U.S. political arms race leaves gov't as divided as before: FT

London [UK], November 12: While the full results of the U.S. midterm elections aren't yet in, both houses of Congress appear evenly divided between the two reigning parties amid a political "arms race," an opinion piece carried by the Financial Times said on Thursday.
"Each side is fueled by boundless mutual hatred, backed by seemingly inexhaustible sums of money," it said.
"When one side sees the other bulking up, it does too, producing an arms race that can only end in a stand-off just as it does with nuclear weapons," it said.
"In such an existential context, issues that might, logically, swing a race one way or the other, somehow get zeroed out. The abortion anxiety aroused by Democrats is countered by the crime threat stirred by Republicans; inflation angst is countered by relief over low unemployment; dislike of Biden is balanced against loathing of Trump," it elaborated.
The article likened the midterms to "big coin flip," saying the results so far are like coin landing "on its edge."
"Unfortunately, when the coin ends up on an edge like this, it leaves us all on edge, too," it said.
Source: Xinhua