Americans usually don't do the right thing until they've tried everything possible—Churchill.
When I woke up, the American drama was still playing. But what is somewhat surprising is that from the early morning of the 13th local time, the mainstream media reports in the United States are mainly around the new crown vaccine.
The US media have repeatedly tracked and reported the progress of vaccine shipments, distributions and related reactions, and praised this as a turning point in the containment of the epidemic in the United States.
It is reported that the first round of vaccination in the United States will start as soon as 14 local time, but most of the people are expected to be vaccinated in early 2021. Who can be given priority vaccinations will be decided by the federal government and the states.
In response, White House officials claimed that this will be the "Normandy landing day" that represents the end of the epidemic. And Trump also opened the "boast mode", "If I am not the president of the United States but Biden, the United States will not have a vaccine in 5 years." "
Trump's real concern, though, is not vaccines and outbreaks, but the outcome of the election.
On the 14th local time, the US election will usher in another important node - the electoral college vote. In fact, in successive US elections, the Electoral College vote has always been a symbolic link that is far more symbolic than practical, because the results of the election have been settled long before the Electoral College vote.
At present, the results of the election have been determined in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and Biden and Trump have obtained 306 electoral votes and 232 electoral votes, respectively. It has become a given fact that Biden will become the next president of the United States.
But Trump and his supporters don't think so, and Trump is still reluctant to concede defeat. Just a day before, also on the 13th local time, thousands of fanatical "Sichuan fans" poured into Washington and other cities to hold a "million people march" to protest the election results and support Trump's "election fraud" remarks.
In Trump's view, as long as his remarks are still inflammatory, he will certainly not "give up lightly."
According to the Global Network, on the 13th local time, Trump repeated the statement about "election fraud" in an interview with Fox News.
Trump also said that while the Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit launched by the Texas Attorney General aimed at overturning the election outcome, his legal team will continue to challenge the election results.
Reporter: "Is this over?" "
Trump: "No! This is not the end of it, we will continue to move forward. "
In addition, Trump also said that in those manipulated states, he actually won votes in many places, he won Pennsylvania, michigan, and Georgia by absolute advantage.
Trump's implications are clear — even if the election lawsuit in Texas is rejected by the SPC and even if the Electoral College vote is about to begin, he will continue to question the outcome of the election.
But when asked about the upcoming Electoral College vote, Trump admitted that he was facing a time crisis. He stressed that his campaign team will speed up as much as possible.
As for whether he will attend Biden's inauguration, Trump did not give a clear answer, "I don't want to talk about this." "
Old rules, let's talk a little bit about clumsy opinions.
First, this large-scale American political drama has not yet come to an end.
Under U.S. electoral law, the universal suffrage phase will be followed by two key days, the Electoral College vote on December 14 and the joint meeting of the House and Senate on January 6 of the following year.
The former will elect the President and Vice-President, while the latter will certify the results of the Electoral College and announce the official results of the presidential elections.
In other words, the American people did not actually vote directly for the president in the general election, they voted for 538 electors. At least until the results of next year's presidential election are officially released, the American drama will continue to be updated.
Second, there are still variables in the election, and in a strict sense, Trump does have the possibility of turning over.
As mentioned earlier, the Electoral College vote is a "symbolic far greater meaning than practical significance" in the US election, because it is customary for each state elector to vote for the candidate who won the vote in the state's electorate.
But it's important to note that this is not a hard rule! That said, in some states, electors may go against the will of the people and vote for the candidates they like. These electors are called "dishonest electors."
That sounds funny isn't it? But it's real. During the 2016 election, as many as 7 "dishonest electors" appeared, creating U.S. history.
Considering the previous lawsuits filed by Texas and 18 other states to overturn the election results, coupled with the fact that Trump obtained 7500 popular votes, which is the largest number of incumbent presidents in U.S. history, it is possible that "dishonest electors" will appear again in this Electoral College vote.
Third, there are two sides to everything, as long as Biden crosses the barrier of voting in the Electoral College, he will open his own "Biden era".
According to the US election process, as long as Biden wins the Electoral College vote, he will be formally sworn in as the 46th president of the United States next January 20 next year. It can be said that after the Electoral College voted, the scene of the general election was over.
More than half a month ago, Trump said that if he lost to Biden in the Electoral College vote, he would admit defeat and eventually leave the White House. Although the credibility of Trump's words is questionable, it also shows that the Electoral College vote is decisive for the outcome of the election.
In 2016, Americans chose Trump. But today, 4 years later, all indications are that Trump is no longer the president who meets the needs of the current environment and the times in the United States.