Presidential: an America polarized to the extreme in the face of an existential choice

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If there is one subject on which Democrats and Republicans still agree, it is on the importance of the presidential election of 2020. Even if the American system is designed so that every four years, or almost, every poll is presented as an existential issue, the context this year is very particular.

The personality of Donald Trump, which arouses a quasi-adoration among his supporters and a violent rejection of his opponents, has contributed to polarizing the ballot to the extreme, which has become a quasi-referendum on his person.

The Covid-19 pandemic, which has hit the United States hard, like other developed countries, has added additional tensions, economic and health, to this unprecedented election.

Both of these factors had the unintended effect of significantly increasing participation.

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