Many felt the election was going to be close – and that, whatever the outcome, there was a widespread expectation that things would get messy.
The worst-case scenario for polling day and the weeks that follow is illegal, armed militias imposing themselves on polling stations and state capitols.
Several of our participants remained undecided. They wanted to hear more about where both candidates stood on policy, especially healthcare.
Plus: virtual conferences are the way of the future. America’s vice-presidential debate worked. And: Fox deserved better from his WTO campaign.
“I could see this dragging out for weeks…we probably won’t know who’s president until late December or early January.”
With Trump’s health still uncertain and Biden an even older man, Pence v Harris may turn out to be very important indeed.
America’s Constitution is remarkable not because it produces a stream of great Presidents, but because it survives the election of so many bad ones.
Biden may feel he is playing it safe. But his pick for his running mate is tactically ineffective and internally divisive.
The nation’s discourse has tossed liberty aside, leaving its citizens with a stark choice between dangerous socialists and climate-denying racists.