June 2019 President Trump holds a kickoff rally in Orlando, going with the slogan “Keep America Great.” Though the slogan change was announced a year prior, its use at the kickoff rally is electorally significant as it displays his election strategy: highlighting perceived accomplishments or deliveries. In nearby Miami, several Democrats compete in the first 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate, a...

January 2020 The first confirmed case of COVID-19 is confirmed in the U.S. (for which Trump will go after China for, and which Biden will criticize as a dog whistle), and the Democratic field is narrowing. The Democratic National Committee removes donor qualification requirements from the next debates, allowing self-funded former Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg to join the debates. The remaining...

May 2020 A U.S. District judge rules New York’s Democratic Primary must go on. Trump pushes for an early reopening after going back and forth on his positions on masks and shutdowns.  George Floyd, a 46 year-old black man from Minneapolis, is killed after a police officer kneels on his neck for nine minutes. Both peaceful demonstrations and violent riots begin and proliferate across the country in ...

August 2020 In part due to a Politico leak, Biden postpones his vice presidential candidate announcement; she is eventually revealed to be Sen. Kamala Harris, whom many suspected as a top choice for running mate. The DNC goes on virtually, with many notable guest speakers, including some republicans like John Kasich. A Biden-Sanders task force comes up with what’s viewed as a fairly progressive po...