2020 POTUS Rankings
Week 6: Thursday August 20, 2020
| Rank | Candidate | Rating | W | L | T | Prev | Chng | Pwr | Off | Def |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 |  Tim Scott (R)Republican Tim Scott (R) 13-0-0 Pwr: 1 | Off: 1 | Def: 2 | 2.95 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 1 |  Ted Cruz (R)Republican Ted Cruz (R) 11-2-0 Pwr: 2 | Off: 3 | Def: 3 | 1.96 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 |  Mike Pence (R)Republican Mike Pence (R) 9-4-0 Pwr: 3 | Off: 4 | Def: 4 | 1.14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Donald Trump (R)Republican Donald Trump (R) 9-4-0 Pwr: 4 | Off: 2 | Def: 7 | 1.12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Howie Hawkins (G)Third Party Howie Hawkins (G) 9-4-0 Pwr: 5 | Off: 13 | Def: 1 | 1.11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 | |
| 6 4 |  Jo Jorgensen (L)Third Party Jo Jorgensen (L) 7-6-0 Pwr: 8 | Off: 11 | Def: 5 | 0.35 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 7 1 |  Lindsey Graham (R)Republican Lindsey Graham (R) 7-6-0 Pwr: 9 | Off: 6 | Def: 10 | 0.35 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 1 |  Joe Biden (D)Democrat Joe Biden (D) 6-7-0 Pwr: 6 | Off: 5 | Def: 8 | -0.01 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 1 |  Mitch McConnell (R)Republican Mitch McConnell (R) 6-7-0 Pwr: 12 | Off: 9 | Def: 13 | -0.05 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 |
| 10 1 |  Elizabeth Warren (D)Democrat Elizabeth Warren (D) 5-8-0 Pwr: 7 | Off: 7 | Def: 6 | -0.38 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 11 2 |  Kamala Harris (D)Democrat Kamala Harris (D) 4-9-0 Pwr: 10 | Off: 8 | Def: 9 | -0.77 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| 12 |  Bernie Sanders (D)Democrat Bernie Sanders (D) 3-10-0 Pwr: 11 | Off: 10 | Def: 12 | -1.18 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | |
| 13 1 |  Hillary Clinton (D)Democrat Hillary Clinton (D) 2-11-0 Pwr: 13 | Off: 12 | Def: 11 | -1.62 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| 14 1 |  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D)Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) 0-13-0 Pwr: 14 | Off: 14 | Def: 14 | -2.60 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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