American test • Trump can not go directly to the Supreme Court • Hostility between the two camps is expected to intensify • And the way to bypass a House of Representatives or Senate against me
In the shadow of the growing tension as voters' votes continue to be counted in the United States, many questions are being piled up about how the race for the White House will be decided.
"Israel Today" is sorting out the political entanglement.
Joe Biden: "The people rule and their will prevails" // Photo: Reuters
What can we learn from the results of the upcoming elections?
The main conclusion from the non-final results of the election is that the United States remains divided and polarized between two camps: the Conservative Camp and the Liberal Camp which are in an uncompromising ideological, political and social conflict. And did not fundamentally change the balance of power between them.
Can Trump go to court?
The legal path is open to Trump, and he has even begun a move designed to bring about a recount of votes in the state of Wisconsin.
However, he cannot appeal directly to the Supreme Court, but must first convince the lower courts that he has solid arguments in his hands that justify the opening of a further screening and control process of the results.
How will the party system react to the situation where the decision goes to court?
First, things have never been this way before, as the Democratic presidential candidate in 2000, Vice President Al Gore, appealed to the legal system to bring about a recount of votes in Florida.
As a reminder, after a lengthy legal process that lasted more than a month, the Supreme Court dismissed his claim, but it set a precedent that gives some legitimacy to Trump's demand for a recount of votes in those states and districts where, in his opinion, voting irregularities arose.
In the event of a coup, what is expected in the months leading up to the new president's entry into the White House?
In the event of a male exchange in the White House, the retiring president will continue until his successor's inauguration, on January 20, 2021. Although he is known as a "lame duck," there is no constitutional impediment to initiating new moves and implementing plans in the domestic and diplomatic and strategic space.
President Barack Obama, for example, took advantage of this twilight period to dramatically change US traditional policy by refraining from vetoing the Security Council resolution that declared the settlements illegal.
How is the new president supposed to work with the Senate and House of Representatives?
According to the picture that now emerges, the president-elect (Trump or Biden) will have to face a house opposite one, Trump with a mostly democratic House of Representatives (like today), and Biden with a mostly Republican Senate.
Given the deep ideological and political rift between the two parties, this division of power may complicate the legislative process, although the president has the power to partially circumvent these bumps, including through the issuance of presidential decrees.
To what extent has the election campaign deepened the polarization in American society?
Although the last election campaign did not create anything out of the ordinary, the fact that it was conducted in the shadow of the corona plague caused further friction between the two camps, thus sharpening and intensifying the disputes between them.
The killing of George Floyd and the ensuing wave of protests also further raised the level of hostility between the parties.
Did the polls present a misconception and miss important trends?
For now, at least, it seems that while the 2016 election was the black day of the polls, this time it is only their dark gray day.
For, although their predictions of a smooth victory for Baiden, including some of the southern states, did not materialize, they were nevertheless a little more cautious in their predictions about some of the races in the key countries (though not all) than four years ago.
Were there prominent features of the latest election campaign?
The White House race this time featured two completely different approaches to campaign management.
While Biden often shuts himself in the basement of his home and relies mostly on commercials on television or social media, Trump based his campaign on his rhetorical ability, which he expressed in mass rallies, designed primarily to mobilize and excite his electoral base.