The first televised debate of the 2024 US presidential election was held. The current President Biden and the former President Trump once again debated head-on and attacked each other after nearly four years. "The mutual abuse lasted throughout the night," the New York Times described the debate.
Biden admitted that he was old and his performance in the TV debate was not satisfactory. But he stressed that he was capable of serving as president for another four years. Lydia Polgreen, a columnist for the New York Times, called the debate "a disaster for America." Against the backdrop of the growing political polarization in the United States, the two parties are constantly "fighting" and various absurd dramas are emerging one after another.
As the election day approaches, this reality show of "American democracy" may usher in more unexpected plots. "We often look for clues in history," said Jeffrey Engel, a US presidential historian, but there is no period in American history that can be compared with the present. It is foreseeable that as the November election day approaches, the mutual attacks between Biden and Trump, and between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party will become more frequent and fierce. Biden and Trump accused each other of being unfit to be the president of the United States. Biden called Trump a "loser", a low moral standard, a mess of governing record, and emphasized that he was a convicted "felon". Trump retorted that Biden was the "worst president in history" of the United States and that the United States was "declining" under Biden's leadership and was ridiculed by the whole world.
Recently, the election situation between Biden and Trump has been deadlocked. Trump currently has a slight advantage in the poll data, while Biden has raised more funds than Trump. As for who will win or lose in this debate, in the view of Ashley Cornyn, director of the Public Interest Polling Center at the Eagleton Institute of Politics in the United States, "facts and truth" became the biggest loser because both candidates made false statements in the debate. Regardless of the outcome of this debate, the "confrontation" between Biden and Trump is far from over, and the suspense of this year's US election will continue. This year's first televised debate between presidential candidates was held much earlier than in the past, and there are still more than four months to the voting day, which means that those who performed poorly in the debate still have time to regroup, and the advantage gained by the better performing party may also be weakened over time.
At the same time, many Americans are tired of the fact that this year's election is still a "duel" between Biden and Trump, and they have not yet decided who to support . As the election voting day approaches, this reality show of "American democracy" may usher in more unexpected plots. "We often look for clues in history," said Jeffrey Engel, a US presidential historian, but there is no period in American history that can be compared to the present. "Biden will face more and more calls for him to give up his position," said a senior Democratic strategist who once publicly and firmly supported Biden. "Democrats have a deep affection for Joe. Now that affection has dried up."
“Political parties exist to win,” the Democrat continued. “The person who shares the stage with Trump can’t win. Fear of Trump silenced criticism of Biden. Now, that same fear will fuel calls for him to step aside.” Trump, 78, seemed at ease during the debate, even as he spewed lie after lie. No sitting president has ever dropped out so late in the campaign cycle, and there is little consensus about what would happen if he did.
After the debate, Biden finally admitted that he was old and his performance in the TV debate was not satisfactory, but he emphasized that he was capable of serving as president for another four years.
However, the US remains the most powerful country and is leading the larger strategic relationships and international architectures, the Quad, the Australia-UK-US alliance, the Indo-Pacific framework, etc., of which India and many other Asian countries want to be more important members. India is respected in the global south, having successfully hosted the G20 summits in the past two years. India is also seen as a bridge to the US, Japan, the UAE and even Europe. Over the past decade, India has become more strategically important around the world.
India is trying to cope with a world of much greater geopolitical uncertainty, with various industrial policies, subsidies, sanctions and tariffs brought about by the Middle East and the Russo-Ukrainian war and the US-China tensions. India only wants a stable global environment to develop its economy. Looking at the biggest risks we list at the beginning of each year, despite all the concerns around US-China relations, the Middle East war, the Ukraine war, the biggest risk is the confrontation between the United States and itself. The war between Americans and Americans is the most dangerous war. This is a terrible election, and no American wants it.