Joe Biden thought he would reconcile America with itself. “Politics does not have to be a devastating fire that destroys everything in its path. Every disagreement should not be the cause of an all-out war. » This was his speech on the day of his inauguration, January 20, 2021. Two weeks earlier, Donald Trump’s supporters had stormed the Capitol. American democracy had failed. But, on this day that marks an illusory return to normality, the new president spoke of ” I respect ” and” unit “.
Nearly four years later, as American citizens prepare to elect his successor on Tuesday, November 5, these words seem like a mirage. The United States is teetering on the edge of a precipice. Filled with bitterness, Joe Biden is relegated to the uncomfortable spectator seat. Now it is up to Kamala Harris to take on the mission: save American democracy and the rule of law from a new term by Donald Trump, which promises to be devastating and more extremist, according to his own commitments.
Nine years after the billionaire’s resounding entry into politics, when climbing the escalators of Trump Tower in New York, the prolongation of this fight speaks of the entrenchment of Trumpism, the power of his identity rhetoric and the fragmentation of the United States . The new front line is gender gapthe unprecedented gap between the vote of men and women. White and without diplomas, men have formed Donald Trump’s captive audience since 2016. But more and more Hispanic and black men are joining, according to studies. Democratic hope is their lower mobilization compared to that of women.
Accused and convicted
On the lawn of Washington’s Ellipse Park on October 29, the Democratic candidate warned against her rival, a man “unstable, obsessed with revenge, consumed by resentment and in search of unlimited power”. A Donald Trump now unbridled, disheveled, criminally accused and convicted, who promises to use the army against his political adversaries, to purge the federal State, to put justice under his direct control. A Donald Trump, above all, who has been premeditating, for more than a year, an unprecedented operation to challenge the results, if they are unfavorable to him, starting on election night.
The year 2024 opened with a gloomy scenario, that of a new duel between Joe Biden and his predecessor, without yet recognizing his defeat. A large majority of Americans, exasperated by this stalemate, show little appetite for the next campaign. While running in the Republican primary, Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina, issued this warning: “The first party to withdraw its 80-year-old candidate will be the party that wins these elections. » She herself is incapable of challenging Donald Trump’s stranglehold on the party. The fervor of the MAGA (Make America Great Again) base transforms the nomination race into a formality.
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