In this assignment, I am asking you to reflect on the election of 2020. I have posted 5 interesting articles which I will briefly describe below. You must submit a thoughtful reflection (500 words)on the presidential election of 2020. You need to pick 1 article out of the 5 and use this article as the basis for your reflection. You don’t need to agree with the article you choose. None of the articles is about Joe Biden or Kamala Harris. Only 1 of the articles is written from an essentially pro-Trump perspective: “How Trump Lost,” by Peter Beinart. Two articles consider how Trump fits into the Republican Party: “How Greenwich Republicans Learned to Love Trump,” by Evan Osnos and “Why Trump Lost,” by Matt Maier. There will be legal challenges to the vote count in a number of states. Jane Mayer, in “Why Trump Can’t Afford to Lose,” spells out some of the personal stakes for Trump. Finally, even assuming the inauguration of Joe Biden in January, 2021, America still faces a challenge to its ability to continue as a democracy. We are becoming a nation whose government can’t agree on anything. Paul Krugman lays this out in, “Is America Becoming a Failed State?”
You should include:
A clear explanation of the major points that your chosen author makes.
A clear explanation of how you respond to your author’s points.
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