The american political scene saw a major shift in the recent presidential election. Donald Trump returned to power after a four-year break‚ defeating Kamala Harris in a super-close race (marking the smallest popular-vote gap since the early-2000s)
The path to this outcome began when Joe Biden who won back in 2020 faced serious problems: post-pandemic price jumps hit peoples wallets hard making his approval numbers drop way down. This economic shake-up — with its high-priced groceries and costly gas — pushed Biden to make an un-expected choice; stepping away from running again
The democratic party then picked Harris as their new front-runner; however the switch didnt help much with voters. The election showed how americans mood changed: from supporting left-wing ideas to backing right-wing views. The final count proved this switch — though the margin was paper-thin making it one of the closest races in modern US history
Many experts point to the post-covid economy as the main reason for this flip-flop in voter support: rising costs hit middle-class families hard which made them look for different solutions. The election results showed a clear but narrow win demonstrating how split-up the country still is on its political views