Live from New York, Apolline de Malherbe on RMC recounts the final hours of the American presidential campaign. With in his “Campaign Notebook”, this Monday morning, strong examples on inflation, the discovery of a small sign of rallying between supporters of Kamala Harris and the fear of incidents after the results.
Inflation at the heart of the presidential campaign in the United States
“The first thing that struck me was the prices. It's true that it's amazing. We've talked a lot in France about the question of inflation, in recent months, in recent years. It's been one of the issues of the last presidential election in France and it is here too and frankly, when we arrive, we understand why. I will give you three examples, so that you understand them better. : basically, 1 dollar = 1 euro A simple coffee, to go, American style, so what we call sock juice here, in a plastic cup, cost me 5.75 dollars. Then, I forgot to take toothpaste so I went to buy some: $7.75 And then for lunch, soup and a club sandwich, I got some for $46. So it's very, very. expensive. Everyone is very careful about what they spend and that's all people talk about.”
Tell us about it through Apoline de Malherbe. : Inflation at the heart of the American campaign – 04/11
“Meow”, a rallying sign between supporters of Kamala Harris
“(Divided country) Even in the restaurant, it's quite striking. People speak in whispers because they are a little afraid to know what the neighbor, the waiter thinks… Nobody really dares to say out loud for whom he votes, even though in New York, it is generally a Democratic city. They are careful because they tell themselves that everything can ignite. They even have small rallying signs, especially between people who vote for Kamala Harris. It's very surprising, they say a little 'meow' Why? Because at the start of the campaign, Donald Trump had mocked those who voted for Kamala Harris, and in this case those, like cat ladies, who were. would be lonely, single, and therefore surrounded by cats. So, it became a little rallying cry, this 'meow', between the people who vote for Kamala Harris, almost to recognize each other and make something of it. ironically.”
Fear of violence after the results
“More generally, we feel a country quite worried, whatever the camp, in the days after. Not only about the results, but about the way in which it will be perceived. Donald Trump has never acknowledged his defeat in 2020. No proof has been provided of the slightest fraud or the slightest disruption of these elections. A few days ago, his running mate JD Vance, who would be vice-president, again refused to answer this question and to recognize that Trump had. lost in 2020. It's really a very tense country. There are already numerous appeals that have been filed in a number of counties saying that there would be fraud in early voting. This is expected. that the period between Tuesday, the day of the results, and January 20, the day of the inauguration, is an extremely tense period Everyone expects that it could degenerate.
