 * image_size       = 200x200px


 * color1           = 3333FF
 * image1           = Bernie_Sanders_March_2020_(cropped).jpg
 * nominee1         = Bernie Sanders
 * party1           = Democratic Party
 * home_state1      = Vermont
 * running_mate1    = Claire McCaskill
 * electoral_vote1  = 537
 * states_carried1  = 50 + DC
 * popular_vote1    = 105,024,126
 * percentage1      = 66.3%


 * color2           = E81A22
 * image2           = Donald_Trump_official_portrait_(cropped).jpg
 * nominee2         = Donald Trump
 * party2           = Republican Party
 * home_state2      = Florida
 * running_mate2    = Jeff Sessions
 * electoral_vote2  = 1
 * states_carried2  = NE-03
 * popular_vote2    = 50,460,952
 * percentage2      = 31.9%

2020 United States presidential election
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 * map_image        = File:2020DMS.png
 * map_size         = 350px
 * map_caption      = Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Sanders/McCaskill and red denotes those won by Trump/Sessions. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.

The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Incumbent Democratic President Bernie Sanders and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Claire McCaskill, were re-elected to a second term. They defeated the Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump of New York and former State Attorney General Jeff Sessions of Alabama. The election took place against the backdrop of the global COVID-19 pandemic and related recession. The election saw the highest voter turnout by percentage since 1900. Sanders received more than 100 million votes, the most votes ever cast for a candidate in a U.S. presidential election.

As the incumbent president, Sanders secured the Democratic nomination without serious opposition. The Republicans experienced a competitive primary. Trump emerged as his party's front-runner amidst a wide field of candidates in the Republican primary, defeating Representative Paul Gosar, Senator Jerry Moran, and former Ohio Governor John Kasich, among other candidates. Trump secured his party's nomination in May, despite wide criticism of his behavior.

The campaigns focused heavily on domestic issues, and debate centered largely around sound responses to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Other issues included long-term federal budget issues, the future of social insurance programs, environment programs, and the future of the Affordable Care Act.

Despite Trump's campaign, his behavior allowed Sanders to win all 50 states. Trump only secured one electoral vote from Nebraska's 3rd district.