Cliff Notes on the News

Cliff Notes on the News

Veteran San Diego news director and reporter Cliff Albert shares his thoughts on the latest news and stories each weekday at 7:22am. Full Bio

 

What We Know and Don’t Know About the Presidential Election

It’s being described as a presidential election unlike any other in the history of our country.

With polls showing the race for the White House within margins of error, there is no clear winner and no clear loser.

Pundits are saying it could be one of the closest elections ever, stirring up memories and historical accounts of what happened in 1960 when Democrat John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated Republican Richard Nixon and in 2000, when Republican George W. Bush beat Democrat Al Gore in a race that that was decided by the Supreme Court over torn chads on ballots in Florida.

The one thing that almost everyone thinks is not going to happen is knowing who the winner is Election night or the next day or the next day or whatever day it will be.

At some point, we will know. But what happens next may be even harder to predict.

Because no matter the eventual outcome, some important questions will remain.

Will two strongly divided parties be able to accomplish anything? Will damaged relationships over political disagreements be repaired? And will the divisiveness across the country become better or worse.

The answers to these questions will be part of what is written by historians about this election for years to come.

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(Photo Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate with US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Photo: AFP via Getty Images


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