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US Biden would face COVID-19 and Dem rifts, if elected

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: UNITED STATES
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: United States NA China Russia

Topical: politics election foreign policy government party policy energy environment fiscal foreign trade health immigration infrastructure judicial monetary police renewable energy transport
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2020), "US Biden would face COVID-19 and Dem rifts, if elected", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB254556

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Significance

Former Vice President Joe Biden will formally become the party’s presidential candidate for the November 3 election, joined by Senator Kamala Harris (California) as running mate. Once the convention is complete, the Biden-Harris ticket will begin campaigning to defeat President Donald Trump.

Impacts

A Biden cabinet would need to accommodate centrist and progressive Democrats.
Biden would appoint technocrats to lead federal agencies.
Biden may be unwilling to relinquish some of the power accrued to the presidency under Trump.
Beijing and Moscow might seek to reset relations under Biden, choose to test his resolve early, or both.

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