Trump is scaring people to vote for him

I lived and worked in the US for three years. That does not mean I can claim to be an expert in making any judgments about either the US or Americans in general. However, for what's it's worth here are my judgments. I believe the American people are currently scared about the future. They are scared about the economy, they are scared that America is no longer the all-powerful nation it used to be, they are scared they are no longer special. There are too many enemies: coronavirus and China topping the bill. They want a mighty champion to lead them to a wonderful and prosperous future for them and their kids. Now you could argue that all this uncertainty and fear and doubt is Donald Trump's fault. He is the president of the United States after all. So under his watch a lot of things have gone wrong. He is to be blamed, one could argue, and please God let's have Joe Biden to put it all right. And Kamala Harris. But this is America. This is NOT the way it works. OK, a lot of people, mostly Democrats but a lot of Republicans too, do blame Trump. The coronavirus pandemic has not been handled well, China has been taken on but remains a serious threat to everything American and politics from the White House has become a daily shouting match. But in many people's eyes Trump and only Trump is the man to take them out of this chaos, and they will never see Biden as their champion. Maybe he's just too nice and ordinary for the American voters who want a Big Man with a loud mouth and a tub-thumper for putting America First. That catchphrase of Trump's still rings true today. American voters like a man who puts them and their nation first before all those damned interfering foreigners. Trump is now doing what he does best. He is adding to the fear by claiming a vote for Biden will lead to destruction and anarchy. The more he says it the more people will or might believe it. It's raw, brutal politics and it's coming from a man who always said he wasn't a politician, not like all those namby-pambies in Washington. Biden has promised to reinstate integrity and revive America's Trump-shattered reputation around the world. But a huge number of Americans really don't worry about America's reputation in foreign capitals. All they want is for their nation to be the best, the most powerful and the most dominating and they want a warrior in the White House who will fight for them and keep them safe. Do they see Biden as a warrior? No they don't, in my view. Do they want the next four years to be calm and peaceful and boring? Weirdly, the answer could also be no. What they want is a fighter, a scrapper who will bestride the world stage on their behalf and take no nonsense from anyone. Concession, compromise policies is not for them. They have had a mighty beast in the White House for three and a half years and they just might want to hang on to him for another four years, to hell with all those liberal nancies. I realise this sounds like I'm referring to the extreme conservative section of the US. But America is different from any other country. As the 2016 eection showed there were people of all different persuasions who openly or secretly were Trump fans. They probably still are, despite what has been one of the most outrageous, controversial, alarming first presidential terms in US history.