Biden would struggle to govern and reform
Absent Democratic Senate control, a Biden administration faces legislative roadblocks
Counting continues today in the close presidential election between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden. The race is edging towards Biden. Trump is contesting the outcome and will continue doing so until January 6 when Congress has to certify whether the Electoral College has re-elected him or elected Biden president, ahead of inauguration day on January 20.
Our judgement
Trump's unprecedented strategy is to allege fraud over late-received mailed-in ballots and use that to stop the counting of votes in swing states likely to favour Biden. In such a febrile atmosphere, further civil unrest is likely. Whatever the election's outcome, the country will remain bitterly politically divided, with trust in US election legitimacy and democracy strained.
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