Joe Biden has won the race to become America’s next president. Our experts answer your questions on potential court battles, a divided country and the future of America.
00:00 Can Biden reunite America?
01:27 Is Biden’s path to the White House assured?
02:13 Does Trump have grounds for legal challenges?
05:15 Were the polls right?
06:54 Why are Trump's supporters so hard to poll?
07:25 How did Trump manage to widen his base this election?
09:27 Will Congress pass any of Biden’s proposed legislation?
11:30 Will Biden have to govern by executive order to achieve his policy goals?
12:36 What will Trump do in his remaining time as president?
14:16 Trump did far better than expected. What signal does this send to other populist movements around the world?
15:52 How might a Biden presidency change the relationship between America and China?
19:01 Will the Republican party continue with Trump's ideology?
22:50 What is The Economist going to be focussing on in the coming days?
Further content:
Find The Economist’s coverage of the US elections: https://econ.st/3mwsMa4
See our US 2020 presidential election results page: https://econ.st/3k4MN5T
Sign up to The Economist’s weekly newsletter on American politics: https://econ.st/3l5C4dl
Listen to our podcast “Checks and Balance” on American politics: https://econ.st/2EmBIOU
America changes course, while remaining very much the same: https://econ.st/2Ibkje2
Why we support Joe Biden for President: https://econ.st/2HOFKRq
Why postal voting may have put the Democrats at a disadvantage: https://econ.st/3l1NSNp
What impact would Joe Biden have on America’s economy? https://econ.st/3myek1A
Would a Biden administration be softer on China than Trump was? https://econ.st/37P2mfR
How the Republican Party has lurched towards populism and illiberalism: https://econ.st/3eC0LLK
How Donald Trump exceeded expectations with America’s Latinos: https://econ.st/2GAnY4m
How covid-19 shaped America’s state and local elections: https://econ.st/32cO70A
00:00 Can Biden reunite America?
01:27 Is Biden’s path to the White House assured?
02:13 Does Trump have grounds for legal challenges?
05:15 Were the polls right?
06:54 Why are Trump's supporters so hard to poll?
07:25 How did Trump manage to widen his base this election?
09:27 Will Congress pass any of Biden’s proposed legislation?
11:30 Will Biden have to govern by executive order to achieve his policy goals?
12:36 What will Trump do in his remaining time as president?
14:16 Trump did far better than expected. What signal does this send to other populist movements around the world?
15:52 How might a Biden presidency change the relationship between America and China?
19:01 Will the Republican party continue with Trump's ideology?
22:50 What is The Economist going to be focussing on in the coming days?
Further content:
Find The Economist’s coverage of the US elections: https://econ.st/3mwsMa4
See our US 2020 presidential election results page: https://econ.st/3k4MN5T
Sign up to The Economist’s weekly newsletter on American politics: https://econ.st/3l5C4dl
Listen to our podcast “Checks and Balance” on American politics: https://econ.st/2EmBIOU
America changes course, while remaining very much the same: https://econ.st/2Ibkje2
Why we support Joe Biden for President: https://econ.st/2HOFKRq
Why postal voting may have put the Democrats at a disadvantage: https://econ.st/3l1NSNp
What impact would Joe Biden have on America’s economy? https://econ.st/3myek1A
Would a Biden administration be softer on China than Trump was? https://econ.st/37P2mfR
How the Republican Party has lurched towards populism and illiberalism: https://econ.st/3eC0LLK
How Donald Trump exceeded expectations with America’s Latinos: https://econ.st/2GAnY4m
How covid-19 shaped America’s state and local elections: https://econ.st/32cO70A
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Francisco Gimeno - BC Analyst We can't foresee the future. What we know is this: be prepared, ready and aware. The world ig changing too fast, and we just have to see how rich and institutions are putting their assets in different places including cryptocurrency. The signs are there, as whoever is Present will have to deal with a different American landscape, a world with fragile geo strategic alliances, and big powers flexing their arms, while a Cold Tech War around AI, and data control gets hotter.