Narrow race between Trump and Biden signals a US more deeply divided

The narrowness of the contest shows how dangerously deep and persistent the United States' internal divisions are. PHOTO: AFP
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WASHINGTON - Whoever wins the United States' presidential election will be leading a country even more deeply divided than before the nation went to the polls.

The narrowness of the contest, with support for the candidates statistically almost evenly split down the middle, shows how dangerously deep and persistent the United States' internal divisions are.

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