2020 US election - It Came from Washington DC

[GethN7]

One of the reasons I believe everyone, regardless of political alignment, should give Biden a chance to prove his probity and competence (and I don't even like Biden's politics) is that I'm a student of history, and if Biden really has won the presidency, then even if I don't agree with his politics, if he at least proves competent at being a head of state, then that's the important part. Personal prejudice should be separated from an objective evaluation of his competency and integrity as a political leader.

One thing Biden has done to win immediate points from me is being conciliatory to his opponents in apparent victory and being willing to wait for all the legal issues over the election to be settled if need be, just to make sure he doesn't enter office with a Rutherford Hayes cloud of illegitimacy hanging over his head. I may not agree with his political positions (I'm not a fan at all of his economic stances or many of his proposed foreign policy ones), but his graciousness in apparent victory and willingness to see the verification of his election as a positive shows prudence and foresight, and if he really is going to be President, that's something I hope to see in any leader, regardless their faction.