Why republicans couldn’t make it through the 2020 US election: Some insights
By: Manishh Achilleus
Tags: Trump, Democrats, Us Election, Biden

It’s been over four weeks since the elections and their results came to a conclusion and now is the time when we are into a thoughtful phase judging or discussing the victorious party’s victory. Some articles discussing why republicans lost despite having more states and some are producing their own opinions on why they don’t deserve the defeat and yes some are claiming the democrats' victory a decisive one. I have also pondered various thoughts and conclusions over this and came forward with some insights where I can conclude why it actually happened. These points are not what anyone can logically see in the present scenario but these are some factors that are far from too obvious. Here are some opinions I have shared with you guys!!

Basics first: I hope everyone is aware of why democrats won despite having fewer states. The coastal states like CA, NY and the Rustbelt played a major role in Biden’s victory. They have more electorates plus they acted like a key-haters to the former president’s reign.

President’s tweets: Let’s not talk about what he posted but “how” he wrote those clauses. A non-political background has debted him in a way that he couldn’t help himself making biased posts. Diplomacy is a key term while ruling a state. A politician represents an entire state with his words, and becoming a layman just disappoints some intelligentsia in your house or homes. For example, if you ever noticed some countries even after claiming other territories and giving absurd comments, have you ever find India making any artless statement? This is diplomacy. Beurocrats know it better!

Self-country-oriented moves: We must have heard some apologies from the US on the behalf of his presidency for not attending to the world’s welfare and only focusing on the single nation. Their own! It is a blessing when their foremost priority is their own nation (here “American first” agenda) but isn’t it shocking when they are ignoring the rest of the world. Demobilizing the military in Afghan (which I think should not be done), betraying Kurds in the Syrian war, New Visa policies, seceding Paris or other agreements, reforming the Nuclear deal with Iran, the ongoing trade war with China (I favor it though) and the unending list made the US unfriendly and self-centered to the world. These weren’t good steps at all. We as a world need to move altogether for overall development. That’s what globalization taught us.

Not mishandling but misinterpreting the COVID-19: I guess everyone of every place has been thinking about this major factor though but I believe in a different perspective over this subject. Unfortunately for the president, the pandemic grasps the world and everyone tried hard to keep it slow. I think almost every nation mishandled this pandemic even after bunches of lockdowns, eg, India. So how can anyone say that US authorities mishandled the virus? Everyone failed to curb it. Every step failed to make its spread slow. But what matters is how we perceived “the things”. All he did was misinterpreted the virus. He should have made his citizens motivated for staying at home so that they can contain the virus. Freedom does not always give you the freedom and that really hurts them right!! I guess Indian PM did a wonderful job by representing the entire nation 4 times. At least he tried to unite the nation to curb the virus. It was a required step which Mr Former president missed.

Least diplomatic views: I also mentioned above on the first point. He was never a diplomatic fella. That’s not how we run a government. The best example was the unfortunate violence that occurred in the US this summer… He stated to use guns against the rioters and suggested using the military against their own people. No!! That’s not how you deal with your own people. Whereas Biden visited places and had a word with protesters, diplomatically.

It’s better to give a chance to an unknown hated than a known one: These are a common man’s words. Both of the candidates were not favorites for the people. The winner also possessed weak cognitive ability, a concerning age factor, and many other determiners that were some of the reasons people found him also a non-worthy candidate. But, as I said it better to give a new man the first chance rather than giving someone his second.

Let’s conclude: I seriously do not favor the reports and charges regarding relations with Russia meanwhile the 2016 elections, the corruption charges on him, alluring the Ukrainian president for which he selected for the impeachment, and so on. These are the reports which could be manipulated anytime, anywhere.

Hence, in the end, I would wrap this opinion up by saying that even though the factors were multiple and we should respect our own decision because we are collectively responsible for the fall or the beginning of any era of governance. In addition, we should not get emotionally attached to the authorities and start arguing with our loved ones or the people in our own city or circle. Politics never give a damn about it. The day people would start understanding that government isn’t solely responsible for the development, or anything happening around us (exceptions are there), and we should also take part in nations development, our dependency which makes us handicapped at times, would be reduced and we can craft a better nation. Peace!!