Expect Violence on Election Night

The peaceful transfer of power is in jeopardy.

Black Lives Matter protest- Seattle, Washington. Protesters took to the streets of Seattle, WA to march in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed while being taken into custody by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. May 30, 2020. (photo: Kelly Kline)

That the U.S. has been reduced to only two, deeply polarized, diametrically opposed schools of thought this Election Day epitomizes the 2020 election.

Biden Will Win

On one hand, that former Vice President Joe Biden is poised to win the race is considered a gospel fact in certain circles. How could it be otherwise?

CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, Facebook, Twitter, the New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, polls, Wall Street, Capitol Hill, Hollywood, Silicone Valley, Las Vegas, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, all agree: Democrats are about to sweep Washington with a blue wave to end all blue waves.

Americans, we are told by these same authorities, have had enough of Donald Trump- good riddance and may “Trump’s racist stench cling to his enablers for all eternity.” Americans may be better off under Trump; America is not.

In this scenario, voters are about to vote overwhelmingly for a return to normalcy, a return to civility, gentility, and gravitas. They are ready to get back to the good old days of the Obama administration- more “West Wing”, less “House of Cards”.

The American people can’t wait to vote for Joe Biden. That is, they can’t wait to vote against Donald Trump, as…