Rarely has the outcome of the vote been so uncertain. As Americans choose their next president this Tuesday, the gap is increasingly narrow between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The second benefits from a dynamic at the end of the campaign which allows it to make up for its slight delay, day after day. The uncertainty is therefore total. On the eve of a historic election for the country and the planet, polling institutes no longer know very well which way to stand. Most predict the victory of the Democratic candidate in number of votes, while banking on the election of her Republican opponent to the White House, to the benefit of the American voting system. Only one thing is certain, the election of 47e President of the United States will be played in a pocket handkerchief.
Fortunately, an election is not won with soundbites. Though.
In a completely different match, that of the murderous and eccentric little sentences exchanged during the campaign, the suspense is non-existent. Donald Trump is in the lead. The gold medal for the most inappropriate assertion dates from the only televised debate between the two candidates, on September 10, when the billionaire blurted out, in all seriousness, that migrants, in Springfield, “eat dogs [et] cats ». Capable of anything, the same Trump, two days after being the victim of an assassination attempt, dares to assert that “only important presidents get shot”. Under these conditions, Kamala Harris almost acts like a choirboy when she believes that Trump is “the laughing stock” international leaders or when she balances: “I have attacked criminals of all kinds (…) So, believe me when I tell you: “I know the Donald Trump guy”. »
Fortunately, an election is not won with soundbites. Though. When we know that this will be decided by a few tens of thousands of votes – out of 244 million voters – these punchlines can tip the scales.