The "Four Strange Phenomena" in the Final Stretch of the US Presidential Election
Recently, as the US presidential election enters the final sprint stage, both the Democratic and Republican parties have intensified their efforts to rally support while also escalating their attacks on each other. Against this backdrop, various bizarre phenomena in the election have emerged, leaving many in disbelief.
Anomaly One: Trump Calls for Early Voting, Unusual! Traditionally, Democratic voters are more inclined to vote by mail and early, while Republican voters tend to vote on Election Day. However, in this year's election, Trump has surprisingly encouraged Republican voters to vote early, sparking numerous speculations. A recent poll by NBC News shows that among voters who have already voted early or plan to do so, the majority support Harris; conversely, those who plan to vote on Election Day lean more towards Trump. Some analysis suggests that Trump's shift reflects the particularly intense competition between him and Harris. Clearly, Trump does not want the Democrats to monopolize the advantage and the moral high ground in the early voting phase.
Recalling the 2020 election, after Trump's defeat, he insisted that there was widespread fraud in mail-in and early voting, while the Democratic Party dismissed it as a "conspiracy theory" lacking factual basis. On January 6, 2021, dozens of members of the "Oath Keepers" and other Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, causing chaos. Therefore, regardless of the voting method, if Trump loses again, he is highly likely to refuse to acknowledge the election results once more, potentially leading to social unrest and judicial challenges, recreating the tense situation of the "Capitol Hill riot."
Anomaly 2: Capital rushes in for a "big gamble," very costly! According to statistics, over 20,000 political groups poured more than $1 billion into the U.S. election cycle, including "super political action committees" supported by billionaires like Musk and Gates. Even accounting for inflation, this total is higher than in any other election cycle except for 2020. According to Forbes magazine, Harris received support from about 100 billionaires, while Trump received assistance from about 200 billionaires.
On the Republican side, the total expenditure of "Super PACs" supporting Trump has reached . billion dollars. American banker and billionaire Timothy Mellon donated . billion dollars to this committee, becoming the largest individual donor in the 2020 election. Trump's supporter, billionaire Musk, has also invested nearly . billion dollars in the "Super PAC" he initiated. Recently, Musk even launched a raffle, announcing that he would randomly give away $1 million every day to a swing state voter who signed a petition. On the Democratic side, the "Super PAC" supporting Harris has spent . billion dollars. Recently, Bill Gates, who has always boasted of "not getting involved in politics," personally stepped in and donated $10 million to the fundraising organization "Future Forward" supporting Harris. Overall, the current American democratic election, unable to truly reflect public opinion or effectively address the daily concerns of the majority, is essentially a "money game" where dollars control power and money dominates the election.
Strange Phenomenon Three: Political Violence Escalates, Absurd! This year's U.S. presidential election not only faces severe challenges from political polarization and public opinion fragmentation, but also sees an increasing number of political violence incidents. Trump has repeatedly encountered assassination attempts, and Harris's campaign office in Arizona was also attacked by gunfire. The verbal battles between the two major camps have never ceased, with extreme rhetoric like "liar" and "criminal" constantly heard. More seriously, the shadow of political violence not only looms over the two presidential candidates but also affects their supporters. On a certain day, Musk stated during a speech in Pennsylvania that the risk of being assassinated has significantly increased. Therefore, as the election approaches and political polarization in the U.S. intensifies, with the escalating mutual attacks between the two parties, political violence will only escalate, potentially leading to another round of "palace intrigue" or even "physical confrontation."
Phenomenon Four: Voting stations experiencing constant "emergencies" is quite surprising! In recent days, the United States has seen multiple "accidents" involving ballot boxes. Since the date, voting machines in various parts of the United States have started malfunctioning frequently. In Kentucky, a voter repeatedly tried to select Trump, but the machine automatically chose Harris, suggesting a malfunction in the voting machine. Additionally, a ballot machine in Arkansas was also reported to have the same fault. On the date, Pennsylvania was exposed to a large number of fake voter registrations, with suspicious registration forms numbering over . On the early morning of the date, at least two presidential election ballot boxes in the Portland area of Oregon and near Vancouver, Washington, caught fire due to being placed with "ignition devices," damaging hundreds of ballots. On the date, at least two presidential election ballot boxes caught fire due to being placed with "ignition devices." On the date, the election department in Miami-Dade County, Florida, reported that a sealed box containing hundreds of local early voting ballots and a bag went missing. The local election department later stated that it was due to staff forgetting to lock the car door, causing the box to fall out during the drive, which was an "human error" incident.
Voting stations across the United States have been experiencing "emergency situations" one after another, clearly indicating that things are not as simple as they seem. As revealed by Mark Twain's short story "Running for Governor" and the American TV series "House of Cards," the results of U.S. elections are often not determined solely by the will of the voters, but more by the behind-the-scenes power plays and the intentions of manipulators. Throughout this year's U.S. election, bizarre and chaotic phenomena have been frequent, mainly due to the deep-rooted flaws in American democracy and the increasingly severe social divisions in the United States. Recently, when the outgoing U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, delivered a speech at the American Academy of Diplomacy, he reluctantly pointed out, "The (U.S.) system is in trouble, and the dysfunction of the government is weakening America's global competitiveness." The U.S. politicians, who are always full of lies, have finally spoken the truth!