Latest US election shows smallest victory margin since early 2000s
Post-pandemic economic shifts changed political landscape leading to unexpected presidential race outcome. Former president returns to office after defeating new democratic nominee in closest race of recent decades
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
