Los Angeles Times

The four questions that will decide who wins Biden vs. Trump — Part II

President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden walk on stage during the second and final presidential debate at Belmont University on Oct. 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee.

WASHINGTON — With a Biden vs. Trump rematch likely, polls forecast another close election.

That's no surprise — four of the last six presidential elections have been tight — and except for a few brief stretches, Congress has also been closely divided for more than two decades.

Trying to guess who will win this far ahead of the voting is a fool's game. But we can predict these four questions will go a long way toward determining the results.

Will voter turnout drop?

Since a low point in 1996, has generally risen as the differences between the two parties have grown. The Trump presidency put that trend into overdrive: — roughly two-thirds of potentially eligible adults.

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times4 min readSocial History
Jackie Calmes: Donald Trump's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Second Term
Millions of us are justifiably focused on seeing that Donald Trump is held to account for what he's allegedly done in the past. Scheming to flip the legitimate 2020 election result and resisting the peaceful transfer of power, a first for U.S. presid
Los Angeles Times3 min readAmerican Government
Lawmakers Grill California Gov. Officials On Homelessness Spending After Audit Causes Bipartisan Frustration
LOS ANGELES — Democrats and Republicans expressed frustration Monday as they grilled Gov. Gavin Newsom's top housing officials in a tense legislative hearing about how billions of state dollars have been spent on the worsening homelessness crisis. T
Los Angeles Times4 min read
Commentary: What A Quail Taught Me About Grief By Joining A Flock Of Turkeys
It’s dusk in spring, and the seven-year anniversary of my mother’s death from cancer is approaching, a death that marked the end of my biological family. I want to text my friend Margot, who lost her dad to AIDS in the spring years ago, and ask, “How

Related Books & Audiobooks