Vi har fått flere rapporter fra USA denne høsten. Nå har vi fått våre skribenter til å oppsummere valgthrilleren for oss.
Vi har fått flere rapporter fra USA denne høsten. Nå har vi fått våre skribenter til å oppsummere valgthrilleren for oss.
California er den staten som sender flest valgmenn, 55 i tallet. Den folkerike staten har fått et stort antall latin-amerikanske velgere og disse har vært med på å tippe skålen i demokratisk retning. 2020-valget viser en klar ledelse for Biden i denne staten.
Samantha Moorer er en skoleinspektør i California. Hun skrev en luftpost til oss og skrev om hvordan rasisme har påvirket hennes liv i etterdønningene av de store Black Lives matter-demonstrasjonene som foregikk i USA tidligere i høst.
Jeg synger også, Amerika … fortsatt
Her er Samanthas svar på våre spørsmål:
Virginia har 13 valgmenn. Staten i det nordøstlige USA ble vunnet av Joe Biden. Donald Trump fikk god støtte ute på landsbygda, mens det var Joe Biden som fikk flest stemmer i byene.
Carole Lieber er en av de mange frivillige som i en årrekke har jobbet for demokratiske kandidater i USA. Hun har kjent Biden i mange år og hun skrev en luftpost til oss om hvorfor hun støtter Biden.
Biden vil løfte nasjonens sjel
Dette er svarene vi fikk fra Carole:
We have been working diligently in Virginia for many years to secure a democratic majority and the results of our race was what I expected them to be – a continuation of voters in the Commonwealth supporting democratic values and recognition that the current administration has failed many citizens of Virginia in addition to exploiting divisions.
As our urban centers expand and are increasingly diverse, we have experienced larger margins of votes for democratic candidates and champions of progressive issues. It was no surprise to look at our electoral map and acknowledge the demographics of the area and how that influenced the vote. We also had incredibly dedicated staff and volunteers who focused and lead with a positive vision. And we were joined by volunteers from coalitions such as Asian Americans for Biden and Republicans for Biden as well as National Security Leaders for Biden that had a tremendous positive impact on the outcome. Also Veterans and military family members, who the current President has spoken of so dismissively joined together and sent a strong message of support for Joe Biden. Because I worked closely with these groups for many months, I was not surprised to see how much those coalitions contributed to our victory but I believe the republicans certainly underestimated the power and strength in number of these coalitions.
I have shared with my friends and family that I feel a mix of exhilaration and exhaustion! I also feel joy and hope as President elect Joe Biden rolls out his Build Back Better plan which will improve our lives.
President elect Joe Biden has already begun work on dealing with the global crisis of COVID-19. He has already been reaching out to world leaders and he will work to rebuild the broken bridges in foreign relations of the past four years. From the beginning, I saw Joe Biden as the candidate who had the experience and vision to restore, rebuild and reinvigorate relationships to tackle our global issues together.
Colorado har historisk vært en republikansk valgkrets, men har siden 2004 stemt demokratisk. Staten har hatt stor tilflytting og har fått 50 prosent flere stemmeberettigede enn i 1960. Colorado er omringet av republikanske stater med unntak av New Mexico.
Julia E. Torres bor i Denver og er bibliotekar og foredragsholder. Hun ga oss tidligere i høst 9 tips til bøker vi bør lese for å bli anti-rasister.
Her er Julias svar på spørsmålene våre:
California er den staten som sender flest valgmenn, 55 i tallet. Den folkerike staten har fått et stort antall latin-amerikanske velgere og disse har vært med på å tippe skålen i demokratisk retning. 2020-valget viser en klar ledelse for Biden i denne staten.
Mr. Gemini er pensjonert historielærer fra Fresno, California. Han skrev 4 luftposter til oss tidligere i høst der han forklarte hvorfor han støttet og støtter Trump.
Difor støttar eg framleis Trump
Her er svarene fra Mr. Ron Genini:
It’s true that Trump has not behaved as a traditional politician because he isn’t one, he’s a businessman and I think this is one of the main reasons he has so many who supported him. I all my life I have never heard crowds shouting “we love you” to any politician, no matter how popular he/she was – but we’ve heard it with Trump. I don’t think people can be non-committal re Trump – they either love him or loathe him, and I haven’t seen this phenomenon either.
California was no surprise. It’s a heavily Democratic state and the results of the state’s electoral votes were announced (as they have been for many elections) within a few seconds of the polls closing.
As I posted on Facebook on Monday, the election is not really decided yet – Biden is not the president-elect yet; the electoral college decides that in early December when the states have certified the election results. I know the media has named him “president-elect” but the media doesn’t do the “crowning” (as much as they think they do), the electoral college does. He is charging that there is massive fraud and from what I’ve seen – again, despite the media’s wishful thinking – there just might be. If so, this can go on for a while but can be settled by the 12th Amendment to the Constitution, which ultimately puts the vote into the House of Representatives, where each state would have one vote (it was last done in 1824 and last came close to use in 1968), but it is available.
The last four years have been good for us (my family), so what can I say? They have been better than under Obama or G W Bush. As to foreign affairs – presidents going back to Truman have been faced with problems in the Middle East. Trump brokered peace agreements between Israel and its (former) Arab enemies, something none of his predecessors in our lifetimes has been able to accomplish. If he continues in office, this will continue; if Biden replaces him, it probably won’t from what his people are saying and have said.
It seems unlikely that a man who couldn’t even fill a high school gymnasium (Biden) could beat a man whose popularity brought thousands to his rallies, people having to be kept out because the venue was filled, and who inspired miles-long car and truck parades (we were in one). It just doesn’t seem possible. That is why I believe the accusations of fraud in places like Philadelphia and Chicago (where the dead have famously voted for decades).
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