United States Presidential Election of 2020 Evidence-based and Nonpartisan Perspectives
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Abdul Karim Bangura is researcher-in-residence of Abrahamic Connections and Islamic Peace Studies at American University’s Center for Global Peace
<p>The United States Presidential Election of 2020: Evidence-based and Nonpartisan Perspectives edited by Abdul Karim Bangura serves as a revolutionary tool in the hands of engaged and patriotic citizens. No one can ever take democracy in the United States for granted after reading it!</p>
- Mueni wa Muiu, Winston Salem State University,
This edited volume is the first comprehensive text to provide an evidence-based (i.e. emphasizing the practical application of the findings of the best available current research) and nonpartisan (i.e. not biased, especially toward any particular political group) analyses of the United States Presidential Election of 2020. The contributors to this volume present evidence pertaining to polling and improbabilities, the modernization of United States elections administration and the voting process, voting strategy and legal wrangling, the Black view, and challenges to democracy. The collection ends with a unifying theme, predicts the probability for the 2024 Presidential Election, and offers policy recommendations for future Presidential Elections.
This edited volume is the first comprehensive text to provide an evidence-based (i.e. emphasizing the practical application of the findings of the best available current research) and nonpartisan (i.e. not biased, especially toward any particular political group) analyses of the United States Presidential Election of 2020.
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction by Abdul Karim Bangura
Part I: A Game of Numbers: Polling and Improbabilities
Chapter 1: Polling in the 2020 Election by Walter W. Hill
Chapter 2: Mathematical Improbabilities of the 2020 Presidential Election by Abdul Karim Bangura
Part II: The Modernization of United States Elections and the Voting Process
Chapter 3: The Administration of United States Elections: 2016 and 2020 by Nichelle S. Williams
Chapter 4: The 2020 United States Presidential Election: An Examination of Its Effect on the Constitutional Framework by JP Afamefuna Ifedi
Chapter 5: The Electoral College, 2016 and 2020 by Walter W. Hill
Chapter 6: Dominion Voting Machines: Ownership, History and Reliability by Trevin London
Chapter 7: The Role of Social Media by Alie Kunda
Part III: Voting Strategies and Legal Wrangling
Chapter 8: Joseph Robinette Biden’s Campaign Strategy by Abdul Karim Bangura
Chapter 9: United States Supreme Court: Political and Ideological Leanings, Cases and Detailed Decisions by Alie Kunda
Chapter 10: A Case of Legitimacy and the Democratic Process of Voting by Junior Hopwood
Part IV: The Black View
Chapter 11: How Republican Are Black Republicans, Really? by Aaron L. Bell
Chapter 12: Donald Trump's Strategy for the Black Vote by Aaron L. Bell
Chapter 13: The Impact of the 2020 United States Presidential Election on Democratic Development in Africa South of the Sahara by JP Afamefuna Ifedi
Conclusion by Abdul Karim Bangura
Index
About the Contributors
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Abdul Karim Bangura is researcher-in-residence of Abrahamic Connections and Islamic Peace Studies at American University’s Center for Global Peace