28 September 2020

Joe Biden has plenty to run on against President Trump

Professor Simon Jackman

United States Studies Centre CEO Simon Jackman told Sky News that a day where American politics is not about the coronavirus is a "better day for Donald Trump than he would have been having otherwise".

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Professor Simon Jackman
Professor Simon Jackman was Chief Executive Officer of the United States Studies Centre from April 2016 to May 2022. Between 1996 and 2016, he was a Professor of Political Science and Statistics at Stanford University. Jackman's teaching and research centres on public opinion, election campaigns, political participation, and electoral systems with special emphasis on American and Australian politics.

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