I've been doing some thinking about if Biden wins, and to be frank, I'm not optimistic.
Assuming any voting suspicions are legally cleared up and Biden does squeak through with legit votes, he will enter office with a cloud over his and Democrats heads, much like Hayes did when he won, in which their legitimacy and credibility will be at a nadir, and if Biden and the Democrats cannot get much done (especially with a hostile judicary and a bitterly divided Congress), or worse, prove so poor at changing things they make Trump look better in hindsight like Grover Cleveland did for Benjamin Harrison, then long-term a Biden win could be a bad thing.
Of course, I could be wrong, he could prove to be competent, the Democrats could turn things around, and the next four years under a notional Biden term could actually work, the above is just speculation based on prior precedent that may not ring true this time. If so, I will be pleasantly surprised.
Assuming any voting suspicions are legally cleared up and Biden does squeak through with legit votes, he will enter office with a cloud over his and Democrats heads, much like Hayes did when he won, in which their legitimacy and credibility will be at a nadir, and if Biden and the Democrats cannot get much done (especially with a hostile judicary and a bitterly divided Congress), or worse, prove so poor at changing things they make Trump look better in hindsight like Grover Cleveland did for Benjamin Harrison, then long-term a Biden win could be a bad thing.
Of course, I could be wrong, he could prove to be competent, the Democrats could turn things around, and the next four years under a notional Biden term could actually work, the above is just speculation based on prior precedent that may not ring true this time. If so, I will be pleasantly surprised.