America continues to be extremely divided following the election of Donald Trump as president. Whether he will succeed in uniting the nation remains to be seen. Both Democrats and Republicans believe the country has never been more divided.
The messages in the campaign were key. Trump turned to the topics of the economy and migration. The economy is extremely important to Americans because what they earn, what they spend, high inflation rates, are important to them.
Margaret Talev, an Axios journalist and director of the Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship at Syracuse University, told bTV that Americans are really worried about high inflation and their purchasing power, their ability to pay their rent or to pay their mortgage.
"Many of these people either blamed President Biden and subsequently Vice President Harris, or recalled the time before the start of the covid pandemic, before inflation went up, when Donald Trump was president and when Americans had more money in their pockets.", she points out.
„This has become the dominant theme for Americans in this election. Many of these voters also cared about women's abortion rights. They didn't particularly like Trump either, but ultimately the dominant issue was how the economy affected them. And they didn't hear Vice President Harris or President Biden acknowledge or talk about the problem of inflation and how it affects people, Talev says.
Harris bet on the topic of protecting democracy from Trump, as well as abortion.
The difference in polls and results can be explained by the fact that many of Trump's supporters did not indicate their choice.
He himself refused to appear on the big televisions, at the expense of popular podcasts, and his goal was to win the trust of men in the country.
Also, it has been shown again that the US is not ready for a female president after Hillary Clinton lost 8 years ago. against Donald Trump again.
It remains to be seen who will be the leader of the Democratic Party after Harris loses. Likely candidates are the governor of California, the governor of Pennsylvania, as well as Illinois. It is also possible for the candidate to be surprising.