Election workers on midterm election day in Washoe County, Nevada. After the smooth midterms early this month, relieved US election officials are now looking to the 2024 elections. – Reuters
THE results of the US midterm elections should be a huge relief not just for the United States but also the world, because like it or not, US democracy remains the one which much of the world looks up to, despite all of its imperfections.
Ahead of the polls, the Republicans stood a great chance of sweeping both the House of Representatives and the Senate but eventually had to be content with a slim lead, ensuring the checks and balances mechanism will work properly. This is very healthy and constructive in a democracy. A landslide victory for the Republicans would have been disastrous for the world’s largest economy and military because it could allow the Republicans under former president Donald Trump to reinvigorate his disastrous Make American Great Again campaign.
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