Irish Examiner view: Biden to inherit divided States 

US Presidential elections 

If Joe Biden wins — and it looks increasingly likely that he will — he will have to govern in a country where several million people still believe in Donald Trump.

As Joe Biden edged closer to winning the US presidential election yesterday, and the incumbent Donald Trump threatened to challenge the outcome, the only certainty was that the 46th president of the United States would be governing a polarised America. 

A high turnout set a few records. Biden, for instance, has the distinction of receiving the highest number of votes in US history, at more than 72m. That, however, means little when you compare it to Trump’s impressive polling of more than 68m.