 U.S. Prohibition Party presidential nominee Phil Collins took some time to answer a few questions about his 2020 presidential campaign from Wikinews accredited reporter William S. Saturn.
Collins is currently chairman of the Prohibition Party.  Previously, he served as a trustee of Libertyville Township (Illinois) and as chairman of the Prohibition Party of Illinois. After moving to Nevada, he ran for Mayor of Las Vegas in 2019, and finished in second place overall.  He was not the Prohibition Party's first choice for the 2020 presidential nomination.  In November 2018, the party nominated a ticket of Bill Bayes for President and C.L. Gammon for Vice President. Bayes withdrew in March 2019. Gammon assumed the presidential nomination and the party nominated Collins for Vice President the next month.  Gammon withdrew due to health reasons around August 2019 and Collins took over as the presidential nominee.  The party picked anti-alcohol activist Billy Joe Parker as Collins's new running mate.  Parker spoke to Wikinews back in July.
After securing the Prohibition Party presidential nomination, Collins sought the nominations of the American Independent Party (AIP) and the Reform Party for ballot access in California and Florida, respectively. Despite winning the AIP California Presidential Primary in March, Collins lost the nomination to businessman Rocky De La Fuente in August. He also fell short of De La Fuente for the Reform Party presidential nomination in June. Nevertheless, the Prohibition Party has attained ballot access in Colorado, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Vermont.  The last presidential election in which the party appeared on at least four state ballots was in 1984 with nominee Earl Dodge.
The Prohibition Party is the third oldest existing political party in the US, having been established in 1869. It reached its height of popularity during the late nineteenth century. As its name suggests, the party supported the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which banned the sale of alcohol, and resulted in the period known as Prohibition (1919–33).  Since the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, the party has declined.  It stays afloat, in part due to the George L. Pennock Trust established in 1939, which pays the party's operating expenses.  It continues to nominate candidates for president as well.  Wikinews has previously interviewed two of those nominees: 2004 and 2008 presidential nominee Gene Amondson and 2016 presidential nominee James (Jim) Hedges.  Collins makes it three.
With Wikinews, Collins discusses his background, the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on his campaign, presidential nominations, gridlock, climate change, foreign policy, and race relations.
((WSS)) : Which past U.S. president(s) do you most admire and why?
((WSS)) : When and why did you join the  Prohibition Party?
((WSS)) : How have your past experiences prepared you for the job of President?  
((WSS)) : How would you describe your style of leadership? How does it compare to the leadership styles of President Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama?
((WSS)) : If you were president, how would you have handled the coronavirus pandemic differently than President Trump?
((WSS)) : How has the pandemic affected your campaign and your ability to reach out to voters?
((WSS)) : In 2016, Prohibition Party presidential nominee Jim Hedges received 5,617 votes, the most for the party since 1988.  Based on your general feeling on the ground, about how many votes do you expect to receive in the 2020 election?
((WSS)) : What would a Collins administration look like?  Which specific individuals would you ask to be in your cabinet?
((WSS)) : Who would you nominate to the Supreme Court? Would you apply any litmus tests?  Should the number of justices remain at nine?
((WSS)) : As president, how would you work with Congress to avoid gridlock and pass your agenda?
((WSS)) : What should be done, from the government's perspective, to combat global climate change?
((WSS)) : What are your views on the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan?  What would you do as president to help resolve the conflict and how does that comport with your overarching philosophy on foreign affairs?
((WSS)) : Are you concerned about the deplatforming and social media censorship of notable conservatives and libertarians?  How would you address this issue as president?
((WSS)) : What can you do, as president, to improve race relations in the United States?

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Wikinews interviews Phil Collins, U.S. Prohibition Party presidential nominee