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The Day After the 2020 Elections – Post-Election Analysis and Outlook
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An election that was thought by many pollsters to be all but over for Republicans turned out quite differently Tuesday, as races in key states remain too close to call. Regardless of the ultimate outcome, hopes of an electoral mandate and sweeping legislative change will now be tempered.
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Post-Election Day, we can now see the impact of changes to state election laws in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Over 100 million Americans voted early or absentee or by mail this year, exercising their fundamental rights in what we now know will be the deciding factor in this election.
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Should we see a unified Democratic government, it will turn to the comprehensive legislative roadmap House Democrats have drawn over the past two years. We should also expect to see efforts at enacting significant changes to the laws with which we elect our representatives in Washington.
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Should we see a Biden presidency and a Republican hold in the Senate, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who crafted three major bipartisan economic deals with then-Vice President Joe Biden during the Obama administration, will now be well positioned to replicate that model if Biden and congressional Democrats focus on legislative outcomes. After four years of conflict and confrontation, with the Senate Republican majority primarily focused on reshaping the federal judiciary, the stage will soon be set either for continued conflict or for compromise legislation on COVID-19 relief, infrastructure, trade and health care.
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