The election year 2020 in the USA. One crisis hunts the next: coronavirus, racism, riots, criminality – and all this against the background of a crumbling democracy and a deeply divided society. This long-term documentary follows ten Americans throughout the entire election year, people from both political camps, in the big city and in the village. How do mayors and cab drivers, pastors and pensioners, social workers and political activists go through this turbulent year? A captivating observation of everyday life in a historic year.