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Will the U.S. Election Make a Difference to U.S. Foreign Policy? - Foreign Policy

EA: I actually think Trump probably has the edge, too, but it’s very close. More importantly, after the last six months, I’m not ruling out some big October surprise that shakes up the race again. We’ve had assassination attempts, candidates dropping out, and natural disasters. We’ve even got one member of Congress speculating that the government is creating hurricanes and targeting them at swing states—and that’s still not the craziest thing she’s said in the last month. Who’s to say things will stay stable until Nov. 5?

Foreign policy could certainly provide an October surprise, for example. We’ve got a rapidly escalating war in the Middle East: Israel has invaded Lebanon and is apparently planning a retaliatory strike on Iran. Does it change the electoral dynamics if the United States is involved in a shooting war by Election Day? More involved than now, I suppose I should say.

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