As far as rallying cries go, it was challenger Joe Biden’s “Battle for the Soul of America" up against Republican incumbent Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again". Or, universalism with a green tinge versus nationalism wrapped in stars and stripes (and, given its undertones, the colour of the majority’s skin). It was a referendum on Trump, whose early surge in swing states caught observers by surprise. By day end, neither was ready to yield and the United States of America seemed profoundly disunited. Still, his support turned out significantly larger than estimated by almost all pre-poll surveys done after covid-19 struck the US.

Source: Mint November 04, 2020 17:03 UTC