Rolling the Dice
The author is professor of politics at East China Normal University, Shanghai
The apparent and poll-predicted election of Joe Biden to the U.S. presidency has produced other predictable results. Donald Trump steadfastly refuses to concede and begin processes designed to produce a smooth transition of power by January 20, 2021, when his term ends and the new president will be inaugurated. In fact, there is no law that he cooperate with the transition, and he is well within legal rights to contest results in states where he or his surrogates have alleged fraud.
These efforts are unlikely to overturn Biden’s win not simply because of actual vote totals, but also because a Reuters/Ipsos poll indicates nearly 80 percent of Americans believe Biden won. Nevertheless, Trump will delay certification of the vote in
