In six months, the result of a presidential election that Americans consider to be the most serious in recent history will be known. It is also one of the most difficult elections to decipher because the polls offer an ambiguous vision of a disenchanted electorate.
In six months, to the day, we will know the result of the presidential election. Who, the sulphurous Donald Trump and his mountains of lawsuits or Joe Biden, outgoing president, criticized in particular for his age and his blunders, will win? Hard to say. In the United States, this election is considered to be the one that will have the most serious consequences in the country’s recent history, and it is also one of the most complicated to decipher, because the polls are ambiguous and the electorate is disenchanted.
The two candidates neck and neck
The latest poll, carried out for the ABC channel, puts the two candidates neck and neck. When we look at voting motivations, Donald Trump largely wins on the issues considered priorities by the majority of voters, the economy, security and immigration.
Joe Biden is gaining points thanks to his stance on abortion, but is losing ground with the groups that ensured his last election, blacks, Hispanics and especially young people. Which is not unrelated to the anti-Israel demonstrations currently shaking campuses.
Donald Trump refuses to say whether he will respect the voters’ verdict in the event of defeat
The Republican candidate’s great weakness is his personality. To the question: which candidate is honest and trustworthy? 21% answer Donald Trump, 37% Joe Biden. But for the majority, it’s neither. Whatever the outcome of this election, the big question is its aftermath. In an interview with Time Magazine, Donald Trump refused to say whether, in the event of defeat, he would respect the voters’ verdict. He replied “yes if the process is honest, otherwise, it depends” and he did not rule out violent reactions.
