Is The World Seeing A Less-Strong America Because Of Its US Presidential Vote?

L.A. Times: Watching U.S. presidential vote, much of the world sees a less-strong America 

In the eyes of much of the world the United States is a potent, yet faltering force, a conflicted nation heading into an election that will either redeem it or tug it farther away from the myths and promise that for generations defined it in capitals from Singapore to Paris and Buenos Aires to Nairobi. 

The stature and standing of the U.S. have plummeted in recent years, a number of international polls suggest. 

That trend has been exacerbated this year by what is widely perceived to be a disorderly and ineffectual governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and now by a chaotic electoral process. 

For some, a once-bright beacon of egalitarian values has faded into an aloof, disfigured power. 

“The United States was always a model to follow,” said Gloria Jácome Torres, a 41-year-old lawyer in Mexico City. “Since I was a student, I always viewed the United States with admiration — everything they did there with respect to human rights, the level of education, personal liberties.” 

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WNU Editor: The world does not see a "less-strong" America because they are holding a Presidential election int he middle of a pandemic. They see the opposite .... a system that is consistent and regular. And when there are problems, Americans still vote, and when there is a dispute it will be resolved. 

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