The general mood here is one of RELIEF.
wsj Weekend, 7 – 8 November 2020
November 8, 2020 at 9:55 pm (Sundays, Wall Street Journal)
Tags: elections, politics, US history
The Economist: 7 – 13 November 2020
November 8, 2020 at 1:01 am (Surprises, The Economist)
Tags: elections, Joe Biden, politics, Saturdays
LEADERS
Only once in the past 40 years has a president been denied a second term. Mr. Trump will lose the popular vote by, we reckon, 52% to 47% — only the electoral college’s bias towards rural voters saved him from a crushing defeat. This is a repudiation of sorts.
A Biden White House would also set a wholly new tone. The all-caps tweets and the constant needling of partisan divisions would go. So would the self-dealing, the habitual lying and the use of governmental departments to pursue personal vendettas. Mr. Biden is a decent man who, after the polls closed, vowed to govern as a unifier. His victory would change American policy in areas from climate to immigration.
