IAN BREMMER: US elections will not be fair, making them a toss-up
For Donald Trump, claiming that the election is rigged isn’t an excuse — it’s a campaign strategy
10 September 2020 - 05:05
For most of the summer, former vice-president Joe Biden has maintained a sizeable polling lead over President Donald Trump in the race for the US presidency. In recent weeks though, the polls have tightened.
Some of this has to do with an improving health situation in the US from the pandemic (particularly around mortality rates); some of it has to do with the inevitable economic rebound that comes from restarting a national economy that was ground to a standstill in spring; and some of it has to do with renewed discord over social injustice...
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