Trump supporters march nationwide as divisions harden
Ramin Mazaheri
Press TV, Chicago
Divisions in the still undecided and highly-disputed US presidential election have spilled into the streets, with supporters of President Donald Trump marching across the nation for the first time since the vote.
Counter-protests for Democrat Joe Biden, who has a lead in an election which appears far from being certified, were also held nationwide.
Post-election polls show that a whopping 70% of Republicans now believe the vote was not “free and fair”, a doubling from pre-election numbers.
Ten days after the vote, Trump has still not made a public address, but it appears that just one of hundreds of lawsuits could push the election into the hands of the Supreme Court, like in the year 2000.
The third disputed election in six tries has many conservatives, independents and leftists saying that this presidential vote needs the balance of judicial branch oversight in order to re-establish confidence in America’s electoral process. What’s certain is that Biden cannot legally be declared a victor by the media or public opinion.
The rallies come as emotionally and economically-devastating stay-at-home advisories expand across many states, due to the long-expected autumn wave of coronavirus. This week Trump said there would be no national lockdown and backed off trying to finally get Congress to release a desperately needed second household stimulus.
The US is clearly on edge, but Biden supporters remain confident that the unprecedented use of mail-in ballots did not lead to fraud, and remain confident in the electoral process.
Trump supporters contend that they are not getting a balanced amount of air time in the mainstream media - and over such a critical democratic issue - but they also express faith in America’s electoral and judicial processes.
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