For months, all eyes have been fixated on the United States as its historic 60th presidential election campaign evolved, a race now set to go down in history books as the nation’s most divisive and controversial political contest to date.
Featuring a series of dramatic twists and turns, the landscape was defined by President Joe Biden’s unprecedented decision to withdraw amidst numerous catastrophic debates and dwindling support from his own party, citing concerns over his capability to lead, and the consecutive decision to put Vice-President Kamala Harris at the helm of the Democratic faction. Meanwhile, opponent Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump sought to reclaim the Presidency for a second non-consecutive term despite facing thirty-four felony convictions and surviving a shocking assassination attempt.
Now that the elections have come to a close, one thing is clear: Americans, for better or worse, have re-elected Trump. With a decisive victory of 321 electoral votes to Kamala Harris’s 226, the results have revealed an American population more resolute than ever about their stance on certain national issues and how their priorities align. And this is, in fact, both legitimate and democratic. Americans, for better or worse, have chosen (strictly) themselves.
