During this four-hour election event – the first in digital format – we livestreamed a discussion on the presidential election between U.S. and German experts including Ann Hesse (Democrats Abroad) and Michael D. Pierce (Republicans Overseas). The discussion was interspersed with live footage of events in the USA, as well as a panel debate, a student debate and musical interludes. In addition to the livestream we provided information about the U.S. election system and the presidential candidates in quizzes, comedy sketches and even an election yoga session. All the political foundations involved in the event had the opportunity to present information about their own activities, as well as analyses, videos and interviews about the election, in a virtual room. They also each had a twenty-minute time slot in the virtual room for live questions. Programme Manager Roland Papesch represented the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, answering questions about the foundation’s activities in and positions on the United States. Almost 2,000 guests logged in to the digital election night, making it a very successful event.

U.S. Election Night 2020 was an event hosted by the German-American Center in Stuttgart and the Baden-Württemberg State Centre for Political Education in collaboration with the Stuttgart Media University, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Baden-Württemberg, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, the Heinrich Böll Foundation BW, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Hospitalhof and the Baden-Württemberg State Ministry.