Two Weeks to Go: A Presidential Race with More Twists than a Soap Opera!
Alright folks, buckle up! We’re now sprinting towards the Election Day finish line on November 5th, and let me tell you, it looks like a circus out there—one where the clowns are the main act, and the acrobats must have skipped their training. You’d think it was an episode of "Wipeout" instead of a presidential election at this stage, but here we are, two weeks to go and total uncertainty reigns over the outcome of the United States presidential elections!
Let’s take a moment, shall we? The saga of this election year has been like watching a reality TV show where everyone forgot to read the script. Joe Biden got here up with a stunning legislation to assist unlawful immigrants”>Donald Trump—the self-proclaimed ‘tycoon’ and reality show superstar—finds himself in a legal whirlwind. If his life was a game of Monopoly, he’d be the one landing on Park Place, collecting properties, and avoiding jail…unless he actually goes to jail, but who knows anymore? He was handed a guilty verdict in New York, and rather than caves in, he seems to thrive. Every faux pas from Joe Biden is like handing Trump a gift basket filled with gourmet chocolates and a gift card to a spa. His popularity goes up every time Biden trips over his own tongue. Who knew presidential politics had more twists than a British sitcom?
And then we have the charming moment during the NATO summit where Biden introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin.” I mean, come on! Was he reading from a teleprompter that was designed by an 8-year-old? You almost feel bad for him—like watching someone trying to park a car but instead hitting every single cone in the parking lot.
Biden’s pull-out from the race, speaking of hits and misses, seems like a Shakespearean tragedy in slow motion. “To endorse, or not to endorse”—and lo! He decided to hand the reins over to Kamala Harris, his vice president, who promptly injected a fresh dose of energy into the Democratic camp. Until the novelty wore off, that is. You open the door for change, and sometimes, you find the door was just painted to look like a façade. Oh, how the tables have turned, with Trump basking in the glory of survivor status while Harris plummets in the polls, like a soufflé in an earthquake.
And now, the balance of power seems to rest in the hands of seven pivotal states—Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina, and Georgia. These states are like the judges on a talent show—who will get the golden buzzer, and who will be going home without their dignity?
Remember, this race isn’t just about Trump and Harris; oh no! We’ve got the backdrop of global conflicts—Israel, Hamas, and a whole lot of unresolved tensions that would give even the most stoic person a headache. As Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu strutted into Congress like a peacock in heat, the streets outside were dominated by pro-Palestine demonstrators, turning Washington into a scene that screamed “cancelled!” The irony is thicker than a bowl of oatmeal.
And let’s not forget Trump’s flamboyant last call-out in Pennsylvania, where he labeled Harris a “shitty vice president.” Bravo, Donald! Just when you thought he couldn’t lower the bar any further, he jumps over it like it’s a limbo contest. I mean, who needs decorum when you have mic drops, right?
So here we stand, folks: fourteen days to go, and it’s a mad dash towards a finish line that feels more like a cliff. No more debates, and likely no more surprises—because, let’s face it—this political thriller has already earned its spot in the annals of “What on Earth Were They Thinking?”
Stay tuned, because whatever happens next is bound to be just as entertaining, if not more so. And if this US election doesn’t scare you a little, then you’re probably watching too much Netflix.
In the polls the balance between the two candidates reigns
There are now two weeks left until Election Day on November 5th and total uncertainty reigns over the outcome of the presidential elections in the United States. In this intense election year we have witnessed several crucial moments that have made the race for the White House different from previous ones. We have witnessed the judicial events of Republican candidate Donald Trump, among which the maxi trial in New York stands out, which saw the first guilty verdict against a former president. A sentence which, however, did not weaken the popularity of the tycoon, who strengthened his consensus every time Biden made unforgivable mistakes. The current president’s final point was when during the NATO summit in Washington he introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin”.
In the following weeks, the pressure from the Democrats towards Biden intensified more and more, until the president was forced to announce his withdrawal from the race for re-election, giving his endorsement to Kamala Harris. And so while Trump was welcomed as a hero in the Republican convention after surviving the Butler attack in Pennsylvania, the current vice president brought new life among the Democrats, initially trailing Trump in the polls.
Once the initial momentum is over, due to the novelty of taking to the field, Kamala Harris has to deal with margins of advantage in the polls which are now downsized, in a context in which balance and anguish over the conflicts in the Middle East reign and in Ukraine, accompanied by the fear of further attacks, as happened on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021. The only certainty is that the outcome of the vote will once again depend on the seven states in the balance: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina and Georgia.
USA 2024, Democrats in difficulty over Ukraine and the Middle East: lapses in style for Trump
Despite the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the conflict in the Middle East continues unchallenged, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu having no interest in ending the war. The climate of tension on the battlefields was also echoed overseas.
The peak in this sense occurred when Netanyahu was invited to make a speech to the United States Congress in Washington. That day the largest pro-Palestine demonstration since the beginning of the war was held, an unprecedented gathering that saw demonstrators literally razing the US capital to the ground, giving rise to heated clashes with the police and arrests.
Meanwhile, in what was his last rally in Pennsylvania, Trump exceeded the limits of vulgarity, calling Harris “a shitty vice president”. A phrase which, according to the American press, fuels hypotheses of the tycoon’s mental instability. In such a complex picture, it is really difficult to know what will happen in the next 14 days. There will be no room for other debates and so after a year characterized by tensions, rallies, primaries and conventions the moment of truth is now upon us.
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