This election clearly illustrated the era of uncertainty in US politics, with promises of radical restructuring of the Government and threats made publicly by Donald Trump.
A It was a true political rollercoaster, with assassination attempts and candidate replacements, paving the way for an unpredictable second term of office. .
Donald J. Trump was elected on November 5th for a second term as President of the United States, after beating the vice president and Democratic candidate, in elections marked by deep political divisions that will be difficult to overcome in the near future and chosen as an event international award of the year by Lusa journalists.
Until the first debate between the presidential candidates – on June 27, with Joe Biden still running as the Democratic Party’s re-candidate – polls indicated a comfortable lead for Republican Donald Trump.
However, after a much-criticized performance in that debate, Biden decided to withdraw from the race, paving the way for Kamala Harris to assume the Democratic candidacy, immediately causing two consequences: the Democratic candidacy recovered significantly in the polls and the party’s campaign coffers were replenished. up with donations.
On the Republican side, Trump faced other challenges, including two assassination attempts: on July 13, during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, he was; on September 15, another attempt, involving a suspect detained by authorities.
Trump focused his campaign on hard-line policy measures, promising to seal the southern border to combat illegal immigration and revitalize the economy through protective tariffs aimed at restoring American manufacturing.
The Republican candidate appeared at rallies committed to an isolationist stance, proposing to reduce US involvement in international conflicts and reevaluate traditional alliances, such as .
Kamala Harris emerged with a more progressive political platform than Biden’s – although ensuring a line of continuity with the administration of which she was part – and brought reform of the criminal justice system, expanding access to health and the defense of women’s reproductive rights.
To reinforce his support base, Trump chose as his vice presidential candidate a senator from Ohio who had criticized him personally before becoming one of his most ardent supporters, sharing the theory that the 2020 elections had been a fraud.
Kamala Harris chose , the 60-year-old governor of Minnesota, with a ‘sharp-tongued’ approach to taking on the more radical figures on the Republican side.
In the final stretch of the campaign, all , which could be undone by the results in a restricted group of so-called swing states: Arizona, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
It was there that the two candidates spent much of their time campaigning and Trump ended up securing victory by winning the majority of them, easily surpassing the threshold of 270 votes needed in the electoral college.
This election well illustrated the era of uncertainty in US politics, with promises of radical restructuring of the Government and threats, publicly assumed by Trump, of retaliation against political opponents, including journalists, but also of a revitalization of the economy, through protectionist measures and a more isolationist foreign policy.
