‘Nothing matters very much, and few things matter at all,’ said Balfour. Tell that to the American political class on the day of the 2024 presidential election. After months of the Trump–Biden–Harris drama – the criminal indictments, the disaster debates, the President dropping out, the assassination attempts – the nation is in a state of nervous exhaustion.
Team Harris and Team Trump have both been clear: 2024 is existential
‘I just want this to be over,’ America’s politicos almost all say, as they tell you in the same breath that their country could, in fact, be on the brink of a long and possibly violent civil conflict.
Team Harris and Team Trump have both been clear: 2024 is existential. If Trump wins, according to Harris, democracy is done for and women will be forced to have babies. If Harris wins, according to Trump, free speech is finished, the American dream is over, and the Republican Party will be bankrupt.
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