Les États-Unis sont à un tournant alors que l’élection présidentielle approche, le suspense étant palpable dans une campagne marquée par des accusations mutuelles. Trump, malgré des atouts sur l’économie et l’immigration, ne parvient pas à s’imposer face à Harris, jugée peu convaincante. Les sondages sont serrés, incertains quant à la date des résultats, certains prédisant un dénouement rapide et d’autres, une lutte prolongée. En attendant, l’angoisse persiste et le pays semble naviguer à l’aveugle.
“It’s the politics of fantasy land,” declared a guest on our Never Mind the Ballots special from New York last night.
America stands on the edge of uncertainty as the nation is set to choose its next President on Tuesday.
The polls are exceedingly close, with only the final uproar remaining.
However, it shouldn’t really be this tight.
Considering the challenges faced by political incumbents across the West, this election seemingly should be a clear outcome.
It indicates just how apprehensive a significant portion of America is about Trump that he isn’t in a commanding position.
Despite having the most favorable circumstances, he still encounters limits in his support.
He leads in areas like the economy, job creation, and immigration—typically strong points—but those key swing states remain within a narrow margin.
Harris falls short as a candidate, burdened by a Biden-like anchor and struggling to leverage positive economic indicators.
The Democrats’ stronger polling in Senate and Congressional races implies she might be hindering their efforts, yet the world watches with bated breath as the candidates launch attacks in a campaign marked by immorality.
He’s branding her a communist; she’s labeling him a fascist.
He claims she’s foolish, while she deems him unstable.
And the attacks continue.
In this multi-billion dollar spectacle, everyone appears to have a weapon to wield against each other.
Some polls indicate a Trump victory, while others hint at a slight lead for Harris… most simply state it’s too close to determine.
Both factions claim momentum is swinging in their favor, but the betting public still leans toward Trump, despite a recent tightening.
The reality is no one knows what to expect on Tuesday, or when a result will even be determined.
This topic itself has divided America.
Some predict a potentially chaotic two-month period reminiscent of the Bush vs. Gore scenario in 2000.
Others argue that the polls are so flawed that everything might wrap up by Wednesday afternoon.
Some speculate that Trump might refuse to concede regardless of the outcome, with alarming signs already pointing at possible election fraud claims suggesting another narrative of a stolen election.
The world is navigating blindly
Democrats share the sentiment, stating they will “never stop challenging” him if he secures a win, believing he is an entirely illegitimate contender to begin with.
Clearly, the notion of Kamala’s “brat summer” and a focus on restoring joy is long gone, as she intensifies her attacks on Trump with an almost exclusively negative campaign finale.
Trump has consistently disparaged his opponents, so there hasn’t been much change on that front.
There are signals and implications to interpret, but given the inaccuracies of the pollsters in 2016 and 2020, the world is, in essence, navigating without guidance.
Trump will use the last hours of his campaign in Wisconsin, Virginia, New Hampshire, along with critical Pennsylvania.
In contrast, Harris is honing in entirely on Pennsylvania, which most pollsters and Betfair indicate is a dead heat, suggesting her team harbors some concerns about securing this crucial industrial area.
But until Tuesday night, it’s all just static noise that one must sift through.
Has anything truly mattered during the two months of outcry and media frenzy?
As Fox News commentator Joe Concha noted on Never Mind the Ballots: “Here’s the bottom line, nothing has changed since Joe Biden withdrew.
“People remain unhappy about high prices.
They’re not content with the rising crime in their neighborhoods.
People are relocating from places such as New York, San Francisco, and Chicago to places like Tennessee, Texas, and North or South Carolina; for example, they’re disturbed by border issues.
‘The global situation is undeniably more chaotic under Kamala Harris and Joe Biden. In contrast, the world was much safer during previous administrations regarding Gaza, Israel, Ukraine, and overall safety.’
The only rival Trump would find easier to defeat would have been Biden himself.
If Harris manages to win this election from such a disadvantaged start, the established rules of politics will be thrown out the window.
Stranger things have happened, but beneath all the commotion, the signs are present…