Historian Allan Lichtman Predicts Joe Biden Will Win The 2020 Election

The American University history professor has accurately predicted the winner of every presidential election since 1984.

By Stephanie Kim
Historian Allan Lichtman Predicts Joe Biden Will Win The 2020 Election
In this July 28, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del. Andrew Harnik, File / AP Photo
Historian Allan Lichtman Predicts Joe Biden Will Win The 2020 Election
In this July 28, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center in Wilmington, Del. Andrew Harnik, File / AP Photo

Historian Allan Lichtman Predicts Joe Biden Will Win The 2020 Election

The American University history professor has accurately predicted the winner of every presidential election since 1984.

By Stephanie Kim
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Historian Allan Lichtman predicted Donald Trump would win the 2016 election, and that he would get impeached. Now, he’s predicting former Vice President Joe Biden will narrowly defeat Trump in the 2020 election.

Reset checks in with the historian for more about his predictions and the upcoming election.

GUEST: Allan Lichtman, presidential historian at American University