What will happen after the US presidential elections?

The consequences of the presidential election on 8 November 2016 also depend on the results of the 115th Congress elections. The polarization spiral is likely to continue after 8 November 2016.

Although President Obama took office in 2009 with the promise of overcoming the party-political rifts from the polarized era of his predecessor, political and social polarization in the United States has become a dangerous dynamic over the past seven years.

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