Struggle far from over for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Democrat candidate for US Presidential elections, Joe Biden and Vice President nominee Kamala Harris, together made history last week after winning US elections, 2020 which witnessed the highest voter turnout in 120 years.

Democrat candidate for US Presidential elections, Joe Biden and Vice President nominee Kamala Harris, together made history last week after winning US elections, 2020 which witnessed the highest voter turnout in 120 years. Harris also became the first female, first Black and first Indian-American vice president elect of the US. Prepared to ink the next and hopefully, brighter chapter in US history, the Biden administration comes in with tons of dreams and hopes of victory but an array of severe challenges await their path ahead. 

As the masses elated with celebrations on Biden win, the country reached another milestone, but a grim one at that, the US became the first country to record a tally of 100,000 coronavirus cases in a single day. And that's where the trouble begins but it definitely doesn't end there. With covid-19 ramping up brutally through the whole country and the US's position as a global stakeholder shaking up, all thanks to Trump, Biden made promises of making amends to every wrong committed in the last 4 years. After a massively stressful but successful election campaign, the actual struggle has just only begun for Democrats. 

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Reviving the US economy is not going to be a cakewalk considering that even though the stimulus might be a major headstart but the expected second wave of coronavirus stands as a huge hurdle. The new administration will first have to put efforts into curbing the virus and then be able to proceed to boosting the economy. Unemployment has been raging up ever since the virus surfaced and millions have been applying for allowance benefits draining the government. Biden had put up a plan for unemployment benefits by deciding to create a health crisis unemployment initiative to help workers around the country but he will still have to go through a lot to bring the economy and the people out of a deepening recession.

Despite all economic challenges, the country also reels in systemic racism after the "Black lives matter" movement picked up earlier this year. Protests against racial injustice continue to take place in streets and there is a need to address these racial tensions at the earliest. Kamala Harris seems to advocate rights of minorities and made a strong statement of empowerment in her victory speech, so things look hopeful. Biden also promised to address climate change as soon as he joined office by rejoining the Paris Climate Accord, which the US withdrew from under Trump but there's urgent need to take more steps than just the Paris Agreement. 

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The US heaved a sigh of relief as Biden's win was announced but how long the relief lasts is questionable. It all now depends on the way Biden steers administration with support from Harris, the US still has its fingers crossed well after the election results. 
 

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