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Electoral chaos is poison for the United States. The population must continue to wait for a decision in the presidential elections. Voices from the Republican stronghold of Missouri clarify the conflict.
“I’m very concerned,” said Dani, 20, of Franklin County, a Republican suburb in St. Louis. The student voted for Joe Biden in the November 3 US election, but now he just wants to know who won. “All these billboards, flags, electoral calls that can still be seen everywhere tire me, I want it to finally end.”
Republicans traditionally dominate the American Midwest. Also, this year, Donald Trump will probably be able to reserve eight of the twelve states for himself. Including: Missouri. A state with a good six million inhabitants that will send ten voters or women.
Democrats lag behind in Republican strongholds
As in so many regions, in this small state, it was mainly the people of the country who elected the incumbent president of the United States, and the people of the big cities like St. Louis, Kansas City or Columbia the Democratic candidate Joe Biden. This causes frustration, especially among students, because their status outside their college town glows bright red on the map, and in the end, all voters are awarded to Donald Trump.
The fact that Trump chose himself as the winner while the counts were still in progress angers Dani: “He’s cocky, arrogant and only cares about himself.” The president does not care about the country or the people. Your only concern is not to lose.
Will Cytron: The 22-year-old St. Louis student is tense and concerned about the ongoing count. (Source: private)
But the uncertainties that the president is raising in the population with his completely unfounded suspicions about “electoral fraud” are also gripping young people. Will Cytron, 22, tells t-online: “I am concerned that not all votes are being counted or counted incorrectly. In America, there almost always seems to be reason to believe that a presidential election is being rigged.”
The poison of manipulation, conspiracies about wrongdoing, have long since seeped into all sectors of society. In Arizona, armed groups gathered outside polling stations Thursday amid rumors on social media that Republican voters were being given markers that they could no longer identify their votes. Will is studying business accounting, plays on the St. Louis college football team. He said: “There has been a lot of talk about the falsification of the elections, this year there is controversy over postal ballots. I think the electoral results will be controversial for a long time.”
“We have to verify the electoral fraud”
Jordan Owens, 20, voted for Donald Trump. “We have to eliminate all the inconsistencies that have arisen and verify the electoral fraud,” he writes to t-online and does not explain what “inconsistencies” he refers to when asked. Just the fact that counts go on too long is causing a stir, according to the Missouri student. In view of the complicated situation of the corona pandemic and more than 90 million postal voters, delays were expected. He is optimistic that there will be recounts: “I fully agree with the president. He has the right to review negligence and request a recount in those states that have raised some red flags.”
In conversations t-online had with six other students from Missouri’s Republican stronghold by phone or text message, one word often comes up: division. Electoral chaos would only widen the gap between Republicans and Democrats. A student says, “I think there may be more important arguments here.”
Jordan Owens has his own vision of possible unrest in the face of the tense situation in the country: “I’m not as scared of unrest if Trump loses. I’m more concerned about unrest if he wins.
They do not know if a change in the electoral system would address these concerns. But Will explains his ideal like this: “I wish the total number of votes determined the winner, not the Electoral College.” This year, as in 2016, the Democrats were able to inspire many more people overall. According to the current status, Joe Biden has 70.32 million, Donald Trump 67.52 million votes. A spotlight on Missouri students shows that a divided nation yearns for ways to pacify its own country.
