U.S. Elections Are a Democratic Sham: Atilio Boron
Donald Trump (L) And Elon Musk (R), 2024. X/ @mahatim221
November 5, 2024 Hour: 1:18 pm
The Democratic and Republican parties operate as ‘The Corporate Capital’s Party’, the Argentine scientist pointed out.
In an interview with teleSUR, Argentine political scientist Atilio Boron analyzed the current U.S. political landscape, emphasizing that weaknesses in the electoral system could lead to presidential election results not being immediately accepted by the competing parties.
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“The 82 million people who voted early could be supporters of Donald Trump,” he said, noting that many citizens are dissatisfied with President Joe Biden’s administration.
Despite Trump’s misogyny, Boron predicts the Republican candidate will likely garner significant support and highlighted that contemporary politics is heavily influenced by messages of cruelty and hatred. “There appears to be a kind of competition over who can be the most verbally violent politician, Trump or Milei,” he said, referring to Argentina’s current far-right president.
Although Trump faces criminal charges in several judicial proceedings, he has continued to receive popular support due to a shift in the public mindset. “The people are willing to vote for their own oppressors. This happened in Argentina, where 45 percent of people still support Milei, who has driven much of the Argentine population into poverty,” Boron recalled.
“The U.S. electoral system is profoundly undemocratic because elections are not won by the candidate with the most popular votes but by the candidate who obtains the most electoral votes,” Boron said.
Since the electoral vote is determined by the institutional system, when U.S. citizens cast their ballots, they are actually selecting a slate of electors tied to the candidate who wins the popular vote in each state. On Dec. 17, the Electoral College will meet to formally choose the president and vice president of the United States.
Boron also explained that the Democratic and Republican parties do not represent fundamentally different national projects, as both operate as “The Corporate Capital’s Party” and both support our time’s the most “scandalous genocide” of our times, which is carried out by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza.
The Argentine political scientist believes that the 2024 presidential election will not end in a tie, as states with greater political weight could determine the next president.
