Political Victims of the Coronavirus: The Impact of the Epidemic on Trump’s Chances of Winning the U. S. Presidential Election
https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2020-10-5-6-12
Abstract
The coronavirus epidemic turned out to be the most important “black swan” in 2020. It had a severe impact on all processes in the world, including the main political event of 2020 — the presidential elections in the United States. Before the epidemic, Donald Trump’s victory was the most likely outcome, but now the coronavirus and its consequences have made this scenario highly unlikely. And it is not because of Donald Trump’s many mistakes. Instead, on the contrary, the president at least tried to demonstrate leadership and strategic thinking in that difficult times, and his behaviour during the epidemic was psychologically much more correct than the one shown by the Democrats. The fact is that the coronavirus has exposed a whole series of problems in the American economy and society, for which, for some reason, people began to blame Donald Trump.
About the Author
G. V. Mirzayan
Financial University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Gevorg V. Mirzayan, Cand. Sci. (Political Sciences), Associate Professor
Department of Political Sciences and Mass Communications
Moscow
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Mirzayan G.V. Political Victims of the Coronavirus: The Impact of the Epidemic on Trump’s Chances of Winning the U. S. Presidential Election. Humanities and Social Sciences. Bulletin of the Financial University. 2020;10(5):6-12. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2020-10-5-6-12
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