While political and business leaders in Mexico continue to cling to the belief that Donald Trump is invincible, in the United States, it is no longer a question of if he will win, but of how badly he will lose.
The government and private sector believe that Trump’s reelection would be in Mexico’s best interest because they have an understanding with him, and think the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement will stabilize their business. They seem to ignore, however, that this deal, poorly negotiated by Mexico, goes against their own interests, especially in the automotive, agricultural, labor and environmental sectors. This deal is the result of an agreement between Republicans and Democrats, so whether Trump remains in power or Biden wins, the U.S. will implement the treaty.
Two weeks out from the election, the polls have President Trump trailing Joe Biden by more than 10 points.
The causes of Trump’s imminent defeat are:
• His irresponsible management of COVID-19, causing more than 214,000 deaths, as well as his erratic behavior. Since contracting the illness, he has been holding massive rallies where there is a high risk of infection, and
• The net job loss during the four years of the president’s administration, his ridiculous tax returns, and the abusive use of his presidential office to promote his hotels with official acts.
For many years, accusations concerning Trump had no major effect on his election chances, but the economic and health effects of the pandemic are snowballing, and signaling that, this time, the president’s administration is likely coming to an end.
As the election approaches and polls emerge daily, the projection is becoming clearer, since the constant margin of difference of more than 10 points is more than double the 3% margin of error.
Polls conducted by the The Economist and the consultancy firm FiveThirtyEight yesterday showed Biden as the likely winner with a wide lead, both in popular and electoral votes.
The Economist, a British magazine, indicates that Biden has a 92% chance of winning the Electoral College and a 99% chance of securing the majority of the popular vote.
The predicted range of Electoral College votes is 227-421 for Biden, versus 117-311 for Trump. The candidate who gets at least 270 votes wins.
FiveThirtyEight predicts that Biden has an 87% chance of winning the Electoral College, 347 votes against Trump’s 191, and 53% against 45% of the popular vote.
It is well known that U.S. presidential election is not won by the popular vote, but by the electoral vote of each state. Each state has a different number of votes, so the key is to win the states with the most electoral votes. Currently, the most contested states, those that will decide the election, are Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Iowa, Arizona and Florida, the latter having the most, with 29 votes.
It is in that sense that experts say whoever wins Florida will win the White House.
According to the projected poll average in Florida, the Democratic candidate has a 76% chance of winning, and if so, the penny is about to drop, and Biden will be the next president of the United States of America in a landslide election that Trump will not be able to dispute.
A unas dos semanas de los comicios, las encuestas colocan al presidente Trump a más de diez puntos por debajo de Joe Biden.
Las causas de la inminente derrota de Trump son:
—El manejo irresponsable del covid 19 que ha causado la muerte de más de 214 mil personas, más su errático comportamiento, que luego de haberse enfermado convoca a mÃtines masivos donde hay alto riesgo de contagio.
En muchos años, las acusaciones contra Trump no tuvieron mayor costo electoral, pero los efectos económicos y de salud de la pandemia se acumulan e indican que esta vez el fin del gobierno del presidente es muy probable.
En la medida que se acercan las elecciones y surgen encuestas dÃa a dÃa, el pronóstico se vuelve menos incierto pues el constante margen de diferencia de más de 10 puntos es más del doble del margen de error de 3 por ciento.
Los sondeos de ayer de la revista The Economist y la consultora FiveThirtyEight dan como probable ganador a Biden tanto en votos populares como electorales, con una amplia diferencia.
La revista británica indica que Biden tiene 92% de posibilidad de ganar el Colegio Electoral y 99% de la mayorÃa de los votos populares.
El rango previsto de votos del Colegio Electoral (quien obtenga al menos 270 votos gana la elección) es de 227-421 para Biden, contra 117-311 para Trump.
Por su parte, FiveThirtyEight pronostica que Biden tiene 87% de posibilidades de ganar el Colegio Electoral, 347 votos contra 191 de Trump, y 53% contra 45% del voto popular.
Como es sabido, en Estados Unidos la elección no se gana por el sufragio popular si no por el voto electoral de cada estado y cada uno tiene un número distinto de votos, de ahà que la clave está en ganar los estados con mayores votos electorales, de los cuales los más reñidos ahora que decidirán la elección son Pensilvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Carolina del Norte, Iowa, Arizona y Florida, este último cuenta el mayor número de votos con 29.
En este sentido, los expertos dicen que quien gane Florida ganará la Casa Blanca.
Según el promedio de encuestas proyectado en Florida, el demócrata tiene el 76% de posibilidades de ganar, y de ser asÃ, la moneda ya está por caer, y Biden será el próximo presidente de Estados Unidos con una victoria arrolladora, que Trump no podrá impugna.
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The message is unmistakable: there are no absolute guarantees and state sovereignty is conditional when it clashes with the interests of powerful states.
Venezuela is likely to become another wasted crisis, resembling events that followed when the U.S. forced regime changes in Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq.