US President elect Joe Biden’s nearly 50 years in public life and a well-formed philosophy on democracy suggest that the two largest democracies in the world are likely to find a comfortable relationship, but not without some disagreements.
An amazing day in America as the cliffhanger presidential election ended with Democrat Joe Biden and running mate Senator Kamala Harris winning the highest political offices in the USA.
The Associated Press of United State, CNN and NBC confirmed the victory after Biden overtook incumbent Donald Trump in the state of Pennsylvania. Later, Trump allegedly had accused that the Democrats were trying to steal the election and claiming victory before the race was called
America’s founders built a system in the 17th century that balanced power among the most populous colonies with the smaller as well as less populated agricultural colonies. This is how they got 13 independent colonies to agree on a federal union of states.
The vice presidential debate was 90 minutes of watching Republican Mike Pence imitate and support US President Donald Trump, using their largely fact-free version of reality concerning the last four years against Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
The US election is being held in an atmosphere of deep polarisation, arguably not seen since the Civil War more than a century and a half ago. Opinion polls reveal that the majority of Americans have made up their minds on who they want as their next commander-in-chief.
Donald Trump avoided talking about policy issues at the first session of the Republican convention, but rather attacked mail-in voting in advance of the November election while accusing Democrats of “using COVID to steal the election”.
In her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Harris echoed the dismay of many at the lack of competence and empathy from President Donald Trump