We have lost an icon: Ruth Bather Ginsburg has died. Without a doubt this election is about to get uglier and the next four months, at least, will be even more divisive for the country. However, it is necessary to go through this so that we may come out stronger in the end. The only unknown we face is how long we will have to continue this fight.
I have serious doubts that Joe Biden will beat Donald Trump in the election. The economy is flooded with money, many people are better off during the pandemic than when things are normal. The ones that are indeed in dire straits do not vote, so their discontentment will bear no weight on the outcome.
But things will not settle there. If the Democrats gain the Senate, they will impeach the President. In fact, I would not be surprised if several Republicans vote to impeach the President. Nixon survived the election, but he did not survive his second term.
Over the near future, we will be consumed by the attempt to fill RBG's seat in the SCOTUS. Mitch McConnell, the leader of the Republican majority, has already announced that they will go ahead and try to vote on a nominee. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican from Alaska, has said that she will not vote, but who knows if she will follow through or if other Senators will follow suit.
"Nixon survived the election, but he did not survive his second term."
ResponderEliminarCerto, mas creio que não será o mais apropriado dizer que Nixon sobreviveu à eleição, quando ganhou em 49 estados e o seu adversário apenas em 1 (Mas)+DC).
Linguisticamente, o detalhe não invalida o que eu disse, logo não penso ser uma questão de ser apropriado ou não. Do ponto de vista cultural, é um detalhe que pode humilhar algumas pessoas e, depois dos americanos conseguirem o que querem, não gostam de massacrar o oponente, logo esse detalhe raramente é mencionado.
EliminarQuanto ao resultado em si, como tenho dito, acho o Biden um péssimo candidato, logo não me admiraria que Trump ganhasse e até tivesse muito bons resultados.