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Nashville, Tennessee, Thursday Afternoon: In front of Belmont University, many supporters from both camps show up, waving flags and singing chants. The demonstrations are peaceful, even harmonious for a divided America. Democrats and Republicans come together and exchange ideas politely. Provocations? Nothing!
“Trump is a racist, he has to go now,” screams Madeline Lederman. Bryce Kirk is standing next to her, proudly wearing a Trump hat. “My life has improved under the president of the United States,” he says seriously. The honking of the car over and over again drowned out his words: Trump’s flags hang from the window.
Whether they are supporters of Biden or Trump, everyone is united this afternoon in hopes of a less chaotic debate than three weeks ago. In a few hours, the president of the United States and his opponent are supposed to cross swords for the last time in front of an audience of millions.
Workers praise Trump
Baxter, Tennessee, a few hours earlier: Chad Jones (39) walks through the rooms. Left and right are typical American single-family houses: large gardens, garages. Over and over again he stops, points to a house: “Trump flag,” then rejoices. The father of the family lives with his two children in Putnam County, a Republican domain, 115 kilometers east of Nashville. Four years ago, about 70 percent voted for Trump. In the state as a whole, it was more than 60 percent.
“We love Trump here,” Jones says and sits in a chair in his garden. The president kept his promises, according to Automech. “We workers are better off financially than we have been for a long time.” He likes Trump’s heavy hand against China, as does the US president’s tax breaks. Still, he worries that Donald Trump is so far behind in the polls. ‘You need a good debate. But Trump is Trump, he will do everything right today. “
Trump imitates the gentleman, Biden on the defensive
Nashville, Belmont University, 8 pm: Showdown! Trump and Biden take the stage one after the other. The first without, the second with a mask. The hopes of the fans are heard in front of the building: both the owner and his challenger have a substantive exchange of blows without being abusive.
Trump in particular surprises, mimics the gentleman, and remains calm, collected, and mostly objective for 90 minutes. If it’s not about his messy Corona politics or the racism debate, the president of the United States may even launch coups. Meanwhile, Joe Biden finds himself on the defensive for over an hour, valiantly holding out against him.
Nashville, midnight: the trailers are gone, the cars stop. The debate has been over for hours, Trump and Biden individually leaving with a large caravan shortly after the end. The phone buzzes. “That was Trump’s best performance,” Chad Jones wrote by SMS.
But was it enough to make up the shortfall? There is a certainty that most people in conservative Tennessee can still sleep well – they can still dream of four more years of Trump.
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