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WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 DECEMBER 14: A flag at the U.S. Capitol flies at half staff after President Barack Obama ordered the action while speaking on the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School December 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama called for \u2018meaningful action\u2019 in the wake of the latest school shooting that left 27 dead, including 20 children. (Photo by Mark Wilson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you\u2019re surprised about the incoming results of the US election, you\u2019re not alone. The polls consistently showed Democratic Nominee Joe Biden with a significant lead over President Donald Trump, so much so that Biden was expected to have a landslide victory on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

But as the results started trickling in, it quickly became clear that, once again, the data was vastly wrong. Just like in 2016, when Hillary Clinton was polling far ahead of Trump but ultimately went on to lose the presidency, somehow, the stats told a completely different story to that of the American voters\u2019 ballots.<\/p>\n

With incredibly important swing states, such as Florida and Texas, going to Trump and others, such as Pennsylvania, too close to call, it\u2019s still almost impossible to pick who will win this year\u2019s election. On one side, there\u2019s Trump claiming victory and on the other, Biden. The news reports are a mess, people are angry and shops are boarded up all around the country in anticipation of violence. A country that prides itself on having \u2018united states\u2019 looks more divided than ever \u2013 so where did it all go so wrong?<\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES, CA \u2013 JULY 04: Protesters set fire to an American flag near President Donald Trumps Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, part of the Demonstrate How to Dishonor the American Flag event put on by the Revolution Club in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 4, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. The event,led by Activist Gregory `Joey\u2019 Johnson ,will burn the U.S. flag to protest President Donald Trump\u2019s call to re-criminalize flag burning. (Kent Nishimura \/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Guardian<\/em> report<\/a> that I agree with places more blame on the pandemic than just an influx of mail-in voting. Though Trump\u2019s handling of the virus is undoubtedly abysmal \u2013 the US had the most confirmed cases of COVID-19 ever yesterday \u2013 the fact that Biden\u2019s campaign focused almost exclusively on how bad the President responded to the pandemic meant that the Democrats didn\u2019t spend enough time addressing the issues that made working-class America vote for Trump in the first place: they felt ignored, they had lost their jobs and communities, they thought others \u2013 foreigners very much included \u2013 were getting a better deal than them, and they wanted someone to address their concerns on a wider stage.<\/p>\n

Despite the Black Lives Matter movement showcasing in plain sight that the President is a white supremacist, despite thousands dying of a virus daily in the country and despite the climate crisis resting on Trump not being re-elected for another term, this election shows that people care more about the economy and their own gain than they do the welfare of others. A depressing but important factor \u2013 and something that perhaps Biden should\u2019ve focused on more.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s hoping that the remaining states tip blue, and that the boarded-up shops were an unnecessary caution, because the last thing we need to round out 2020 is another four years of Trump, more violent riots and the last bit of hope stamped out of us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26633,"featured_media":5206,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[38,16],"yoast_head":"\nUS Election: Why Is The Country Still So Divided?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/us-election-results-divided-country\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why Is The United States Still So Divided?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 DECEMBER 14: A flag at the U.S. Capitol flies at half staff after President Barack Obama ordered the action while speaking on the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School December 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. 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