Kamala Harris and Donald Trump certainly won't be spending their vacations together. And with good reason... In the electoral pugilism between them ahead of the November 5 election, some media outlets are describing the face-off between the two rivals as a “War of the Worlds”. The ideological gulf between them is staggering, both in their approach to domestic issues - immigration, the economy, purchasing power, healthcare, taxes, abortion rights, human rights and democracy - and to international issues.
In a tense American society, the two candidates never miss an opportunity to take potshots at each other, sometimes offering pathetic images of a dull and disappointing campaign, according to observers. While Kamala Harris's aim is to put “Trumpism” behind her once and for all - a real threat to the cohesion of the Union, according to her and her supporters - Trump believes that Joe Biden's term in office has weakened the United States, and that the advent of the current Vice-President to the Oval Office would be a catastrophe, if not the final blow to America's hegemony over the world.
Indeed, the November election is also a referendum on the United States' place in the concert of nations. On the one hand, Trump and his “American First”, based on the notion of power and relations of force, and, on the other, Mrs. Harris, with her classic conception of multilateralism.
Two conceptions that resonate with American society, putting the two candidates neck-and-neck in the polls. While numbers are of little importance at the moment, recent opinion polls seem to give Donald Trump a slight advantage. It's hard to draw conclusions. For Kamala Harris, whose lack of notoriety would be one of the obstacles on the road to the White House, she will have to deploy irrefutable arguments on two sensitive subjects: immigration and the economy. Two areas in which Donald Trump has already proven himself, with varying degrees of success. These two issues will certainly weigh heavily on the outcome of the election, especially as Joe Biden's administration has left its mark on the middle and lower classes. 70% of voters said the cost of living was on the wrong track, while 60% said the economy was going in the wrong direction and 65% said the same about immigration policy.
What impact will the Democratic candidate have on voters in deepest America, the majority of whom make up the “wing States”? It's hard to say. What is certain is that the 46th President of the United States has not spared his candidate against the Republican “bulldozer”, who, after defeating Hillary Clinton in 2016, would like to repeat the feat against Kamala Harris. But let's be patient, nothing is certain.
El Moudjahid
