The US 2020 presidential election has taken place in the midst of a global pandemic and in one of the most polarized periods of US history.
Despite or perhaps because of this, an unprecedented number of citizens voted early and overall turnout is greater than at any point since 1900.
What do these elections tell us about changes in the American electorate and what America stands for? And what does this result portend for America’s role in the world?
Participants
Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House
Dr Christopher Sabatini, Senior Research Fellow for Latin America, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House
Bruce Stokes, Associate Fellow, US and the Americas Programme, Chatham House
Lewis Lukens, Senior Partner, Signum Global Advisors; Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy London, 2016-19
Dr Heather Williams, Lecturer in Defence Studies Department, King’s College London
Chair: Sir David Manning GCMG KCVO, Senior Adviser, Chatham House; British Ambassador to the United States (2003-07); Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister (2001-03)
