The 2020 Presidential Election - What Happens Next?

The 2020 Presidential election was dubbed “the battle for America’s soul” – but what do former Members of Congress think of how it turned out?

An online audience will find out when Republican George Holding and Democrat Loretta Sanchez join De Montfort University Leicester (DMU)’s Associate Professor of American Politics, Dr Clodagh Harrington.

 

The 90-minute Congress to Campus event, on Wednesday, will see Dr Harrington discuss and debate the outcome and consequences of the 2020 US election which saw President Trump lose to Democrat Joe Biden.

Dr Harrington said: “The 2020 election is a hugely exciting and consequential moment in US politics. The Biden/Harris victory and move towards a new political direction will have meaningful consequences for America and the wider world."

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Mr Holding joined Congress in 2013 and and remains in office until 2021. He serves on the Committee on Ways and Means, the Budget Committee and the Ethics Committee. He focuses on issues related to taxation, trade, fiscal responsibility and foreign affairs and has a particular interest in transatlantic relations.

Ms Sanchez beat one-time Republican presidential hopeful Bob Dornan in 1997 to enter Congress, leaving in 2017 to run for the US Senate seat won by Kamala Harris. Her service on Armed Services & Homeland Security Committees was complemented by interests in education, crime, economic development, and protections for senior citizens.

Dr Harrington’s latest book Obama v Trump: The politics of Presidential Legacy and Rollback – written with  the University of Leicester’s Alex Waddan - has just been published, examining how the Trump presidency has overseen major changes to policies put in place by previous incumbent Barack Obama.

Congress to Campus is an annual event where two former members of Congress, one Republican and one Democrat, visit universities and colleges to give students an insight into contemporary American politics. This year it is being held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.

•    Congress to Campus takes place on Wednesday November 11 from 7pm to 830pm. To register for a free place, click here. For further information please email eventsoffice@dmu.ac.uk  Registrants will receive a link to join the online talk 24hrs before the event, via their provided email address.