Irish Examiner view: US parties all lawyered up and ready to rock

In theory, we should know the outcome of the US presidential election by the middle of next week. But if the counsel of Roy Cohn prevails, the close election may be still be contested long after that

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. We wait to see the degree to which the polarisation of American society has continued under a 46th presidency which pledged in 2020 not to divide but to unify.

By this time next week, we should know the outcome of the closely contested US presidential election. Or, in this battle of marginal gains and lawyered-up political parties, perhaps not.

In 2020, the result was called for Joe Biden with confirmation of Pennsylvania’s verdict four days after the vote on November 3. The ‘Stop the Steal’ campaign had started as soon as voting concluded, and we all know the outcome of that.