I'm afraid it might--between Russian (and other) hacking and frantic efforts to suppress the vote (especially among minorities), we may not do as well as predicted.
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When the reign of terror is over, our stature abroad will be diminished to an extent that we may never be respected again in the world. Our standing among all the respectable countries of the world has been tanking for years--health care, maternal deaths, education, wages, gap between rich and poor, racism. gun crime, homelessness...As Putin noted yesterday, we're no longer a world power; maybe Germany or some other country will pick up the mantle. Meanwhile our legislators are focused on obstruction and enriching themselves. I hope I live long enough to see this turn around, but if it doesn't, I guess I won't mind so much checking out.