New president faces divided US nation
AFP, November, 2004
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US presidential election campaign has proved so contentious that reuniting politically-divided Americans could prove beyond whoever wins the White House.
Americans are torn apart over "values issues" like abortion, embryo stem cell research and gay marriage which have received substantial airing during the contest between Republican President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry.
Pundits said the polarization could extend for months, particularly if there is a dispute over the outcome of Tuesday's vote.
"The country cannot tolerate two contested elections in a row," said Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, who worries that some voters might not gracefully accept their candidate's loss.
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"The risk is that people no longer see election day as the end of the process. They're no longer in control. The election is run by the lawyers and the courts," he told ...
