July 29 , 2020 - The country awaits  Joe Biden's pick for vice presidential running mate with 97 days left in race. Already committed to picking a woman for a running mate , Biden is nearing his early August timeline to pick his running mate. Speculation mounts that the candidates on Biden's short list are Senator Kamala Harris of California , Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois , Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms , Representative Val Demmings of Florida , and former National Security Advisor Susan Rice.

As far as the actual presidential race ,  in average of national polling Biden maintains a lead of 8.2% over President Donald Trump.

July 28 ,2020 - A slew of new state polls released today gives an indication of the current status of the 2020 White House race. In Wisconsin , former Vice President Joe Biden has 50% to President Donald Trump's 43%. In Virginia , Biden has 52% to 41% for Trump. In Texas , that traditionally is not a battleground state , Biden has 47% to 45% for Trump.

In the all important state of Pennsylvania , Biden , who was born in Scranton , has 50% to 42% for Trump. Next store in the the Buckeye State of Ohio , which Trump carried in 2016 , Trump has 48% to 45% for Biden. In North Carolina , home of this years Republican National Convention , its all knotted up at 47% each for Biden and Trump.

In Minnesota , things are close with Biden at 47% and Trump at 44%. Finally in Michigan , Biden has 52% to 42%.

July 27 , 2020 - With 99 days left in the presidential race both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will be on the move today. Biden with travel to the U.S. Capital for a service to honor the late U.S. Congressman and Civil Rights Icon , John Lewis. Trump is scheduled to travel to North Carolina to visit a bio tech firm.

An average of polling on the presidential race finds today Biden with 50% to Trump's 41.8%

July 26 ,2020 - Today marks 100 days to the November 3 , 2020 election day. On that  day the question of  whether President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden wins may or may not be settled. Due to Covid 19 the increase in mail in and absentee ballots will be in numbers that local election boards across have never seen. It could be days before some states are called. Until then , here is where the race for the White House stands.

Currently an average of polls has Biden with 49.9% to 41.9% for Trump. An 8 point lead for Biden. In an average of 4 battleground states Biden has leads of 7.8% in Michigan , 6.8% in Pennsylvania , 7.1% in Wisconsin and 3.3% in Arizona.

Even in a strange election year with little in person campaigning , 5 important events are still set to take place. First Biden is expected in early August to announce his vice presidential running mate , a decision which will bring much media interest. For Trump , he already has Vice President Mike Pence , but could there be a last minute switch is anybody's guess.

Next up will be the convention speeches  for both Trump and Biden. Currently Biden is scheduled to travel to Milwaukee , Wisconsin for an extremely scaled down convention and deliver his speech. Trump had planned to deliver his acceptance speech in Jacksonville , Florida but that was scrapped this week due to increased Covid 19 cases in that city. Trump could give his speech at the origin convention site of Charlotte , North Carolina , but that has yet to be determined.

Finally  there will be perhaps three presidential debates and maybe one vice presidential debate. Are these debates in front of a live audience  or in a TV studio with limited personal has not been determined. Why there are many questions to be answered , one thing  sure is that these  final 100 days will be  unlike anything ever seen in presidential politics.