What political future for Joe Biden and Donald Trump?
Historically, midterm elections in the United States have almost always resulted in some form of sanction for the tenant of the White House, so we can bet this year will be the same for Joe Biden. In other words, the progressive America that won only two years ago should now be followed a priori by a conservative America along this fault line that runs between two blocs both distinct and monochrome across the Atlantic. And yet, the president’s camp will try to fill the left and center votes by framing the opposition as a threat to democracy until the end. Barring an average price increase of more than 8% in a year, Joe Biden (despite his improbable reform record) will fail to establish himself as a middle-class president. So all recent opinion polls now give the Republicans a majority in the House and possibly the Senate.
Still, you have to be careful with surveys. First, because opinion polls have rarely looked so inconclusive, especially given the spectacular weight of early voting. And then because at least five special elections since this summer have allowed Democrats to do well, much to everyone’s surprise. So, in the end, the vote should actually only be held in a few key states.
This is especially the case in Pennsylvania, where the outcome of the election will depend heavily on the balance of power in the Senate. There, when the Democratic candidate decided to throw all his forces into the fight for abortion rights, his Republican opponent (knowing that his position could cost him votes) focused on fighting crime, especially intimidation. legalization of all drugs.
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Guest editor: Mahnaz Shirali, sociologist and political scientist specializing in Iran.
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